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Going Viral: Taking Back the Social Media Narrative
Most of the time, I welcome the gun debate and look forward to educating others on the history of the issues, the laws as written, the mechanics and language of guns, and the practical impacts of…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Arizona
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 →Dear Young Reader
During the next few years — before you leave home and strike out on your own — you will be required to make hundreds of decisions that will affect your destiny on our crowded planet. Your parents and…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Texas
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 →In Which States Can You Concealed Carry and Drink Alcohol?
As a responsibly armed American that carries a firearm regularly, you may wonder if you can carry when you go out to dinner and plan to have a glass of wine, a beer or a mixed drink. Or you may be…
Continue Reading →Being a Good Client After a Self-Defense Shooting
Former State Prosecutor Tom Grieve discusses the ins and outs of being a good client after a self-defense shooting. It’s something you’ll want to think about and prepare for ahead of time so that you…
Continue Reading →What’s the Difference? Up-Front Funding vs. Reimbursement Protection Plans
As a responsibly armed American, you should be considering protection for the aftermath of being involved in a self-defense incident. In this week’s “Ask an Attorney” video, Tom Grieve discusses the…
Continue Reading →Firearms and Alcohol
Anytime we pick up a gun, we are taking on an awesome responsibility. Obviously, when we decide to carry a firearm in public, everything we do takes on additional responsibility as well as risk. Most…
Continue Reading →Understanding the Second Amendment
It seems gun rights will always be a heatedly debated topic. And the Second Amendment will always be at the center. With references from both the anti-gunners and the pro-2Aers, it’s important to…
Continue Reading →USCCA’s Live Self-Defense Training Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
I have had the pleasure of working with the United States Concealed Carry Association’s Live Training Broadcast (LTB) team since just about the beginning. Sometimes folks ask me: What has it been…
Continue Reading →Your Right to Silence vs. Your Right to an Attorney
Summary In this week’s “Ask a Self-Defense Attorney” video, Attorney Tom Grieve discusses the difference between raising your right to silence and raising your right to an attorney. These are two…
Continue Reading →Why the USCCA?
In a world full of decisions, you often have to make one choice. Such is the way when pondering where to eat or what movie to see; there are likely more than a few options, but which is the right…
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