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[caption id="attachment_17254" align="alignnone" width="600"] Detroit Police Chief James Craig talks with reporters at the site of the incident the day after twelve people were shot, one fatally, in gang violence in Detroit.  Photo via MLive.com.[/caption] Detroit's Police Chief James Craig brooks no nonsense.  He is an experienced beat cop who…

  A mother is sitting at a picnic table holding a toddler when she's confronted by two teen girls who are wanting to fight her. The mother remains calm, until finally, one of the aggressors grabs her by the hair, pulling her off the table.  This caused the toddler to…

by John Boch The BBC London called me Sunday afternoon as I was taking a respite from teaching one of GSL Defense Training's Essential Carry classes in Burlington, Iowa.  Mr. Wright was teaching the judicious use of deadly force and I had snuck off to relax when the phone rings. …

Gun rights activists in Illinois scored a win of sorts with the prominent posting requirement for private businesses wishing to ban gun owner civil rights. They do things bigger in Texas.  With the passage of the new open carry law in the Lone Star State, businesses will have to not…

[caption id="attachment_17243" align="alignnone" width="600"] No, it wasn't "zero" percent of gun owners complying with NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's Draconian gun registration scheme. It was close though.[/caption] New York State Police officials fought long and hard to block access to the raw numbers of gun registrations under the new "SAFE Act",…

If you want to learn more about the proven benefits of firearms ownership, and how you can avoid becoming a victim of violent crime, we invite you to attend our Chicagoland Guns Save Life meeting this Sunday, June 28th. Oak Lawn VFW Johnson – Phelps Veterans of Foreign Wars Post…

Welcome to Chicago, right? We bring you today's installment of Chicago culture - a video of gang members shooting it out in a "gun free zone".  Yes, it's a parade, and good guys with guns aren't allowed to be there, thanks to our flawed concealed carry law. The lack of…

Taking political advocacy to a politician's private residence should be avoided in most cases.  That is, until all other avenues of petitioning a government representative for redress of grievances have been exhausted. Seems as though many in New Jersey feel that they have exhausted traditional avenues and are opting for more…

  ST. PETERSBURG, FL (Tampa Bay Times) — Given the recent armed robberies of two Tampa Bay real estate agents, many Realtors are wondering if they should start carrying a gun. "No!'' St. Petersburg police Chief Tony Holloway emphatically said Friday. "That person's going to take that gun away from…

Uber just endeared itself with scores of millions of gun owners. Remember, over 5% of the American population has concealed carry licenses and millions more can carry legally without them in several states. Concealed carry licensees are better educated, earn higher incomes and are certainly more law-abiding than the average…