“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...
The NRA has launched a new television advertisement targeting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over his support for an assault weapons ban. The post NRA Targets Gun-Banner Talarico With Ad Buy In Important Texas U.S. Senate Race appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
In June we covered the launch of MATBOCK’s ARES Drone Series. In August we looked at how operators were running it, with the ARES Drone Assault Pack as the Pilot Bag and the ARES Drone Sustainment Pack as the Bird Bag. MATBOCK has now released a full walkthrough of the system. The video goes th...
Oak Lawn's village board voted Tuesday to allow up to five appointment-only in-home gun dealers, its first gun rule update since the 1990s. Read the original story: Why Five? A Cook County Suburb Opens the Door to Home-Based FFLs, Then Puts a Ceiling on It
A 28-year-old armed shopper who intervened during an alleged assault on a woman and her teenage daughter at a Valdosta, Georgia, Dollar General will not face charges. Police say the shopper fired after the suspect turned his attack on him. The post Georgia Gun Owner Won’t Face Charges for D...
Juniata County man shot a relative in the chest after he broke through his door and threatened to 'teach you a lesson,' state police say. Read the original story: Juniata County Man Shoots Relative Who Broke Down His Door, Stood in the Threshold With Fists Clenched, and Threatened to ‘Teach...
The Japanese seized the Caroline Islands in Micronesia in 1914, and established a naval base on the island of Truk within it in 1939. As the primary anchorage for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 4th Fleet, Truk was soon transformed into a fortress. Truk seemed the perfect spot. Offering a natural ...
I watched 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial. Here are 10 practical lessons for concealed carriers, from avoiding fights to what to do after the shot.
A Lehigh Acres man knocked down by a pickaxe blow shot the attacker standing over him. Days later, the attacker was the one arrested. Read the original story: Florida Man Knocked Down by Pickaxe Blow to the Back Shoots Attacker Standing Over Him, Sheriff Says It Was Self-Defense
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.