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SIGN OF THE TIMES? HyVee Grocery Stores Adding Armed Uniformed Security Guards

HyVee, a large midwest regional grocery chain, has gone public with plans to stock more than just great produce and outstanding quality meats in their stores in 2022. They also plan to add armed, uniformed…




The (Current) Truth About Afghanistan and Americans Who Have Been Left Behind

Despite what some TTAG staff and members of my own family may have thought, I was not in Afghanistan and I haven’t been there in a decade. I wasn’t part of the Pineapple Express, and…



DIY Home Build Number 4 – The 80% Arms AR-9 and Freedom for Rich White Dudes

Over the last year, I’ve made a solidly-performing 9mm polymer framed pistol, a fun AR-15 style rifle and a great “parts-bin” AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor based on kits from 80% Arms and Brownells. For the…


Good Guy With A Gun Stops Would-Have-Been Mass Shooting In Its Tracks

Fort Smith, Arkansas (May 15, 2021) — a disturbed 26-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle went on a brief rampage at an apartment complex. Standing on the common area lawn, he repeatedly, urgently yelled for…