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June 2020 Giveaway: Ultimate Home-Defense Makeover Grand Prize
For many of us, our home is our most prized possession. Unfortunately, there are numerous hazards that can cause harm to it and its occupants. Burglars hit roughly 1.5 million homes in the U.S. each…
Continue Reading →Cancel Culture and the Ban on Cartoon Guns
I’ve been watching my two younger children play a “murder mystery” video game in which a random person from a pool of online players is deemed a murderer, one is selected to be the sheriff, and the…
Continue Reading →Debrief: What We Learned From the COVID-19 Crisis
Now that states are beginning to open back up, it is time to step back and assess what responsibly armed Americans can learn from the COVID-19 shutdown. I am not here to discuss “how bad it was” or…
Continue Reading →Robbery in Progress: Lifesaving Lessons From a True Story
Ever wonder what it would be like to be disrupted by the sound of glass shattering in the dead of night as a group of robbers broke into your property? Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, that is…
Continue Reading →True Stories — May/June 2020
Chain Saw Surprise: Septuagenarian Texas Vet Defends Against Armed Burglars A 79-year-old Crosby gun store owner and U.S. Army veteran was awakened at about 4:40 a.m. by the sounds of the front door…
Continue Reading →When Social Tension Spikes: Advice From a Warrior
John Lovell, founder of the Warrior Poet Society, sits down with Steve Fischer, USCCA’s training operations manager, to discuss the rise of unrest and why ALL Americans need to be prepared for the…
Continue Reading →Anti-Gun Snitches and Busybodies
Over the course of the stay-at-home order, both my son and my youngest daughter had to complete various school assignments on the computer, and some of that work included classroom Zoom meetings…
Continue Reading →How to Be Extra Prepared for 2020 Vacations
Preparing for a vacation isn’t a new topic for me, but it is a more difficult topic than I thought it would have been back in February. Unfortunately, many of you might not be taking a vacation this…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: The Origins of Memorial Day
On May 30, 1868, roughly 5,000 people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the Civil War soldiers buried there. Ohio Congressman and future president James A. Garfield gave a speech. The…
Continue Reading →Guns in the News: Heritage Foundation Proves ‘Good Guys With Guns’ Essential
The “good guy with a gun” isn’t a myth. Thankfully, the Heritage Foundation’s Defensive Gun Uses in the U.S. database has provided us with the data to back it up. The foundation recently published an…
Continue Reading →Making Safety a Way of Life
The USCCA sat down with its newest partner Tim Kennedy to discuss how every responsible gun owner can make training for safety an ongoing journey and way of life. As a Special Forces Operator, TV…
Continue Reading →Rapid Fire: Training Tips From Shooting Champion Jerry Miculek
Live Broadcast With Jerry Miculek Jerry Miculek, one of the greatest speed and competition shooters of all time, joins Kevin Michalowski, executive editor of Concealed Carry Magazine, for this…
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