In a strange turn of events, Rock Island Armory, one of the biggest 1911 manufacturers in the world, has recently announced their newest addition: A 17 round, striker fired 9mm pistol. The gun is called the STK 100 and is an aluminum framed handgun that weights 28.8 ounces, unloaded, and comes with a 4.5″ barrel. […]
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ATF Going After Stabilizing Braces … Yet Again
Like Clockwork, the AFT (pun intended) has announced their desire to go after pistol stabilizing braces yet again. A pistol stabilizing brace is a piece of metal or plastic that attaches to the back of a pistol like an AR or AK pistol, to help the shooter stabilize when shooting. These devices were originally developed […]
USCCA Announces New Pro Gun Super PAC
Just on the heels of the NRA’s downward spiral, there’s clearly room at the top for someone to fill in their shoes. As of right now, the gun community at large is fractured with the need for some serious leadership to step up. Don’t get me wrong here, that has NOT been the NRA for […]
Some Good News For Ammo
It seems as if the good news regarding ammunition has been few and far between these days. The last good news we heard was about a month ago when Vista Outdoors informed us that Remington was back into full swing and working around the clock to get us out of this mess we’re in. That […]
Man Arrested For “Accidental” Discharge During Traffic Stop
Winchester, Virginia — During a traffic stop, a man accidentally fired his Taurus G2C while allegedly trying to hide the gun from the police officer. The lone bullet thankfully missed the three children in the back seat, and the officer. Nobody else was reportedly hurt, either. The deputy pulled the man in the Volkswagen over […]
Biden Signs Supreme Court EO Today
Biden is on a roll. On Thursday he announced his gun control plans. Then on Friday he signed an executive order that is meant to setup a bi-partisan commission to study Supreme Court “reform.” This commission is set to look at the size of the court, examine lifetime appointment, their role in the constitutional system, […]
Brazilian Law Student Fatally Shoots Self During Game of Russian Roulette
A 20 year old law student from Brazil fatally shot himself in the head during a game of Russian Roulette. Russian Roulette is a game in which the players take turns rotating the partially loaded cylinder of a revolver, pointing it at their head, and pulling the trigger. The revolver had one round inside of […]
Remington Launches New eCommerce Website (No Ammo Sales…Yet)
We just got word that Remington Ammunition, recently purchased by the people who own Federal, Blazer, CCI, and Speer (Vista Outdoors), has just launched their website at Remington.com. While the website looks to be populated with products, as of right now you cannot buy any ammo from their website. Each listing says “check with your […]
A New Era in Gun Blogging
Hello my friends and welcome to our blog. I’ve been the owner of this blog in one form or another for the past four and a half years. It was originally known as “DownRangeDaily dot com” but then I bought the current domain name and merged two websites together. Shortly after making this website, early […]
DGU: Homeowner Shoots Burglar in Leg, Three Times
Houston, TX — A homeowner shot a suspected burglar at about 3 in the morning this past Sunday. The incident happened at the 6500 block of Jensen when the homeowner heard some noises and went outside to investigate, gun in hand. When walking out to his backyard he found a man that had broke into […]
