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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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Several Oregon counties have referenda on the ballot to re-enforce protections for Second Amendment rights. In 2018 ten counties have Second Amendment protection referenda on the ballot.
On 3 October 2018, Michael Dunn shot and killed Christobal Lopez, during a struggle where Lopez was attempting to steal a hatchet from Dunn’s Vets Army Navy Surplus store and was captured on video.
A 63-year-old armed homeowner shot a police officer. The officer fired first. Turley is not facing any charges. The case shows the culture in the USA is re-normalizing the role of armed citizens.
A gun was displayed by a middle school student in Mobile, Alabama, in a school bathroom. The image went viral. The revolver appears to be a S&W model 36 revolver.
Randy Schultz has penned an error-filled article for bocamag.com on the history of guns and the state of Florida. They should correct the errors about Florida gun laws and concealed carry.
If you see a bear, and it does not run from you, consider yourself at risk. Most black bear attacks are predatory attacks, where the bear sees humans as a potential food source.
Total National Instant background Checks for September of 2018 are similar to previous two years. Permit-related checks are up, firearms checks are down.
I wonder if we will see local social justice warriors calling for the state to tear down Bong’s memorial, close his museum, and rename the wildlife preserve and bridge named in his honor.
Brazil Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro promises reform of extreme Brazilian gun laws. He wins 46% of the vote in the first round. He is favored to be the next President of Brazil.
Mr. Holloway had his Second Amendment rights removed after being convicted of driving under the influence. The Holloway case is another step in the process of restoring Second Amendment rights.
A masked man was buzzed into Shorewood Elementary School. He handed out two small pieces of cardboard with the word gun printed on them, and left. He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
The count of AK47 type rifles confiscated on 28 August in the Gulf of Aden has risen to over 2,500. This is the first reported confiscation of rifles in two years.
A gun owning resident in Maryland has shot and wounded two police officers. He was defending his home. No charges will be filed. The police had a warrant, but the wrong address.
Details about the fatal bear spray failure in the Wyoming grizzly attack on Mark Uptain and Corey Chubon. The Glock pistol at the packs did not belong to Chubon, who could not get it to fire.
Cody Wilson, the face and voice of Defense Distributed, has had a warrant issued for his arrest, on soliciting and sexual conduct with a 16-year-old.
The Government of Hawaii has filed for an en banc ruling on the Ninth Circuit. The case is Young v. State of Hawaii, where a three-judge panel ruled there is a right to bear arms outside the home.
The Mark Uptain/ Corey Chubon grizzly bear attack in Wyoming appears to have involved a fatal bear spray failure.
Political scientists are perplexed as to why gun owners are politically effective.
Hunting guide Mark Uptain was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear. His client was injured, but reportedly threw a pistol to Mark before running away from the scene.
A firearm turn-in event is scheduled in New Jersey for 22 September, 2018. The term “buyback” is an Orwellian propaganda word. The government cannot ‘buyback” something it never owned before.
The Democrats are emphasizing gun control in the 2018 midterms. They have attempted a re-brand, and call it “gun safety” legislation.
The ACLU has submitted a friend of the court brief to support the NRA lawsuit against Andrew Cuomo and other New York politicians for violations of First Amendment rights.
Cody Wilson obeys court order not to distribute 3D gun files for free on the Internet. Instead, he sells them for free on key drives, exercising his First Amendment rights.
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found that a woman’s civil rights were violated because a Helena, Oregon WalMart refused to sell her a gun because she was not 21 years old.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is still losing business from deciding to take political sides against a large segment of their customers.
