It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: Scottish Pizza Edition

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"29-year-old Renault service adviser Mark Sinclair had been out for a beer with a friend on Wednesday," dailyrecord.co.uk reports. "After stopping for a spicy chicken pizza, he was 100 yards from his home in...

Houston’s KTRK: Play Dead During Home Invasion

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At 2:13 in the news package above, Houston's KTRK advises victims of a home invasion to play dead. "If you come face to face with an intruder and you’re not prepared, lie down and do...

The Home Defense Shotgun is Dead

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If you like your home defense shotgun, you can keep your home defense shotgun. This article is not for you. I'm not going to convince you to ditch one of the -- if not the...

This is What Happens to a Disarmed Society – Street Abduction Edition

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On Sunday, November 2, 22-year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was abducted by Delvin Barnes in Philadelphia, PA.  Barnes has an outstanding warrant for attempted capital murder, assault and malicious injury with acid, explosives, or fire in...

OMG! Thailand’s Military Govt. Distributes Rifles! Assault Rifles! OMG!

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Thailand has a separatist problem. A Muslim separatist problem, to be more specific, in three southern provinces. As straitstimes.com reports, "Violence in Thailand's Muslim-majority south has left thousands dead - the majority civilians - since...

Personal Defense: Three Reasons I Carry a 1911 Pistol

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I've gone through a number of everyday carry guns in the last few years: a GLOCK 19, Kahr PM9, Smith & Wesson 642, Springfield XD-M, FNS-9 and a few other gats that lasted a...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Groceries, a Gun and a Good Outcome Edition

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http://CBSDAL.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=543773;hostDomain=video.dallas.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=620;playerHeight=349;isShowIcon=true;clipId=10788650;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.DALLAS%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay "A 36-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday night while he was attempting to rob an elderly couple outside a Northwest Dallas grocery store, police say." I'm sorry, what was that? Two people who had...

Sandy Hook Janitor Was Supposed to Lock Doors From the Outside for Active Shooter

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One of the most infuriating aspects of the Sand Hook Elementary School massacre: the information blackout in its immediate aftermath. The cynical amongst you might say that the results of the investigation into the tragedy...

Random Thoughts About Snakes and Guns

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By Jon Y. I am currently spending this week looking after my parents’ house in southern New Mexico. Yesterday afternoon, when I went out to get dinner, there was a very small, very young rattlesnake...

School Shootings: The Patton Ethos

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Look in the dictionary as of October 25, 2014 under “courage,” and should find a photo of Megan Silberberger. I include no photo of Silberberger out of respect for her dedication to her students and...

Suicide-by-Cop Fail, Thanks to Cops’ Marksmanship (Or Lack Thereof)

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http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1 According to kirotv.com, Washingtonian Hans Hansen's "cabinet business had failed and he'd been evicted from a Granite Falls industrial park. He has a vascular disease and one of his legs must be amputated soon....

Canada’s PM Hid in Closet While Parliament Gun Battle Raged

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According to reports at yahoo.com Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spend 15 minutes in a closet as a gun battle raged outside the caucus room he was in. "Harper initially sought to escape the...