Category: Self Defense

Live-Fire Shooting Range Featured at USCCA Concealed Carry Expo

GW: Cool concept!

Interested in purchasing a gun? Want to test out a new pistol? You can do all that and more at the Concealed Carry Expo, this May 8-10, 2015, at the Washington County Fair Park in West Bend, Wisconsin. How? The USCCA is not only organizing an industry-leading consumer show, it’s bringing a mobile, live-fire shooting range to expo attendees.

The inaugural, family-friendly event is designed to celebrate the concealed-carry lifestyle and will include three days packed full of training seminars, products, retailers, and a special concealed-carry fashion show, along with the live-fire shooting experience. For a small fee, adult guests will receive shooting instruction and will have the chance to test out firearms provided by various sponsors, including FNH USA, Kahr, Robert’s Defense, Springfield Armory, and Walther.

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Firearms, Self Defense

Oklahoma Game Warden Shoots Man Who Tried to Drown Him

Adair County — An Oklahoma state wildlife officer approached three people fishing in the Bunch area. The officer asked to see their fishing licenses and learned one of the three had a warrant out of Arkansas for a parole violation. As the officer attempted to take the man into custody, that man began to fight with the officer.

The men fell into a pond where the suspect tried to hold the officer’s head under water. The officer fought his way above the water and shot the suspect. The man died at the scene. The wildlife officer was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

The chief of the Wildlife Department requested OSBI investigate the officer-involved shooting. Numerous investigative and crime scene agents are on the scene interviewing witnesses and documenting the scene. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting.

The OSBI will not release the name of the officer who killed the suspect unless he is arrested or charged with a crime. The name of the deceased man will be released once his next of kin has been notified. OSBI will prepare a comprehensive report for the district attorney to review. The district attorney will determine whether the shooting was justified.

Fishing, Self Defense

SAF Lawsuit Allowed Chicago Uber Driver to Carry, Defend Self, Others

BELLEVUE, WA — A defensive shooting incident in Chicago involving a legally-armed Uber driver who intervened when a gunman opened fire on a crowd in Logan Square could not have happened without a concealed carry law that was passed by the Illinois Legislature because of a federal lawsuit brought by the Second Amendment Foundation.

No charges will be filed against the unidentified Uber driver, who used his licensed handgun to stop the alleged shooter, a 22-year-old man who now faces criminal prosecution. SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb noted that, had this armed citizen not been present, this incident could have turned out much differently, and much worse. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control, Self Defense

Ninth Circuit Orders Rehearing of Pair of Key 2A Cases

A majority vote of the judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will result in the rehearing of a pair of landmark Second Amendment cases in California. According to Chief Judge Thomas, the earlier three-judge panel opinion “shall not be cited as precedent by or to any court of the Ninth Circuit.” The cases, Richards v. Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto and Peruta v San Diego both challenged the unusually restrictive requirements for concealed carry permits. The rulings from the 3-judge panels had led to softening of concealed carry restrictions and brought a petition to intervene on behalf of the counties from California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The petition from AG Harris is still pending.

Firearms, Self Defense

Shooting Through A Coat Pocket In The Latest “Roy’s Insider Tips” Video

Is shooting through a coat pocket just like the movies? In the latest video in the “Roy’s Insider Tips” series, American Handgunner Publisher Roy Huntington takes a look at how effective and practical it would be to shoot a revolver and a semi-auto pistol through a coat pocket.

“This is one of those ‘Don’t try this at home’ videos, but like the TV show ‘Mythbusters’, now and again we try to debunk shooting myths or simply see if commonly accepted ideas about gun lore are really true,” Roy explains. “The concept of shooting through a coat pocket is something seen in movies, but we wondered what happens in the real world!” Read more

Self Defense
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