Training: Buy a shot timer

Why do we spend time shooting? There’s plenty of reasons: self-defense, competition, hunting, pure recreation, maybe even as part of a job. But a common thread that underlies all these reasons to shoot is that just about everyone who pulls triggers “practices” at some point with the hopes of improving their skills. After all, we all want better scores, more meat on the table, or to be able to protect ourselves and the people we care about as proficiently as we can within reason.

North Dakota joins ranks of constitutional carry states

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday night signed a popular measure allowing law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.

Report: Lethal firearms accidents at lowest rate since 1903

A recently released statistical report on unintentional injuries produced by the National Safety Council found that fatal accidental gun deaths are at the lowest levels since data has been collected.

Ohio’s expanded concealed carry law goes into effect

A law expanding concealed carry went into effect Monday in Ohio.

Just because you have a gun doesn’t mean you are in control

Is individual gun ownership a Constitutionally-protected right?

New Hampshire enacts Constitutional Carry

• Constitutional carry continues to grow in popularity among states

United States homicide rate 1885-2012

Carry permit figures surge in 2016

The number of persons in the U.S. with concealed-carry permits continues to surge and has reached an all-time high of 15 million. More than 6 percent of adults in the U.S. have a permit to carry a concealed weapon; in 10 states, more than 10 percent of adults hold concealed-carry permits.

National Reciprocity Bill will apply to non-resident gun carry permits

• Would allow residents of states with strict gun laws to circumvent certain carry restrictions

Jeff Sessions in confirmation hearings: Right to bear arms ‘historic,’ Constitutionally protected

C-SPAN reported that Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said, “In Louisiana, Senator, we believe that love is the answer. But we also believe that we have the right under the Constitution to own a gun, just in case. Could you share with me your thoughts on the Second Amendment?”

GOP rep introduces national concealed carry reciprocity on day one of new congress

On January 3 — the first day of the 115th Congress — Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) introduced national concealed carry reciprocity legislation.

Czech Gov’t: Placing weapons in the hands of citizens is best defense against terror

Berlin (CNSNews.com) — The Czech Republic has resisted calls by the European Union’s executive Commission to tighten gun controls in response to terror attacks, forcing the E.C. to alter its proposals, allowing for the private ownership of semi-automatic weapons.

20 times bad guys were stopped by armed citizens in 2016

What follows is a list containing examples of everyday Americans doing exactly what the left decries as a fabrication of the mind — namely, using firearms to defend their own lives and the lives of others.

The original ‘assault rifle’

1774: Banned from import

Record: Ohio issues nearly 26,000 concealed permits in 3rd quarter

Ohio issued 25,474 concealed carry permits during the 3rd quarter of 2016, a “59 percent” increase over the number of permits issued during the same period in 2015.

Austrian gun sales quadruple as migrant crime rises

Gun sales in Austria have “quadrupled” as citizens of that nation seek to secure means of self-defense in response to the “immigrant crisis” that has enveloped Europe.

Gun-friendly Liberty University to open on-campus shooting range

Liberty University is planning to open a state-of-the-art shooting range on campus next fall as part of the conservative Evangelical Christian School’s commitment to promoting gun ownership and firearm sports.

Who’s crazy?

“25 States allow anyone to buy a gun, strap it on, and walk down the street with no permit of any kind; some say it’s crazy. However, four out of five U.S. murders are committed in the other half of the country; so who’s crazy?”

Andrew Ford

Five actions President Trump can take to save 2nd Amendment

He spoke often — and highly — of concealed carry, guns for self-defense, the importance of the Second Amendment, and the importance of an armed citizenry. And he stressed that we must maintain the Second Amendment “it its strongest form.” During the October 9 presidential debate, Trump went so far as to say he was running to save the Second Amendment from “people like Hillary Clinton.”