This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: Starbucks Gun-Free Zone Edition

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"Just before 5:30 a.m. Monday, employees of the Starbucks in the 1800 block of W. Broad St. called police about a suspicious man outside the store. According to police, the suspect then ran into...

Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Carry in NJ if You Can’t Carry in NJ

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"A Philadelphia mother of two is facing three years in prison after she mistakenly entered New Jersey, where she was stopped for a traffic violation and found in possession of a handgun loaded with...

MO Gov Nixon Vetoes Teacher Carry Bill

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"Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Monday that would have allowed specially trained teachers to carry concealed guns, asserting that the move could jeopardize student safety in public schools." And in other news, the...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Why I Carry In Hotels Edition

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I travel quite a bit for TTAG, and as a result I have spent a good number of nights in hotels. Thanks to budget restrictions, those hotels haven't always been the nicest, and as...

John “More Guns, Less Crime” Lott: 5% of American Adults Have Carry Permits

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John "More Guns, Less Crime" Lott has created a new gun rights org dedicated to arming armed Americans with the truth about guns. Well, the facts. crimepreventionresearchcenter.org's opening salvo: Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across...

IKEA Cop Carve-Out Highlights Gun-Free Zone Hypocrisy

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Dateline: July 4, Ikea, College Park, Maryland. "Takoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg had stopped in with his daughter. Goldberg was in uniform because he had worked that morning at the city's July 4 parade,"...

Students Comfortable with Guns on Idaho Campus

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As I followed the story of the Idaho legislature making the carrying of guns on campus legal for a small subset of students that were highly trained, it was shocking to see how much...

Random Thoughts About Carrying A Firearm at Target

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Does anyone really think concealed carriers are going to stop carrying their firearm at Target because their interim CEO asked law-abiding Americans to leave their guns at home? For one thing, why should they? Target's request...

Gun Review: Kahr CM9

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  I don’t generally care for micro pistols. I carry a Commander 1911 or larger for self defense, and I have never had the need for something smaller. Maybe it’s a confidence thing, I’m not...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Licensed Concealed Carrier Stops Shooting in Chicago. Yes,...

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Quick, will someone please remove all of the sharp objects from Mayor Rahm's office? He's probably just getting what passes for very disturbing news in the City of Big Shoulders. And while they're at...

Marco Rubio Hearts the Second Amendment, National Reciprocity

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4VLHo2rK54 For those of you who slave away in cubicles with the sound off (and a wary eye looking out for the boss), Senator and concealed weapons permit holder Marco Rubio lays down some serious...

Why Airline Carry is a Really Bad Idea

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RF and I were discussing a machine gun attack on Pakistani airliner. RF believed the incident proves that airplane carry is relatively safe. More than that, he believes that concealed carry on an airplane is A-OK....