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How to Spot a Bad Guy - A Comprehensive Look at Body Language and Pre-Assault Indicators

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Tuesday, August 04, 2020

This article is part of a chapter from my new book Choose Adventure - Safe Travel in Dangerous Places . If you like this style of information written in the context of international travel, please consider buying a copy. - Greg It was day time on a crowded big-city street in a country far from home. It seems my girlfriend and I attracted the attention of a gang of bag thieves. I noticed a guy on...

Everytown’s Hail Mary

7:00am Monday, August 03, 2020

What do you do when millions of Americans are lining up against your worldview? You find a friendly reporter willing to help you try to cast a frightful shadow over that reality in the hopes of advancing your anti-American agenda. At least, that’s what Everytown did. A Politico reporter used FBI NICS data acquired by Everytown to claim “Blocked gun sales skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic.” The...

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Gun News Roundup - July 31, 2020

3:00pm Friday, July 31, 2020

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Joe Biden’s Unreasonable Gun Control Agenda – Malarkey Moderate The 15 Best Personal Defense Loads for Handguns, Rifles, and Shotguns Man who killed Texas protester Garrett Foster released, claims self defense Anti-...

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FASTER OPOTA+ Challenge

by Joe Eaton

7:00am Friday, July 31, 2020

The folks with our Foundation's FASTER Saves Lives program just started a challenge program for their students. It's such a good program, we thought we'd share it with everyone whether you've been through FASTER training or not. Have fun! *** FASTER Saves Lives is excited to announce the launch of our new FASTER Challenge Program! What are you doing to practice the life saving skills you learned...

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This is What Keeps America Free

7:00am Thursday, July 30, 2020

In response to a public expression of lawful political speech, “safety officers” come to the person’s home at midnight to interrogate him. He is accused of intimidation, making threats, hate crimes, and disorderly conduct. He is found guilty and his punishment includes exclusion from the community, suspension of his academic privileges, a ban on taking leadership roles in campus organizations,...

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Pepper Sprayed for not Wearing a Mask

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, July 29, 2020

People are losing their s#$t. It’s almost like the world has been turned completely upside down in a very short period of time. In my police job, the calls about erratic behavior, mental illness, and alcohol/drug abuse have increased significantly in the last couple months. There are a lot of mentally unhinged people running around and wreaking havoc. There’s no escape. Even if you don’t work...

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Virginia Shows that State Firearms Preemption is Essential

7:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Much like the rest of the country, Virginians have been buying firearms at a tremendous pace. According to data from the Virginia State Police, there was a 158 percent increase in firearm transactions in June 2020 when compared with June 2019. This came after a nearly 100 percent increase in May 2020 over May 2019. Moreover, research from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, as well as...

Think it's ok to leave your gun behind or neglect training? Statistically speaking...

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, July 27, 2020

[If you're reading this,] I assume you have taken a firearms training class with the goal of improving your self-defense abilities. Many, if not most of you, have obtained a concealed carry license. However, statistics show that most of you do not carry a gun on a regular basis and you do not seek any additional training beyond your first firearms class. The reasons for this vary from being too...