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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor SAFTD In certain types of violent crime it is not uncommon for the Bad Guy to remove the victim from one place to another, usually at gunpoint. Typically, the victim is accosted in a relatively public place, like a shopping mall parking lot, and is then forced to […]

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by Bill Keller | Master Instructor When you seek training in the use of your firearms—what type of training should you search out? There is a simple answer—it depends on its use. If you are looking to know how to handle a firearm safely, shoot it safely and the basics of marksmanship, there are a […]

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Permitless carry, sometimes called “constitutional” carry and previously known as “Vermont” carry, seems to be gathering steam across the county, somewhat like the “shall-issue” phenomenon grew over several decades. Permitless carry proposals are under consideration in Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, and some have already survived committee or one-house votes, but none […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor About 5% of the adult US population—over 11 million men and women—may now be legally carrying concealed in the United States, according to the latest survey by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), and the unconfirmed number of additional concealed carry licenses in some states may put the figure […]

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Colorado state Rep. Patrick Neville (R-Castle Rock), a graduate of Columbine High School who was in attendance the day of the infamous 1999 shooting, on Feb. 2 introduced state legislation, HB-1168, that would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit the right to conceal and carry firearms in public schools. “This bill will allow honest […]

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by John Edeen, MD “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Instead of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, let’s talk about two commonwealths—Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania’s Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) law is the “shall issue” type and […]

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Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) has introduced a bill—the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act—that would give legal concealed carry gunowners the right to travel with their handguns from state to state without having to worry whether they’re breaking laws— like licensed drivers do, the Washington Times reported. “[My bill] operates more or less like a driver’s […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal legislative activity, ATF; States with new bills introduced: Maryland, Washington, West Virginia; Legislation changes: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, South Dakota, Virginia. 114th Congress S. 477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015, was introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Feb. 12. The legislation will entirely defund any activities […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Key backers of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed by voters last fall in Washington State that is now subject of a federal lawsuit, have filed a motion to intervene in the case as defendants. The Evergreen State measure, sold to voters as a means of expanding background checks […]

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by Richard Feldman Thirty years ago (Dec. 22, 1984) the inviolate right to self-defense and the battle over firearm civil liberties were joined in one of the unlikeliest of battle zones—New York City. Riding a southbound express subway train in lower Manhattan, a slight of build Navy contractor rode into gun lore history. His name […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor On Jan. 6, 2015, PBS Broadcasting aired a documentary entitled “Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA,” a one-hour Frontline program that probably disappointed everyone connected with the show, and certainly was not objective journalism. It was also a far cry from the gun debate program produced and […]

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Senator says Australia a ‘nation of victims’ The man who took 17 people hostage in a cafe in Sydney, Australia, last month was carrying an illegally owned firearm, Australian police have said, according to the BBC. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he wanted to know how the man, Haron Monis, was able to get a […]

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Just before Christmas, FN America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., announced the launch of seven new products under the FNH USA brand for 2015, including compact variants of its popular FNS™ striker-fired pistol and additions to its FN 15™ modern sporting rifle line. The products were scheduled for introduction at the 2015 SHOT […]

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A new GP100 Match Champion with adjustable sight and a lighter weight Commander-sized SR1911 are among the Ruger handguns most recently introduced. The new Ruger® GP100® Match Champion™ shares all of the same great features of the original fixed sight model, but now includes a white outline, windage and elevation adjustable rear sight which, when […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor AMERICAN GUNSMITHS 2nd Edition, by Frank M. Sellers. Published by Blue Book Publications, Inc., Dept. TGM, 8009 34th Avenue South, Suite 175, Minneapolis, MN 55425. Price: $29.95, plus postage. Available at most bookstores. The late Frank Sellers was a collector, dealer and author. This 384-page softbound volume […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor AMMO ENCYCLOPEDIA, 5th Edition, by Michael Bussard. Edited by John B. Allen, David Kosowski, and Charles F. Priore, Jr. ©2014. Published by Blue Book Publications, Inc., Dept. TGM, 8009 34th Avenue S. Ste. 250, Minneapolis, MN 55425. Price: $34.95, plus shipping. Available at most storefront and online […]

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The murders of eight people, including some children, on Dec. 29 by a handgun-wielding killer who subsequently took his own life in Edmonton, Alberta,  was cited by gun rights activists as more proof that strict gun laws do not prevent such crimes. Canada has far stricter gun laws than the United States, with the possible […]

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by R.K. Cambell | Contributing Editor My favorite dog is the Boston terrier. Pugnacious, full of character and compact, they are unique animals. They are not for everyone. By the same token my daily carry guns are not for everyone, but they are among the best suited to the defense role of any handgun. After […]

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by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA When my wife and I received a wedding invitation for my cousin’s son Eddie, who was to get married in downtown Boston, MA, I was excited for more than one reason. I have traveled to the historic sites of Bunker Hill, Lexington and Concord, and seen the […]

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by Bob Lesmeister | National Correspondent While the US Armed Forces complain that their 9mm sidearm is now nearly 30 years old, the Slovakian police find themselves in the same situation. Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak is calling for a purchase of 23,000 new handguns for the cops. There are several manufacturers begging to get […]

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