New York subway John Rote arrest

Why Good Guys With Guns Don’t Aways Come to the Rescue

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Want to see some nasty political fighting? Just head to Google or the search box on any social media platform and type in "good guy with gun." You'll find all sorts of reasons that...

Practical Lessons From Videos of the Hamas Attacks on Israel

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Having taken graduate-level courses in emergency management and homeland security, watching people argue online about the Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli response can be maddening. Instead of embracing the complexity and trying to...
black gun owners range train

Long March: The Gun Control Industry’s Never-Ending Push for Civilian Disarmament

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By Miguel A. Faria, MD For many years, the federal government has arrogated more power to itself at the expense of the individual states, including policing actions that should fall within the jurisdiction of state...
Orville Wollard III

Why Firearm and Self Defense Training are Worth Your Time and Money

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I've written a number of posts on training, including classes that use force-on-force, which elaborated on some of the most effective forms of self-defense training available to civilians today. In response, there always seems...
Home defense

Guns for Beginners: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know About Armed Self-Defense

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By Rob Morse The news right now is enough to frighten anyone. I'm hearing Pro-Palestinian protesters say they wanted to kill Jews. I expected that from extremists overseas but I didn't expect to hear it...

Personal Defense: Know the Difference Between Cover and Concealment

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  https://youtu.be/2Rgq45MJ-Og?si=Ov63qFJhLcF3kWq3 Cover is any object that protects you from gunfire. Concealment is an object that hides you from an aggressor. Question: if you were in the Stop 'N Rob in the video above, where is...
American Jews buy guns

Gun Sales Jump as More American Jews Buy Guns for the First Time

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"We are seeing Jewish customers buying their first guns," Whiddon said. "Overall, we’re seeing about a 30-percent increase in business."  State Rep. Esther Panitch, (D) 51, says antisemitism has been rising in recent years on...
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker

We Will Not Comply: Only .1% of Illinois Gun Owners Have Registered Their Newly...

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According to Illinois State Police data, 2,415,481 gun owners call the Land o' Lincoln home. Earlier this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the so-called Protect Illinois Communities Act into law which banned the most...

Glenn Beck Boils Down the Anti-Gun Left’s Arguments on Gun Ownership and Firearm Exports

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GLENN: Dateline Washington. The Commerce Department is halting exports of most US-made firearms for 90 days, and reviewing its support of the country's biggest gun trade show to ensure such backing does not undermine...
Kenosha gun store sales

Don’t Wait for News of a Killer on the Loose to Have the Tools...

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Long lines, rising sales and crowded stores have been a scene at gun shops throughout Maine since Thursday morning, when stores opened for the first time since mass shootings in Lewiston on Wednesday night...

Bloomington, IL Gun ‘Buyback’ Paying $200, $400 and $500 EACH For ‘Unwanted’ Guns This...

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Trick or treat, smell their feet cash. The Bloomington, Illinois Police Department will be hosting a “gun buyback” this Sunday, October 29th. They're seeking "unwanted" or unloved guns and they're paying a premium price...

Self-Defense Training: Does Anyone Ever Really Have Time for the OODA Loop?

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A TTAG Reader writes: Innumerable articles have been written about the defensive use of firearms, especially handguns. Due to the high number of current and former combat veterans, much of the self-defense literary efforts seem...