The Five Rules of Concealed Carry
1. Your concealed handgun is for protection of life only.
2. Know exactly when you can use your gun.
3. If you can run away -- RUN!
4. Display your gun, be prepared to go to jail.
5. Don't let your emotions get the best of you.
Around 11 PM, a masked man waving a handgun enters a bar in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is large harbor in The Netherlands. The patrons just raise their eyebrow, shrug their shoulders, and resume talking, drinking beer and generally having a good time. The barman refuses the would-be robber’s demands, and tells him to get out of [...]
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From KOMO News: the homeowner told police that he ordered the intruder to the floor and fired one shot when the man refused to comply. The would-be burglar is expected to recover.
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On Wednesday night, two thugs armed with handguns entered a PA drive-through. Over a dozen surveillance cameras, installed after a robbery last year, are ready to record the events. You can watch the video here. Gunfights are pass/fail events. In this case, the good guys passed, but they came very close to failing. They could have improved their odds [...]
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Watch the survellance video of here. Notice the number of criminals involved, and the speed with which they act. They are apparently not concerned with being caught, not only carrying out the attack in full view of the store’s surveillance camera, but even recording their own video which was later posted on a hip hop site.
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From ABC News: A 7-year-old Georgia girl managed to scream and kick her way out of a kidnapping attempt in an Atlanta area Wal-Mart by a man out on parole for voluntary manslaughter, authorities said. Good job. According to another news article, the voluntary manslaughter conviction stemmed from a plea bargain deal for murdering his uncle. [...]
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From WYFF4: Two armed men entered the restaurant and tried to rob it. A customer in the Waffle House, who is a concealed weapon permit holder, was also armed with a handgun and attempted to hold the suspects at gunpoint until law enforcement could arrive, deputies said. Deputies said one of the robbery suspects pointed [...]
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From WYFF4: “I want you to get a concealed weapons permit. Don’t get Mace. Get a firearm.” – Sheriff Chuck Wright
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WYFF4 reports that a husband and wife went to check on their vacant house in Greenville, SC last week. While they were there, the homeless man in their house attacked the husband, but his wife came to his rescue, shooting his attacker in the face. She sounds remarkably calm in the 911 tape. No charges [...]
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By now, everyone in South Carolina should be familiar with what happened to Beverly Hope Melton late last year. If you are not, read the article and watch the video. To quote the victim’s brother-in-law: “He’s a monster. He deserves to die.” The message to women from the Kershaw county sheriff in response to this crime is [...]
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The world is a complicated place. And every few years, it is good to refocus and reorient in the event that distractions have taken place. And, we must admit, that in the past couple of years, we have all had our share of distractions. What is our purpose? Everyone needs a cause or belief that [...]
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