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Why do you carry a gun?
“To be honest, I’ve never thought about that question. Carrying a gun just seemed to be the natural extension of having a self-defense gun in the home. I can’t guarantee that bad things will only happen at home, so therefore carrying a gun outside of the home as well seems logical. It’s like waterproofing half your roof.” — Kevin C. […] Read More
“I’ve found unloaded weapons very un-useful, ma’am.”
“I’ve found unloaded weapons very un-useful, ma’am.” — Texas state Sen. Brian Birdwell, introducing a bill to a Senate committee and responding to a question about the risk of loaded guns on campuses, according to the Texas Observer.
Read MoreJune 5, 2015 product highlights
You can get $20 off purchases at Dene Adams now through midnight CST Sunday, June 7. Use the code WEGOOFED. Browning is chambering its X-Bolt rifles in .26 Nosler. The NeoMag. I guess you could call it a magazine clip. The Sako 85 Carbonlight is the lightest Sako rifle ever made at about 5.3 lbs. and features a carbon fiber stock […] Read More
Keep at least 100 miles worth of gas in your tank at all times
Reminder: “Keep at least 100 miles worth of gas in your tank at all times.” — Jeff Pittman
Read MoreThe Painless Ladder of Self-Defense Activism
“Gun owners talk about inviting more people into the shooting sports and the self-defense community. That is fine and good, but let’s not forget the 110 million gun owners we already have. They do a lot in their communities today. There is also a lot more we could do to support the right of self-defense. Here is a painless ladder […] Read More
MS Boondocks firearms range update
I saw another news report on the new Boondocks firearms facility at Raymond, MS this week, and was less than impressed because the report indicated that they are teaching students to keep their guns unloaded until they’re “ready to use it.” This advice supposedly came during a class to qualify students for the MS enhanced concealed carry license, and was […] Read More
Ex-Secret Service Agent: Second Amendment Rights “So Important”
Former Secret Service agent and NYC police officer Dan Bongino said this week that Americans’ Second Amendment rights could someday keep us alive against lone wolf terror attacks: “The police do a wonderful job, so do the federal agents when they can, but the police’s job is to enforce the law.” “That’s why these self-protection rights, the Second Amendment, the […] Read More
2 DGUs + 1 sad ending
In Conyers, GA, a citizen openly carrying a holstered pistol returned fire at a pistol-wielding man who came into a liquor store and shot and killed the clerk and a customer. The attack appears to have been a planned mass shooting. When the citizen returned fire, the killer stopped the attack and fled the store. He returned to the home […] Read More
The Only Ones (again)
An unidentified Madison, MS, Police Department dispatcher was hospitalized after police say he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while he was cleaning his personal weapon at his home last weekend. Rules for gun cleaning/work: #1. Load another gun. #2. Unload gun to be worked on. #3. Make sure unloaded gun is in fact unloaded. #4. Make sure again. Corinth, […] Read More
Unbelievable UK police FAQ answer. Unresponsive FBI.
An entry in the Frequently Asked Questions section of www.askthe.police.uk (a site that is operated by the Police National Legal Database in the UK, which provides information used by local police constabularies to help inform the public) asks, “Are there any legal self defence products that I can buy?” Answer: “The only fully legal self defence product at the moment […] Read More
