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[VIDEO] Shooting at City Hall – Councilman Draws His Concealed Gun and Covers Colleagues
A shooting took place during a city council meeting in New Hope, MN last night. According to local media reports: Just after swearing in two new police officers at a New Hope City Council meeting Monday night, a man outside council chambers opened fire with a gun on police officers, hitting and injuring two of […]
BREAKING: Bowe Bergdahl To Be Charged With Desertion
In news that has been far too long in the making, the United States Army has decided to move forward with charges of desertion against Bowe Bergdahl. During Monday’s broadcast of “The O’Reilly Factor”, retired Lt. Colonel Tony Schaffer of the London Center for Policy Research told host Bill O’Reilly: “Bill, the Army has come […]
Homeowner Who Shot ‘Pregnant’ Burglar Wont Face Charges
Refreshing to see from the less than stellar state of California. A homeowner from Long Beach who shot and killed a burglar that pleaded with the homeowner and even tried to claim she was ‘pregnant’ before being shot. That turned out to not be true, and it is believed she was using a pregnancy to […]
Gun Control Group Sets Sights On Oregon After Washinton State Win
After a victory in Washington State with I594, gun control groups are now setting their sights on Oregon with for a similar bill. Many people around the country have seen just how poorly written I594 was, and how no one in the state seems to interpret the law in the same way. There is so […]
Woman Tries to Rob Arby’s Restaurant With a Knife, She Meets a Citizen Armed With a Gun
A woman in Utah learned the hard way not to bring a knife to a gunfight over the weekend. According to local media reports: According to a press release from the Vernal Police Department, officers were dispatched to an Arby’s restaurant at 1141 West Highway 40 to respond to reports of a robbery in progress. […]
Federal Bill Would Make Owning Body Armor a Crime Punishable by 10 Years in Prison
Democratic members of Congress apparently aren’t going to be satisfied until American citizens are completely and utterly defenseless. Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced a bill for consideration of the new Congress which would prohibit the ownership of certain types of body armor for civilians. H.R. 378 would make it a crime to own Type […]
D.C. Family Discovers Armed Civil War Cannonball in Chimney, EOD Responds
Dispatchers in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. get a lot of strange calls, but the one they received from the Norregaard family ended up with police, fire, and Army EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) responding. After living in the home for 18 years, the family decided to get their chimney cleaned professionally and the chimney […]
[Video] Expert Archer Shows Amazing Speed and Accuracy With Rapid Fire Shooting
Archer Lars Andersen has made a video that is circling the Internet showing that archery isn’t the static, slow shooting sport that many people think of. Here is info posted along with the video: The ultimate archery trick! Prove that Hollywood archery is not historical.
WHY I CARRY: GA Couple Missing After Meeting Someone on Craigslist to Purchase a Car
Here is another one of our “Why I Carry” stories. These stories, unlike our defensive gun use stories, take a look at situations that may have turned out very differently if the victim(s) had been armed. These stories are the “other side of the coin” so to speak and serve as an important reminder as […]
Federal Interstate Transportation of Firearms and Ammunition Bill Introduced
The following post is via the NRA-ILA. U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) recently introduced H.R. 131, a bill that would more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition for law-abiding gun owners. Current federal law guarantees the right of law-abiding persons to transport firearms between two locations where they have a legal right […]
[VIDEO] Constitutional Carry Bill Introduced in Kansas
As we get further and further into 2015 that means we are going to start seeing more and more action on gun rights (and unfortunately gun control) bills playing out in state legislatures. It looks like the citizens of Kansas might be getting their carry rights expanded if a newly introduced bill successfully makes its […]
[VIDEO] Concealed Carrier in Texas Shoots and Kills Armed Robber in the Streets of Dallas
Texas continues to lead the country in defensive gun uses (at least as we’re documenting them). A concealed carrier in Dallas was the subject of an armed robbery attempt earlier this week. Unfortunately for the would be robber, his victim was armed. According to CBS Dallas: A pedestrian took matters into his own hands early […]
Asp Expands Line Of Concealable Batons For 2015
For those of us in the concealed carry crowd, there are times it is nice to have something as a backup to your pistol. I will sometimes carry a baton with me. I do not only carry one for self-defense, there is a host of other uses for a batons. They are a tool just […]
PA Lawmaker Seeks Sponsors For Bill To Ban Silhouette Targets
As if we don’t have enough silly stuff to deal with right now with Sharon Watts calling for her followers to assault people legally carrying weapons. Now it looks like a lawmaker is pushing a bill to ban the use of silhouette targets. Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland (D) wants people to know that life is precious, all life. Including the […]
New From Olight: S30R Baton Light
I have had a working relationship with Olight since last year at SHOT. I have used one of their lights as my EDC for almost a year now. The M18 Maverick has been an amazing light, and one that I use literally every day for something. It has been an amazing workhorse for me, and […]
BREAKING: SIG Responds to ATF Brace Ruling, Will Take Action
The following is a press release as it came from SIG. NEWINGTON, N.H. (January 21, 2015)—SIG SAUER, Inc., has issued the following statement about the recent opinion by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in regard to the SB15 and SBX pistol stabilizing braces. “As reaffirmed in an Open Letter by ATF’s […]
Homeowner Uses Sword and Antique Gun to Stop Home Invader
File this under weird, but still technically a defensive gun use. An Austin, Texas resident, Lawrence Faz, broke into an apartment with a knife and tried to rob the occupants. However, one of the roommates was having none of that. He ran into his room and grabbed a sword along with an antique gun. He […]
[CAUGHT ON CAMERA] Machete Wielding Intruder Shot By Homeowner
What started with the sound of windows breaking and the terrified screams of a neighbor quickly escalated for James Cvengros when an intruder kicked in his front door armed with a machete. Cvengros shot the intruder, his neighbor Twain Thomas three times in the chest with a 9mm handgun. “In my mind, it lasted for hours, […]
Wal Mart Customer Stalks and Attacks Concealed Carrier, is Then Arrested
A weird situation involving a Wal Mart customer and a legal concealed carrier unfolded yesterday in Florida. According to TBO: Just before noon Tuesday, [Michael] Foster, 43, of Lithia, saw [Clarence] Daniels in the Walmart parking lot in possession of a handgun that was in a holster and under his coat, the sheriff’s office said.
ATF Releases New Guide to eForms as Well as Current Processing Times
It looks like even the ATF is in press release mode as the 2015 SHOT Show gets underway. The agency sent out an email this morning to all registered eForms users which included a new guide to using the system entitled “eForms 101″. The new guide does look to be fairly helpful for new users, […]