Why Staying Alert is Key for Personal Defense
Maintaining one’s alertness involves keeping an eye on not only what’s happening, but also on any person or object that appears to be out of place. In personal-defense classes, we talk to the students about awareness. Some instructors love to use the term “keep your head on a swivel.” Then, there …
The White House Says They Want to Repeal Gun Makers’ “Liability Shields”
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said last week that President Joe Biden is “looking forward” to “repealing gun manufacturers’ liability shields.” Firearms manufacturers do not have “liability shields” that aren’t also afforded to any other industry. Nevertheless, President Joe Biden (D) peddles this falsehood. What Psaki is referring to is Biden’s …
Gun Owner Victory as ATF Certifies South Dakota Concealed Carry Permit as Valid Alternative to NICS Background Check
At long last, the ATF finally responded to a request from Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to certify that South Dakota’s Regular Concealed Carry Permits qualify as an alternative to NICS Background Checks! ATF Response below: “Per the request of the Office of Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, …
Tennessee: Senate Passes Constitutional Carry Legislation!
Earlier today, the Tennessee Senate passed important Constitutional Carry legislation, Senate Bill 765. Despite a swath of misinformation and disingenuous attack ads against pro-gun legislators from gun control organizations and out-of-state fundraising groups, our right to self-defense has taken a big step towards becoming law. The measure’s companion bill, House Bill 786, …
Vermont: Gun Free Zone Legislation To Receive Senate Vote
Vermont has been an example for the rest of the country for decades when it comes to both responsible carry and gun ownership. So it seems extremely unusual that in the middle of a pandemic, legislators in Montpelier feel compelled to devote so much energy to solving a problem that …
FIREARM INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACT RISES 232% SINCE 2008
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The total economic impact of the firearm and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $63.5 billion in 2019, a 232 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to over 342,330, a 106 percent increase …
ARTV: The Making of Heritage Revolvers
Heritage Manufacturing Inc. is one of three brands under the Taurus Holdings name and known for its single-action .22-cal. rimfire revolvers. Heritage makes these revolvers in a number of different themes around the same single-action receiver design. The revolvers are manufactured at the Taurus plant located in Miami, Fla., and made mostly in-house. Firing …
A Letter to Biden From Anti-Gun Legislators
President Joe Biden has quickly made himself known as the “executive action” president, signing more executive orders in his first month than any other modern-day president; however, as this was being written, he’d yet to try to force upon America the anti-gun agenda his campaign website outlined. Apparently frustrated by that lack …
Utah: Gov. Cox Signs Two More Self-Defense Bills
Yesterday, Governor Spencer Cox signed two more self-defense bills, for a total of three that he has signed into law in 2021, including permitless carry that he signed in February. House Bill 227, sponsored by Representative Karianne Lisonbee (R-14), improves Utah’s self-defense laws by defining justifiable use of force, and establishing procedures for the …
South Carolina: Open Carry Bill Passes Critical Vote
Today, the House voted 82-33 to advance House Bill 3094 after second reading. HB 3094 still faces a third reading before the House can vote to pass it. The progress so far has been made possible by Rep. Bobby Cox showing his strong leadership and unwavering commitment to the Second Amendment by guiding …
