A Tale Of Two Children

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From the Washington Post. On January 2, 2015: "Larry Wilkins was watching television Friday evening when he heard a faint knock on his front door of his home in Lyon County, Ky., east of...

TTAG Charlie Hebdo Simulation: Preliminary Results

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7_b6DsZe2Y I don't have all the data from the event yet -- all the videos are still en route, for example -- but Robert wanted me to post something about the event immediately, so I...

Self-Defense Tip: Do Not Consent to a Police Search of Your Car

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It has become a hallmark of advice from lawyers: do not give consent to police to search your vehicle or your home. If they had probable cause to search, they don't need to ask....

French Terrorism: Is It On Its Way Here?

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The most recent attack by terrorists in a western nation has come to an end with the deaths of the primary killers and, as can be expected in such things, the deaths of many...

It’s True: Your Gun May Be Used Against You

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"The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. in the 500 block of Saratoga Lane," Missouri's stltoday.com reports. "Police said three masked men knocked on the front door of the home and the resident, 51,...

Gun Review: Walther CCP

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I love the Heckler & Koch P7, as it offers so many engineering features to geek out over. Some of those features appeared on a handgun for the first time with the P7, only...

Question of the Day: Should Clerks and Cashiers Carry Concealed or Open?

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrwOA_SkMg Stand-your-ground laws prohibit civil suits against armed self-defenders cleared in criminal court. The prohibition doesn't cover their employers. As you might imagine, insurance companies won't touch that one with a ten-foot-pole. So, while independent businesses like jewelry...

Gun Stolen in Armed Robbery. Concealed Carry Fail?

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"The victim was near Henry Clay and Coliseum around 9 p.m. when he was approached by two attackers who hit him with a gun," uptownmessenger.com reports. "They then put him face down on the ground,...

Sandy Hook: Lessons and Legacy

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Two years after the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, some things have changed, but much—particularly misinformation—has remained the same. Sandy Hook Elementary School is no more; it has been demolished. This is a...

Why Texas Won’t Get Constitutional Carry

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http://youtu.be/xeAbg1fhGNQ Keeping and bearing arms is a natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right. If Americans don't need a license to exercise their right to free speech why do they need one for keeping and bearing arms? Because guns! Guns...

Living In A World Always Under Construction

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Whenever an incident like the entirely justified shooting of Michael Brown by former Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson is forced into the public consciousness, predictable--and dangerous—assertions spring up. Such assertions are fueled and...

NY Grand Jury No-Bills Convicted Killer for Bringing a Gun to Court

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"Terrance Washington was on his way to Brooklyn Supreme Court on Nov. 26 to face an assault charge for allegedly breaking a man’s arm with a bat," nypost.com reports, "when a court officer operating...