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Everytown has recently begun to play the following ad on TV here in NC: The trouble with the ad is that they aren’t being completely honest about background checks. The ad makes it seem that if HB562 were to pass, there would no longer be any background checks for handgun purchases in NC. Unfortunately for Everytown, background checks for purchasing a handgun from a dealer is a federal law, which isn’t affected by the North …

I just came across this on Facebook, and I couldn’t be happier to live in Knightdale, NC. I’ve heard mention of the “Citizens Academy” that KPD puts on in the past, but I’m honestly not all that well read on it. I’m happy to call Knightdale home, very cool.

So in the past year or so, the folks at GADPA, a large Atlanta-area organization that oversees multiple matches, broke away from IDPA and announced they were writing their own rulebook. Well, it’s finally here and… well… I can’t say I’m eager to shoot a GADPA match. First off, the scoring is a mess. The target is another attempt to be more “realistic”. When IDPA came up with their target, they deleted the “credit card” …

Now until the weekend or so, if you send an email to [email protected] with your competition/concealed carry/firearm/tacticool question, and and we decide to use it on a future episode of the Q&A podcast, I’ll send you a link for $5 off a shirt. Bonus points if you record a voicemail and send it in. (You can just record something on your phone, or click here to use Speakpipe to record it) Don’t want to wait …

So, this is pretty exciting! Episode 1 of the Triangle Tactical Podcast released on May 14, 2012, so it’s officially 3 years old now. Yay.

Frightening stuff here. The bad guys clearly had very bad intentions after arming themselves and getting cabling (presumably to tie up the homeowners). What scares me is how long these guys were able to move around inside the home unnoticed. Also, good on the homeowner and his girlfriend for being armed, although I personally wouldn’t sleep in bed with a firearm in my bed, I prefer to just have it handy. (H/T r/firearms)

I know y’all have been waiting for like 2 whole days for this, so try to contain yourself! As of the time of writing this post, the Q&A podcast isn’t showing up in an iTunes search, but you can find it by clicking here. Remember, this show is driven by listener feedback, so if you have any questions for us, shoot an email to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail. Android folks, you should be …

Back in February I wrote a post about being “out” as a gun owner, and how it’s been pretty awesome for me. Late last week a friend told me that I should introduce myself to a new guy at work, just saying “You guys would probably get along really well.” Being the “out” gun guy/gunblogger at work, that comment could only mean one thing: new guy likes guns. Today we crossed paths, and I grabbed him …

Fantastic video that really gets the point across regarding suppressors. Share the video, it does a good job showing what suppressors really do and in a way that’s easy to understand. I dig it. Now I want a suppressor even more.

WBTV is reporting that a Concord, NC police officer shot himself in the lower calf while training at the range yesterday. The article vaguely mentions that the incident happened while the officer was holstering his pistol. Just a quick reminder that there’s no need to race the pistol back into the holster. When training, the clock has stopped before its time to reholster, and if you’re involved in a defensive shooting, I don’t think it …