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In today's TimesUnion there's the typical story about how Obama's election caused gun sales to skyrocket. The only interesting - and highly infuriating - part about it came when the author talked about how local judges were reacting to the influx of firearms license applications: I'm...

In a few weeks I am going to be going to the range with a (platonic) female friend to show her the basics of safe operation of firearms. Mostly we're going to be using my Ruger 10/22, since the operations are pretty straightforward and the report and recoil are quite minimal. The main purpose of...

I don't know if anyone has been following this, but there was a mentally ill guy who allegedly made a threat on Obama's life at a bank, and then went on the run. Anyway, they caught him, but it's been big news here because he lives in a nearby suburb. One interesting bit of the hubbub is that...

I was surprised today to read about a new proposed law from New York's Governor Paterson that actually doesn't sound like an attack on firearms owners. According to the press release, the law has several major components: * Gun dealers and gunsmiths have to undergo the NICS check, if their...

In this article about Mexico's governmental weapons cache, it says: Are they talking about modifying AR-15s to fire .50 BMG? Or might they be talking about some kind of round that has a nominal .50 caliber, but is not .50 BMG? Am I missing something here, or does this sound a little weird?

In this thread, lots of people are citing Massachusetts as an example of a state which disregards the part of the Gun Owners Protection Act which protects people engaged in a peaceable journey from a state where they can legally own a firearm to another state where they can legally own a...

Inspired by a recent thread about starting up a class for people who are new to firearms, I am soliciting ideas about what YOU would want people who are new to firearms to know about. There's got to be tons of things we can come up with that would be great additions to a class about firearms...

Just curious - does anyone here know (or know of) someone who went from being pro-gun to becoming an anti? From my experience it's almost always in the other direction. I guess I can see someone being apathetic to the whole debate, and then changing their mind, but I have a harder time imagining...

In regards to a previous thread about the ammunition shortage, I began to wonder if the ammo shortage was being caused - as some had suggested - by a lag time between getting raw materials and being able to turn them into ammunition which is available at stores. I realized I had no idea how...

Anti-gun activists will often ask, "well, why do you even own a gun?" or "why do you think you need a gun?" Many gun owners think this is a nonsensical question, and treat it as such. However, I think it might be the case that a certain percentage of non-gun-owners simply don't understand the...

I sent an e-mail to the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association yesterday with an idea for a possible test case regarding the wacky licensing laws in Albany County (the county of NY's capital city, of the same name). I'd be interested to hear people's opinions about this, and whether it...

If your state offered a way for private citizens to do a NICS check - or something similar, covering criminal background and mental health - for face-to-face private sales, would you use it? [For the purposes of this scenario, we'll assume that use of the system would be completely...

I have a suggestion for something people can do on their own to help the debate over firearms become more reasonable. I suggest that you show someone who is anti-gun, or a fence-sitter, how guns work. Seriously. What many people don't realize is that if you don't grow up around guns, you...

Just wondering how many people have read all, or part, of the Supreme Court's decision in "District of Columbia Et Al vs. Heller." I've only read part of it so far, but it's interesting. There are some parts of it which are actually kind of funny. My favorite so far involves the interpretation...

I recently purchased a Remington 870 Home Defense - 12 gauge, synthetic stock, 18.5" barrel, 2 shot extension. I got a couple of boxes of cheap 00 buck at the store when I bought it, just to shoot for practice, but I'm looking long-term for some loads to practice with at the range that aren't...

In NY state, you need to obtain a license to own a handgun, and every time you want to buy or sell a handgun, you need to file a form for an official amendment to your pistol license. This form gets reviewed by your licensing officer (a judge), and s/he can either approve it or deny it...

I've finally navigated my way through the application process for a New York State pistol license in one of the more restrictive counties, and I just recently received a letter saying that I have been scheduled for a civil court hearing related to the license. They mentioned in our pistol...

In a local story about gang shootings, the Albany Times-Union claims that: (about halfway down page 2) "In a document that was part of discovery materials in the case, a younger member of the Jungle Junkies was said to have an arsenal that included an AK-47 assault rifle with a 150-round...

I am in the process of applying for my pistol permit here in NY state. It's taken a while to get all the stuff together, and I finally submitted my paperwork and got fingerprinted last week. I got a call this past Saturday from the police department saying that they can't process my application...

I am new to gun ownership, having purchased a Ruger 10/22, and just recently got a scope put onto it. When I had the scope put on, the guy who was doing it put it on backwards at first, and it took another person in the shop to point it out to him. So, I am less than confident that he knew what...