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6 Tips for Keeping the Secret of Concealed Carry

by Michelle Cerino

7:00am Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Some people think the practice of carrying a concealed firearm in public begins and ends with taking a course and becoming certified. Whether you are preparing to get your license or you already have it, the following 6 tips will help you remain concealed. 1- Gear There are many choices in concealed-carry gear. Just stop into your local firearms store and ask anyone there to walk you through your...

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Your Tactical Training Scenario - Violent Airline Passenger

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Monday, August 08, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Alberto Grilo) It seems to happen on a weekly basis…a plane is diverted for emergency landing on the account of a violent passenger. One of the more recent cases involved a man who attempted to open a door mid-flight, attacked a flight attendant, and placed a passenger in a choke hold. Since 9/11, folks have been pretty alert and quick to respond to violence on a...

The FBI's Illegal Privacy-Breaching Activities

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Monday, August 08, 2016

The FBI and Justice Department have routinely been engaged in illegal practices regarding lawful gun purchases for over a decade, and now some members of Congress want to reward this criminal behavior with expanded powers and increased secrecy. As debate and childish hissy fits rage on in D.C. regarding supposed “loopholes” in our nation’s gun laws, particularly the so-called “Terrorist Loophole...

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Two armed citizens stop robbers in separate incidents

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, August 05, 2016

Armed citizens in Cincinnati and Dayton were forced to use their firearms to defend their lives in two recent incidents. WCPO (ABC Cincinnati) is reporting that a store clerk who had a concealed handgun license shot an armed robbery suspect on late on Friday, July 29. From the article : The suspect went into the Harrison Food Mart at about 11:03 p.m. and held the clerk at gunpoint, a news release...

Gun Control Supporters Are Once Again Rebranding Their Efforts

7:00am Friday, August 05, 2016

Decades of failure to strip Americans of their gun rights has forced gun control groups to continually retool their anti-freedom message in the hopes of making it more palatable to the American public. As reported by Politico , the latest rebranding effort comes courtesy of gun control organization Americans for Responsible Solution, founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and husband...

Think Before You Act - The Traffic Stop Edition

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Thursday, August 04, 2016

This story was relayed to me by a friend and fellow police officer (who will remain anonymous). He told me about a traffic stop he recently conducted where the driver’s actions almost led to fatal consequences. He wanted armed citizens everywhere to know about what happened and learn from the actions of the man he stopped. My officer friend recently conducted an evening traffic stop on a busy...

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Another Ohio school district incorporates armed, trained staff members into safety plan

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, August 04, 2016

WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that the Mad River Local Schools, located in the Dayton suburb of Riverside, has joined school districts in a total of 63 counties across the state by implementing a comprehensive safety that includes an armed response team inside the school. According to the report, the plan that was studied for over a year. Trained persons will have access to firearms in all...

The Fall of California

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2016

My family has been on the front lines battling the dangerous hoax called “gun control” for half a century. In that time, we’ve seen just about everything – repeatedly. The single most important thing we’ve learned over those 50 years is that gun control zealots are never satisfied. They keep coming back again and again, demanding ever more restrictions to pile on top of the current restrictions...