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Feeling Broken: Are We Losing?
I’m afraid. Afraid we’re losing the battle for gun rights. Bit by bit. State by state. A bite here. A chew there. Sometimes a nut case with a gun. It’s a terrible shame because I’m just back from…
Continue Reading →Where Do You Get Your Gun News?
It is becoming pretty popular (and pretty easy) these days to bash the media, especially when it comes to the coverage of guns. The mainstream outlets clearly just don’t get it. Not only do such…
Continue Reading →Governor Passes Constitutional Carry in South Dakota
Second Amendment stalwart Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has signed her first bill into law. It repeals the requirement for a permit to carry concealed weapons in the state of South Dakota. Promises Kept The…
Continue Reading →Illinois 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 Illinois gun laws. Illinois gun owners, you’re in luck. We’ve gathered some of the most frequently…
Continue Reading →How Old Is Too Old?
In my mind’s eye, I still see myself as 37 years old. I was between marriages with a job I enjoyed that paid enough to travel and buy a home. Does everyone have such an image? A time that our minds…
Continue Reading →Armed Invaders or Unwanted Visitors?
Have you ever had an uninvited houseguest or an unexpected visitor? Maybe it was a neighbor who interrupted dinner preparations and chatted just a little bit too long. Perhaps it was an out-of-town…
Continue Reading →Hold Parents Responsible
If we’re forced to surrender our firearms one day, it won’t be from one big gulp but rather the endless tiny bites of unlimited lawsuits, political backstabbing and extreme social challenge. It will…
Continue Reading →Shooting With Your Eyes Closed?
Do you know what I like about George Harris? Everything! He is knowledgeable, articulate and backs up his words with proof. He has forgotten more about guns and firearms training than I will ever…
Continue Reading →True Stories — January 2019
Fare Fight: Massachusetts Cabbie Defends Against Early Morning Robbery A cabbie picked up two men in New Bedford who soon put a knife to his throat and tried to rob him. The driver was able to flee…
Continue Reading →Interrupt the OODA Loop
Can the power of the Holy Spirit protect you during an armed robbery? The woman in this video was surely a believer. When a robber walked in demanding money, she responded, “In the name of Jesus I…
Continue Reading →Handloading as a Form of Protest
The concealed carry community overwhelmingly contains citizens who follow the rules. That is getting increasingly hard these days, however, as cunning politicians manipulate the written rules of the…
Continue Reading →‘But I Didn’t Start It!’
The above excuse seldom worked when we were kids, and it is even less effective in justifying the use of deadly force. True, it is important to avoid being the aggressor in an altercation because…
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