The Shooters Hangout

The Second Amendment right to bear arms is one of the most critical rights guaranteed in the Constitution, as it enables citizens to protect themselves from an oppressive government. This is why the federal government tries so hard to pass strict gun control laws to make it difficult, almost impossible, in some places to own […]

We have all attended a course of instruction at some point during our lives and found ourselves wondering “when does the class end?” or “how long is this supposed to last?” I know it’s happened to me multiple times. Once, during an advanced weapons course at Marine Combat Training School, I found myself snapping awake […]

Earlier this week, Michael Bloomberg’s new anti-gun Everytown released a bogus report claiming since Newtown in December 2013, 74 school shootings have taken place. The report was so bogus, even CNN went out of the way, twice, to correct the record. More from Ed Morrissey: For the second time in two days, CNN went out […]

Jul. 10, 2014 4:06pm Jason Howerton In order to avoid “yearly budget crises,” Miami-Dade County (Florida) may have to fire hundreds of police officers as part of a long-term budget strategy announced earlier this week. The proposal has been met with some criticism, with one police association spokesman telling citizens to “get yourself some firearms […]

Published July 09, 2014 FoxNews.com A dramatic spike in the number of Americans with permits to carry concealed weapons coincides with an equally stark drop in violent crime, according to a new study, which Second Amendment advocates say makes the case that more guns can mean safer streets. The study by the Crime Prevention Research […]

The Fourth of July ended in fireworks for many Americans, but for one group of Chicago partygoers, the night ended with something else: a firefight. Two side-by-side parties provided the scene of the Friday confrontation, the Chicago Tribune reported. A group of four people, including one military member, was leaving one party when one of […]

Army wants a harder-hitting pistol By Matthew Cox Published July 03, 2014 Military.com Facebook0 Twitter0 m9pistol army.jpg U.S. Army The U.S. Army is moving forward to replace the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol with a more powerful handgun that also meets the needs of the other services. As the lead agent for small arms, the […]

Retail giant Target announced Wednesday that it is asking people not to bring firearms into its stores, even when those stores are located in towns that allow “open carry.” “Our approach has always been to follow local laws, and of course, we will continue to do so,” interim Target CEO John Mulligan said. “But starting […]

Would you complain about your meal if the waitress serving the food was packing heat? That’s exactly what you’ll find at Shooters Grill, the aptly named restaurant located in the town of Rifle, Colorado. The family-run, American-style diner features wait staff who exercise their open-carry rights and invites customers to do the same. Owner Lauren […]

By Cheryl K. Chumley The Washington Times Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Gun manufacturers are leaving the Northeast in droves, seeking out new production homes in the comparatively low-tax, Second Amendment-friendly South — and at a time when firearms sales have skyrocketed, industry data showed. “Everybody who is looking to expand in new factory space is […]