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Voting By Shopping With Your Gun

By Craig Martin / December 15, 2016

In this season of hurried store runs and last-minute family plans, we here at USA Firearm Training thought it would be helpful to provide our audience with a list of businesses in which there may be a hassle in bringing your concealed or open carry firearm to their premises as well as a way to get around some of the issues you may face at specific establishments.

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ConcealedCarry.com’s VIP Range Day

By Craig Martin / December 13, 2016

Recently USA Firearm Training’s President Jacob Paulsen and Concealed Carry Podcast host Riley Bowman headed out to the range with the winner of July’s American Gun Law Launch Giveaway, Mark…

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Alex Ragulsky: Bianci Cup Champion – 40 Year Law Enforcement Veteran

By Craig Martin / December 8, 2016

For those of you who don’t know Alex Ragulsky, get ready to hear from one of the absolute best as USA Firearm Training sat down with this former US Air…

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Mike Hughes – Next Level Training Founder and Top Shot Contestant

By Craig Martin / December 6, 2016

Recently, as a special treat for our Guardian Nation members, USA Firearm Training had a sit-down interview and audience Q&A with Mike Hughes, or as he is affectionately referred to, Big Mike.

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Levi Strauss’ Veteran CEO Chip Bergh asks for No Guns in His Stores

By Craig Martin / December 5, 2016

Recently Levi-Strauss CEO Chip Bergh made a request in an open letter to customers posted on LinkedIn stating that firearms should not be on the premises of his stores. Bergh stated that he was aware of the potential to anger many customers, and is seeking to reassure them by saying the move is all about safety and not a political statement.

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An Open Letter to Senator Tim Kaine

By Craig Martin / December 1, 2016

This is an open letter to Senator Tim Kaine after he claimed that the Ohio State University Knife attack was another senseless case of gun violence in the country.

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Attack on Ohio State University Leaves Several Injured

By Craig Martin / November 30, 2016

Tragedies like these are unfortunately common in the world that we live in. We need to be prepared for them, so that the chaos does not erupt into something even greater than the events that did occur at Ohio State University.

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Department of Defense to Allow Soldiers to Carry Concealed on Military Bases

By Craig Martin / November 28, 2016

According to a new recently released guidance by the U.S. department of defense, our military personnel will now be able to carry concealed handguns on base.

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The Concealed Carry Lifestyle is Noble

By Craig Martin / November 22, 2016

As I am sure most of you are aware, there are plenty people and publications that take a look at concealed carriers and the CCW lifestyle with a very negative eye. Perhaps the most well known anti-CCW piece in recent memory is this one from the New Yorker.

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Challenges to Donald Trump’s Proposed National Reciprocity Bill

By Craig Martin / November 17, 2016

With Donald Trump making his way into the White House on January 20th, many gun-owners are rejoicing. And with more fervor than with a typical Republican incumbent. Mr. Trump has…

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How Many Repetitions Does it Take?

By Craig Martin / November 16, 2016

We recently did an experiment internally. We asked interested employees and trainers to practice a specific holster draw drill 30 times per day or 7 days… or just a total of 210 repetitions over 7 days. These 210 repetitions made a…

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Irresponsibility: 4 Year Old Gains Easy Access To Gun, Shoots Self and Mother

By Craig Martin / November 15, 2016

In Indianapolis, a tragic and easily avoidable accident occurred as a 4-year-old girl shot herself and her mother in the head Sunday morning on the city’s north side after the young girl got a hold of a gun from a nightstand.

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Election Night 2016: Gun Rights Winners and Losers

By Craig Martin / November 11, 2016

The 2016 election season is finally over, and no matter who you voted for, that’s got to feel nice to hear. But what did we learn? We know that there have been plenty of changes to our government and some of those changes are going to vastly affect gun owners.

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What to do if Your Gun is Taken From You in a Fight

By Craig Martin / November 8, 2016

As with holster retention, having to fight for your firearm while it is in your hand can be avoided by maintaining impeccable awareness. A situation of actual hand to hand combat can be avoided altogether if you are covering someone with a firearm and not get too close or never allow the target to approach close enough to…

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Texas Halloween Party Attacked by Man in Freddy Krueger Costume

By Craig Martin / November 1, 2016

In San Antonio Texas, a man dressed as Freddy Krueger, the villain from “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, shot five people with a shotgun during a Halloween party early Sunday morning. This according to a police statement.

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