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Basic Concealed Carry Laws: New Hampshire
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →Good Guy With a Gun: A Handy Talking Point
Gun-rights advocates know that the only reliable way to stop an active attack is with effective return fire. We know that some level of resistance — even marginal resistance — can slow or stop an…
Continue Reading →Dependent Amendments: The First Protects the Second
Along with several local representatives, county chairpersons and speakers — including former Sen. Paul Sanford and Reps. Barry Moore and Mo Brooks — I had an opportunity to speak at a “Free the…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Louisiana
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Mississippi
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →ATF Pistol Brace Ban Could Be Imminent
On Dec. 18, 2020, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a notice that it’s currently evaluating pistols with an attached stabilizing brace to determine whether these…
Continue Reading →Santa Claus, Not Santa Cause
I still remember being 8 years old, trying to go to sleep on Christmas Eve as I peeked out of my bedroom window, watching the snow flurries illuminated by the streetlight whip around into thick…
Continue Reading →Guns in the News: Firearms Regulation by the ATF
The official mission statement of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), often referred to as ATF, claims it is for our protection. “ATF is a law enforcement agency in the…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Idaho
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we will be…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Iowa
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will be providing you with a summary of basic carry laws for each of the states.
Continue Reading →Home Free? Sanctuary Counties
Following the American Revolution but before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, a group in the trans-Appalachian area claimed by North Carolina (now Tennessee) felt neglected by its parent state. The…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry On State Game Lands
As a responsibly armed American, you may want to know if you can carry concealed while recreating on state game lands. This may include activities such as hiking, fishing and bird watching. If you…
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