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Fearful that the Right to Carry was getting too much good publicity in the wake of an Illinois concealed-carry permit holder’s heroic actions, the Sun-Times editorial board felt it necessary to lecture its readers, “One brave rescue of a Cicero cop doesn’t justify concealed guns.”
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Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards.
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On Thursday of last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke out on licenses for handguns and security teams in churches, but he failed to recognize that the God-given rights of the people he is to serve neither requires his nor the states’ approval nor their paid permission. AG Paxton was …
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. – Second Amendment to the US Constitution On Monday, the US Supreme Court refused to deal with a real Constitutional issue, the right …
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It’s almost funny to me that we have to even sit through these pieces of legislation when our own Constitution is clear in that the God-given right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.  However, instead of simply enforcing those words and not requiring a permit to either …
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Once upon a time, police officers who patrolled our streets carried revolvers on their hips. Guns like the Colt Police Positive and the Smith & Wesson Model 19 were their primary defensive firearm, and they carried .38 Spl. snub-nosed carry revolvers like the Detective Special and J-Frames for backup guns and when they were …
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There’s no question that the 1911 pistol has transcended the handgun, which was originally nothing more than a close-quarters firearm intended to be wielded with one hand. For some time, but more so today than ever before, 1911 pistols have also become works of art. From a practical standpoint, these …
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A story on a fictional multi-year decline of concealed-carry applications in Illinois seems to be another example of media trying to make much ado about nothing—whether out of incompetence or a desire to blatantly mislead readers. Under the headline “New concealed-carry permit applications declining in Illinois,” the report from The State …
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In a major win for liberty, a Federal Court of appeals in Washington, D.C. has just handed down an opinion affirming the fact that the 2nd Amendment most certainly includes the right to carry a firearm in public. In a split 2-1 decision the majority reasoned that Washington, D.C.’s “for cause” regulation …
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“If the central government has the authority to tell a state it must accept permits from all the other states, then it also has the authority to tell a state it may not accept a concealed permit from any other states. If the central government can do these things it …
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