Kaylub Giamanco and the Bend School Shooting: What an Armed Dad’s Story Teaches the Rest of Us
Kaylub Giamanco stopped the Silver Rail Elementary shooter in Bend, Oregon. Watch his interview and the hard lessons armed citizens should take from it.
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Oregon School Shooter Violated Existing ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’
An armed parent stopped the deadly Silver Rail Elementary School attack in Bend, Oregon. Yet Sen. Ron Wyden responded by demanding more gun control, even as the school district’s firearms prohibition came under renewed scrutiny.
Front Line Friday #37: EMS Gear on Patrol - What to Carry and Why
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is medical gear an individual patrol officer can carry on the body to extend capability in the minutes before EMS arrives. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going e...
Armed Citizen Stopping School Shooter Exposes Prohibitionist Hypocrisy
An armed citizen stopped the killer at Silver Rail Elementary. The intervention exposes the contradiction between praising an armed defender and supporting policies that prohibit licensed citizens from carrying on school grounds.
Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon
An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.
Arizona Husband Shoots Wife at 1 A.M. After He Says She Came at Him With a Knife
A Litchfield Park man told MCSO deputies he shot his wife around 1 a.m. Sunday after she came at him with a knife. He is detained; she is in the hospital. Read the original story: Arizona Husband Shoots Wife at 1 A.M. After He Says She Came at Him With a Knife
Alamo Scouts: America’s Undefeated WWII Recon Force
The Alamo Scouts emerged from one of the most demanding and complex theaters of World War II, the vast and unforgiving Southwest Pacific. By late 1943, Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur were pushing steadily northward along the New Guinea coast, preparing for the eventual return to th...
73-Year-Old San Francisco Vietnam Veteran Shoots Masked Intruder in the Buttocks After He Drilled Through His Door and Knocked Him to His Hands and Knees at 5 A.M.
A 73-year-old Vietnam veteran shot a masked intruder in the buttocks after the man drilled through his door and knocked him down in his San Francisco home at 5 a.m. Read the original story: 73-Year-Old San Francisco Vietnam Veteran Shoots Masked Intruder in the Buttocks After He Drilled Through H...
Thailand Tightens Gun Laws Again After Teen Uses Grandfather’s Registered Handgun
A 14-year-old murdered his grandparents, took their legally registered handgun, and killed six more people at his school. Thailand already had licensing, registration, ammunition controls, and severe carry restrictions. Its government’s response is still more gun control.
Lock Up Your Guns: The Sentencing of Colin Gray
While we were rightfully lauding the actions of Jordan Salinas and an as yet unnamed officer in Twin Falls, Idaho, another story may have escaped our sight. This story, the sentencing of Colin Gray, should not go unnoticed by the 2A community. Even as we praise the heroics that limited casualties...