Recently, after teaching a customized version of the "Refuse To Be A Victim" (RTBAV) course, one of the seminar clients approached me. He wanted to thank me for being the first instructor from the NRA to ever to do two things: (1) mention the aftermath of a gun shooting {emotional, personal, neighbors, civil reactions**; (2) mention that a gun should be the LAST resort in your "arsenal" of personal protection tools.

As I drove home, it made me wonder if other ...

Planning on traveling to Virginia and was wondering if a North Carolina CCW permit is legal there?

Originally Posted by HKS

Originally Posted by NavyLCDR

This is my theory.....we are pumping in excess of 81 Million barrels of oil per day from underground, mining in excess of 10 Million Tons of coal per day, and who knows how many CUFT of Natural Gas. Not to mention everything else that is pumped out of or mined from underground. That is relieving god only knows how much pressure and leaving some pretty dang big holes behind. My theory is that is why we are seeing an increase (if there is any) of earthquakes.

Good answer!

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Originally Posted by Stix

I never owned a gun and I am looking for some advice on what would be a good gun.

The bad part of not knowing at lest a general idea of what to buy makes the challenge a big one. First off, take what the gun store salesman says with a grain of salt. They typically are after a good sell. Do go to several gun stores and ask a lot of questions. A good salesman will stick with you and answer all your questions with some truth. Do "dry fire" 100's of guns. Upon finding a few that ...

Originally Posted by ragtown

I have and use 3 of them. After 20 years looking for a comfortable and good concealing holster, upon finding Alien I quit Looking. Besides, they have a great trade-in policy and a super warranty.