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Getting What You Want
The irony is not lost on me that I am using a social media video service to tell you how to circumvent the censorship of social media video services. This outlet and other outlets are actively…
Continue Reading →True Stories — July 2018
Think Fast: Texas Man Shoots Robber Wielding Sawed-Off Shotgun A Houston man was walking to his car at about 2 a.m. when he was accosted by a man pointing a sawed-off shotgun at him. The citizen…
Continue Reading →Shot in the Groin! How Did It Happen?
This video leaves us with so much to debate that I do not even know where to start. What is clear is that one round was fired from the pistol. That round passed through the man’s leg, and he is lucky…
Continue Reading →Susan Gets a Gun
“Everything,” Susan says, “becomes the quilt of your life.” Similar to the USCCA’s own Beth Vaughn, our cousin Susan is familiar with domestic abuse. In Susan’s case, however, the terrorist was a…
Continue Reading →Good Samaritan. Bad Ending.
An event in Portland this past week serves as a cautionary tale for all of us who carry firearms. The headline from The Oregonian says it all: “Man killed by Portland State police was Navy vet trying…
Continue Reading →2A Unification: What the Media Doesn’t Want You to Know
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…
Continue Reading →What Happens if You Drop Your Gun Just One Time
Remember the FBI agent who did a flip, lost his sidearm and then shot someone as he picked up his pistol? There is so much bad about this incident that you would think it has already been talked to…
Continue Reading →Always Ready Means Always Armed
Regular readers know how we at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association strongly endorse EDC. In today’s world, it is simply impossible to predict when or where we might need to defend either ourselves…
Continue Reading →Background Checks? What Background Checks?
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…
Continue Reading →Safety Rules in a Gunfight?
The universal firearms safety rules apply even during a gunfight, but they can be difficult to implement under the high stress of such a dynamic incident. Still, even though they are difficult, they…
Continue Reading →Beware Trojan Horse Legislation
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…
Continue Reading →Civilian Good Samaritans Finally Get Good Press
Recently, the major media outlets have had a field day splashing school shootings across their newspapers and TV screens. However, when someone uses a gun to stop an attacker, they generally give it…
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