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CDC Quietly Removes Defensive Gun Use Studies
Not too far in the distant past, you could jump on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website and see statistics and studies showing uses of a gun in defense of oneself or others far exceeded the…
Continue Reading →Guns in the News — 2022
There are so many places to get your news it can be overwhelming. As a result, it’s challenging to stay informed about important gun news. That’s why we’ve created a single place where you can find…
Continue Reading →‘I Was There:’ Celebrating the National Guard’s Birthday
Did you know that the National Guard is older than the Army or any other branch of the U.S. armed forces? It was established nearly 140 years before the Second Continental Congress adopted a…
Continue Reading →Behind the Scenes of History Channel’s ‘Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman’
In early November, the HISTORY Channel aired a new TV series called Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman. The show tests some of the world’s top marksmen and markswomen on their knowledge of primitive…
Continue Reading →True Stories — November/December 2022
Parking Spot Clash: Florida Road Rage Leads to Attack Over Parking Space Upset that another man had beaten him to a Fort Lauderdale parking spot, an unhappy driver confronted the other motorist.…
Continue Reading →Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: Why It’s Still Important
Every American knows of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or at least its opening line: “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth…” Lincoln never dreamed that his 272-word speech…
Continue Reading →Five American War Heroes and Their Guns
This Veterans Day, the USCCA would like to honor five American veterans. These war heroes accomplished remarkable feats of bravery on the battlefield despite daunting odds. And they were armed with…
Continue Reading →Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
I’ll keep this short for all the Marines out there who already endured their fair share of long speeches. Happy birthday, Marines! Celebrate. Raise a glass. Share some stories. Eat some freakin’…
Continue Reading →Evil on the Doorstep: Police Ambush Scheme Lands Attacker on Florida USCCA Member’s Back Porch
Wayne Pert woke to a sharp nudge to his ribs. “Did you hear that?” his girlfriend, Sandra Kaye Murr, whispered. Blinking his eyes awake, Pert lifted his head and listened. “I don’t hear anything,” he…
Continue Reading →A School Shooting Study by Purdue Homeland Security Institute
No person or organization has a single solution to end school shootings. But five scholars from the Purdue Homeland Security Institute (PHSI) might have an answer to mitigate casualties. Their 2022…
Continue Reading →True Stories — October 2022
Carjacking: Arizona Woman Defends Against Car Thief A Tempe, Arizona, woman heard a car alarm going off at around 4 a.m. Taking up a pistol when she went outside to investigate, the woman encountered…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: A Brief History of SIG Sauer and Its Guns
Switzerland’s engineering industry flourished during the 1850s. Among the companies established during this period was Schweizerische Waggonfabrik (later SIG). While the firm started in the rail…
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