Amanda Smith

Gun Buybacks: Worst Idea Ever

Gun Buybacks: Yesterday I got an email article about Tampa, Florida who was touting that they had bought back over 1000 firearms and “got them off the streets” during a recent gun buyback program. This to me is almost beyond comprehension as I watched the video, seeing more of Grandpas shotgun or hunting rifle than …

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Tough Times Require Tough People

Tough Times Require Tough People – It is no surprise to anyone watching the news these days that the world is a crazy place. From highway hijackings in broad daylight, potential food shortages, and protests that erupt out of nowhere, life is a little less simple than 20 years ago. So, what can we do …

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Safe Places Don’t Exist

Safe Places Don’t Exist – There was an article (if you can call it that) that talked specifically about the tragedy in Buffalo, and a few other places that the media has seemed to forget. A shooting in a church in California, 40 people shot in Chicago over the weekend, and made the argument that …

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Intruders Beware

Intruders Beware – As I have shown in previous articles, bad things can happen anywhere, and just because you live in a nice neighborhood doesn’t mean you won’t be a target for home invasion. Around 1230 in the afternoon, three hooded men broke into a home with the apparent intent to rob the house when …

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That Holster is Unsafe! Or is it?

That Holster is Unsafe! Or is it? – A substance named graphene is alleged to be the strongest known material on Earth. This man-made material is made up of carbon atoms arranged in a specific manner to give it the properties it possesses. Through a process using solvents, graphene sheets can be molded into specific …

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Carjacked In Your Driveway

Carjacked In Your Driveway

Carjacked In Your Driveway – In this video from a news clip in 2019, a 17-year-old kid was warming up his car before school was held at gunpoint by an assailant wearing body armor. Unfortunately, this terrifying scenario is becoming more common as inflation, joblessness, and the “defund the police” are still prevalent today. Let’s …

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Ammo As A Store of Wealth

Ammo As A Store of Wealth

Ammo As A Store of Wealth – We have all been seeing the crunch with inflation hitting the grocery store, the gas pump, and, unfortunately, much of the market. Two years ago, I could fill up without taking out a mortgage or looking into the viability of selling kidneys. However, there is an often-overlooked hedge …

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NYSRPA Poised to Upend Gun Control

NYSRPA Poised to Upend Gun Control – It’s been some time since the justices of the Supreme Court of The United States heard the NYSRPA v. Bruen case. NYSRPA is the New York Rifle and Pistol Association, the state level club affiliated with the National Rifle Assocaiton. The NRA with the NYSRPA funded and supported …

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How 2A Rights Link To Training

There have been so many instances that people say things like “I don’t see anywhere in the Second Amendment where it says you can xyz.” Xyz, of course is a stand in for any argument that someone who’s not civil rights minded might make against what the Second Amendment means. A crucial and important element …

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