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Is the USCCA Gun Giveaway a Scam?
Who wouldn’t love the chance to win a free gun, a gun safe, ammo, range gear or another firearms-related prize just for becoming a member of the USCCA? Alternatively, you can enter the contest by…
Continue Reading →True Stories of USCCA Members
As a fellow American gun owner, I believe it’s my duty to make sure you’re informed and ready if, God forbid, the day ever comes when you have to draw your firearm in self-defense… Because there…
Continue Reading →Just the FAQs: Common Shooting Range Questions
There are more than 21,000 — and counting! — firearms laws on the books across the country. Add to that varying policies from ranges and clubs, and things get confusing pretty quickly. While we can’t…
Continue Reading →USCCA Membership: Do More Than Just Hope It Will Never Happen to You
Acting in self-defense… You see it on the news every day,… If it does, do you have a plan? Do you know who you’ll turn to for help? Make the decision to do more than hope it will never happen to you.
Continue Reading →Charter Arms PROFESSIONAL: A Fighting Revolver
If you are looking for a fighting revolver, there is something new on the horizon. The Charter Arms PROFESSIONAL is a brand-new seven-shot revolver chambered in .32 H&R Magnum. That gives you two…
Continue Reading →Two Strangers Try to Take Control of Your Campsite — Would You Know What to Do?
I just put the finishing touches on the intense new training series I’m launching this week. Take a peek at video #1: You’re enjoying a campfire at your campsite when all of a sudden, two strangers…
Continue Reading →USCCA Concealed Carry Expo: Have We Got a Show for You!
It is getting to be that time of year when we all must start planning for the upcoming USCCA Concealed Carry Expo. CCX 2019, as the cool kids around the office are calling it, is set for May 17-19 in…
Continue Reading →Kerri Ann’s Story: USCCA Member Attacked in Friend’s Home
It doesn’t take much for a normal day to turn into one of the most pivotal moments of your life… Just ask Kerri Ann, a gun owner and USCCA Member from Florida. She arrived at her friend’s home for…
Continue Reading →Bruce’s Story: USCCA Member, Vietnam Veteran and Reverend Defends Neighbor
Have you heard Bruce’s story yet? Bruce is a Vietnam veteran, reverend and USCCA Member from Florida. He spent years working to make his community safe for young families moving into the area. Bruce…
Continue Reading →Brad’s Story: USCCA Member Uses Pepper Spray to Deter Violent Attacker
If you’ve ever thought about having to defend…he DIDN’T even use his gun. You see, Brad is a USCCA Member from Texas. He works hard and lives a peaceful life with his wife and their two adopted dogs.
Continue Reading →Five Reasons You Need the Critical Response Team: Your First Call After 911
Emotions are high, your family is upset, and you’re shaking with adrenaline. You just had to use deadly force in a self-defense incident. You’ve called the cops … but now what? The moments after any…
Continue Reading →The USCCA Story: My Responsibility to My Family & Proof the American Dream Is Real
Becoming a father changed EVERYTHING. Suddenly I understood my own father a lot better, and with these new lives to defend I had to take a stand for what I believed in… …a stand for the family I had…
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