Jacob Paulsen

[VIDEO] Ruger SP101 357 Magnum Review

By Jacob Paulsen / January 18, 2016

Damon and Ron talk about the Ruger SP101 357 Magnum with the Fiber Optic Front sights and the longer 4.2 inch barrel

Woman, 65 Years Old Shoots Attacker Who Followed Her Home

By Jacob Paulsen / January 14, 2016

She drew her firearm from her purse and kept it in her hand within her coat pocket as she entered the apartment building. The alleged attached ran to catch up with her and then positioned himself between the woman and the stairs. When he reached out to grab her that is when she drew and fired the gun

Maine and Georgia Now Honor Each Other’s Permits

By Jacob Paulsen / January 13, 2016

With that said, Georgia has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Georgia resident permit.

Who Makes Up Your Survivalist Team?

By Jacob Paulsen / January 13, 2016

While you are ultimately responsible for what you do and how prepared you are you still need to approach survival and preparedness as something you do with a team of people that support your efforts forward.

Looking Forward to Shot Show

By Jacob Paulsen / January 12, 2016

If you are not familiar with Shot Show, it is the firearm industry’s largest annual event. Hosted and executed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), this event brings out all the big and small vendors and companies in the industry to Las Vegas for four days of events, exhibits, and industry announcements.

NRA’s Opinion on Background Checks

By Jacob Paulsen / January 7, 2016

The NRA has published a compelling video that addresses some of the core and most topical gun control conversations happening in American politics. Somehow the facts outlined in this video haven’t been mentioned by the media or our President as far as I’m aware. Take a look and please share.

Florida and Maine Enter Into Permit Reciprocity

By Jacob Paulsen / January 6, 2016

As previously reported, a change to Maine’s law allows that they will honor any resident permit from any state where that state also honor’s the Maine permit. With that said Florida has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Florida resident permit.

RFID & Electromagnetic Pulse

By Jacob Paulsen / January 6, 2016

Sad thing is that thieves can very easy bump up against your wallet or purse with a custom build inexpensive machine and also “get the broadcast” of your card number, expiration date, etc. Here is a news special report that expands on this.

Obama’s Executive Order Imminent

By Jacob Paulsen / January 5, 2016

The White House has released a fact sheet that outlines President Obama’s upcoming announcement about his plan to use gun control measures to slow gun violence. Here is the short of what he is proposing.

Maine and New Hampshire Honor Each Other’s Permits

By Jacob Paulsen / January 1, 2016

As previously reported, Maine passed a new law in 2015 that granted reciprocity to any resident permit from a state that also honors the Maine permit. New Hampshire has moved forward with recognizing the Maine permit and so naturally in turn Maine will honor the New Hampshire permit.

Don’t Confuse Our Objections to Your Solutions For Disagreement Over the Problem

By Jacob Paulsen / January 1, 2016

So next time you get into one of “those conversations” try to remind the person that while we may not agree on the solution, we do recognize that there is a problem and we are just as passionate about trying to address it as they are.

Clarifying the Impact of Virginia’s Change to Permit Reciprocity

By Jacob Paulsen / December 29, 2015

Last week the Attorney General in Virginia made national headlines when he announced that on Feb 1st, 2016 Virginia will stop honoring permits from 25 states. The purpose of this article to to clarify those implications more completely.

Officer Slips On Ice and Accidentally Shoots Suspect

By Jacob Paulsen / December 24, 2015

Here in the mountains of Colorado not to far from my home I got a reminder when reading the local news. Earlier in December 2015 a police office with the Aurora Police Department was confronting a criminal when he slipped on some ice.

Do Good Guys Stop Bad Guys With Guns?

By Jacob Paulsen / December 17, 2015

This month The Daily Show presented some research and thoughts to suggest that despite the cry from gun supporters, the truth is that Good Guys virtually never stop Bad Guys with guns or that Good Guys are not even generally capable or qualified to do so. I want to address the facts and opinions that were presented.

[Infographic] How Prepped Are You For When SHTF

By Jacob Paulsen / December 16, 2015

About two weeks ago we invited all of our readers to take a short survey about their own level of preparedness. We all know what we should be doing to be prepared for an emergency but its interesting to have a sense for how well one is doing relative to others in our community. The below infographic illustrates the responses from the survey.