Matthew Maruster

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What is a Dummy Round-How Did Alec Baldwin Shoot His Director?

By Matthew Maruster / November 8, 2021

The shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set by actor/director Alec Baldwin prompts legitimate questions. For example, what kinds of guns and ammunition do actors use in movies?…

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Hollow Point Ammunition-The Only Choice For Self Defense

By Matthew Maruster / November 4, 2021

Quite often, someone asks what type of ammunition they should use for self-defense. Broadly speaking, the answer is straightforward. Use hollow point ammunition in your self-defense and home-defense guns. Hollow…

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Felons and Gun Possession? A Question of Rights

By Matthew Maruster / November 3, 2021

We need to tackle tough topics sometimes, and the question of convicted felons possessing firearms is one such topic. Should Felons Possess Firearms: I think there are two different ways…

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What do You Carry Along With Your EDC Gun?

By Matthew Maruster / November 2, 2021

If you’re reading this post, you likely carry a handgun for self-defense, and I have a question for you. What do you carry daily in addition to your everyday carry…

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Shooter Ready Challenge, October 2021

By Matthew Maruster / November 2, 2021

October 2021 Shooter Ready Challenge We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 to help the average gun carrier take their skills to the next level.…

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Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Begins – Follow Along with Andrew Branca

By Matthew Maruster / November 1, 2021

Two weeks ago, I encouraged all our readers to follow Attorney Branca’s analysis of Kyle Rittenhouse’s self-defense trial. I want to reiterate – this trial isn’t important to us 2A…

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2 New Trauma Kits Specifically Designed For the Outdoors

By Matthew Maruster / October 28, 2021

Our partner company, Mountain Man Medical, has released two new trauma kits explicitly designed for those of us who hear the call of the outdoors. If like hiking, hunting or…

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Breaking: Unexpected Update on Hornady’s Company Jab Policy

By Matthew Maruster / October 27, 2021

A few days ago,we let you know about an internal letter from the President of Hornady to the company’s employees. The letter from Steve Hornady greatly encouraged its recipients to…

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CA Neighborhood Hires Private Security to Protect Against Unrestricted Lawlessness

By Matthew Maruster / October 25, 2021

Californians in San Francisco’s Marina District are scared of the unrestricted property crime and home burglaries plaguing their neighborhood. So they have decided to hire private security to do what…

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Hornady Draws Ire for V*X Mandate Letter Sent to Employees [UPDATE]

By Matthew Maruster / October 22, 2021

Oct 27, 2021 UPDATE: Hornady Reverses Course- Read More HERE. The contents of a letter sent on October 11th, 2021, were made public and has landed the ammunition manufacturer Hornady…

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Deadly Force Dilemma, Shoot-to-Incapacitate, a Horrible, Misguided Concept

By Matthew Maruster / October 20, 2021

It is painfully apparent that what most people think about armed or unarmed self-defense is based on fantasy. This disconnect is most evident whenever the media and public nincompoops give…

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Clear, Daily Analysis of Kyle Rittenhouse Trial With Attorney Andrew Branca

By Matthew Maruster / October 19, 2021

Those of you who routinely ready our posts understand that we promote a complete mindset regarding self-defense.  This mindset involves much more than just a good trigger press. In other…

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Maglula Uplula – Coolest Product, Weirdest Name

By Matthew Maruster / October 18, 2021

One of the weirdest product names I’ve come across is the UpLULA from Maglula Ltd. Of course, no one should criticize you for not knowing what the UpLULA actually is…

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Understanding 30.06 and 30.07 Signs – Where Can’t You Carry Your Gun in Texas

By Matthew Maruster / October 15, 2021

Texas Gun Law: There is no denying it. Gun law can be confusing. Even those who consider themselves experts do as poorly on The Self Defense Gun Law Quiz as…

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Tyrant Designs – Brand New P320 Trigger Released

By Matthew Maruster / October 14, 2021

Tyrant Designs just announced that they are accepting pre-orders of their brand new Sig Sauer P320 trigger upgrade. Tyrant Designs CnC: The company is known for its machined and skeletonized…

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