Category Archives: Concealed Carry

Two Things You Should Never Do With A Concealed Carry Gun

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Robert Farago

Your concealed carry firearm is the gun you’re most likely to use on another human being. God forbid you should ever need to do so. But if you do, rest assured that you will be subject to a grueling police … Continue reading →

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From the Too Stupid to Live Dept: Robbers Jack Cop.

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Brad Kozak

One of the beautiful things about the concept of concealed carry permits is that the bad guys never know who might be armed. Of course, that presupposes that the criminals are bright enough to figure that out. When they aren’t … Continue reading →

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A Fourth Reason Reason Not to Carry A Concealed Gun

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Via wlwt.com: The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said a man walked into Dave’s Grocery on U.S. 50 in Marathon at about 9 p.m. and pulled out a gun, demanding money. The store’s owner, Narendra “Goppi” Patel, said he was preparing to … Continue reading →

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Four Reasons Why You SHOULD Carry a Concealed Gun

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Brad Kozak

Our founder/managing editor/etc. RF penned a thoughtful, well-reasoned argument for why you should NOT carry a concealed weapon. I’d like to play Devil’s Advocate and present the flip side of why you SHOULD carry a concealed weapon (and why you … Continue reading →

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Three Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Carry A Concealed Gun

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

All Americans should be able to walk into a store, buy a gun, buy some bullets, insert the bullets into the gun, place the firearm on their person and walk out. Just like that. Of course, I would NEVER suggest … Continue reading →

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Two Ways to Interpret a Self-Defense Shooting

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Robert Farago

Before we do the armchair analysis, here are the facts, as presented by the pro-gun-rights folks at examiner.com: Police say that a 28 year old man was loading groceries into his car, in the parking lot of an East Stroudsburg, … Continue reading →

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Three Reasons Why It’s OK to Want to Carry a Concealed Gun

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

My application for a concealed carry license is almost complete. The big Kahuna: a one-page letter explaining why I want to carry a concealed firearm. As Rhode Island is a “shall issue” state, and the Second Amendment to the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Concealed Carry to Become “Constitutional Carry”?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Robert Farago

TTAG’s campaign to convince the media to use the phrase “home defense rifle” instead of “assault rifle” was a miserable failure. As was the firearms industry’s attempt to euthanize the euphemism in favor of the term ”modern sporting rifle.” When Mexican President … Continue reading →

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Open Carry vs. Concealed Carry? Wrong Question . . .

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Brad Kozak

Oh, sure. I know what you’re thinking. Just after Martin Albright posted a well-reasoned, rational argument against Open Carry, here comes another article with a contrarian view. Will the madness never end? Why can’t we all just get along? When … Continue reading →

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Open Carry is a Bad Idea

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Martin Albright

Open Carry (OC) is a hot topic on TTAG. No surprise; a lot of gun rights proponents heart OC. At first blush, it seems a promising way to extend and defend Second Amendment rights. In many states (including my home state of … Continue reading →

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