NRA in Hou

Firepower and brimstone: Glenn Beck, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin & nine acres of guns at NRA Convention

By Tyler Rudick

05.05.13 | 7:06 am

The National Rifle Association's Annual Meeting comes in two essential parts. There's the exhibition area, which featured literally nine acres of guns and accessories this year thanks to th ...

Shoot 'em up

Comcast yanks a Houston-area gun shop's machine gun commercials off the air

By Whitney Radley

02.22.13 | 12:13 pm

The issue of firearms is nothing if not contentious, and a recent advertising policy change at Comcast has one Houston-area gun store up in arms.  "[The Arms Room has] been doing comm ...

Lecture: "America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose" by Rev. James Atwood

Rothko Chapel

02.19.13

Author and minister, the Rev. James E. Atwood will lead a timely discussion of the theological roots of America's epidemic of gun violence. Atwood contends that the 36,000 gun deaths America su

armored truck attack

Film buffs take cover as afternoon shootout at popular theater leaves one dead and another wounded

By Tyler Rudick

01.07.13 | 11:50 am

Known for its film previews and special screenings throughout the year, the AMC 30 was the scene of a deadly afternoon shoot-out this weekend when a brazen gunman attempted to rob an ...

Stick 'em up

Buy the guns of famous Texas outlaws — for $200,000 each: The Bonnie and Clyde auction buzz

By Sarah Rufca

07.13.12 | 5:16 pm

In a time when notorious gangsters ruled the land, they were perhaps the most famous. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, better known as bank-robbing outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, broke out of rural dust ...

Long live the Second Amendment

Guns & cake: Texas gun range promoting kids birthday parties is a Jimmy Kimmel dream

By Whitney Radley

06.08.12 | 12:02 pm

Here's a story just begging for parody: An office building in Lewisville is currently undergoing transformation from a sea of cubicles to a 24-lane, air-conditioned shooting range. Eagle In ...

Bang, You Look Good

Fashionable clothes that hide guns? This Houston designer warrior is well ahead of that craze

By Whitney Radley

04.25.12 | 2:29 pm

On Tuesday, the New York Times ran a Fashion & Style story by Matt Richtel entitled "New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun." The piece, which details all of the brand ...

Book Signing: Lindsay McCrum's Chicks with Guns

09.26.11

Chicks with Guns is a gorgeous exploration of the powerful connection between women and their firearms. It offers a cultural portrait of women gun owners in America through photographs that are bot

The Fine Art of Shooting

03.03.12

This event is always a fun and relaxed gathering that includes a day of competitive shooting, card playing for non-shooters and shopping with vendors tailored to the sportsman and sportswoman. The

The Big Bang

Stephen Colbert messes with Texas, questions our patriotism after KTRK report

By Sarah Rufca

06.30.11 | 12:00 pm

  Usually when people call Texas unpatriotic, it's because our governor likes to talk about secession. But Stephen Colbert found a new reason to mess with Texas on The C ...