This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Update: • Shooter apprehended and taken into custody. Carrying shotgun, handgun and several knives. • The shooter has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance California • No injuries to Trump or any guests. • Incident near lobby magnetometer screening. • Trump praised Secret Service rapid response. President Donald Trump was evacuated from the head table at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night after a gunman, allegedly 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, 31, of California, stormed the event and fired shots in the lobby. Authorities confirm the suspected shooter has been apprehended and…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been quick to point the finger at Republican politicians when a high-profile shooting takes place in a red state, most recently blaming Louisiana lawmakers (and the gun lobby) for the mass shooting in Shreveport last weekend. Newsom hasn’t had much to say about the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner in D.C. last night, even though the suspect in the attack is a California resident who apparently was able to lawfully acquire the guns he used despite all of the Golden State’s gun control laws. Allen — who…
A bill introduced recently by two longtime anti-gun Democrat U.S. senators, both from Virginia, would export the Commonwealth’s recent tragic move toward a totalitarian state to the rest of the country. The measure, by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, is even named the “Virginia Plan To Reduce Gun Violence,” a slap in the face to gun owners in Virginia and throughout the nation. As most readers know, Virginia passed a wide range of gun control bills this session, including a sweeping ban on common firearms and magazines, which is still awaiting legislative confirmation of Gov. Abigail…
In even the most gun-controlled states in the nation, you have the right to defend yourself from a violent attack. Most states, however, don’t allow for individuals to use deadly force when their lives or the lives of others aren’t being threatened. Texas is a notable exception. The law in the Lone Star State allows for deadly force to be used to stop the “imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime,” as well as to prevent a suspect from fleeing “immediately after committing burglary,…
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A recent hit piece on ERPO repeal efforts shows exactly how the Bloomberg-funded outlet launders gun control talking points as journalism — and why gun owners should keep treating its output accordingly. Give Chip Brownlee this much: the man can write. His recent piece in the Trace on Republican states rolling back red flag laws is cleanly constructed, well-paced, and professionally edited. It’s also anti-gun propaganda from beginning to end. Those two things are not in tension — they’re the whole business model. The Trace bills itself as “the only newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence.” That line has…
Nebraska is a weird state politically, in part because they have only one chamber to their legislature. Everyone else has two, which is strange. They’re also a heavily rural state, with a strong history of voting Republican, a supermajority in their one legislative chamber, and a strong base of support for the Second Amendment among most residents there. Just the same, they voted to ban guns from the state capitol. It’s bizarre and dumb, but they did it anyway.In the process, they limited entrance to the Capitol to just one point of entry. This is likely…
Photos by the author When you tell a fellow shooter that you just brought a brand-new Hi-Point pistol or carbine home, it seems that sometimes they want to light a candle for you or perform an intervention. They may look at you like, “What’s wrong with you, dude?” I often hear this when I mention Hi-Point to my shooting buddies. After the eye-rolling is done, I have one question for them: Can you tell me the brand and model of a $175 9mm (or 10mm, or .30 Super Carry, or .45 ACP, or .380 ACP, or .40 S&W) pistol or…
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Threaded barrel, suppressor-height sights, and 1.25-inch groups at 25 yards — for around $500. Most firearms manufacturers introduce a full-size handgun first, then a compact and a subcompact. Rost Martin took a different track, starting with the compact, then the ported versions, and now a full-size and a tactical handgun. The Rost Martin 9mm works well in this role and demonstrates that the design has a lot of stretch. The new pistol is similar in size to the Glock 17 as a frame of reference. With some expectation, I opened the box for the new RM1F Tactical and found a…
I’ve been competing in shooting sports competitions since 2014. I’ve shot everything from GSSF to Steel Challenge, USPSA, IDPA, PRS, 3 Gun, 2 Gun, AK Competitions, and more. What I’ve learned over the years from all types of competition shooting is consistency wins more often than shooters who try to “hero or zero” every stage. I’ve also learned that it always comes down to the Indian, not the Arrow, meaning skill beats buying guns/gear every time. I’ve watched shooters rise through the rankings in various shooting sports and have studied how they’ve improved so drastically. I’ve found that the best…
If you’ve bought 5.56 lately, or even just window-shopped, you’ve probably noticed prices creeping in the wrong direction. There’s a reason for that, and it’s parked outside a chain-link fence in Independence, Missouri. The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant — the single largest producer of small-arms ammunition for the U.S. military, and the source of an estimated 30% of the .223/5.56 sold on the American civilian market — has been mostly idle since April 4. Roughly 1,350 members of IAM Local 778 walked off the job after overwhelmingly rejecting Olin Winchester’s contract offer, and as of this week, the strike…
European American Armory just pulled the curtain back on its next move in the double-stack 1911 spacea nd it might be one of the more interesting carry guns on the floor at NRAAM 2026. At the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, EAA unveiled two new additions to its lineup: the EAA Witness2311 XXX series, a pair of sub-compact pistols that aim to shrink the footprint of a double-stack 1911 without giving up capacity. And right away, one thing stands out. This thing is thin. A Slimmer Take on the 2311 The biggest story with the EAA Witness2311 XXX…
