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Face-to-Face With a Black Bear: Should I Shoot?
As summer gives way to fall, you and the family have decided to take a weekend trip into the mountains for some much-needed relief from the hustle and bustle of daily life. You book a room at a…
Continue Reading →Support Your Local Gun Shop!
November 30 is “Small Business Saturday,” a day set aside to support local stores by shopping at brick and mortar locations. Gun shops should be included among other small businesses that will be getting extra patronage that day. In fact, like the local hardware store, these should be patronized year-round.
Continue Reading →5 Tips to Survive Anti-Gun Family Gatherings
Ah… The holidays are fast upon us. Can’t you just smell the cinnamon? Taste the pumpkin spice? Cut the family tension with a knife? If gatherings aren’t touchy enough with the average, everyday…
Continue Reading →Duty. Honor. Country.
I’m proud to say I served in the military. I served with some very fine men and recall the “old days” with private nostalgia. (No, I did not go to Vietnam.) I haven’t joined a veterans’ organization…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry: Courtesy and Common Sense
Like it or not, every man or woman who carries a gun has the responsibility to behave in common-sense ways that protect all our rights. Unfortunately, there will always be those who, for reasons…
Continue Reading →Officer in Trouble: Should I Shoot?
It’s just another day in your busy life when you realize you need to head to the nearby big-box store for some badly needed cleaning supplies. After a short internal debate, you decide that even…
Continue Reading →Good Samaritan Rescues Neighbor
My home state of Florida takes the cake for odd, whacked-out and sometimes downright crazy situations. Here in the “Sunshine State,” we have a bit of everything. So it wasn’t completely out of the…
Continue Reading →How to Prepare for Your First Trip to a Gun Shop
My first trip to a gun shop was a bit like my first visit to Wild Birds Unlimited. In both cases, I had no idea what I was talking about, little concept of what I wanted (much less needed) and was…
Continue Reading →Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda: Getting Women Involved With Firearms
NOTE: This post comes from Beth’s speech at the 2019 Gun Rights Policy Conference. When I talk to people about whether or not they’re involved with personal protection, shooting sports, or firearms…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry While Aging
This article first appeared in Concealed Carry Magazine’s October 2014 issue and has been edited for length. For access to the full article and all CCM articles, activate your USCCA Membership now!…
Continue Reading →Kansas Gun Laws: What You Need To Know
As a responsibly armed American, you already know how challenging it can be to stay up to date on gun laws… Kansas gun owners, you’re in luck. We’ve gathered some of the most frequently asked…
Continue Reading →What Are the Legal Implications of Handloading Ammo?
Criminal defense attorney Tom Grieve knows plenty about handloading ammunition. He does it too. But your jury pool may not. Can your hobby affect a case in court? Who Do You Want to Be? Assuming you…
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