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DOJ Sues Minnesota Over 30-Day Waiting Period to Buy Guns – Infringes on Citizens' Right to Self-Defense

BRO TakeDean Shaw26 Sept 20266 min

Your Right to Bear Arms Is a Promise to Your Family

The Constitution protects your right to defend your home. It doesn't train you, store the gun, or make the plan. That part is on you.

What to Say to Police After You Defend Yourself

The fight ends and the legal case begins. Call it in, give the short version, and don't answer questions until your attorney is standing next to you.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The Unwritten Rules of the Public Range

The posted rules cover the basics. Nobody tells you what to do with your hands when somebody calls a cease-fire.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to Fly and Drive With a Firearm and Not Get It Wrong

The hard case, the locks, the declaration, the state-line problem, and the one bag check that keeps people out of a very expensive mess.

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What Heller, McDonald and Bruen Actually Held

Three Supreme Court rulings rebuilt American gun law in fourteen years. Here's what each one decided, and what it changes for you on Monday morning.

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BRO TakeMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The Second Amendment Is the Right That Guards the Rest

Commentary on why the right to keep and bear arms is a duty as much as a liberty, and what carrying it seriously actually costs you.

StoryMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

They Came For The Powder First

The Second Amendment didn't begin as a debate over words. It began with British regulars marching before dawn to seize a town's guns and powder.

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Your Kid Should Know What To Do When They Find A Gun

Four words, a locked box, and a range day. How to raise a kid who's safe around firearms instead of desperately curious about them.

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Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Carrying Every Day Starts With The Belt, Not The Gun

The pistol is the easy part. Getting it on your body every morning, comfortably and concealed, is where most people quit.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Get Your Daughter Ready to Defend Herself Before Move-In Day

Start a year out, teach it in the order it's actually used, and spend more on the class than on the gadgets.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Your Carry Permit Actually Does at the State Line

Permitless carry, shall issue, reciprocity and the map errors that turn a lawful carrier into a defendant. Read this before the next road trip.

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Your First Firearms Class Isn't a Test You Can Fail

What a good beginner pistol course actually looks like, what it costs, and the five questions that separate a real instructor from a guy with a range.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Home Defense Starts at the Porch Light, Not the Gun Safe

Most break-ins end at a locked door and a bright yard. Build the layers in order, and the last one almost never gets used.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Shotgun, handgun or rifle for your first home-defense gun

An honest comparison of the three real options, what each one costs, what goes wrong at 3 a.m., and how to store and train so it never does.

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Dry Fire At Home Is The Cheapest Way To Shoot Better

Fifteen minutes in your basement, zero ammo, and a safety ritual you never skip. The drills that actually move your times.

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The Four Rules Of Gun Safety Work Because They Overlap

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Quick-Access Safes That Actually Open When You Need Them

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How to Choose a Self-Defense Class You'll Actually Stick With

Krav Maga, jiu-jitsu, boxing or a one-day course. The art matters less than whether you're still showing up in March.

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Who Goes Where If Someone Breaks In At 2 A.M.

One rally point, one caller, one door, and nobody wandering the hallway in the dark. Build the plan on a Sunday afternoon, not at 2 a.m.

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Second Amendment in Survival & Self-Defense

Latest news · Second Amendment

Your Right to Bear Arms Is a Promise to Your Family

Build Three Kits, Not One Giant Pile of Gear

The Go-Bag Items That Actually Earn Their Weight

Start Your Son on a .22 and Make Him Earn the Rest

What Real Defensive Gun Uses Teach About Training

What carry insurance actually covers and what to read first

What to Say to Police After You Defend Yourself

The Unwritten Rules of the Public Range

How to Fly and Drive With a Firearm and Not Get It Wrong

What Heller, McDonald and Bruen Actually Held

The Second Amendment Is the Right That Guards the Rest

They Came For The Powder First

Your Kid Should Know What To Do When They Find A Gun

Carrying Every Day Starts With The Belt, Not The Gun

Get Your Daughter Ready to Defend Herself Before Move-In Day

What Your Carry Permit Actually Does at the State Line

Your First Firearms Class Isn't a Test You Can Fail

Home Defense Starts at the Porch Light, Not the Gun Safe

Shotgun, handgun or rifle for your first home-defense gun

Dry Fire At Home Is The Cheapest Way To Shoot Better

The Four Rules Of Gun Safety Work Because They Overlap

Quick-Access Safes That Actually Open When You Need Them

How to Choose a Self-Defense Class You'll Actually Stick With

Who Goes Where If Someone Breaks In At 2 A.M.