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Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ Pistol Safety Recall
Smith & Wesson found the cracked hammers in only two pistols. Nevertheless, S&W issued a Safety Recall, ensuring all M&P Shield EZ pistols meet specifications. The notice applies only to M&P Shield EZ pistols and Performance Center models manufactured between March 1, 2020 and Oct. 31, 2020. It does not apply to all Shield pistols.
Smith & Wesson asks all consumers of M&P9 Shield and M&P380 Shield EZ, including Performance Center models, to visit mpshieldezrecall.com. Customers should input their serial number, or call 888-871-7114.
Further, S&W encourages all Shield EZ owners to stop using their pistol. Then determine whether or not their pistol is included in the safety recall. Smith & Wesson will inspect all potentially affected pistols. If the pistol contains a bad hammer, S&W sill replace it at no cost. The entire process should take around 10 business days.
All M&P Shield EZ owners outside the U.S. should visit smith-wesson.com/customer-service/warranty-stations. The webpage contains information on inspection and replacement.
an interesting look at the 9mm revolver
Why Would Anyone Want A 9mm Revolver? | Gun Digest
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The 9mm revolver is always a compromise. The cartridge was designed for semi-auto pistols and will always perform better out of one.Mas Ayoob gives a great talk on the use of deadly force
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Deadly Force in Self-Defense: What You Need to Know - Critical Mas(s) Ep. 03 with Massad Ayoob
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One of the most well-known and high-profile cases involving the use of deadly force in a self-defense shooting is State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman in th...Claude Werner (The Tactical Professor), suggested that concealed carriers might be well served to stick to the following four strategies when it comes to personal protection:
I want to protect myself.
I want to protect my friends and family.
I want to remain financially solid.
I want to avoid going to jail or prison.
Wow that says it all...........
It always comes down to safety......
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"So I open up the door, kind of like who is this? And the gun discharged.”I showed the video last week of this incident. The woman shot did not make it. It is so important that you learn how to manipulate your firearm while pointing it in a safe direction. Right to left rack and visa versa is never a good way to operate a handgun. If you can not manipulate the slide while pointing in a safe direction, maybe you need a different gun. I hear the excuse all the time that I'm not strong enough to operate the slide. It's not about strength it's about finesse. Turn sideways and get that gun up close to your chest pointing it in a safe direction. The magazine comes out first. Put some upward pressure on the slide lock with your shooting hand thumb and push and pull the two parts of the gun in opposite directions. The slide will lock back and at that point, you can check the chamber and mag well visually and physically making sure your gun is safe and unloaded. Learning how to do this correctly is a primary skill. Learn it, practice it, and be a safe gun handler.
Woman fatally shot, man wounded when handgun accidentally goes off at Rancho Cucamonga indoor range
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A woman was fatally shot and a man was wounded when a handgun accidentally went off at an indoor firing range in Rancho Cucamonga, police said Thursday. Police responded to the gun range along the ...Great article....I prefer a different method ...but this is good
How to Clean A Revolver - Simple Steps to Keep Your Revolver Spinning
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You need to keep your revolver clean to keep it shooting reliably. Here we tell you how to do a quick clean of your revolver and how to deep clean it.Replace your ammo (IF YOU CAN)
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Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense ammunition!
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Like everyone else in a time zone that follows Daylight Savings Time... we set our clocks back an hour last night and enjoyed an extra hour ...This is good info to know
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Read: Bullet Setback Fears from Mike Searson on November 14, 2020 for Recoil.Mas Ayoob gives some good advice on the legal front
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5 Cases Where You Should Settle or Plea Bargain
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Here's a look at five cases that illustrate why it's sometimes best to settle or plea bargain in order to avoid more dire consequences.The battle of the 9's learn where it all comes from
Battle of the Nines: 9mm Luger vs 9x19 vs Parabellum - Pew Pew Tactical
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What's the difference between 9mm, 9x19, 9mm Luger, and 9mm Parabellum? Learn more about the famous 9mm round and its cousins here!www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1119987958419459
This one is terrible....
you have to learn how to handle a handgun properly
DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not a fan of .380, but here are the facts
Questioning the Effectiveness of the .380 Auto Cartridge
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Written by: Greg Ellifritz You folks really like your .380 semi-automatic pistols. Two of the top 10 most read articles on my site are about the .380. Every post I’ve writt...Be prepared to pay the big bucks
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Where You Can Buy 9mm Ammo Right Now
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Ammunition is still scarce as we move further into the year that shall not be named. There are generally two thoughts on this, one of them being that everyone should stop buying ammo because the clima...This is a tragedy
Range Safety Officer Shot, Killed During USPSA Match - USA Carry
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A Range Safety Officer working a match in New York recently was the victim of a negligent discharge. The 67-year-old was a long term member of the indoorFirearms production numbers are out and they are very interesting
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NSSF Releases Most Recent Firearm Production and Import/Export Figures | Tactical Wire
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NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, released the 2020 edition of its Firearm Production Report to members. The report compiles the most up to date information based ...KA-Bar stopped making these knives get one before they are gone. They are non metallic so they will go almost anywhere...great for xmas less than $20
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KA-BAR Knives KA9908 TDI Shark Bite, Knife, Black
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KA-BAR Knives KA9908 TDI Shark Bite, Knife, BlackIf you have a revolver you should read this
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New K-PAK and J-CLIP-R Loaders From Zeta-6 - RevolverGuy.Com
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There’s a lot of tinkering going on in the shop at Zeta6 these days. The innovative company, which brought us a host of interesting variations on the strip loader concept, has been hard at work expa...A bystander tries to stop a robbery in the jewelry store and an innocent shopper pays the price
Video shows shootout inside jewelry store where ex-Marine was killed
Aimee Murphy is suing the Rolling Oaks Mall, claiming the San Antonio shopping center failed to display signs at all entrances barring guns before her husband was shot dead in 2017.
we talk about this in classes......identify your target!!!
15-year-old girl shot after parents think an intruder is breaking into house
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CLAY, Ala. (WIAT) — A 15-year-old girl is in serious condition after being shot by her step-father who thought she was an intruder breaking into their home Sunday morning. The incident occurr...Car thefts on the rise...you need to have a car safe like the ones I sell to protect your guns!!
I use the same ammo spring summer fall and winter..the only problem now is finding it!!!
Should You Change Your Defensive Ammunition During Colder Weather?
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Written by: Greg Ellifritz I occasionally get questions from readers about changing their defensive ammo to better defeat heavier winter clothing in the colder months. People who cons...this says it all
Joe Biden Reiterates Plan to Ban 'Assault Weapons,' High Cap Magazines
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On Sunday Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden doubled down on his calls to ban "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines, and to institute other gun controls.Rule #2 Muzzle direction the primary rule of gun safety
Police: 8-year-old boy accidentally shot, killed in N.C.
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An 8-year-old boy was shot and killed when a man accidentally fired a gun inside a house in North Carolina early Friday morning, police said.training bank tellers back in the day!
From the Archives: 1928 pistol training for bank tellers
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In 1928, bank employees receive pistol training to help fight off bank robbers.Would you ever need more than 10 rounds in a self-defense encounter?
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Ten cases over the last few years where people have had fire ten or more shots in self defense
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This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but here are ten cases where law-abiding citizens, some of them concealed handgun permit holders fired at least 10 shots in self-defense. A dozen shots fire...Great historical view of submachine guns
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Evolution of the Submachine Gun: Three Distinct Generations
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www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons/home Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! shop.bbtv.com/collectio...avoidance.......what a novel idea
Avoidance is the Best Policy for Self Defense
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Staying out of trouble entirely is your best course of action, bar none.Check your gear....mine comes loose often enough that I check it frequently
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There is nothing more frustrating than grinding to halt because your gear fell apart, especially in a training class. How many of us have been on the ground trying to find that itty-bitty part in t...I get asked about this by women frequently
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Concealed Carry for Women of All Body Types - The Well Armed Woman
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Women of all shapes and sizes carry concealed and each has their own set of challenges. 1500 women gave tips and discussed concealed carryFrom Tom Givens Newsletter
You will often read comments on social media that it is unreasonable, or paranoid, or silly to carry a concealed handgun on a routine, daily basis, because your need for that gun is “a one in a million chance”. Wrong. Here are some facts from the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, part of the Justice Department.
First, the BJS completed a study in 1987 that concluded that among US citizens who were 12 years old in 1987, 83% would be the victim or intended victim of a violent crime in their lifetime. That’s four out of every five people. ( Note that is lifetime, not per year.)
More recently, the annual BJS report for 2017 showed the following
numbers, for just that one year:
Total Violent Crimes- 5,612,670 (includes unarmed assaults)
Rapes, female victim- 393,980
Robbery- 613,840
Aggravated Assault- 993,170
Serious violent crime involving injury to the victim- 643,760
Stranger Violence (Victim and offender unknown to each other) 2,034,100
The 2019 numbers came out in October. Counting ONLY four major
crimes, Murder, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, and Rape, there were a total of over Two Million of them. That’s 5,517 of those four crimes PER DAY.
So, the odds are not “one in a million”, they are “one in a few dozen”. If we only consider Aggravated Assault and no other violent crimes, there were an average of 2,721 Aggravated Assaults per day in 2017. The FBI’s definition of Aggravated Assault is “an unlawful attack involving serious bodily injury to the victim, or the use of a deadly weapon or other means likely to cause death or serious injury”. In other words, that’s almost 3,000 times each day someone tries to kill someone else in this country. Taking
sensible precautions against something that common is not being paranoid, it’s being smart.
I love revolvers and I shoot them very well, but in most cases, it will not be my primary carry gun for many reasons. This is a good article
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Wheelgun Wednesday: 5 Reasons Why Revolvers are the WORST
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In this Wheelgun Wednesday, we take a look at 5 Reasons Why Revolvers are the WORST in light of last week's discussion as to why revolvers are rad.Interesting numbers on Chicago Shootings....Check it out
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Chicago Crime, Murder & Mayhem | Illustrating Chicago Values | HeyJackass!
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Illustrating the Chicago Values of Crime, Murder & Mayhem with comprehensive charts, precise graphs and exhaustive data sets of Chicago stupidity.Mega Gun Show sells guns and ammo to those who are new to guns
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Where ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts meet MAGA hats: the gun show.
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A Week Before Election Day, More Than Half the 2016 Vote Is Already InLast Updated Oct. 28, 2020, 3:36 a.m. ETOct. 28, 2020, 3:36 a.m. ETJoe Biden campaigned in Georgia, which Democrats have not carri...Great idea for drills
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Skill Set: Control Drill | Tactical Wire
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The only two things you can control in a confrontation is what you do, and the speed at which you perform. This is especially true if you are required to engage the threat with accurate fire. You’re...students ask this all the time
5.56 vs. .223: Which Can I Shoot? | The Armory Life
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Listed case dimensions are the same for 5.56 and .223, and both will chamber in barrels bored for the other. But that’s not the full story.Fit and Feel they are not the same thing
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Fit versus Feel - GUNS Magazine
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Ever since there have been gun writers, there has been the advice, “Choose the handgun that feels the best.”I talk frequently about purse carry and its hazzards
Purse Carry is the Worst Carry - A Concealed Carry Analysis
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The Lucky Gunner team takes a close look at concealed purse carry and some of the advantages and drawbacks it presents.this is a good article about situational awareness
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Openrange Defense - You could have beaten Billy the Kid, Wild Bill and Others.
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Awareness is more powerful that firearm skills. Some of the best gunfighters have been killed by amateurs using distraction.Warning shots are illegal and have been in the news again. We all know that warning shots are a bad idea.
1st it's very dangerous and you can be charged with several crimes in Colorado.
2nd it's a waste of precious ammo that you may need to survive the encounter.
3rd you don't know for sure that a bad guy will flee or stop his bad actions from a warning shot not all bad guys will
Warning Shots Are A Terrible Idea
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Please thank MantisX for bringing us today’s video of Warning Shots Are A Terrible Idea! Check them out at get-asp.com/mantisx or their FB page at ht...Some great advice in this article
Advice for Self-Defense Training During the Ammo Shortage - USA Carry
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The lack of ammunition availability has led most shooters to re-evaluate their activity, but there is no need to abandon good training.Learn more about the ak47 platform
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21 Important Questions & Answers About the AK-47 - Ballistic Magazine
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To understand more about the world’s most populous long gun, we will sift through and answer some frequently asked questions about the AK-47 platform.how did guns get their name??
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How Certain Gun Models Got Their Name
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Ever wonder how or why certain guns got their name? I do. Using my "google-fu" I found out some guns have some interesting stories in how t...Hollowpoint ammo may not be available...now what???
Why Hollow Points Are The Only Option For Self-Defense
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Every so often we come across opinions on the wonderful World Wide Web that makes me scratch my head a bit. One of those things is when I read comments about people saying 'this is why I don't use hol...This is a great discussion about guns, training and new gun owners
from Claude Werner and Michael Bane
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Your Best Defense: Staying Out of Trouble
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This week on Triggered we present a new addition: YOUR BEST DEFENSE. Michael Bane and co-host Mike Seeklander welcome Cecil Burch, BJJ master and member of the ShivWorks Collective for an in-depth loo...Warning shots are never good and are illegal and unsafe
Uber driver arrested for allegedly firing gun, injuring passenger in Mesa, MCSO says
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The bullet ricocheted and struck one of the passengers in the lower leg, according to MCSO.Clint Smith/ Thunder Ranch is always very entertaining here he talks about shot placement
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RAW CLINT 7: SHOOT THEM IN THE CROTCH
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Title explains itself. Want training? Go here: www.thunderranchinc.comShot placement the key to survival
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Placement of the shot is more important than any other factor in stopping the threat posed by the homicidal madman!Press Check (no silly not NBC or CBS)
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Why You Really Should Be Conducting a Press Check
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Ahhh the press check, is it a lost art? A useless technique only used by old crusty gunfighters of yesterday? Or an important procedure that we all should be doing? I didn't realize there was even a d...IS YOUR GUN LOADED.........????
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Always Treat the Gun As If It's Loaded
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The firearms safety rules are of extreme importance. They were created to keep people out of trouble and to prevent what we call negligent discharges, or NDs, from taking place. An ND is basically the...