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Emily Miller: Drake Case to Supreme Court? An Exclusive NRA News Cam & Co Interview In New Jersey, businessman John Drake attempted to obtain a concealed-carry permit, but was denied. The state did not consider his reason of self-defense to be “justifiable need.” Author Emily Miller of The Washington Times tells Drake’s story, and why […]

Illinois’ first concealed carry gun licenses — about 5,000 of them — are being printed and mailed today, Illinois State Police officials said in a morning press conference. Officials said they have received more than 50,000 applications. Those being mailed today were early approvals, mostly for those who submitted fingerprints along with their application. So […]

I just got off the phone with the San Diego County Sheriffs office. Turns out their policy as of now is that they are taking CCW applications first come first served dropped off in person or by mail. However they are not issuing any permits until a final court ruling. I’m guessing that means they […]

Just when residents of San Diego thought they finally had won back the right to bear arms in the county, state politicians used dirty tactics in to block it. Late Thursday, California State Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a petition on behalf of the state to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to […]

An 11-year-old girl shot a cougar that was following her 14-year-old brother to their home at Twisp, in north central Washington, the state Fish and Wildlife Department said. The female cougar killed last week was about 4 years old and weighed about 50 pounds — half of what it should weigh, said Officer Cal Treser. […]

Gun owners are flooding the sheriff’s offices in two California counties with applications for concealed weapon permits following a bombshell ruling two weeks ago by a federal appeals court that citizens need not justify their requests. Orange and Ventura counties have dropped the “good cause” standard for issuing conceal carry permits after the requirement was […]

Today’s TopClip features just another day for Arizonans living on our broken border… Life on the farm can be unpredictable, but nothing could have prepared Greg Hudson and his hired hand, Kyle Wormly, for a surprise visitor on Monday. An armed illegal alien threatened Wormly and Hudson’s family in a trailer, and then Wormly engaged […]

One question I get asked frequently in class is, “When do you use the safety?” Now obviously you switch the safety off before firing. I think we’ve all got that covered intuitively. The question revolves more around when should you put the pistol back on safe. There are generally two schools of thought, and I […]

Alby just got a phone call from the San Diego Sheriffs Department. To streamline the massive number of applicants for CCW permits they are now taking application on a “first come first served” process. You can drop your application off in the mail or drop it off in person. Previously they were making appointments to […]

That’s right. Every gun maker or gun owner should leave Illinois now! I know, the economy sucks and now is not the time to make a big move, but a recently introduced piece of legislation in the Illinois state house should prompt an exodus of Biblical proportions! This bill, HB4715, proposes that EVERY SINGLE firearm […]