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The one-two punch of the Wuhan Coronavirus explosion, and the civil unrest of early 2020, led to an unprecedented growth in firearms ownership in America. All told, there were about two million firearms sold in the month of March 2020 alone. Between March and July, an additional three million were sold, …
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Social science research is not as clear-cut as the hard sciences; research findings require interpretation and explanation. The findings have to be plausible. When the explanations are not grounded and experienced reality conflicts with the findings, the validity of the research should be questioned. Case in point: the latest research …
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Much like the rest of the country, Virginians have been buying firearms at a tremendous pace. According to data from the Virginia State Police, there was a 158 percent increase in firearm transactions in June 2020 when compared with June 2019. This came after a nearly 100 percent increase in …
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In 2013, Colorado enacted House Bill 13-1224, which made it a crime, with some exceptions, to sell, transfer, or possess any “large-capacity magazine”after July 1, 2013. A “large-capacity magazine”meant any “fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that is designed to be …
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One of the many adages of the prepper world is, “If you can’t defend it, you don’t own it.” If you’re new to the preparedness lifestyle, this saying basically means that all of your supplies, your stockpiles, your carefully selected buckets of food, and the time and money you spent on preparation will be …
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Bans on so-called “assault weapons” have no direct impact on mass shootings, concluded the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in a study published in a February issue of the Criminology & Public Policy journal. Researchers looked at fatal mass shootings involving four or more victims in 45 states …
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“I’m for taking the guns first and worry about due process later.”  This paraphrased quote from current President Donald J. Trump, issued just after the Parkland, FL high school mass shooting, set off a frenzy of attacks against firearms, with corporate retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods pulling certain guns from …
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One growing trend in EDC (everyday carry) is to include medical gear in your daily loadout. It’s one I applaud, since you’re significantly more likely to encounter a medical or trauma emergency in your everyday life than an armed encounter, and in the event you do wind up in a …
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How many people would have died in that Texas Church if it were not for Jack Wilson? The Pistol That Jack Wilson Used to Take Down the Church Shooter Michael Bloomberg is a bona fide gun grabber. He can’t hide it and no longer tries. Activate Your Own Stem Cells …
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Anyone familiar with the Bible is familiar with the Mark of the Beast: Without this mark, no man may buy or sell. Regardless of one’s religious faith or lack thereof, there is an illustrative case in this biblical story: When one cannot buy or sell, one is metaphorically up the creek. Short of producing …
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