Purdue Study: Arming Victims Would Save Lives in Terrorist Attacks

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The question that arises every time there's a terrorist attack or mass shooting is one of how to stop it from happening again or minimize the casualties. The common response from gun control activists...

You Are the Best Concealed Carry Advocate

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By Brandon via concealednation.org When my friends find out that I carry, we start to talk. Most are interested in the topic and have never really … talked it through. I’ve had dozens of conversations...

Question of the Day: Would You Draw Your Gun in This Situation?

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So, "Gene" sees a group of men attacking an older man in a supermarket parking lot in broad daylight. Gene draws down on them (click the image above to view the video). Problem: he doesn't...

Why We Need to Be Armed Against Terrorists

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The argument against "allowing" civilians to be armed against terrorists: they would be completely ineffective. Worse, they might shoot the wrong person. Or be shot by responding police. And there is a "danger" that "untrained" civilians would accidentally...

Man with Loaded Ruger LCP Slips Through TSA Screening, Boards Plane

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The TSA and their blue-gloved gropers have become a running joke. I say that not only as a somewhat intelligent American, but because I've seen it from the inside. I used to work as...

SIG SAUER Announces New Shorter Carry Edition P229

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On the cusp of the Texas Firearms Festival, SIG SAUER (one of the main exhibitors) is announcing that they have sliced off the nose of their P229 handgun. Originally designed as a more concealed...

Gage Park Shooting Shows Why Gun Control Activists Hate Concealed Carry

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A shooting  in Gage Park, in Southwest Chicago, illustrates why gun control activists resisted legal concealed carry in the Windy City as long as they did. Earlier this week, a legally carrying customer of...

How to Talk To Businesses That Ban Guns

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By James England via concealednation.org In a previous article, we discussed several large chains that had standing “no weapons” policies in place for a majority of their nationwide venues. This is very annoying for the responsible concealed...

Question of the Day: Open Carry in Schools?

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Rift Emerges Among Gun Owners Over Concealing Weapons in Schools, the headline at The New York Times proclaims. The story details Michiganders' fight over gun rights within the state's pubic schools. In this corner, we have gun...

Concealed Carry Stops Armed Attacker in Chicago. Meet Reginald Gildersleeve

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TTAG Tipster JE writes: At 45-yeards-old, Mr. Gildersleeve was previously sentenced to a total of 35 years in prison for no less than 10 felonies.  He was recently out on bond for a current case, in the city with...

Maine Cuts Reciprocity With Several States, Enacts Constitutional Carry

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Here's an alert we received from Texas Law Shield: If you have a Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas or Virginia handgun license, you need to know that your state-issued carry license is not valid in...

Is Arming EMTs A Good Idea?

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Robert forwarded an article earlier this week about a couple of EMTs that were ambushed in the line of duty. The were stabbed and pretty badly cut up. His question: should we arm EMTs? It's a...