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Happy Birthday, America … and Many More!
July 4th is America’s birthday and, since 1776, it has been a time of celebration for our country’s independence. As we mark this special day with fireworks, parades and barbecues all across the…
Continue Reading →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 →Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
I’ll keep this short for all the Marines out there who already endured their fair share of long speeches. Happy birthday, Marines! Celebrate. Raise a glass. Share some stories. Eat some freakin’…
Continue Reading →What You Need to Know Before You Carry Concealed
There are some big decisions to ponder before you decide to carry a concealed firearm. Perhaps surprisingly, most of those considerations have nothing at all to do with which gun, holster or…
Continue Reading →Just Us Girls: How Guns Have Changed Girls Night Out
I’m sure many women can attest to the fact that it’s fun to get together with just the girls every now and then. In fact, I have several friends who plan annual trips to the beach for a small circle…
Continue Reading →Mychael Waller’s True Story, Part 2 | Training With Your Gun
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Mychael Waller’s self-defense incident. Part 1, which details everything that led up to the self-defense incident that Mychael and his son MJ…
Continue Reading →Cannabis and Firearms: Profile — Pearson Crosby
In Part 1… We were introduced to Kim Petters, a U.S. Air Force veteran who developed PTSD but found relief with Delaware’s medical marijuana program. Due to federal law 18 U.S.C. 922 (g), however,…
Continue Reading →Cannabis and Firearms: Profile — Brian
In Part 1… We were introduced to Kim Petters, a U.S. Air Force veteran who developed PTSD but found relief with Delaware’s medical marijuana program. Due to federal law 18 U.S.C. 922 (g), however,…
Continue Reading →Cannabis and Firearms: Profiles — Kim Petters
In Part 1… We were introduced to Kim Petters, a U.S. Air Force veteran who developed PTSD but found relief with Delaware’s medical marijuana program. Due to federal law 18 U.S.C. 922 (g), however,…
Continue Reading →True Stories — April 2021
Smile, You’re on Camera: West Virginia Homeowner Alerted to Home Burglary by Security System A Kanawha County man was alerted at work by his home-security system of movement at his home. He observed…
Continue Reading →Fight for Permitless Carry: A Story of Fabric and Plastic
It’s been quite a few busy, crazy years since I became more active in politics and government through the DC Project and BamaCarry. With DC Project, I first became a delegate, representing my state…
Continue Reading →The Sword of Damocles: Living Under the Dangling Blade of Uncertainty
Molly and Robert Duncan were returning from breakfast one Wednesday morning in Grinnell, Ohio, with no reason to suspect trouble on a bright spring day. But trouble came anyway. Cheryl, Robert’s…
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