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St. Louis Couple Charged With a Crime
What happens when you defend your home? People judge you. It will happen. You are seeing a prime example in the media right now. Anyone with interest in the protests and riots spreading across the…
Continue Reading →NSSF’s #RangeChallenge: Summer Shots
This month is National Shooting Sports Month. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) started it four years ago to aid those retailers and ranges whose businesses are typically slow during the…
Continue Reading →August 2020 Giveaway: A Dream (Range) Come True
Interested in training and enjoying VIP amenities at one of the best gun ranges in the country? Well, we’re offering you a chance to do that this month with our Dream Range Giveaway. Five winners…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — July 2020
NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Successful American Olympic Shooters
In April 1896, Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic games after a 1,500-year hiatus. Athletes from 12 countries competed in nine sports and 43 events. Coubertin was a pistol…
Continue Reading →Domestic Violence Is Not a Joke: Shirley Watral’s New Book, ‘Heels to Holster’
I can’t count how many times I have taken the time to write out a thoughtful response to… and then just quickly deleted it. I would tell myself, “No, it’s not worth getting involved. Leave it alone.
Continue Reading →True Stories — July 2020
When the Smoke Clears: Texas Concealed Carry Permit Holder Stops Barbecue Robbery A Dallas man was at a late-night barbecue when several armed men attempted a hold-up on the house party. The legally…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Great Shooters in History
Ed McGivern, “Jelly” Bryce, Annie Oakley and “Wild Bill” Hickok are legendary names in the world of marksmen. But what about other great shooters who aren’t household names? “The names of Adam…
Continue Reading →July 2020 Giveaway: ‘Train Like an Olympian’ Experience
Ever dream of training with an Olympic gold medalist? How about an Olympic skeet shooter? Wonderful news: The USCCA can make that fantasy become a reality with the Train Like an Olympian Experience.…
Continue Reading →Pandemic Protection: Concealed Carry With a Face Mask
COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented number of Americans to adopt face masks as part of their daily lives. This has complicated things quite a bit for concealed carriers. Due to widespread…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Celebrated Firearms From American History
July is an important month in American history. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the armies of Gen. George G. Meade and…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — June 2020
NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…
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