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Buyback Sleight-of-Hand
According to Wikipedia, a gun buyback is “instituted to purchase privately owned firearms. The goal … is to reduce the number of firearms owned by civilians and provide a process whereby civilians…
Continue Reading →Why Ben Shapiro Wants You to Join the USCCA
“There’s a pretty good reason why they’re the fastest growing community of responsible gun owners in the country” – Ben Shapiro Ben Shapiro is a household name to many responsibly armed Americans —…
Continue Reading →Preemption vs. Local Ordinances
You may have seen the news about Chief of Police Loren Culp, who turned the tables on legislators by declaring his Washington State town of Republic a “Sanctuary City” … for gun owners! See the full…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense, Not ‘Stuff’ Defense
Do not use your gun for anything except defense against an imminent deadly threat. The goal of true self-defense is to create enough dysfunction in your attacker that you can escape safely. If you…
Continue Reading →David’s Story: USCCA Member Defends Against Armed Robbers in Barbershop
What happened when 2 armed miscreants entered his local barbershop looking for easy targets & fast cash… Today I want to tell you the terrifying true story of USCCA Member David Jackson… A man who…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense? Well, Maybe Not…
An incident in my neighborhood a couple of weeks ago illustrates what can happen when emotion overrides common sense. As is often the case in such a situation, only when the details are uncovered…
Continue Reading →Getting What You Want
The irony is not lost on me that I am using a social media video service to tell you how to circumvent the censorship of social media video services. This outlet and other outlets are actively…
Continue Reading →The USCCA Critical Response Team: What Happens AFTER A Self-Defense Shooting
Responsible gun owners shouldn’t have to worry about the consequences of a self-defense shooting… The USCCA Critical Response Team is available to USCCA Members 24/7/365 to help guide them through…
Continue Reading →Beware Your Friends
Remember the old saying to “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?” I understand what that means … about not wishing the ex-wife would slip and fall beneath a road roller, for example, or…
Continue Reading →Let’s Put an End to This “Trump Slump”
Apparently good guys only buy guns when it appears there will be some sort of gun control demon running for national office. As a result, gun sales have slumped heavily following the election of…
Continue Reading →250:1 is a Good Ratio
This marks the 250th column I have written for the Concealed Carry Report. In two months, I will have added my thoughts to this august collection of insights for a full four years. It is amazing to…
Continue Reading →Can You Be TOO Comfortable Around Guns?
The tragic death just last week of Sergeant Rod Lucas, a 20-year veteran of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, was notable for one very unusual reason: He was not murdered by a suspect. He was…
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