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Northern Wisconsin is gun culture country. When I was growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, everybody had a gun or three in every house. It wasn’t always so. The...

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One of the promises made by Donald Trump during the campaign was to remove gun-free school zones. The federal Gun Free School Zone Act has been an abominable infringement on...

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Prism scopes offer fixed magnification — typically between 1x and 5x — and compact size, like a red dot, but the use of an etched reticle means they function even...

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El Presidente is an owner-operator. And if you sit behind the wheel of a big rig all day, a full-size OWB is probably a good way to go. See all...

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The City of Baltimore has a lot of nicknames, including Bodymore, Murdaland; Harm City and Mobtown. (Not to mention the Crab Cake Capital of the World.) Somehow I don’t think that banning replica guns...

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  Henry’s All-Weather lever action rifle has a lot in common with the other Henry .30-30 rifle I reviewed. Once again, Henry has succeeded in making a handy, accurate and...

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“A 4-year-old child accidentally shot herself and her mother in Indianapolis, Indiana,” rt.com reports. “The 25 year-old mother was shot in the back of the head and is being treated...

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A primary obstacle to Florida open carry has been removed. The legislator who blocked open carry in Florida (as well as campus carry) was Senator Diaz de la Portilla (R)...

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“We’re looking for sensible restraints on the ways guns function and that’s all we’re asking basically.” – Mimi Budd [above, center] from the Sacramento chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun...

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Donald Trump is an unlikely gun rights hero. Lest we forget, the once and future real estate magnate supported the Clinton-era assault weapons ban. (No surprise there, he was a Democrat...

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That’s not a knife. This is knife! Oh and a shotgun. I know: the Minions-themed duct tape had you totally fooled, right? Apparently, that was the point. “Deputies said they...

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This video is from 2013 is a graphic illustration of the results of what happens when extreme gun restrictions are imposed, as they have been in Australia. When it’s prohibitively...

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As the season has changed from the dog days of Summer to the crisp air of Fall, shooters are returning to the range, many for the first time in almost...

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What does a retired highway patrol officer carry? You’re looking at it. Simple, pocketable, and effective. See it all at Everyday Carry . . .

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The expression “a man’s home is his castle” is derived from an English homeowner’s right to defend his dwelling by any means necessary, including lethal force. That right disappeared from The...

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The Chicago Cubs aren’t having such a great World Series, their first since 1945.  Thousands of Chicago cops are providing security near Wrigley field, diverted from other districts. It hasn’t...

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“Would you want a gun shop opening near an elementary school, 2 churches with nursery schools, and shops that cater to kids?” From the reactions expressed in news reports like...

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“In school districts, it’s very politically driven and school district administrators get pressured by boards and communities to do one thing or the other, and that’s generally driven through the...

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Have you considered what you’d say to responding and investigating officers in the aftermath of a deadly force encounter? If not, then as a prudent person, you should think about...

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A SIG SAUER Academy instructor began my armed self-defense class by dividing bad guys into three groups: opportunists, professionals, and stalkers. Opportunists are compelled by drug addiction and/or the possibility of an “easy...

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