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A U.S. map from the Crime Prevention Research Center showing the percentage of adults who are concealed carry permit holders in each state, with color-coded ranges from less than 2% to above 15%.

How Constitutional Carry Is Reshaping America: What the Data Really Shows About Concealed Carry Permit Holders

By Mitch Goerdt / December 10, 2025

For years, concealed carry permit numbers were the clearest, most reliable indicator of how many Americans were taking responsibility for their own safety. But that landscape has changed — dramatically.…

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GOALS 2025 Recap — A Growing Second Amendment Gathering in Knoxville

By Jacob Paulsen / August 10, 2025

GOALS 2025 in Knoxville, TN brought together passionate gun owners, advocacy leaders, and top firearm brands. See event highlights, standout companies, and our take on how the show can grow.

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ATF Pistol Brace Rule is Finally Dead – Here’s How We Got Here

By Jacob Paulsen / July 26, 2025

The ATF Pistol Brace Rule that threatened millions of gun owners is finally dead. Trump’s DOJ just ended Biden’s unconstitutional brace ban for good.

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24 State Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass National Concealed Carry Reciprocity

By Jacob Paulsen / June 2, 2025

A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has urged Congress to pass H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, arguing it protects lawful gun owners while respecting states’ rights and public safety.

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Will State Laws Make Suppressors Illegal If the NFA Is Repealed?

By Jacob Paulsen / May 27, 2025

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a major pro-Second Amendment provision that would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA). This potential reclassification would treat suppressors…

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Supreme Court Sidesteps Two Major Gun Rights Cases

By Jacob Paulsen / April 21, 2025

SCOTUS declined to hear two key gun rights cases post-*Bruen*, leaving lower court rulings intact and deepening confusion over age limits and carry restrictions across the country.

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Chart showing changes in gun ownership in America by demographic from 2017 to 2023, including increases among women, Hispanics, and older age groups.

Gun Ownership in America: Surprising Statistics and What They Mean for 2nd Amendment Advocates

By Mitch Goerdt / February 10, 2025

When it comes to the Second Amendment and gun ownership in America, many gun people assume they’re part of a vast, unified majority. If you came up in a household…

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National Concealed Carry Reciprocity – Trump Promises

By Jacob Paulsen / November 20, 2024

Earlier this month in a statement given by President-Elect Donald Trump he restated his commitment to push for and ultimately sign into law national concealed carry reciprocity. This video clip…

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Recap: First Ever G.O.A.L.S. Event This Past Weekend

By Jacob Paulsen / August 21, 2024

This past weekend our team attended the Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit in Knoxville TN. Its a mouthful so everyone just calls it GOALS or the “GOA Show.” This…

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The Second Amendment and Illegals? Read the U.S. District Judge’s Decision

By Matthew Maruster / March 26, 2024

Earlier this week in Illinois, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman delivered a significant ruling regarding the gun rights of non-citizens who enter the United States illegally. She found that…

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The Great Merchant Code 2A Gun Control War

By Jacob Paulsen / March 11, 2024

The new gun control war is over credit card Merchant Codes or MCCs. In the last year good and bad legislation has been proposed or passed in 19 states.

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Giving Tuesday: A Chance to Support Second Amendment Rights

By Mitch Goerdt / November 28, 2023

We’re all familiar and likely quite sick of the shopping frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. However, there’s a significant day that often goes unnoticed amidst these commercial giants:…

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What to do With Autocrats Like Michelle Lujan Grisham?

By Matthew Maruster / September 12, 2023

New Mexico Governess Michelle Lujan Grisham did something exceptional last week. By going full autocrat, and claiming she would suspend the Second Amendment while declaring a ‘health emergency,’ the governess…

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Monumental Ruling: 18-20 Year Olds Can Purchase Handguns, Judge Rules

By Matthew Maruster / September 1, 2023

The Supreme Court’s ruling in NYSRPA v Bruen continues to reshape America’s gun laws in monumental ways. This recent ruling by a District Court Judge in Virginia addresses an oddity…

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National Preparedness Month: The Gun Owners Role

By Mitch Goerdt / August 31, 2023

It seems like each month is ‘national this or that month,’ and it’s pretty hard to keep track, even if you wanted to. So, in case you weren’t aware, September…

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