A customer with a concealed-carry permit shot and killed a man who was allegedly swinging a hatchet at customers and a store clerk in a Seattle-area 7-Eleven. According to Q13 Fox, the “store clerk says the masked man entered the store and immediately started swinging a hatchet toward a customer — then he turned his sights on…
Category: Second Amendment Issues
Smart Guns: An Unproven Technology
An Interview with Wayne Weber, President of Heckler and Koch USA. The trend of making conventional objects “smart” is continuing unabated, and now even firearms are beginning to have computers integrated into them. The Cipher Brief spoke to Wayne Weber, President of Heckler & Koch USA, about the rise of smart guns. He says that…
Another Reason to be Armed: Mississippi Father and Mother Shoot and Kill Home Invader after Being Stabbed
A Happy Ending ONLY because the homeowners were armed and had the CHANCE to get to their GUN. This incident goes to show why you and your spouse should go out and shoot together REGULARLY and why you should go armed 24/7, even in your own home. A Gun does you NO GOOD if you…
Another Reason to be Armed: Hero Woman Shoots Her Stalker in the Throat
Too bad her aim was a tad off, an inch more to the right and she would have hit his carotid and subtracted one more turd from the gene pool. Oh Well, he will have to breathe through a tube for the rest of his pitiful life..a nice reminder to all the TURDS out there;…
How to Spot a “Swatter”
Not only are these dangerous hoaxes they are also a tool for the anti-gunners out there to try and draw negative attention to an “active shooter” or “mass shooting”. Remember, the Information/Propaganda War is not really about substance, (I think most of us can agree on that) it is just about Headlines. Make enough of…
Into the Fray: Left-Handed Operations
Learning to not only shoot, but also draw, load and clear malfunctions with your “Non-Dominant” Hand is essential to keep your firearms training realistic. -SF Read the Original Article at Ammo-Land To back this type of training up with real world data, look at a post I did recently What Armed Civilians Can Learn From…
Another Reason to be Armed: You Can Stop Mass Murder, February Report
Ordinary citizens stopped mass murder. Mass murder is defined as four or more victims killed in the same event. Many people were at risk in the stories this month. Armed citizens like you saved lives until the police could come and make an arrest. You did it, and the media never gave you credit. Let…
Campus Carry: SCC’s Pre-lim Response to University of Houston’s Draft Campus Carry
The University of Houston’s draft campus carry policy is a major improvement over the policy proposed by the University of Texas; however, the UH policy is too aggressive in attempting to prohibit licensed concealed carry in any location where minor children may be present, something the Texas Legislature never intended. Students for Concealed Carry commends…
Another Reason to Be Armed: Property Mgr. Shoots Burglar Dead in Las Vegas
Somewhere, everyday in the USA, 2100+ people use a gun for self defense, to stop a crime or save the lives of themselves or their family. “We believe that the American public deserve to understand that on the average, guns save 2,191 lives and are used to thwart crimes every day,” says Alan Gottlieb of…
Real Training = Painful, Dangerous and Uncomfortable
By John Farnam This from a friend in Europe who just finished a week-long Pistol/Rifle Course in the high country. Good information: “I used a Colt AR (equipped with Aimpoint M4), and a G19. Orders were: low profile, no ‘camo,’ clothing, nor equipment. No chest rigs. Much concern here about ‘para-military’ training! We were located…