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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.
Dean is an outspoken defender of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and an accomplished writer and reporter for AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and his blog gunwatch.blogspot.com
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First and Second Amendment Wins for Open Carry Tarrant County TX
An Arlington, Texas Court decision reinforces the idea that the first and second amendments of the Bill of Rights are essential for supporting each other. More
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Tennessee Restaurant Welcomes Armed Customers
A Tennessee restaurant is welcoming armed citizens. The owner lost business because some customers thought that she did not allow armed citizens inside... More
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Insider Story on Jacksonville, FL Gun Turn In (aka: buy backs)
Jacksonville, Florida has been running gun turn-in "buy back" events for a bit over a year now. Private buyers have paying more than the police... More
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CCW Permit Holder Shoots Accused Robber, Carjacker
A woman with a concealed carry permit shot a would be robber who had been released after being accused of shooting a man in More
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Bigger Danger to Young Children? 5 Gallon Buckets or Guns?
Which are more dangerous for young children, five gallon buckets or guns? The number of fatal accidents for both are tiny; but 5 More
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Attackers Call 911 on Defender with Shotgun
Two transients beat a man with a baseball bat. The man retrieved a shotgun and fired warning shots. The attackers called police More
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Petitions to Reform the National Firearms Act
The administrative restrictions and burdensome taxes on the possession of short barreled rifles and shotguns, and on gun mufflers, should be repealed... More
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Enemies Trilogy Free on Kindle Through Wednesday
The popular "Enemies" trilogy is available on Kindle, free, here. Brackens foresight seemed uncanny when he wrote them. Now, we seem to be More
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Ukrainians Push For Swiss Model Of Defense
Ukrainians are learning the advantages of an armed citizenry the hard way. The Kyiv Legion is calling for citizens to become armed on the More
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Florida’s Gun Law Reform is Working
An armed citizen stopped a deadly knife attack with a warning shot. Under the new law, he can be certain that he will not More
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Black “Zimmerman” is Vindicated
When a black man with a concealed carry permit shoots "white Hispanics" in justifiable self defense, race is not mentioned. More
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Main Stream Media Campaign Against Open Carry Will Fail
The Bloomberg media campaign to demonize open carry will fail. In spite of the propaganda efforts of Moms Demand Action, reality works against More
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Justice Denied: Gura Files Renewed Petition in DC case
Alan Gura has filed a renewed writ of mandamus on the "right to carry" case in the DC court. The case has not had More
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Book Review: Rise of the Anti-Media by Brian Anse Patrick
The Rise of the Anti-Media is a profound examination of how the gun culture has triumphed in the face of overwhelming opposition from the ruling More
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Tokyo: Chinese Man Shoots, Kills Chinese Woman
Homicides are rare in Japan, especially with firearms. Japanese are some of the most law abiding people on the planet. This crime More
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MO: Governor Nixon (D) Considers Gun Reform Law
Governor Nixon (D), MO, is considering the gun law reform bill that was passed on 3 June, with near veto proof majorities. He has More
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North Carolina Immigrant Fights for Right to Carry
The Second Amendment Foundation is supporting the right of a legal Australian immigrant in North Carolina to obtain a concealed carry permit... More
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Book Review: Guns Across the Border by Mike Detty
Guns Across the Border is an intensely personal insider look at what happened in the "Wide Receiver" gunrunning investigation. More
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3D Printed Ruger Style Pistol Demo by Buck O’ Fama ~ Video
An experimenter has assembled a 3D printed version of a Ruger inspired Pistol. The video shows the first demonstration of the pistol... More
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Jacksonville ‘Gun Buy Back’: 693 Firearms, Plenty for Private Buyers
693 guns were turned in at Jacksonville, Florida, on the 28th of June. The number of guns sold to private buyers at More
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Recall Election Aftershocks Stop CO Gun Ban
The petition to ban guns on Colorado Colleges has failed. Proponents claim they have the signatures needed; they will not file them for fear More
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Guns, Bathrooms, and Legal Consequences
One of the most legally dangerous places to carry a handgun is in the bathroom. People forget handguns in bathrooms, and that places them in More
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MI Poll Supports Cheap, Fast, Easy Concealed Carry
Minbcnews.com is running a poll about a proposal in Michigan to make obtaining a concealed carry permit cheaper, faster and easier. More
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Cheap Guns Opportunity: Jacksonville Florida 28 June 2014
There will be a gun turn in event or "buy back" on Saturday, 28 June, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida. $50 will be paid for More
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Freakonomics and Gun ‘Buybacks’
"Freakonomics" agrees that gun "buybacks" are useless: " both the theory and the data could not be clearer in showing that they don’t work. " More
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Moscow Restaurant Encourages Open Carry
A Moscow, Idaho, a restaurant offers a discount to people who openly carry firearms. Open carry has always been legal in most states... More
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Kansas Follows Principles on Concealed Guns in Statehouse
Kansas legislators will live by the same law as other communities around the State. They welcome armed people who have obtained concealed carry permits... More
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Florida Governor Signs ‘Stand Your Ground’ Reform
Florida's Governor Rick Scott signed into law a major reform of the State's Stand Your Ground law on Friday, 20 June, 2014. More
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Twelve-year-old Boy Ignites .22 Cartridge with Cigarette Lighter
A 12-year-old sets off a .22 cartridge with application of a cigarette lighter. Minor injuries result in a lesson to be learned about cartridges More
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Russia Not “Advanced or Developed” By Obama’s Measure
What countries fall outside of Barack Obama's definition of "advanced, developed countries"? Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Brazil, and Venezuela, are examples... More
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Santa Fe Destroys Hundreds of Valuable Guns
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, tens of thousands of dollars of valuable property was destroyed purely for propaganda. More
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Change in Las Vegas Shooting Story Prompts Alternate Theory
Changes in the Las Vegas shooting story have people speculating about what happened. The video should be released... More
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Gunfight Video Has Valuable Lessons
The video of the armed confrontation resulted in one robber wounded, both captured, and minimum damage to the store and lends itself to a self More
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Obama Ignores Australian ‘Mass Shooting’ in 2002
President Obama does not mention the mass shooting in Monash University in Australia in 2002. The Australian Gun Ban did not reduce mass shootings... More
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The Ammunition Bubble: Substitute 12 Gauge For .22 Ammo?
The price of 12 gauge ammunition has dropped back to nearly pre-bubble levels. It is a viable substitute for pricey .22 ammunition for many More
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A Crash in Ammunition Prices is Coming
The Obama administration caused bubble in ammunition prices seems ready to bust. More
