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Sunday Gunday: Top 5 Shotguns for Home Defense


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Using shotguns for home defense is a popular idea. Some shotguns are better than others for this role. Here are my personal top five choices for home-defense shotguns. 1. Remington 870 Shotgun This pump-action shotgun is a proven-dependable weapon used by hunters, military and law enforcement. If you went with the shorter-barrel model, this shotgun

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Former Teacher Hickok45 Shares His Thoughts on Gun Control and Schools

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Hickok45, a gun expert and shooting enthusiast, has an opinion worth sharing.  With mainstream media and almost every news outlet sharing the potential changes for gun control, Hickok45 keeps it simple and weighs in on one of the nation’s most controversial topics. Read the former teacher’s thoughts on the topic. Dear School Administrators: Are your Schools

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Video Animation Shows the Internal Workings of a Marlin 336

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The Marlin 336 is one of the most popular sporting firearms ever produced.  I own a Marlin 336 rifle. I got it from my father, who bought it, I believe, sometime in the early 1970s. It’s a fantastic rifle, chambered in .30-30 caliber. It’s my standard whitetail hunting rifle. Here’s a cool video animation that

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Walmart Announces Increase in Age Limits for Firearms and Ammunition Purchases

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Certain airsoft guns and toys will also be removed from stores. Retail giant Walmart is the latest chain to revise their firearms policy in the wake of the nation’s latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and increased calls for gun control. On Wednesday the company announced they’re raising the age limit for all firearms and

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5 Classic Deer Rifles Your Grandpa Used That Are Still Good Today


These five timeless rifles will probably always have a place in deer hunting. Your grandfather’s generation was introduced to some of the finest deer hunting rifles ever made. These five classic deer rifles have a near perfect blend of form and functionality. The power and reliability of rifles like the Winchester Model 70 or the German-made

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Dick’s Sportings Goods to Stop Selling AR-Style Rifles, But That’s Not All


Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the nation’s largest sporting goods retailers, will stop selling “assault-style” weapons and more. Dick’s Sporting Goods is making a blunt statement that thoughts and prayers aren’t cutting it. The decision comes shortly after the nation’s most recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. According to a statement Dick’s Sporting Goods made, the

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Man Catches Backlash When He Shows How to Use a Resource Available That Can Protect Our Children


With a divided nation in an uproar, it is important we focus on the safety of our children, and this man has a few easy tips that he thinks might help. Obviously we have an issue in our hands in the United States at the moment with school shootings. And there is no quick and

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