In a recent Washington Times interview following the events in Charlottesville, Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the 2nd Amendment Foundation publicly stated, “Firearms serve a purpose, and the purpose is not a mouthpiece. It’s to defend yourself. If you are carrying it to make a political point, we are not going to…
2016 was a tumultuous year politically, with a great many protest and demonstrations around the country over various issues. As 2017 seems to be following suite, I thought it might be time for us to talk about how to handle large, emotionally charged crowds when you’re carrying your CCW. First and foremost, let’s get one…
This article was submitted by a USA Carry reader. It's becoming increasingly common to hear about individuals sucker punching or assaulting other folks in the street. Maybe it's a demonstration turned sour or just sour people that wind up at a demonstration, but there is cause for the concealed carrier to take extra precautions for…
Remember those University of Texas professors and their throw-everything-at-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks lawsuit in an effort to block Texas campus carry? Well, turns out, nothing stuck. A federal judge denied their request for a preliminary injunction Monday. Classes started Wednesday, as did the first day of campus carry. Needless to say, no gunfights erupted in the hallways. Unfortunately…
While USA Carry's primary mission is to support and promote the concealed carry community across the United States, we've also talked a great deal about open carry and the challenges around it. We've covered the changing laws around open carry state-by-state, as a quick search of the site will confirm. Today we're going to take…
