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Election Night 2016: Gun Rights Winners and Losers
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.
Read MoreStates are Considering Universal Background Checks, But Do They Do Anything?
This election season, the states of Nevada and Maine have ballot initiatives that are particularly important to gun owners in those states, and depending on their success, could have lasting effects on citizens of all the United States who are proud to call themselves gun owners.
Read MoreEpisode 60: What This Election Means For Guns
This presidential election is one for history…it is unprecedented on so many levels. But what does it mean in terms of the 2nd Amendment? For gun rights? For gun control? Listen in to find out!!…
Read MoreHow Real or Possible is Gun Confiscation?
Are there any grounds for these fears? Can our government truly come and take our guns from us or is it something that we are needlessly worrying about? Well, to understand this, we need to take a look into the history books.
Read MoreMissouri Will Be The Latest State to Have Constitutional Carry
Despite efforts by the Missouri Governor to impede gun rights; Missouri will become a “Constitutional Carry State” starting January 1st 2017. This will allow most adults to carry concealed without a permit, in the state, as Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature used its majority to overpower the governor’s veto attempts and bring the changes into place.
Read MoreEpisode 54: Air Travel With a Firearm & Ammo
Air travel has been on our mind lately after a couple of trips, plus it is one of the top questions we get from listeners and students in our classes. Wanna know how to properly prepare and package your firearm and ammunition for a trip through the skies?? Listen in!!…
Read MoreSurvey Results: Gun Owner Legal Preparedness Poll
In July 2016 USA Firearm Training conducted a poll among it’s email subscribers and social followers. The purpose of this poll was to discover how many gun owners have gone to the effort to find a gun attorney and to better understand what common concerns gun owners have about gun laws.
Read MoreIs Your Car Really an Extension of Your Home?
Now, while it is true that in some states you can carry openly or concealed in your car, as well as your home, there is no law anywhere in the country that specifically states that anything you can do in your
Read MorePSA: Do Not Take Your Concealed Carry Guns to Canada
In recent weeks there have been some issues at our Northern border involving tourists heading into Canada with concealed firearms. This has caused the Canadian border patrol to put out reminders for U.S. citizens traveling to the country as to just how Canada handles guns.
Read MoreAttorney Generals and Their Power over Gun Laws
Maura Healey is the second state attorney general to attempt a brand of gun control, by circumventing the legal order and deciding for herself what constitutes an assault rifle.
Read MoreEnhanced Permits and Their Role in Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Some states are now issuing both enhanced and basic concealed carry permits but what does this mean and how does it help you carry concealed in more places?
Read MoreEpisode 41: More Gun Law Q&A
Today we take a break from our normal Monday news episode and answer the most common questions submitted during our American Gun Law launch that we were unable to get to during the live webinar.
Read MoreDon’t Be Too Quick To Boycott That No-Gun Business
Perhaps it is because we are constantly being treated differently, as if we are criminals. Many large corporations like the store in the above scenario, have corporate policies that may be contrary to the local manager’s opinion about prohibiting legally carried firearms on the property.
Read MoreEpisode 38: American Gun Law Launch Webinar
SPECIAL EPISODE: This episode is actually a replay of the American Gun Law launch webinar that we hosted on July 26th for VIPs (those that pre-registered), so if you missed it, here is your chance to hear some legal info and knowledge as well as some real-life stories from Doug Richards, an experienced criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, of clients he has represented that had firearm and/or self-defense related legal issues. We also took questions from webinar participants about specific legal issues, so don’t miss out on this because we were sure to record the webinar to make it available for ALL our listeners!
Read MoreEpisode 32: How Your Brain Could Get You Killed
A study showed that even among shooters at a gun range who all knew the firearm rules, and thought they were important; only 20% of the shooters followed all the rules at all times. We explain the key barrier that prevents us from being able to follow the rules even when we want to
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