Tag: gun safety

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What to Know in an Active Shooter Situation

Be prepared, because it can happen anywhere.

According to the FBI, the years 2014 and 2015 combined saw 20 active shooter incidents in the United States. Ten years ago, for the 2004-2005 period, active shootings numbered six. An active shooter situation is when an individual is actively engaged in killing or attempting…
Posted 8 years ago
By Franny McCarthy
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Do Your Part to Prevent Gun Accidents

We keep hearing about sad, totally preventable accidents.

We read a lot of gun news. There are always accidents. We don't like to hear about them but when you're dealing with something like a gun, if there is an accident chances are it is going to be serious. We just read about two…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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The Solution to Gun Theft

The Solution to Gun Theft

Hide your guns or pay for the crime.

When you leave your gun in your vehicle, where do you usually leave it? Is it in plain sight when someone walks by? Hopefully not. But if so, you may be setting yourself up to pay for any crime that’s committed with it. This is something…
Posted 8 years ago
By Jack Hardy
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Teaching Kids Gun Safety at Texas Gun Camps

Teaching Kids Gun Safety at Texas Gun Camps

Texas youth introduced to firearm safety while learning core fundamentals

Teaching kids gun safety and how to prevent accidental shootings is the goal of two Texas-based gun ranges with a strategy designed to implement good firearm practices for America's youth. According to Bearing Arms, Shoot Smart Gun Range and Training Center in both Grand Prairie and…
Posted 8 years ago
By Michael Thomas
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Smart Gun Technology: Fingerprint Recognition Helps Childproof Guns

Identilock Most Childproof Device for Gun Safety?

Smart gun technology is designed to make firearms safer. If there's a way to make guns childproof, it might garner even more interest. Omer Kiyani, the developer of Identilock, found stories of teen suicides and accidental shooting deaths disturbing. He responded by coming up with…
Posted 8 years ago
By Michael Thomas
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Professor Torn About Writing Recommendation For Pro-Gun Student

Not everyone has a great experience with firearms. For one professor who grew up in a household with a manic depressive father, she recalled for the Chronicle of Higher Education that she was torn as to whether or not to write a recommendation for a…
Posted 9 years ago
By James England
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