Constitutional Carry Passes Oklahoma House

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Yesterday the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a constitutional carry bill, SB 1212, 59-28. The measure had already passed the Senate unanimously in March but as a bill removing wildlife refuges as gun free zones. Opponents...
courtesy NBC Philadelphia

12-Year-Old Arrested for Open-Carrying AR-15 in Philadelphia

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Wait, isn't open carry legal in Pennsylvania? Well, kinda. As PAFOA makes clear . . . While Pennsylvania has a specific law that requires a License To Carry Firearms for the concealedcarry of a firearm,...

California Man Denied Permit to Protest With Rifle Sues City of Menlo Park

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Michael Zeleny, a free-speech and Second Amendment activist has sued the City of Menlo Park, California, and a number of city and state officials for denial of his civil rights under the First, Second...
Fayetteville Walmart (courtesy wral.com)

Thief Grabs North Carolina Open Carrier’s Firearm And . . . That’s It

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On the afternoon of 22 December in the WalMart on Skibo Road, someone stole a firearm an open carrier. No shots were fired. The thief  is reported to have ran away with the firearm....
K Rounds OWB Pancake Holster

Gear Review: K Rounds OWB Pancake Holster

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When I'm out and about, I carry a compact sidearm in an inside-the-waistband (IWB) holster. When I'm at the range, I switch to an outside-the-waistband (OWB) holster, strapping-on my SIG SAUER P226R EE with...
NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer, 1995 (courtesy cnn.com)

NRA’s Marion Hammer Hammers Florida Carry

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Marion Hammer is a force to be reckoned with. She was the first female President of the National Rifle Association (from 1995 to 1998). As an NRA lobbyist in The Sunshine State, Ms. Hammer led...
Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (courtesy moviefone.com)

Michigan Open Carry: New Gun Law Not So Great

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From Michigan Open Carry: The Good - SB 584 seeks to create a shall issue exemption to the concealed pistol free zones listed in MCL 28.425o (and on the back of every CPL) for anyone...

Gear Review: Sitka Gear Bomber Belt for Sidearm Carry

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Sitka Gear is the crème de la crème of hunting equipment. The only consistent knock on Sitka's products I've heard over the years is the price. But the quality of the Gore-Tex®, WINDSTOPPER®, and Primaloft®...

Wisconsin Carry in Truck Case Dismissed by Prosecutor, Avoids Precedent

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In June of 2016, a 53-year-old truck driver, Guy A. Smith was arrested in Kenosha for having a loaded revolver in the cab of his truck. Smith didn't have a Wisconsin concealed carry permit....

After Charlottesville, Open Carry Is Now A ‘Loophole’… VIDEO

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Jeff Knox of firearmscoalition.org writes : Opponents of gun rights are now using the horror and stupidity of the Charlottesville protests to declare open carry of firearms a “loophole,” which of course must be closed...

Southern Poverty Law Center: ‘Amend’ Open Carry Laws

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Press release by Richard Cohen, President Southern Poverty Law Center We’ve all seen the pictures from Charlottesville. Peaceful protesters being met with men carrying military-style weapons. Many of those unarmed were probably intimidated. I certainly think...

“He wanted my gun. So I gave it to him”

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A 61-year-old grandfather looked like an easy mark to a brazen 16-year-old punk at a Detroit gas station. It takes a brazen (or stupid) criminal to try to rob someone who's open carrying a...