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Joe Biden’s Gun Control Plan Broken Down

By Joshua Gillem / April 27, 2020

I’m coining a new phrase for this upcoming election that seems to be the mantra from everyone who plans to vote for creepy uncle joe. It goes like this: “Just…

More Light Shined On Recent Spike In New Gun Owners

By Joshua Gillem / April 22, 2020

March 2020 saw the highest number of gun sales in a single month. Ever. Almost 2.5 million guns were sold and we all assumed that many of them were new,…

Good Samaritan Teaches Important Lessons

By Joshua Gillem / April 20, 2020

You’ve often heard us say things like having a gun isn’t a magic talisman. And, “going to investigate” a suspected burglary is likely a bad idea. We’ve said these things…

Introducing The Mountain Man Medical Blog

By Joshua Gillem / April 17, 2020

It’s a rare occurrence where we release a new blog. In fact, it seems like we’re releasing new podcasts faster than we’re releasing new blogging platforms. (Which, by the way,…

Criminal Kills Shortly After Being Released From Prison Amid COVID Crisis

By Joshua Gillem / April 16, 2020

Just one short day after being released from prison, an inmate killed another human being. I saw this coming when they first announced inmates would be released from prison to…

This Week In Guns: April 1 2020

By Joshua Gillem / April 1, 2020

We’re currently living in very odd times. These are times that none of us are used to. Most of us are being encouraged to at least some degree to stay…

Are Gun Shops Essential Businesses?

By Joshua Gillem / March 26, 2020

It should go without saying that gun sales are up across the country. In addition, ammunition is nearly impossible to find. A shortage has caused prices to skyrocket, and there…

USCCA Expo Postponed Due To Corona Virus

By Joshua Gillem / March 12, 2020

We just received an email from the USCCA letting us know that the USCCA’s Expo has been postponed following the declaration of a state of emergency as set forth by…

States Blocking “Self-Defense Insurance” And What To Do About It

By Jacob Paulsen / March 10, 2020

Perhaps you have been following the drama or if this all sounds new to you, I’m going to outline what is happening with states blocking self-defense insurance providers like the…

Wisconsin High-School Students Suing Principal Over Banning 2A Shirts

By Joshua Gillem / February 28, 2020

We live in a world where it’s okay for teenage girls to dress like they’re going out for a night on the town, teenage boys to allow their trousers to…

February 2020 DGU Roundup

By Joshua Gillem / February 25, 2020

It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these DGU Roundups, where I take a highlighter and run it over some of the most recent defensive gun use…

We Only Partially Succeeded in Virginia

By Joshua Gillem / February 19, 2020

Just days ago Virginia House Bill 961 went to a vote in the Virginia Senate. The bill was essentially a ban on “assault weapons,” “high capacity magazines,” and firearm suppressors.…

Keeping Your Church Safe: USCCA’s Book For Church Security

By Joshua Gillem / February 11, 2020

There is an ever growing fear among many church goers that their church may be targeted by an attacker just because their beliefs are different. This fear has forced many…

Arizona Anti Gun Bill SB 1625 Submitted

By Joshua Gillem / February 10, 2020

Not even Arizona, a long time stronghold for the Second Amendment and gun owners, is immune to the idiocy of the anti-gun movement. Historically, Arizona has celebrated being one of…

Woman’s Death Ruled Accident After Negligent Discharge

By Joshua Gillem / February 7, 2020

Pendleton, SC — A boyfriend and two of his friends were handling several of their guns when one gun “went off” striking a woman, killing her. Investigators found Betty Spado, 20,…