The United States of America has a national bird: the mighty bald eagle; as well as a national motto, “In God We Trust.” For Republican Congressman George Santos (NY), the US should also have a national gun. Nothing fits the American character more than the AR-15. To Santos, this semi-automatic, gas-operated, rotating bolt chambered in […]
Disgraceful Marine Colonel Tucker Paid to Support Gun Control
In a move that would make Chesty Puller himself spin in his grave, California Attorney General Rob Banta hired Colonel (Ret.) Craig Tucker to act as an “expert witness” to defend the Golden State’s “assault weapon ban.” The controversial ban is on the verge of being overturned by a federal judge, and liberal lawmakers are […]
Too Many Attachments Will Ruin your Gun
When medieval Chinese engineers first figured out how to push projectiles out of a long metal tube to make the first guns, none of them could envision the day when men would take flameless lanterns or blinding rays of light in red and green to make them into attachments for the fire lance. Now, in […]
Is the ATF after your SBR? Get a Bullpup
The ATF’s proposed ruling requiring all short-barreled rifles with stabilizing braces to have tax stamps has provoked the righteous anger of millions of legal gun owners who, at the stroke of a pen, could become felons just because their rifles happen to have a particular cosmetic accessory. On Jan. 13, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, […]
No, Gavin Newsom, the Second Amendment is not a Suicide Pact
The following is an open letter to the Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor of the State of California. Mr. Newsom, Recently, you stated that “large capacity clips” were insane, called advocates of the Second Amendment “lunatics” and stated that the Second Amendment, the very amendment which enables every individual American to be his or her own […]
Practical EDC gear with Sergeant Tim Bulot
This article on EDC gear is part of a multi-part series on tactical pistol shooting. To read part 1 on the fundamentals of good handgun ownership, click here. To read about the art of shooting itself, click here. For advice on self-defense shooting, click here. “Without the Second Amendment, we don’t have a country.” These […]
What is Duty to Retreat?
Disclaimer: The information provided on this blog does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author alone and do not reflect the opinions and views of gunlove.com “Duty to retreat” is defined as the obligation of a person to make a reasonable effort […]
Why “Tacticool” Isn’t
Why is the concept of “tacticool” looked down on by the gun community? To most shooters who have been serious and consistent about sending lead down range, a person showing up to the bench covered head to toe in tactical gear from his local milsurp store, armed with a cheap weapon covered in hundreds of […]
The Oregon Gun Control Disaster
In a poorly executed effort to stop gun violence and mass shootings, the state of Oregon will adopt one of the strictest gun control laws in the nation on December 8. Ballot Measure 114 bans the sale of any firearm with a magazine capacity exceeding ten rounds and requires a permit to purchase any firearm […]
New York and its insane gun laws: A rant
The few gun control advocates who don’t want every combustion-based weapon to be wiped off the face of the earth usually say that muskets are one of the few firearms which should remain legal. After all, they say, muskets were the weapons the founding fathers were referring to when they first drafted the Second Amendment. […]