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Politicians often make sensational remarks to generate headlines, but some are so absurd and provably false that their lies need to be called out. Such are the comments by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D), who recently said that it’s easier to buy a firearm than it is to buy booze. …
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It’s one thing to learn from our experience and apply those lessons to the concealed-carry lifestyle. It’s something else to learn from the experiences of other people and then apply those lessons in both a classroom and range setting, but that’s just what John Hearne of Two Pillars Training does with three …
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Until just recently, Smith & Wesson had only ever chambered its mammoth X-Frame revolvers to fire two cartridges of its own design. Both of these were expressly devised from the outset to be record-breakers intended to assert the company’s dominance over the rest of the wheelgun market and secure its place in …
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When it comes to a self-defense situation, most shooters think “Well, I’ll just shoot him!” Others may consider their personal “go-to” move to be a martial arts technique such as a finger strike to the eyes, bare-knuckle punch to the throat or kick to the groin. Regardless of what you …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) announced a complete “freeze” on the movement of handguns across Canada by using what is known as an “Order in Council.”   As the anti-Second Amendment Biden administration continues to push for ever more infringements on our civil rights, the current situation in Canada …
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The newly elected members of the U.S. Congress are shown here on the steps of the Capitol Building. Two things are simultaneously true. One: That the Republican party did not get the “red wave” that it had hoped for in the 2022 midterm elections. Two: That the Republican party improved …
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More than two dozen county sheriffs in Illinois have openly said they will not enforce Governor Pritzker’s unlawful “assault weapons” ban.  Good, because these are the last line of defense before it actually falls to the men of the county to say no to tyrants. Fox 2 Now reports: MADISON …
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In anti-gun states, 2023 means new laws are taking effect, including more restrictions on Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights and baseless attacks on the firearm industry that supports that most critical Constitutional right that protects all our freedoms. Fortunately, these attacks are running up against a bipartisan federal law …
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Why does the FBI’s background check system falsely deny law-abiding citizens from purchasing a firearm the overwhelming majority of the time? Because the system is broken and often mismatches law-abiding citizens with the records of convicted felons who share things like names and birthdays. This disproportionately affects minorities, such as Blacks and Hispanics, …
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Reminiscent of a Colt display at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial celebration, this “wheel” of engraved First and Second Generation Colt Single Action Army revolvers highlights the myriad barrel length, finish and stock options that individual owners either factory-ordered or commissioned through the years to personalize their Peacemakers. This year marks the …
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