The Truth About Guns
Type of site | Blog |
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Available in | English |
Owner | U.S. LawShield |
Editor | Doug Howlett |
URL | thetruthaboutguns.com |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 1 February 2010 |
The Truth About Guns (TTAG) is an American
History
Robert Farago founded The Truth About Guns in February 2010 to "explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns".
In 2015 it conducted a recreation of the Paris
Political activism
The website has been highly vocal in its opposition to gun control measures that have emerged since its founding such as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, the Connecticut assault weapons ban of 2013, the New York SAFE Act, and numerous other gun control measures on the local, state, and federal level.[citation needed] They held a campaign on their website called "Stand Strong Connecticut" in which readers of the website sent in pictures of themselves and a sign that said Stand Strong Connecticut in support of gun owners in Connecticut who were beginning to receive letters from the Connecticut State Police stating that they were no longer legally entitled to own some of their firearms which were banned under 2013 Gun Control Legislation.[6]
Features
The site's "Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day" feature was mentioned by Dan Baum in a
Criticism
Since early 2013, the blog has been at odds with
References
- ^ Achenbach, Joel (February 2, 2013). "This gun rights backer, armed with his Glock and his blog, is always on alert". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "The Truth About TTAG: Q2 2015". The Truth About Guns. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Winkler, Jeff (April 12, 2013). "New Yorkers Moving to Texas Because of Gun Control". New Republic. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ Alan Yuhas (January 15, 2015). "Pro-gun group in Texas re-enacts Charlie Hebdo attacks with paintball rounds". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Leghorn, Nick. "TTAG Charlie Hebdo Simulation: Preliminary Results". The Truth About Guns. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Chris Eger (February 26, 2014). "Those who missed gun registration deadline getting letters from state police". Guns.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ Baum, Dan (February 16, 2013). "Why Our Gun Debate Is Off Target". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- St. Louis Post Dispatch. December 13, 2013. Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.