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An Official Journal Of The NRA | NRA Launches Free Online Experienced Hunter Education Course

The NRA announces the launch of its free Experienced Hunter Education Course, an online refresher regarding everything an experienced hunter should know, including a review of firearm safety and safe...

Philadelphia: DA Asks Police to Limit Low-Level Arrests During Virus Threat

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is asking the city's police department to cut back on arrests for low-level and non-violent crime.

Ohio Sheriff Restarts Concealed Carry Licensing

A bit of good news and perhaps a sign of things to come from Stark County, Ohio, where Sheriff Geor

Gun background checks double in Colorado amid coronavirus crisis, officials say

The number of firearms background checks in Colorado has doubled compared the same time last year, pointing to the unease many feel over the coronavirus pandemic.

Gun stores place limits on ammo, extend business hours as demand spikes on coronavirus concerns

A day after the World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus a pandemic, customers flocked to Maxon Shooter’s Supplies and Indoor Range in Des Plaines. Owner Dan Eldridge said they came in...

Words Mean Things: 'Gun Violence,' 'Assault Weapons,' and 'High Capacity' Magazines - The Truth...

By Robert A. Margulies, MD We are in a culture war in which the enemy is using words in ways that are dishonest. Let’s set at least part of the record straight. “High capacity” magazines This is a...

Putting Domestic Abusers In Prison Could Be The Key To Decreasing Overall Gun Violence

The Department of Justice has been in a years-long fight to decrease violent gun crimes. And now, they’re targeting domestic violence abusers.

Police identify 2 killed after attempted home invasion in north Austin

Austin Police say a man and a woman are dead after an attempted home invasion at an apartment complex in northeast Austin Tuesday night. A second man was taken to the hospital with non life-threate…

Johns Hopkins: No Proof 'Assault Weapon' Bans Reduce Mass Shootings

A study by Johns Hopkins University declares there is no evidence "assault weapon" bans lead to a lower "incidence of fatal mass shootings."

An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Armed Citizen® February 10, 2020

Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for tales of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

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Gun sales soar as violent crime drops, ATF says

As calls from lawmakers and gun control activists grow, so too has the number of Americans who own guns. A record 423 million firearms were reported in

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Illinois State Police Implementing Automated Phone System to...

Licensing requirements and long waits are frustrating Illinois gun owners

Masked intruder breaks window in back of home, tries to climb inside. But homeowner with gun...

Homeowner fired 'five or six times,' his stepfather said

Gun Control in Florida Costs Lives

The media floods us with images of murder but doesn’t show us the examples of armed defense. Gun control will cost more lives than it could save.

Police: Store employee shoots 2 suspects in attempted robbery, 1 man has died of his injuries

The Amarillo Police Department is still investigating this case.