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7 Reasons Why Responsible Gun Owners Are Joining the U.S. Concealed Carry Association
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association is a membership organization that provides the most comprehensive self-defense education and training available to responsibly armed Americans. We are fiercely…
Continue Reading →Preemption vs. Local Ordinances
You may have seen the news about Chief of Police Loren Culp, who turned the tables on legislators by declaring his Washington State town of Republic a “Sanctuary City” … for gun owners! See the full…
Continue Reading →Blood in the Streets
The entertainment industry has a long history in New Mexico — from the recent Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul to City Slickers and No Country for Old Men. Now Netflix is developing a U.S.…
Continue Reading →Hollywood Ramps Up Anti-Gun Propaganda
By now, no reasonable person can deny the overwhelming bias in our mainstream news sources. When some shooting occurs, the first questions directed to law enforcement officials at the news conference…
Continue Reading →Sticks and Stones and Bullets
Remember the saying “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me?” It isn’t true. Just look to the “North to the Future” state for an example. Alaskan Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has…
Continue Reading →Updated Gun Laws At Your Fingertips
New USCCA Reciprocity Map Gets First Update Nov. 12th, 2018 West Bend, WI Scant days after launching a blockbuster interactive concealed carry reciprocity map, the United States Concealed Carry…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense, Not ‘Stuff’ Defense
Do not use your gun for anything except defense against an imminent deadly threat. The goal of true self-defense is to create enough dysfunction in your attacker that you can escape safely. If you…
Continue Reading →Responsible Carry: Every Day, Everywhere
As the number of civilians legally carrying firearms continues to grow, stories of lawful defense have occurred with increasing frequency. Several recent incidents illustrate the different ways that…
Continue Reading →RESIST!
Popular culture: Gotta love it, gotta hate it. I have Ellie Goulding and One Republic in my music library alongside Johnny Cash and Jason Mraz. Yet I know these are fleeting voices. Barber’s Adagio…
Continue Reading →True Stories — October 2018
Kicked In: Florida Mobile Home Residents Fight Off Invaders Three Glen St. Mary men were asleep in their mobile home at 4 on a Sunday morning when someone outside shouted, “Sheriff’s Office!” Their…
Continue Reading →Gas Station Assault
No matter how much I insist that I will steer clear of popular but time-consuming social media sites such as Facebook, I’m pulled back inside — like Silvio in Sopranos. Still, every now and then,…
Continue Reading →What’s in Your Wallet?
While I was digging through my wallet the other day, my husband commented that it looked a bit full. He teased me about having cash that he didn’t know about, but I showed him that the bulk of my…
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