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Wisconsin Personal Protection Act Heard in Committees & Hundreds Show Their SupportMaking it evident that they are tired of being denied the right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense, hundreds of Badger State residents attendedMore
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NRA/CRPAF Lawsuit Filed to Force LAPD to Comply with Court Ordered CCW Permitting ProcessNRA and CRPA Foundation are sponsoring two new legal actions to enforce a 16-year old court Order against the City of LA over its concealedMore
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Second Amendment Foundation Sues Illinois Over Ban On Carrying Guns For Self-DefenseIllinois is currently the only state in the country that imposes a complete prohibition on the carrying of firearms for personal protection by its citizens...More
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Wisconsin Constitutional Carry & Concealed Carry UpdatesWe REALLY need to put pressure on Scott and Jeff Fitzgerald to do the right thing and support the law-abiding citizens of Wisconsin who wishMore
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Wisconsin Constitutional Carry Act Hearings to be Held Tomorrow in Wausau & MadisonTwo bills introduced in the 2011 legislative session allow Wisconsinites to carry concealed weapons for personal protection...More
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Phoenix Rising for Phoebe PrinceWhy harass a kid in a school hall with a handful of kids when one can use Facebook and YouTube to bully him or herMore
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Wisconsin Constitutional Carry – More Cosponsors NeededIt is a true Constitutional Carry bill, and we only have one shot at passage. Grassroots pressure today is required...More
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Another Texas Senator Needs To Fact Check His Anti-Gun ArgumentsSenator Lucio needs to perform his own due diligence before repeating as fact the arguments fed to him by college administrators seeking to carry outMore
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Illinois Concealed Carry Bill Goes to House Floor – HB148The gun control movement is employing all sorts of underhanded tricks and lies to leave you and your family defenseless against attacks by violent criminals...More
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Illinois Right-to-Carry Bill Facing Action Deadline This WeekThis important self-defense legislation has never had a better chance to pass in Illinois and the anti-gunners know it...More
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Texas Employee Guns In Parking Lots Bill Passes 2nd Reading in the HouseSB 321 to allow the legal possession of firearms in an employee's personal, locked vehicle when parked on their employer's parking lot passed the secondMore
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Campus Carry Advocates To Texas Senator Rodney Ellis – Stop LyingFaced with a dearth of fact-based evidence opposing his position, Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) has conjured up a fiscal boogeyman, telling anybody who’ll listen thatMore
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Concealed Carry on Campus Bill Now in the Texas SenateThis may be our best chance to gain a lawful self-defense option for CHLs at Texas institutions of higher education...More
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National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 – H.R. 822Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Heath Shuler (D-NC) have introduced vital legislation that will enable millions of law-abiding firearm permit holders to exercise their rightMore
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Straight Talk from The Gunny on Our Knife RightsInvented and used by primitive man, it is one of the few tools from the Stone Age that is still in use today...More
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Texas College Republicans Stunned By Blocking Of Campus Safety Bill by Senator OgdenSenator Steve Ogden, when you’re the only person stopping something that everyone else in your party is supporting, it’s time to reconsider your position...More
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What Should I Do If I Ever Need To Use My Gun In Self-DefenseYou should first be certain that the threat is removed before you lower your guard...More
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High Cap Mag Freedom – The Sixth ReasonIt was obvious and understood that the citizens’ standard would at least be equal to the standard of a common soldier...More
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Complaint Filed as Florida Law Enforcement Officers Bend the Law to Stop Open Carry Rights BillA complaint has been made and FL State Attorney’s Office are investigating if members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office violated the law in orderMore
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Florida Law Enforcement Mislead & Push the Limit of the Law to Stop Open Carry Rights BillIt appears that members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office may have violated the law in order to influence the committee members...More
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Speer Ammunition Introduces .22 WMR Personal Protection RoundsThe .22 Win. Mag. hollow point rounds provide reliable expansion and penetration for use in self defense situations...More
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Anti-Gun Bill Would Put Law-Abiding Citizens That Defend Their Families at Financial RiskIt is traumatic enough that a citizen must forcefully defend himself or their family from being attacked, for that citizen to be subjected to aMore
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South African Man’s Story On A Real Life Gun Fight With TerroristsOne of the terrorists later said that they had picked that church to attack believing that no one would be armed, and that they wereMore
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University of Kentucky HandGuns in Cars Lawsuit Heads to KY Supreme CourtWe stand poised to make them pay for that indignity and to establish that the colleges in Kentucky are also bound by the same lawsMore
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VA Attorney General Rules On Lawful Carry Of Handguns In ChurchAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli has formally ruled that self-defense is considered "good and sufficient reason" for the lawful carry of handguns into a church duringMore
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College Liberals Attempt to Gut Campus Carry BillThe debate over allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms will be fierce as some lawmakers maneuver to attach amendments to allay the fears of theirMore
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Arizona Campus Carry Passes in the HouseThe AzCDL-requested Campus Carry bill passed out of the House Committee of the Whole and was added to the Third Read Calendar where it passedMore
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Montana Permitless Carry Bill to be Voted on by Full House & SenateThe current language simply says that the prohibition on concealed carry does not apply to “a person who is eligible to possess a handgun underMore
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When Seconds Count Will You SurviveAre you confident that you can hold off an attacker for 7 ½ minutes while you wait for the cavalry in blue to arrive...More
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Nevada Dangerous Knives SB171 Amended to Remove All Knife ReferencesThis includes removal of the proposed new definition of "Dangerous Knives" as any knife under 2-inches long and prohibitions on possession of knives on schoolMore
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Talking Points For Winning The Gun Magazine Size DebateWe all need to wield pointed and effective responses to the gun grabbers' hysterical blathering and phony hand wringing. If we remain silent they willMore


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