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How Concealed Carry Insurance Works
Across the country, thousands of responsibly armed Americans are asking what self-defense liability insurance, also called concealed carry insurance, is, how it works, and what it does and doesn’t…
Continue Reading →How Guns Played a Role in the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s evokes memories of non-violent resistance to discriminations: marches, bus boycotts and sit-ins at segregated lunch counters and businesses. While…
Continue Reading →On Independence Day — Celebrate as Americans
“Independence is declared; it must be maintained.” – Sam Houston, American politician (1793–1863) Our Independence Day is a national holiday intended to celebrate America as Americans. Not as…
Continue Reading →Breaking: Supreme Court Hears First Gun-Rights Case in Years
For the first time since its ruling in McDonald v. Chicago nearly 11 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a gun-rights case. Its decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association…
Continue Reading →Ohio Gun Laws: What You Should Know
As a responsibly armed American, you already know how challenging it can be to stay up to date on your state’s gun laws… Ohio residents, you’re in luck. We’ve accumulated some of your most frequently…
Continue Reading →Never Cave: Discussing Gun Policy After a Mass Shooting
The next mass shooting is imminent. The attacker is already in the detailed planning and preparation phase. Gun-control advocacy groups are also preparing because they know they have a short “policy…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: North Dakota
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →How to Get a Concealed Carry Permit in Illinois
Whether you’re new to owning a firearm or have had a gun for home defense for years, getting a concealed carry permit may seem daunting. It doesn’t have to be. There are many reasons and ways to carry a concealed weapon, but the first step is knowing the laws.
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry Report: Executive Gun-Control Orders
I’m proud to have the rights and privileges that our Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee U.S. citizens. Given the uneven history of human civilization, it’s a miracle men and women of power in…
Continue Reading →What Is a ‘Ghost Gun’?
If you listen to the anti-gun crowd, what they refer to as “illegal ghost guns” are one of the greatest scourges of Western Civilization. But what — exactly — is a ghost gun, and is it really…
Continue Reading →Inseparable Unity: Gun Rights Are Human Rights
Where does your right to bear arms come from? The answer is intuitive for the pro-gun community but often gets lost when conveyed to skeptics. Gun rights go deeper than the text of the Second…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: South Dakota
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
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