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Las Vegas police released video of two of their officers engaged in their 13th gun battle of the year on July 24th. In the dramatic video, the officers trade shots with William Alfredo Chafoya, 37. In addition to hitting Chafoya, his female companion also caught a round in the wrist…

James Yeager, the at-times hot-headed loudmouth firearms instructor from Tennessee, has released a new video. Titled "STOP National Concealed Carry!", the video opens with him stating emphatically, "I am against national concealed carry." Why?  Because states' rights, YO! Yeager goes on to say that for those people trapped in may-issue…

About 125 young people aged 9 to 16 made memories this past weekend. While attending the nation's longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp, these youngsters had a great time. After all, it's tough to beat camping at night and shooting all day at a spacious private shooting facility. Coming from as far…

Yesterday, President Donald Trump awarded his first Congressional Medal of Honor.  71-year-old James McCloughan received the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony.  From Legal Insurrection: In 1969, 23-year-old James McCloughan served as a private first class combat medic in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. But at Tam Ky,…

Since the election, Americans have witnessed outbreaks of Trump Derangement Syndrome on a regular basis. So-called Antifa thugs - the Anti-First Amendment fascist people - have brought violence and lawlessness to countless cities. Often times, these black-clad hooligans have been given free reign to terrorize political opponents as sympathetic local…

Smiles. Lots of smiles. I saw no end of smiles as I snapped some pics Friday at the nation's longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp. Under sunny skies, about 120 young people aged 9-16 participated in the first of three days of pulling triggers. Seeing them succeed -- like the young…

Mark Twain once said “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”  When it comes to universal background checks, Mark Twain called it right.  We've all heard gun control supporters claiming polls that 90% of Americans support mandatory universal background checks…

The Taurus Judge series of .410-firing pistols proves that aggressive marketing can sell ice to Eskimos. The self-defense pistols aren't ideal for handgun buyers seeking stopping power or concealability. Why are so many otherwise intelligent people purchasing -- and presumably carrying -- these enormous hand cannons? Let's go to the…

History Come To Life at Guns Save Life meetings.  Join us for Lou Myers, the former Chief of Staff for the Illinois National Guard, as he speaks of his experiences on the font lines of Korea in 1952-1953.  SCHEELS in Springfield will host August's Guns Save Life monthly event.  Dinner…

  The Chicago Tribune and Cook County prosecutors have gone full tilt against a concealed carry licenseholder who shot another man Tuesday morning.  Let's go to the tape, shall we? Andres Rodriguez, aged 38, has a CCW and was carrying a .380 auto.  Rodriguez, pictured above, has worked as a…