General Information

Armed Teachers and School Staff

TTAG Simulated School Shooting Experiment — Results and Analysis Preliminary results from an attempt to determine how effective armed teachers or guards would be at stopping an active shooter in a school.

“Armor Piercing” AKA Hollow Point Bullets

The Truth About M855 5.56 NATO Ammunition The Obama White House has stated that M855 ammunition poses a specific and unique threat to police officers due to the composition of the projectile. We examine that statement, and look at the history of M855 ammo.

The Obama White House has stated that M855 ammunition poses a specific and unique threat to police officers due to the composition of the projectile. We examine that statement, and look at the history of M855 ammo. Proof: Hollow Point Bullets ARE NOT “Armor Piercing Nick takes a Level II bulletproof vest and tests it against both round nose and hollow point ammunition of the highest caliber it is rated to withstand, and fails to penetrate the vest. QED hollow points ARE NOT armor-piercing. Video included. Nick takes a Level II bulletproof vest and tests it against both round nose and hollow point ammunition of the highest caliber it is rated to withstand, and fails to penetrate the vest. QED hollow points ARE NOT armor-piercing. Video included.

Assault Weapons and Assault Weapon Bans

Concealed Carry Permit Holders

NY Times Proves CCL Holders More Law-Abiding Than the Population. Unintentionally. Are concealed carry holders more likely to commit crimes and murders than the normal population? Survey says: nope.

Defensive Gun Use vs. Murder Rate

The Costs and Benefits of the Second Amendment – Without the Benefits A journalist tries to do a “cost benefit analysis” of the second amendment, and fails to include the “benefit” section properly. A good overview of how guns in civilian hands benefit society.

A journalist tries to do a “cost benefit analysis” of the second amendment, and fails to include the “benefit” section properly. A good overview of how guns in civilian hands benefit society. Gun Death Epidemic? What Gun Death Epidemic? Gun control advocates believe that there’s an “epidemic” of “gun violence” in our country. But the reality is that the numbers do not support the idea of an “epidemic.”

Gun control advocates believe that there’s an “epidemic” of “gun violence” in our country. But the reality is that the numbers do not support the idea of an “epidemic.” Lies, Damned Lies and Washington CeaseFire’s Statistics Gun control advocates try to talk about how guns in civilian hands are a detrement to society, but Bruce has some interesting numbers about the good that they do.

Gun control advocates try to talk about how guns in civilian hands are a detrement to society, but Bruce has some interesting numbers about the good that they do. More Lives Are Saved by Defensive Gun Uses Than Taken by Criminal Gun Uses Bruce is at it again, debunking the idea that guns have a net negative impact on the lives of Americans. In fact, guns might actually save more lives than they take at the hands of criminals. And if we can save just one life it will be worth it, right?

Facts About the AR-15 Rifle

Firearms and Children

NY Times’ “Keeping Guns Away from Children” is Pure Propaganda The New York times tried to argue that guns are a major reason for deaths among children in the united States. However, they lost all credibility when they tried to claim that 25 year olds are children.

Firearms and Suicides

Convenient Causation: Mayor Mike on NYC Suicides Bruce debunks the myth that increased firearms ownership means increased suicide rate.

Guns Save Lives

Dennis Henigan on Chardon: Clockwork Edition Bruce (eventually) gets to a discussion of how many defensive gun uses happen in the United States every year. best estimate: 2 to 2.5 million. At worst, 1.4 million.

Bruce (eventually) gets to a discussion of how many defensive gun uses happen in the United States every year. best estimate: 2 to 2.5 million. At worst, 1.4 million. The Costs and Benefits of the Second Amendment – Without the Benefits Bruce continues the discussion of DGUs versus illegal gun use.

Gun Show Loophole

Gun Show Loophole? What Gun Show Loophole? Is there really a gun show loophole? if so, what is it?

Is there really a gun show loophole? if so, what is it? The Truth About the “Gun Show Loophole” Nick discusses the origins and politics of the “gun show loophole.”

Nick discusses the origins and politics of the “gun show loophole.” “40% of Gun Sales Made by Private Sellers” is An Outright Lie One of the claims that people who want “universal background checks” use is that 40% of gun sales are through private sellers, and exempt from background checks at the moment. But the reality is that the study they cite is a complete train wreck, and over 20 years old.

“High Capacity” Magazines

Mandatory Firearms Insurance

Mandatory Firearms Insurance is Racist The title kinda says it all. Mandatory firearms insurance is basically the same thing as a poll tax, which is illegal and unconstitutional, as well as immoral and racist.

Microstamping

Origin and Context of the Second Amendment

Terrorist Watchlist

Why Using the Terrorist Watchlist to Restrict Gun Sales is a Terrible and Dangerous Idea There’s been some increased chatter about using the Terrorist Watchlist to deny people their Constitutionally protected right to own firearms. Nick explains why that is a bad idea.

Universal Background Checks

The sad truth is that the overwhelming majority of the “facts” used to argue for more gun control laws are almost always untrue. And if not completely untrue, they’re frequently twisted to the point where they’re no longer accurate or are egregiously misleading. In an attempt to comb through the massive body of work that TTAG has done on the topic and tease out some of the more relevant articles to correct the most common misconceptions about guns, we’ve tried to make this page a simple and usable reference tool to quickly and easily look up relevant information. Think of it as a vast repository of the truth about guns.