Texas state representative, Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, whose parents were killed by an insane gunman while her gun was out in the car, gives very moving and bold testimony (October 1, 2003) about the REAL reason that the second amendment was designed to protect our God-given right to keep and bear arms. “People should not be afraid [...]
The Arizona Constitutional Carry legislation, SB 1108, goes into effect July 29, 2010. I am a strong proponent of the Second Amendment, and I am also a NRA certified firearms instructor, as well as DPS approved CCW instructor. I personally feel that instead of enacting a new law to replace the old (unconstitutional) law, the [...]
Earlier today I was on my way to the post office, nothing unusual about the 15 mile drive, other than there were cops lined up every few miles or so. I must have passed at least 5 of them. Going along with the flow of traffic (everyone is traveling at least 7 mph over the [...]
Some business owners just do not understand the concept that an armed citizenry makes them safer. They put up a sign in their store that basically says, “No Firearms Allowed.” They insist on making law abiding citizens trespassers if they have a firearm. What this ultimately does is make their store a hotbed for criminal [...]
Governor Brewer signed SB 1108, the Constitutional Carry bill, into law today, April 16, 2010. Arizona now becomes the third state to not require written permission from the government for law-abiding citizens to exercise their right to bear arms discretely. Because Arizona is the first state in the U.S. with a large urban population to [...]
On February 22, a new law took effect that applied state firearms laws to national parks and wildlife refuges across America. The implementation of the new law, which the National Park Service (NPS) has planned for since passage of H.R. 627 last May, has so far been without major problems. NPS management reports that it [...]
There is a lot of misconceptions about Tasers from both ends of the spectrum. Some say Tasers are dangerous and can cause harm and others have said that they really do not have any affect. Others are skeptical of the results, while some have fear in using them. Well, none of those people have ever [...]
I carry concealed. About once a year, maybe less, someone who does not like guns asks me, “Why do you need a gun?” The conversation usually follows something like this: I tell them, “I don’t.” There is usually a little pause. Then I am asked, “Then why do you carry one?” I tell them, “I [...]
