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Self Defense: Is It Wrong if It's Illegal? - TheArmsGuide.com
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Self Defense: Is It Wrong if It’s Illegal?

April 18, 2017 by Kevin 15 Comments

If it's illegal, is self defense wrong? A news story I read made me start thinking about people who carry self defense tools without a permit. According to the news report, Flair Lamont Griggs, a seventeen-year-old from York, Pennsylvania, was often at odds with fellow youth Joseph Gomez, Jr.. Their animosity toward each other was strong enough that Griggs decided to carry a … [Read more...]

Are "Smart Guns" Safer?
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Are “Smart Guns” Safer?

March 3, 2017 by Kevin 23 Comments

Legislators across the country are  proposing bills requiring all new pistols would be sold with identifying technology, rendering the firearms inoperable for anyone but the legal purchaser. Along with this motion, all extant handguns, with the exception of military and a few antique firearms, would need to be retrofitted with this technology within three years. As with the … [Read more...]

How Will You Know When to Draw Your Self Defense Pistol? - TheArmsGuide.com
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How Will You Know When to Draw Your Self Defense Pistol?

February 18, 2017 by Kevin 10 Comments

How will you know when it's the right time to use your concealed carry gun? As regular readers on The Arms Guide are familiar, I read a good deal of news, namely reports that relate to self defense and concealed carry. As a concealed carrier myself, I'm always interested in learning how other CCWers who have been confronted with self defense situations have responded, and … [Read more...]

Magazine Capacity Limits and Self Defense - TheArmsGuide.com
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Magazine Capacity Limits and Self Defense

January 2, 2017 by Kevin 17 Comments

Do magazine capacity limitations save lives, or doom them? We've discussed firearms restrictions a lot recently with regard to New York's SAFE Act, which, among other things restricts magazine capacity. The original proposal included a 7 round magazine capacity limit for handguns, but in December of 2013, the provision was deemed unconstitutional and was struck from the law. … [Read more...]

Self Defense in Gun Free Zones - TheArmsGuide.com
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Self Defense in Gun Free Zones

December 18, 2016 by James Ogletree 21 Comments

If you've been paying attention to violent crimes in the past year or so, many have occurred in "Gun Free Zones." If you're headed to a location where firearms are prohibited, how can you be prepared to defend yourself in the event of an assault or an active-shooter situation? The Arms Guide has a few suggestions to consider. Disclaimer: TheArmsGuide.com is not a source of … [Read more...]

The Smart Gun Mandate May Be Closer Than You Think - TheArmsGuide.com
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The Smart Gun Mandate May Be Closer Than You Think

April 23, 2014 by Kevin 17 Comments

The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has announced the direction he wants to take the DOJ with regard to "gun safety," but the wheels are already in motion to legally mandate "smart gun" technology. At the end of February—2/27/14—Congress proposed Bill S. 2068, called the "Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2014." The spirit of the bill is laid out in Section 2: Findings. Summed … [Read more...]

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