Category: Self Defense

NRA: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department Grant to Equip School Resource Officers

Funding From Dollars Raised at Local Friends of NRA Banquet

The NRA Foundation has awarded the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department a grant totaling $6,000 to fund equipment for School Resource Officers assigned the responsibility of protecting our schools. “We are very excited about being the recipients of this grant,” said Sheriff Robert W. “Bobby” Hawkins Jr., adding, “and we are pleased that the NRA is making an investment in the protection of our schools and community.”

Recently, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office received funding for four new School Resource Officer positions for two (2) secondary schools and two (2) primary schools through a Department of Criminal Justice Grant. Those positions will place additional law enforcement resources at Mecklenburg County Schools. The Grant from The NRA Foundation will provide Colt firearms to those officers and will be used to protect the students of Mecklenburg County Public Schools and Mecklenburg County citizens as well.

Mecklenburg County School Superintendent Paul Nichols commented, “Many thanks to Mr. Lee, Mr. Wells, and the members of the Friends of NRA that supported this grant for the safety of our new middle and high school complex. Our new school facility was designed to provide the best safety features available…but no built-in features are as important to us as our team of SRO’s (School Resource Officers).” Nichols added, “They work so hard to support and interact with our students and staff, realizing that their first priority is to establish good relationships with the students, particularly those that come to our schools from difficult home circumstances. Read more

Self Defense

SnapSafe Under Bed Safes Protect Firearms and Valuables

Grand Island, NE – Some homeowners prefer a shotgun or carbine as a home defense weapon. These long guns provide extra peace of mind at night but require bigger storage containers than pistols. SnapSafe offers the solution. Under bed safes, keep larger firearms, ammunition, and other valuables secure, allowing quick and convenient slide-out access when needed.

Three sizes of SnapSafe Under Bed Safes offer the right-sized secure storage and feature a slide-out draw for easy access to the safe’s contents. All models have a slim profile for mounting below a bed’s frame. Large and XXL models are wide enough to hold most defense shotguns and carbine rifles. The medium safe is best suited to pistols or other valuables like jewelry, documents, data backup hard drives, and extra ammunition. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Elite Survival Systems Guardian EDC Concealed Carry Laptop Pack

The unique design of the Guardian EDC Concealed Carry Laptop Bag combines the versatility of a modular pack with the internal features of a daily carry CCW pack, complete with a dedicated concealed carry compartment.

·CCW EDC laptop backpack 1000 denier nylon construction

·Heavy-duty zippers with covered zipper chain provide water resistance

·Zippered concealment compartment with internal holster can be accessed from either side of CCW backpack for ambidextrous carry

·Low profile laser-cut MOLLE on front and sides of this concealed carry laptop backpack

·Zippered eyewear pocket on top of this EDC laptop bag with soft interior lining

·Dual water bottle/accessory pockets on sides of MOLLE laptop backpack

·Yoke system carry with vented mesh back panel and padded grab handle

·Forward organizational pocket with dedicated tablet pocket, dual mesh zippered pockets, key hook, and several flat accessory compartments

·Large main compartment with MOLLE attachments and mesh pocket

·Separate, dedicated laptop compartment with soft nylon lining provides quick access to laptop. Fits most laptops with screens up to 17″

·Zippered concealment compartment with internal holster can be accessed from either side of pack for ambidextrous carry

·Fully padded on all sides and bottom

·Available in black, coyote tan, indigo, and Trifecta (a combination of gray, green, and black)

Dims: 20″ x 12″ x 8″
Weight: 2.9 lbs
Capacity: 1533 Cubic Inch / 25 Liter Read more

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2A March Draws Crowd

Indianapolis, IN

On opening day of the NRAAM 2023, the DC Project organized a march to the Indiana State Capitol, which was two blocks from the convention center, followed by a press conference in the North Atrium of the Capitol building.

The crowd participated in the march by carrying handmade signs with positive messaging like, “Guns save lives”, “Protect kids like politicians” and more.

Marchers chanted, smiled, and waved at passersby, giving the community a positive interaction with gun owners.

The group was joined by Indiana State Representative Peggy Mayfield and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, both of whom expressed their unwavering support for the Second Amendment and for the DC Project.

Several ladies of the organization addressed the crowd by highlighting their stories and reasons for supporting firearms ownership.

“The world observes anti-gun activists marching on and swarming state capitols demanding more gun control. This was our opportunity to let the world see a counter-effort from our side, with pro-gun messaging,” said founder, Dianna Muller. Read more

Gun Control, Self Defense

CCRKBA to Congress: “Instead of More Research, Make Schools Hard Targets”

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has blasted Capitol Hill Democrats for once again pushing legislation to finance “gun violence prevention research” in response to the Nashville tragedy, and instead called on Congress to provide funding to make schools “hard targets.”

“Anti-gun Democrats want to spend $50 million a year for the next five years to finance boondoggle research by the CDC under something called the ‘Gun Violence Prevention Research Act,” noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “That $250 million would be far better spent supporting local districts to hire armed school resource officers, improve school building security, and/or provide funding to local police agencies for personnel whose job is to protect schools.

“Democrats want to make it appear they’re doing something by spending a fortune in taxpayers’ money for research by the CDC which,” he continued, “experience tells us will result in recommendations for additional gun control, while not preventing a single crime. Democrats want to sit around for the next five years pontificating about nasty-looking guns while parents, teachers, and local law enforcement want action now.

“Why spend five more years on unproductive research which,” Gottlieb contended, “we all know, will ultimately recommend more research? It translates to job perpetuation for bureaucrats who do nothing while our schools remain vulnerable soft targets. Read more

Gun Control, Self Defense

Colt Defender Compact Size 1911

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – The Colt Defender lives up to its name, offering power, performance, and concealability. It’s an accurate and reliable workhorse that withstands the rigors of grueling range sessions and everyday carry. Colt’s Defender 1911 pistol series is an excellent choice for concealed carry and is available in three models.

Classic 1911 styling is evident throughout the Defender. Features like an upswept beavertail grip safety, commander-style hammer, and familiar controls allow a seamless transition from full-sized pistols to the compact Defender series. Modern enhancements include a dual recoil system that lessens recoil, a high-swept grip safety, and an undercut trigger guard for better control, all of which contribute to an exceptional grip and quick target acquisition.

The Defender includes features intended to enhance concealability, function, and performance in a personal defense engagement. Its front night sight pairs with a blackened NOVAK rear sight for rapid target acquisition in all light conditions. The barrel, a mere 3 inches long, shortens the Defender’s overall length. At the same time, an integrated carry bevel on the front of the slide also helps glide the pistol effortlessly into a holster. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Bond Arms Rawhide Pistols

Granbury, TX – Bond Arms® is proud to release a lineup of handguns to provide shooters with a tough-as-nails, no-nonsense handgun they can depend on. The new Rawhide family is designed with durability and functionality in mind at a price point that provides unequaled value for the investment.

With chamberings in .357Mag, .38Sp and .22LR, the Rawhide lineup offers shooters firepower from rimfire to magnum cartridges to fit a variety of needs. At a 4.5” overall length, the Rawhide pistols are perfect for everyday carry, a truck pistol, and suited perfectly as a camp or ranch gun.

The cowboy-style frame (no trigger guard), is paired with Bond’s Rough & Tumble stainless-steel finished barrel and frame, and comes with optional rosewood or nylon grips to provide sturdiness and durability. When it comes to quality, every component and internal part of the Rawhide lineup is painstakingly machined to the highest tolerances. These single-action, fixed-sight firearms bring the shooter simplicity for increased durability and longevity.

From a backcountry campsite to everyday carry and range time to the ranch, the Rawhide family by Bond Arms is made to be durable, accurate, and reliable. Shooters can count on their Rawhide pistol when the need arises.

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Firearms, Self Defense

GOA, Partners to Host Arm the Teachers Event in Oklahoma

Washington, D.C. – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is excited to announce their partnership with We the Female and Oklahoma State Representative Jay Steagall, owner of Cloverleaf Precision, to put on their “Arm the Teachers” event, which will take place in Yukon, Oklahoma on January 7th and 8th.

The training, which will be offered at no cost to school staff members interested in carrying on their own school campuses, will break new ground for GOA, as staff will actively participate as an instructor in this hands-on training.

Currently, for a school staff member to carry on a school campus in Oklahoma, one must have a Self-Defense Act License, complete additional training, and be designated by the school board to carry.

Kerry Slone, President of We The Female said:

“Consistently, we see elected representatives fail to adequately protect our schools. We can no longer sit back as politicians grandstand and pass more ineffective legislation that does nothing but create more victims. Read more

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FPC: Federal Judge Blocks New York’s “Places of Worship” Handgun Carry Ban

BUFFALO, NY – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. has issued a temporary restraining order against New York’s ban on guns in “any place of worship or religious observation.” The order in Hardaway v. Bruen, which is effective immediately, can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.

“The Constitution requires that individuals be permitted to use handguns for the core lawful purpose of self-defense,” wrote Judge Sinatra in his opinion. “And it protects that right outside the home and in public. Nothing in the Nation’s history or traditions presumptively closes the door on that right across every place of worship or religious observation. As in Bruen, where the Court stated that, ‘[n]othing in the Second Amendment’s text draws a home/public distinction with respect to the right to keep and bear arms,’ nothing there casts outside of its protection places of worship or religious observation. New York’s exclusion violates ‘the general right to publicly carry arms for self-defense.’ It, too, is one of the policy choices taken ‘off the table’ by the Second Amendment.”

“Today another court blocked an unconstitutional gun law, this time the ‘places of worship’ carry ban New York imposed as punishment for the Bruen decision,” said FPC Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack. “Today, the Court recognized what we have long argued: That no one should be forced to forgo one constitutional right in order to exercise another.” Read more

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