Responsibility and Concealed Carry: Is the Burden Too Great?

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By James England via concealednation.org Even while a record number of states have submitted reciprocity bills and constitutional carry amendments – there’s still quite a bit of political tension rattling the debate about whether or...

It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: Robber Slits Throat of Woman in...

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Whole Foods Texas has transformed itself into a "gun-free zone." No wonder, then, that some of our Lone Star State readers have vowed never to darken the store's doors again. But c'mon. Whole Foods is home to some of the...

Sara Tipton, Disarmed

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I recently spent some low-quality time in a "gun-free zone": three trips to my local hospital in two days. Even though I was incapacitated, with IV tubes hanging out of my body, I had a hard time coming to...

BREAKING: Court Issues Injunction Against Key Restriction of DC’s Concealed Carry Law

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Those of you who live in eastern seabord states are probably very aware of the practice those states use requiring concealed carry license applicants to show a "good reason" why they need to carry...

9 Dead in Waco Biker Gang Restaurant Shootout

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Why do we carry guns? This is why: "A shootout among members of several rival motorcycle gangs in a busy shopping plaza in the Central Texas city of Waco on Sunday left at least nine...

Some Oklahoma School Staff Can Now Carry Firearms at Work

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Oklahoma law already allows School Resource Officers to carry firearms in public schools in the Sooner State, but a new law will now allow some teachers to carry as well. Reuters reports that Oklahoma...

On Killing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trmG0mgrkM8 An interview for StoryCorps of 86-year-old WWII veteran Joseph Robertson reveals how, even after about 60 years, he is regularly haunted by images of a young German soldier whom he had no choice but to...

Let’s All Take a Deep Breath When It Comes to Risk and Firearms

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Reader Donald Frame writes: The topic of what to do with your gun when you’re not shooting it isn’t going away.  Here’s a recap of recent doings on TTAG: Robert Farago doesn’t like off body...

It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: Bangladeshi Blogger Murdered by Islamic Fanatics

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Islamic fanatics determined to silence their critics -- stopped by hot lead and cold steel recently in Texas -- managed to claim a victim in the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning. Ananta Bijoy...

Ban Hammers!

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https://youtu.be/cgA-fvzqa88 No, I'm not talking about the ban hammers at The Campaign to Stop Gun Ownership or Moms Demand Disarmament for America wield on commentators who don't tow the party line. I'm talking about honest-to-God hammers. Hammers...

Six Pocket Guns to Avoid Like the Plague

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By Jed Henson Of all the firearm purchases you may make in your lifetime, a pocket gun is probably the one you can least afford to screw up. We buy a pocket gun for last-ditch...

RI Supreme Court Rejects ‘Unfettered Discretion’ in State Concealed Carry Law

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RF's former home state recently took a step toward a little more freedom for its residents. The Providence Journal reports that the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations rejected...