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Rifle + water bottle = unlawful silencer

A young man in Texas apparently took a page from the 2007 film Shooter in seeking to reduce the sound signature of his gun. Tyler Mann, 24, allegedly taped a plastic water bottle to the muzzle of his rifle before going out looking for dogs to shoot in Hardin County, Texas. After pulling Mann over for a […]

Why we do the NFA paperwork shuffle

Occasionally, I talk to someone about the National Firearms Act registration process, with all of its hassles, and their response is “why not just skip the rigmarole?” The short answer, of course, is that staying legal, even when the laws you are obeying are stupid and unjust, has it benefits. As a firearms enthusiast, I […]