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Now THIS is what we call a “Happy Holiday”! Whatever holiday you celebrate, and however you celebrate it, we can all agree that the best way to make sure it’s truly joyful is to win our annual Happy Holidays Guns & Gear Giveaway! This year’s Happy Holidays III $4K Guns & Gear Giveaway is a…
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Self-Defense, L.A. Style: Roll Over, Play Dead
This is what law and order looks like in a “gun-free paradise.” Los Angeles is having some crime problems lately. It seems that defunding the police while simultaneously deliberately releasing convicted murderers and gang members has resulted in a tremendous surge in crime–who could have guessed? The good news for those criminals is that they…
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NSSF: Bloomie Burns Another $2Mil to Lose Virginia
The 2021 off-year elections went poorly for the anti-gun billionaire. Let’s point and laugh. Today, we here at Freedom’s Lodge are in possession of an excellent analysis from the National Shooting Sports Foundation‘s Larry Keane, detailing just how badly Mike Bloomberg‘s “gun control” agenda failed in the Old Dominion during the 2021 off-year elections. We…
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BREAKING: Right-to-Carry Supreme Court Arguments Bode Well For 2A
Today, we have some excellent news straight from the nation’s highest court! Following Wednesday morning’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Second Amendment Foundation predicts a victory for the right-to-carry a firearm in public for personal protection. “Based on questions from…
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Last Chance to Survive the Braindead (With Our $5.5K Giveaway)!
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Miami Vice: Gun Industry Fights Crime (& So Can You)
Crockett and Tubbs have nothing on the National Shooting Sports Foundation! It’s pretty easy to prove that America’s gun owners and manufacturers care about keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them. We believe in “gun control” just as much as anyone–our version just involves using both hands and the whole…
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WHODATHUNK? Seattle Gun Bans & Police Defunding Cause Murder Spike
Ever wondered what Mad Max: Thunderdome would look like in America? Ask Seattle! Every generation, humanity needs to be reminded that guns save lives, and that society works better when we have a system of professional law enforcement. Every generation, some hellish amalgamation of starry-eyed idealists, grifters and thieves announces that all they want is…
