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House approves concealed-carry reciprocity, gun bill faces challenge in Senate

“House Republicans on Wednesday voted in favor of making concealed-carry permits valid across state lines, scoring a major victory for gun-rights supporters. But similar Senate legislation still faces an uncertain future, with top Democrats and other gun-control advocates rallying in opposition on Capitol Hill. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act passed 231-198 in the GOP-controlled House, […]

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URGENCY: Almost No Rooms Left For Next Charity Handgun/Rifle Course

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma Act Very Fast! Very few rooms are left for the 5th Annual Charity Firearms Course! 107 people have already registered for the charity course! -No rooms left at saddle West Hotel! -No rooms left for the full 4 days at Best Western, but they have rooms if you […]

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New Study Estimates How Many Guns Are Carried Each Day in the U.S.

“Time and again, anti-gun activists continue to claim that people carrying guns increases the risk of crime. They say that without ever citing a single bit of evidence other than their own hysterics. Through it all, however, there’s been no real numbers of just how many guns there are on the streets of the United […]

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URGENCY: Almost No Rooms Left For Next 5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course!

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma Act Very Fast!  Very few rooms are left for the 5th Annual Charity Firearms Course! 107 people have already registered for the charity course! -No rooms left at saddle West Hotel! -No rooms left for the full 4 days at Best Western, but they have rooms if you […]

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Americans Bought Enough Guns on Black Friday to Arm the Marine Corps – Again!

“According to the FBI, over 200,000 background check requests associated with the purchase of a firearm were submitted to the agency on Black Friday, marking a new single-day record. The previous record was set on the day after Thanksgiving in 2016. In both 2017 and 2016, enough guns were potentially purchased on Black Friday to […]

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Negligent Discharge vs. Accidental Discharge

“If you’ve been around guns for at least five minutes, you’ve undoubtedly heard the terms “negligent discharge” and “accidental discharge”. Some people use these terms interchangeably. Others will pedantically insist that “there is no such thing as an accidental discharge, only a negligent discharge.” The truth is that there is such a thing as both […]

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PREPAREDNESS: How much is ‘enough’?

” Preparedness for contingencies goes a long way to turning chaos into mere inconveniences. Finding one’s self unprepared when life throws you a curveball sucks. Hopefully, like many TTAG readers, you maintain some level of readiness for emergencies. If so, congrats. The question quickly becomes how much is enough though when it comes to ammo, […]

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NRA Carry Guard Training vs. “Standard” Training

“The National Rifle Association has a new training program associated with their Carry Guard insurance product. The NRA touts their instructors as former Navy SEALS or other high-speed, low-drag type operators. Of course, the NRA promises “The best carry firearms training on the planet. Period.” Not that the NRA has ever been accused of excessive […]

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Why I’m Not A Concert Pianist: The Importance of Fundamentals

When I was a young boy, my parents gave me piano lessons. I had a knack for it, but soon ran into a problem: I needed to learn my scales, but I didn’t want to practice them. I didn’t see the point. “What does this teach me?” I asked. “Scales are boring. Why can’t I […]

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5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma Enrollment is now open!!! www.CharityCourse.gives/enroll You can now register for our 5th annual event online. you can pay your $50 leukemia/lymphoma donation. you can get a discounted course certificate. you can get discounted gun rental. you can sign up for optional dinners. you can purchase a high quality […]

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