Gun owners, especially those of us who carry firearms for self-defense, can take some comfort in the confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice who appears to be a staunch believer in the Constitution.…

Is there anyone reading this who wants crazy people to have firearms? Anyone? Of course not. No one wants a criminal, a violent person or a bad guy or gal to have any tool that he or she can use to…

I often (too often, in my view) hear comments from gun owners who seem to have fallen for the idea that the war for our rights is basically over and that “our side” has won. I’m sure many of you have…

Anti-Second-Amendment initiatives are nothing new. Federal, state and even local municipalities have long attempted to enact laws that restrict our ability to own (or carry) firearms. True, things…

I remember as a kid, after random childhood disappointments, I would often complain that something “wasn’t fair.” This lament usually netted a response from my mom along the lines of, “Get used to it. Life isn’t fair,” but I never accepted that explanation. If something isn’t fair, make it fair.

Last week, when we commented on the recent “handicapped parking” incident in Florida, I mentioned how the media had been trying to make “stand your ground” laws the issue. They’ve continued their…

An event that occurred in Clearwater, Florida, a little more than a week ago illustrates why it is so important to think before inserting yourself into a situation that might escalate into a lethal…

Without a doubt, the single most common reason an armed self-defense claim loses in court is what the defendant did leading up to the event. One of the long-standing common-law requirements of a…

It’s seems that the media is adamant about portraying firearms owners as older, white males. They want to perpetuate that stereotype indefinitely. They do not want you to know that our community…

Florida has more than a million people lawfully carrying firearms and thousands of new applicants every month. As a result, we were more than a little shocked when an embarrassing revelation…

As most of you know, the battle to protect our rights is a war without end. No matter how many wins our side racks up, our adversaries never give up. They regroup; they change tactics; they look for…

Personification is an effective literary tool used as a method for describing something. It is a technique by which human characteristics, qualities or emotions are attributed to something that is…