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The NEW Women of Firearms
If you didn’t already know, February 2, 2022, is the 36th annual celebration of “Girls & Women in Sports Day.” Since I’d never heard of this special observance before, I looked into it. And I…
Continue Reading →True Stories — January 2022
Two Dimes & A Penny: Mississippi Man Arrested After Walmart Dispute Over 21 Cents A Natchez man grew upset when he was shorted 21 cents at a Walmart checkout. A nearby good Samaritan, seeing the…
Continue Reading →Shared Experience: Five-Star Wisconsin Rideshare Driver Fights Back Against Attackers
Scott Javoroski’s phone pinged with the first ride request of the night as his black Audi A6 barreled south down Highway 43. In what had become his weekend routine, the 51-year-old father of five was…
Continue Reading →On Targets: Muggers Share Criminal Insight
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series in Concealed Carry Magazine analyzing what muggers look for when targeting victims and what you can do to avoid becoming one. It had been a normal…
Continue Reading →New Year’s Ramblings: Resolutions and Affirmations
Well … it’s here. It’s the New Year. We’re already a handful of days into the year 2022 now. And I don’t know about you, but for me, it feels like one of the weirdest steps into a new calendar year…
Continue Reading →Human Trafficking Awareness: Survival, Reflection and Hope
Human trafficking is an invisible blight on American society. Many Americans think “It could never happen in my neighborhood” or “I’d never let myself be tricked or abducted.” Sadly, the U.S.…
Continue Reading →Feminist Symbol of Strength and Equality: The Story Behind “Rosie the Riveter”
Nearly everyone has seen J. Howard Miller’s “We Can Do It!” poster at some point even if they didn’t realize it. It depicts a young woman wearing a red polka-dot bandana with the sleeve of her blue…
Continue Reading →True Stories — November/December 2021
Rocky Road: Texas Cyclists Defend Against Motorist Assault A Houston couple were riding bicycles when a driver pulled up and told them they could not be riding in that area. The motorist drove off…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Frank A. Hoppe and Hoppe’s No. 9
Gun owners have been using it for over a century. Hoppe’s No. 9 is one of the most popular gun cleaning solvents in the United States. We are spoiled today, but there was a time when cleaning a…
Continue Reading →Six Quick Lessons from the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial
Editor’s note: The views expressed in the following article are that of attorney Anthony L. DeWitt and do not reflect an official stance from the USCCA. If you watched any part of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, you know there were some tremendous takeaways for concealed carriers.
Continue Reading →Proof Alec Baldwin Lied About ‘Rust’ Shooting
In a TV interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, actor Alec Baldwin said he never pulled the trigger of the gun that killed Rust’s director of photography and wounded the director. Here is visual…
Continue Reading →National Family Stories Month: A Time to Reflect on Firearms Heritage
November is National Family Stories Month, which makes now a good time to reflect on parts of our family and personal heritage that involve firearms and the shooting sports. Here is part of my story.…
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