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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973.
He taught the Arizona concealed & carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained.
A Florida court has stuck down the Florida ban on the open carry of firearms. There are five states which still generally ban the open carry of firearms, and six states which require a permit in order to legally open carry handguns.
The video of a homeowner defending his home from a black bear intruder has gone viral. The Defender has added some details, explaining how the bear got in, and what firearm and ammunition was used.
The legislature in the United States Territory of Guam has overridden the Democrat Governor’s veto. Suppressors will now be legal to possess in the territory of Guam.
Firearms sales in August of 2025 are down approximately ten percent from August of 2024. There has been a small, but persistent drop in firearms sales, as measured by the National Shooting Sport Foundation.
The standard was established under the Wallen case, when Dan Calvert Wallen shot 3 grizzly bears on his property with a .22 rimfire rifle.
A state Superior Court has published an opinion holding the right to keep and bear arms of 18-20 year old people, is protected by Delaware’s Constitution.
A three-judge panel in Tennessee has found 2 carry ban laws to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and the state’s constitution.
Remington is offering a low decibel .410 half ounce load at 650 fps. It is a modern garden gun load.
Non-residents of California will be able to apply for California concealed carry permits. It is unclear which county will be the best jurisdiction to apply in.
The American Bar Association has spent decades pushing sweeping gun control—from penalties on victims who don’t report stolen guns, to redefining the 2nd Amendment as “militia-only,” to backing bans, mandates, and red flag laws—despite no evidence these measures reduce crime.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has held Minnesota law which criminalizes the possession of firearms without serial numbers only applies to firearms which were legally required by the federal government to have serial numbers.
Information released by the US Fish and Wildlife Service shows the number of grizzly bears killed in defense of human life is 5-10 times greater than previously thought.
On July 1, 2024, the Florida law restoring the right of people to defend themselves, their pets, and their homes from black bears went into effect. In the first six months, the law was invoked four times.
This is the first month in almost six years that the adjusted NICS numbers estimate less than one million firearm sales.
Armed people act confidently, without fear in wild areas. Animals sense this confidence and learn to avoid the dangerous humans.
Mark McCloskey has been able to legally retrieve his AR-15 rifle from the St. Louis Police Department. It has been over five years.
The Supreme Court has shown interest in a challenge to the National Firearms Act requirement that short barreled rifles are required to be registered with the Federal Government.
A successful defensive use of GLOCK 10mm pistols to stop a grizzly bear attack in the interior of Alaska on July 19, 2025 has been recorded.
On May 21, 2025, near Choteau, MT, Justin Lee and John Long used their pistols to stop an attack of a grizzly bear. Here are the details.
The Biden administration’s ATF made submitting a Form 1 to make a silencer/suppressor much more difficult. Will the Trump administration remove those barriers?
In Atlanta for the NRA Annual Meeting, this correspondent had a conversation about the NRA, Constitutional rights, and concealed carry with the motel manager.
A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has found the Second Amendment right to keep arms includes the right to possess arms.
Romania has the highest brown (grizzly) bear population in the European Union, and the highest number of fatal bear attacks.
A three-judge panel in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld the Gun Free School Zone Act as constitutional in an applied challenge under the Second Amendment.
The NSSF adjusted National Instant Background Check System firearm sales shows about 1.06 million sales in June 2025. This is down about 5% from 2024.
A Federal District judge ruled that the State of California must modify their law to allow non-residents to apply for concealed carry permits.
As of July 1, 2025, there will be 14 states where students can legally exercise right protected by the Second Amendment. South Dakota and Wyoming will join the club.
A three judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has heard oral arguments in the Gun Free School Zone case from Billings Montana.
History will reflect that the effect of the inclusion of silencers in the NFA was catastrophic. It ensured millions of Americans would suffer severe hearing loss
Brown bears, also known as grizzly bears, and Kodiak bears, European brown bears and Hokkaido brown bears are all members of Ursas Arctos. They are all in the same species and are genetically the same with minor variations.
