A Cautionary Tale

Those of us who carry handguns on a daily basis need to remember that, no matter what our training, getting involved in a gunfight involves risk and does not always end well.  This story is taken from my book,...

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Another Conservative Justice for The U.S. Supreme Court, Is It Enough?

By Chris Bird If Judge Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to be the next U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, will it be enough to get the Court to take up more Second Amendment cases? Kavanaugh was named July 9 by President Trump to...

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Toward Less Gun Control

Here is an excerpt from an article courtesy the Washington Times. Two things happened after the Sandy Hook. One was to be expected — more calls for gun control laws at the federal and state levels. Taking advantage of the...

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Why The Bombs Didn’t Explode

The mass shooting by two students at Columbine High School in 1999 was a game changer in terms of law enforcement response. But according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s report on the incident, it could have been much, much...

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Campus Carry begins at Texas Two-Year Colleges

As of August 1, two-year colleges in Texas allow adult students, staff and faculty on their premises to carry concealed handguns if they have concealed handgun or right-to-carry licenses. Although there are exclusionary zones such as science labs and...

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Campus Carry and UT Austin

A federal judge in Austin has thrown out a lawsuit by three professors who tried to stop concealed carry on campus. The trio teach English, liberal arts and feminist and LGBT literature. The professors argued that campus carry in...

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News from the Congress

The Congressman We have a Congressman who, in fear for his life, has come up with a bill to give him and his colleagues the right to carry concealed weapons anywhere in the nation. He was present at the shooting...

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News from the Supreme Court

On June 26, the Supreme Court declined to hear a Second Amendment case from the People’s Republic of California. The majority of justices gave no reason for turning the case down. It involved the San Diego County sheriff’s interpretation of...

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