The Shooters Hangout

” Preparedness for contingencies goes a long way to turning chaos into mere inconveniences. Finding one’s self unprepared when life throws you a curveball sucks. Hopefully, like many TTAG readers, you maintain some level of readiness for emergencies. If so, congrats. The question quickly becomes how much is enough though when it comes to ammo, […]

“The National Rifle Association has a new training program associated with their Carry Guard insurance product. The NRA touts their instructors as former Navy SEALS or other high-speed, low-drag type operators. Of course, the NRA promises “The best carry firearms training on the planet. Period.” Not that the NRA has ever been accused of excessive […]

“Police in Florida arrested four teens on Tuesday who had allegedly attempted to kidnap and rob a local family but had their plans ruined when the father of the family opened fire on them. “The 51-year old homeowner says his 17-year old daughter had called him to tell him that someone had blocked the road […]

My entry into the world of reloading was almost unintentional, at least at first. I always thought I would consider it at some point but I’d assumed that time was a ways off. As I became immersed in the gun community my plan began to change. When I became more aware of the anti gun […]

Recently I watched a short video of Sheriff Bill Gore speaking to the Latino American Political Association (LAPA) here in San Diego. The part of the talk captured on the video concerns Sheriff Gore discussing his CCW policy. Sheriff Gore makes a number of misleading statements in the video. You can view the video and […]

Luby’s Massacre Truck. In October of 1991 what was, up to that time, one of the largest mass shootings in U.S. history took place at Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen Texas. Twenty-three people were killed. Suzanna Gratia Hupp saw both her parents murdered that day. I want to share her story and what she learned from […]

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma Enrollment is now open!!! www.CharityCourse.gives/enroll You can now register for our 5th annual event online. you can pay your $50 leukemia/lymphoma donation. you can get a discounted course certificate. you can get discounted gun rental. you can sign up for optional dinners. you can purchase a high quality […]

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma We grew 73% from last year to this year! The growth was all from word-of-mouth. We raised $27,600 to fight leukemia/lymphoma and had 185 participants. We gave away 10 brand new handguns, shotguns, and rifles and 7,500 rounds of ammo. I have been waiting 6 months to send […]

“The scenario is frightening. A family asleep in their home. In an equally sleepy neighborhood where trouble just doesn’t happen. But in the middle of the night last Friday, trouble arrived at a residence in Collinsville, Oklahoma. The homeowner woke up to his dogs barking and his back door open, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office told […]

“Mayors and police in states like New York and California, which have relatively restrictive guns laws, are organizing against making concealed-handgun carry permits in one state valid in all states. Earlier this year, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, which would allow individuals […]