Guns in the News
Jacob Weighs in on ABC Story About Warning Shots
Recently I had the opportunity to speak to the local ABC Denver team to chime in on a incident where a supposed bounty hunter chased a robbery suspect out of a Subway store and fired first warning shots into the air and then fired shots at the robbers car in order to prevent his escape.…
Read MoreLooking Forward to Shot Show
If you are not familiar with Shot Show, it is the firearm industry’s largest annual event. Hosted and executed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), this event brings out all the big and small vendors and companies in the industry to Las Vegas for four days of events, exhibits, and industry announcements. This year…
Read MoreGet the Latest Firearm News and Training Articles on Your Amazon Kindle
After a few nudges from our readers we have finally published our articles via the Amazon Kindle. Amazon has a program that allows websites like us to make our content available automatically to Kindle subscribers. If we could have we would have made it free but the minimum price we could set is $0.99 per…
Read MoreConstitutional Carry Goes Into Effect in Maine
On October 15th, 2015 LD 652 goes into effect. Governor Paul LePage signed the law on July 8th. This law allows that all residents of Maine who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm may carry concealed without obtaining a Concealed handgun Permit (CHP). The law still allows that those who travel outside…
Read MoreOlive Garden Employee Refuses Service to Uniformed Police Officer
When I first saw the headline I thought it was a joke. I know there are a lot of businesses out there that have policies against firearms… anyone who carries concealed is familiar with that reality. I have never heard of a business refusing to serve a law enforcement officer. Now official statements from Olive…
Read MoreJustified Shooters September 2015 Edition
#JustifiedShooters is a series of articles that we publish to share real life examples of people who have used a firearm legally in self-defense. When you find such a story share it with the hashtage #justifedshooters and click here for other articles in the series. Older Patron Defends Himself During Bank Robbery A bank customer…
Read MoreShould We Ban Machetes Too?
This week I stumbled upon two different home invasion news stories that both involved a machete. The first, from September 5th in South Carolina involved three men forcing their way into someones home and “hacking” him to death. Their weapon was a machete. According to the Associated Press: Investigators say a man was hacked to…
Read MoreWhy The Media is Wrong About Violent Crime
If you have listened to the news for any amount of time, you have heard countless accounts of violent crimes that sometimes make you question the morality of the human race. Without a doubt, you have heard someone say something like, “Society is getting increasingly violent.” In fact, the media ensures that crimes involving mentally ill people using firearms…
Read MoreElderly woman awakens to find intruder, shoots at him
The woman’s first reaction was to yell at the intruder, “What are you doing in my house?” She said the man didn’t budge nor answer her inquiry. Her second reaction was to raise her handgun and fire a round at him.
Read MoreWayne LaPierre: Danger of United Nations Arms Trade Treaty
Specifically, Articles 8, 12 and 15 of the treaty would create international pressure (and the perfect excuse) for signatory nations to compile “records” of all gun owners who purchase firearms imported into their country—and then supply this sensitive private information to governments of exporting countries.
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