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  • Get Your Concealed Carry Report from the USCCA

    The US Concealed Carry Association is offering a free report to help users who are new to concealed carry. Regardless of where you are in the country this is a great guide to get you started with the basics. The description provided by the USCCA includes:

    If you’ve decided to carry a firearm for personal protection (or even if you’re just thinking about it), I applaud your decision. Most people are not willing to do what is necessary to protect themselves, their family members, and even complete strangers from the ruthless attack or a violent felon…

    It is critical that you realize that the MOMENT you’re forced to draw your gun in self-defense there will be 100+ decisions that you’ll need to make in a split second. The MOMENT you decide to draw your gun, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE.

    If you need to take the time to THINK about these decisions, there’s a good chance you’ll make a choice that will put you in jail…or worse.

    You need to have these decisions programmed into your brain BEFORE you leave your house with your gun!

    Reading the Concealed Carry Report and being in the USCCA is all about helping peoplemake informed decisions. We empower our members so they know EXACTLY what to do in a life or death situation.

    The Concealed Carry Report is a free, weekly newsletter. Inside, you’re going to uncover the answers to the toughest questions a citizen can (and MUST) face before being able to responsibly carry a concealed handgun and defend himself.

    Just enter your name and email below to start your free subscription. I urge you to get your copy today, before it’s too late…

    >>Click Here To Get the Report

  • Four Helpful Tips to Consider For Your Home Firearm Storage

    I’m in the process of researching various brands and options of gun safes for my home. There is a lot to learn and I hate to admit that I don’t know a lot about the brands and different features etc. That having been said I do want to share some more tactical advise in regards to the way you store your firearms at home. These are some of the tips I share with my students in my Concealed Carry Classes.

    Here are 4 Firearm Storage Tips!

    1. When it comes to locking mechanisms I’m a big fan of digital keypad or biometric (fingerprint) options. I just have this scary image in my head of waking up in the middle of the night and trying to turn the dial on a lock in the dark… or find and insert a key. I love digital keypad safes because of the simplicity of just punching in 4 numbers and having the door spring open. Biometric safes are even better but of course you will pay more for them.
    2. Secure your gun safe to the floor or wall. Don’t put yourself in a situation where someone can pick up and carry off your gun safe. When you buy something it will most likely come with the appropriate hardware and instructions.
    3. If you own several firearms you may want to utilize more than one storage system. I don’t think you can easily justify needing fast access to all your firearms (if you own 3+). You would probably be better off to store the vast majority of your firearms in as secure and out of site an environment as possible. Then, if you feel you need to have fast/emergency access to one or more, store them differently.
    4. Everyone has a unique home situation. The way I store my firearms in my home has changed over the years as I’ve gone from single to married to married with kids. Decide on a system that is appropriate for you and re-evaluate your system periodically as your lifestyle and situation change.

  • Eddie Eagle Prevents Gun Accidents in Cleveland Elementary School

    I was checking my news feeds this morning when I came across a story in the Cleveland Daily Banner.

    Read more: Cleveland Daily Banner – Fifth grader finds loaded gun on playground follows safety procedure

    My first reaction was complete shock. I have never seen a news story in which children did the correct thing when confronted with a firearm. This is no doubt a combination of the tendency for news organizations to report the bad and the fact that most children are not properly educated and accidents are more often the result. This was an exception as a fifth grader followed exact safety procedure when finding the loaded handgun at school on the playground.

    In all of our firearm courses we discuss the NRA suggested rule in regards to children and firearms. Firearm owners need to be positive role models and teach children the difference between real life, video games, toys, and TV. Children need to have their curiosity satisfied at a safe and controllable level. Lastly children need to be educated and taught what to do when they find or are presented with a firearm. Specifically:

    Stop
    Don’t Touch
    Leave the Area
    Tell An Adult

    The NRA has an educational program available that schools and other organizations can utilize to help teach these and other firearm safety tips to children. The Eddie Eagle program in no way is designed to promote firearm ownership or the NRA. It is designed simple to help children learn safety rules and procedures. After all, half of all American households have a firearm and as a fact of life in our society children need to be educated in firearms the same way they are taught to Stop, Drop, and Roll in a fire.

    In this news story, the school had been using the Eddie Eagle program from several years to teach the children and, although we will never know, it might have just saved a life.

    To learn more about the Eddie Eagle program click here.

  • BulkAmmo.com Review: Buy Ammo Online

    I recently placed an order through BulkAmmo.com and wanted to tell all of our readers and students about it. I think the best way to describe the website is in it’s name. BulkAmmo.com is perfect if you are looking to buy ammo in bulk. The more you order the more you save on each case. That is a deal that you can’t find in any retail stores.

    As we teach our students, its important to have plenty of ammo in storage and then rotate the oldest rounds. Buying in bulk makes sense because the price of ammunition fluctuates based on various factors in the economy. Particularly its worth mentioning that last time we had a presidential election year the price of ammo went up because demand was so high.

    BulkAmmo.com has handgun, rimfire, rifle, and shotgun ammo available for sale. The website has a smart inventory system that guarantees that whatever you order will be available to ship right away.

    Various brands of ammunition are available. I ordered 50 Rounds of .40 S&W Ammo by Blazer and 50 Rounds of .45 ACP Ammo by Magtech. Everything shot well and these are of course reputable brands. You can also find brands such as Tula, Federal, American Eagle, Wolf, FMJ, PMC, Silver Bear, Remington, and many more.

    Shipping was reasonable and everything was packed well.

    You can subscribe to their newsletter, Twitter Profile, and Facebook page to stay tuned into new products and discounts etc.

    Hope you have a great experience with BulkAmmo.com!

  • BLM to Close Off Land to Public Shooting: Colorado & Arizona

    Gun enthusiasts are rallying opposition to a string of new federal proposals that could close off hundreds of thousands of acres in the open West to target shooting.

    The proposals from the Bureau of Land Management potentially would outlaw target shooting in swaths of public land in Arizona and Colorado as part of a broader conservation planning effort.

    Federal officials said shooters are, under the proposals, being herded to different areas because of safety concerns and because — at least in Arizona — they’ve been leaving trash in public parks and damaging the environment with their bullets.

    Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/14/gun-groups-decry-unacceptable-proposal-to-ban-target-shooting-on-western/#ixzz1j249d9St

  • NRA App for iTunes Just Released

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    It’s not long ago that I jumped from the land of Microsoft and into the world of Macs. My desktop here at work is now a Mac and my BlackBerry has turned into an iPhone. Like most of those who’ve made a similar journey, I soon found myself researching and downloading the latest apps. (For the unindoctrinated, apps are applications that run on your smartphones or tablets.) Little did I know that such research would produce an app by the NRA.

    Divided into five separate categories, the app provides the latest stories by NRANews, NRA-ILA and those of us here at NRAblog. There’s also video, the ability to find NRA related activities in your area, links to NRA social media properties and more.

    If this sounds like something you’d like to add to your arsenal, then head on over to the iTunes store and add the NRA app to your collection. But you need to act fast … the app is free free for a limited time. So head on over to the Apple Store and follow more of what the National Rifle Association has to offer.

  • Top Shot: Reality TV for Gun Enthusiasts

    I have been plugged into History’s Top Shot since the first season. Its a reality show in which marksman go head to head in a variety of shooting competitions. The reality TV drama can get a little think sometimes but most people love that stuff anyway.

    Winning the show (or even coming close) grants you a place in the National spot light. I enjoy following Ian Harrison’s blog for example. The other greatest benefit of the show is the ongoing firearm education. Each firearm is introduced to the show with a brief history and description. For someone like me this is really helpful since I’m generally assumed to be knowledgable about all different firearms (even though I’m really not).

    Next time you need to kill some time in front of the tube check out Top Shot.

  • USA Today Reports on National Wins at the State Level for Firearm Owners

    USA Today reports on the general loosening of Firearm regulation at the state level across the country. Here is a teaser:

    As of this summer, Wyoming residents need no permits for concealed weapons. And in Indiana, private businesses must allow employees to keep firearms in their vehicles on company property.

    Those and other recent changes on the state level represent a growing shift toward loosening state gun regulations, according to University of Chicago professor Jens Ludwig.

    “When you look across the states, they are definitely moving in the direction of allowing concealed weapons in more locations,” Ludwig says.

    Read More: USA Today: States loosen concealed carry gun laws, stir debate

  • Illegal immigrants have no right to arms – court

    Dec 16 (Reuters) – Illegal immigrants do not have a right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, based in Missouri, rejected an appeal brought by Joaquin Bravo Flores, who was charged with possessing a firearm. Agreeing with the 5th Circuit, the court concluded that the protections of the Second Amendment do not extend to undocumented immigrants.

    Executing a search warrant in 2010, police uncovered a semi-automatic handgun in Bravo Flores’ Minneapolis apartment. A grand jury indicted him for being an alien in possession of a firearm in violation of federal law. He was sentenced to three years in prison.

    Bravo Flores tried to dismiss the indictment, arguing that the criminal law barring illegal immigrants from possessing guns is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 recognized an individual right to possess firearms under the Second Amendment. Bravo Flores argued that the Second Amendment’s guarantee of “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” also applied to him and other illegal immigrants.

    His lawyer argued in a court filing that Bravo Flores is a member of “the people,” having come to the country as a teenager and now living with his American citizen partner and their two citizen children.

    The Supreme Court has previously ruled that undocumented immigrants have constitutional rights in criminal cases, including a Sixth Amendment right to trial and Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

    Read More. Thomas Reuter’s News and Insight: Illegal immigrants have no right to arms – court

  • Legislation to be Introduced in Georgia to allow CCW Permit holders to Carry on Campus

    CANTON — A Cherokee County state legislator plans to introduce an amendment to a bill that would allow college students who are at least 21 years old to take firearms on campuses.

    Current law already permits those students to have concealed guns in their vehicles.

    State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs) said his amendment would only apply to licensed concealed gun owners who are over the age of 21.

    The legislator said he was propelled to consider the amendment after recent incidents on two college campuses in Atlanta.

    “I think it’s an appropriate situation … so they can be able to protect themselves from the predators we are seeing,” he said, referring to the recent incidents in which Georgia Tech and Georgia State University students have been robbed at gunpoint.

    Jerguson said he hasn’t determined when he will introduce the amendment, or whether it would apply to Georgia’s public or private colleges, or both.