Education

Cop out: Is behavior of Canton police officer a good reason not to get a concealed handgun license?

by Gerard Valentino Recently, I got an email from a "friend" that said the video of the Canton cop berating a concealed handgun license holder is yet another reason why he doesn't get a CHL. It was another in a long line of reasons my friend used to rationalize his decision to not get a license to carry. First, he didn't want the government to know he had a gun, and the license put him on a list...

MOVIE REVIEW: Living for 32 or Living off 32? Docuganda and the Institutionalization of Victimhood

by Brian Anse Patrick The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control, Inc.) has for several months been touring a new documentary film around the country. Living for 32 stars Colin Goddard, a handsome and clean cut young man—a recent graduate of Virginia Polytechnic University—who was shot four times by murderous degenerate Seung-Hui Cho in April of 2007 in an event known in...

Marine awarded for heroic actions taken as a CCW-licensed college student

by Chad D. Baus Military.com is reporting that Ensign Sean Barner, from Stone Mountain, Ga., was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions on May 3, 2009. Barner protected at least ten lives when he intervened and stopped two armed assailants during an attempted robbery and then provided immediate medical assistance by applying tourniquets to one of the gun shot wounded...

Gun banners' "Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence" fails to provide education on crime avoidance or gun safety

by Gerard Valentino The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is still trying to convince people the Second Amendment has no value in today's America. To that end, they are using a group called the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence as a cover to market anti-gun myths. Oddly enough, the education spoken about by the CSGV does not help teach people, or specifically children, how to avoid becoming the...

Col. Grossman Returns! Bulletproof your mind! Prepare yourself to survive!

WARNING: This intense, all-day class deals bluntly and graphically with real-world violence and lethal self-defense. We recommend this workshop for adults and mature teens ONLY. It will do for your mind and spirit what body armor does for your torso. *** SOLD OUT *** The bad guys are out there. They're assaulting, raping, and murdering your fellow citizens every day. And when you least expect it...

Another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder defends lives when attacked by armed robbers

WOIO (CBS Cleveland) is reporting that another concealed handgun license-holder was able to defend themselves and a companion when attacked by armed robbers. From the article : Cleveland Police received a call for a male shot at 11204 Ada. When officers arrived on scene, they found a male who had been shot in the stomach. While on scene, officers were approached by a male who said that he had...

Shooting in defense of a third party

by Jim Irvine Ohioans who carry a concealed firearm and obtain their Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) have undergone training and read the Ohio Attorney General guidance on use of deadly force and self-defense. "Castle Doctrine" has made using such force much simpler to understand if defending your life or family member from someone breaking into your occupied home or vehicle, but life is not...

Why you should ALWAYS carry

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?" - Clint Smith "Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun." - Jeff Cooper "I'd much rather go to my grave never needing my gun, than go there wishing I had it." - Phil Dalmolin by Chad D. Baus At the beginning of every concealed handgun class I teach,...

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