Self-Defense Tip: Beware of the Freeze Response

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Gun gurus talk about the "fight or flight" response. They warn students that they will experience one or both of these adrenalin-fired reactions to extreme stress/danger. No matter which way an individual reacts---and they...

Question of the Day: Why Would a Cop be Against Concealed Carry?

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http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Sgt. Betsy Brantner-Smith reckons off-duty carry is important for officers to protect themselves and their loved ones. And did you catch this bit: "Make sure you carry additional ammunition with you . . ....

“Confiscation Under the Guise of Safety”

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"Making our communities safer." Doing something about guns. Security theater. Same as it ever was. And likely will be. The nation's best-looking state attorney general is going all in on Cali's APPS gun grab program. In a...

Wait, Who Are The Responsible Ones Again?

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By Pascal A story at courier-journal.com (behind an annoying pay wall) details the aftermath of a recent automobile-deer interface when a LEO arrived on the scene: “I went inside to get my gun, and when I came out, my...

OMG! Fireworks! And So Close to Independence Day! OMG!

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"Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint of a man with a gun in the area of 4800 Scherbel Road at about 3:20 p.m. Deputies said 32-year-old James Weightman had what appeared to be...

Irresponsible Gun Owners of the Day: U.S. Park Police

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In preparation for next week's move to The Lone Star State, my FFL and I carefully re-inventoried my firearms. Description, pictures, serial numbers. Paper and flash drive copies. Given the civilian disarmament movement's willingness...

FNS-9 Contest Entry – Police Interface Advice

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By John G. So you’re carrying and you see an officer approaching, what do you do if he stops you? Prepare yourself for that chance encounter by understanding the laws. I wanted to write this because...

An Armed Guard is Not The Answer to School Shootings

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOx-EIAu9c#at=16 Notice the word "the." An armed guard is not "the" answer to school shootings. And no, I'm not going to prattle on about a comprehensive approach to preventing active shooters in this nation's schools....

FNS-9 Contest Entry: How to Avoid Being Killed by Federal Law Enforcement Agents

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By Bob Greetings! My name is Bob. Well, actually it isn't but for the purposes of this submission that's the name I am going to use. You see, I am employed by a Federal Law Enforcement...

ATF: Average “Time to Crime” for “Crime Guns” is 11.2 Years

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  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (and Really Big Fires) has just released their 2012 statistics on "crime guns." Click here to view the "firearms trace data." Note the difference between the...

FBI: All Shoots are Good Shoots

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERs7VyRMETg Are the Fibbies telling fibbies? According to documents unearthed by nytimes.com, agents employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation who clear leather and let loose the dogs of war never ever shoot the wrong...

This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: NY After Sandy Edition

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"They swooped in like vultures over just a few weeks, stealing brand new copper pipes, or sometimes contractor's tools, from homeowners struggling to make their houses livable after Hurricane Sandy," silive.com reports. "The head...