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USCCA and the PBR: Partnering to Protect All-American Values
When you consider all the myths, misinformation and other such bull gun owners often have to deal with, it makes sense for armed Americans to stand together. This is especially true of those whose…
Continue Reading →Help Us Help Veterans: #Pockets4Vets Challenge
In order to promote preparedness and support veterans during Military Appreciation Month, the USCCA is launching the #Pockets4Vets challenge, an Instagram fundraiser for DAV (Disabled American…
Continue Reading →Domestic Double-Talk
Lockdown, quarantine, stay at home or whatever you prefer to call the orders and mandates under this pandemic certainly hasn’t been all fun and games. But my family has tried to make the most of it.…
Continue Reading →Protecting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide During COVID-19
A special NSSF, AFSP & VA event in cooperation with the USCCA Tune in right here Thursday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. Central Time. Saving lives means confronting challenging topics head-on, especially when…
Continue Reading →National Military Appreciation Month
National Military Appreciation Month is a month-long effort to show members of the military our appreciation for their service and sacrifice. Arizona Sen. John McCain and California Rep. Duncan…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs
NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…
Continue Reading →Pay It Forward — Today and Every Day
So, today is “Pay It Forward Day.” Have you heard of it before? I’m pretty sure I’ve seen mentions of this day over the last few years, especially on social media. (Of course, I don’t know if…
Continue Reading →Responsible Protectors Continue to Prepare Despite Coronavirus
Freedom is crucial in times of crisis. Over the last few weeks, millions of Americans have embraced their Second Amendment right for the first time. They have taken it upon themselves to become the…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Past Pandemics in U.S. History
Among the most frightening of all natural disasters are pandemics. A pandemic is an outbreak of disease among large portions of a population in a country or worldwide. COVID-19 is by no means the…
Continue Reading →Shut-In Selections From Uncle Ed’s Library
I’ll admit it: I’m an old-school guy who still loves books. The real ones, those that are made out of paper and smell how I remember adventure smelling when I was 5 or 6 and it was too rainy to go…
Continue Reading →True Stories — April 2020
Neighborhood Watch: Couple Finds Door Kicked in, Neighbor Attacks With Hammer A Skyway woman returned home to find her front door kicked in. Fearing to enter, she called her husband to come home from…
Continue Reading →Which Is More ‘Dangerous:’ Gun or Phone?
Riddle me this: At 3:03 a.m. a few weeks ago, I was rudely pulled from sleep by an automated voice on speakerphone, loudly telling me about Amazon PillPack. My phone was on a charger on my bedside…
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