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Tom Gresham

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Talk Radio Pioneer. Book author. TV producer. FIRST gun podcast. No. 1 gun podcast. Destroyer of lazy thinking.

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Tom Gresham
2 years
Re: The ATF ruling on braces. Not since the 1960's have we seen the level of civil disobedience which will now start.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Bloomberg’s Super Bowl anti-gun ad lies about child gun deaths and calls a 20-yr old reported gang member a child victim of gun violence. All gun control is based on lies.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
@GovMLG Here's a plan that works. 1. Arrest criminals. 2. Charge them with crimes. 3. Do not release them from jail 4. Build more jails. 5. Do not put additional restrictions on people just because they own guns.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
I’m amazed when a gunny says Trump hasn’t done anything for gunowners. Clueless. How’s 187 federal judges and 2 Supreme Court justices? Plus export reforms, removal of the $2250 annual fee for gunsmiths, etc. He’s not perfect, but he’s the best I’ve seen in 50 years.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Thanks, ⁦ @donkilmer ⁩ 😉
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Tom Gresham
6 years
Wells Fargo CEO: “I do not believe that the American public wants banks to decide which legal products consumers can and cannot buy.” Turns back teacher union call to drop gun industry accounts.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Fact: The AR-15 rifle is the best home protection firearm. Power, capacity, ease of use, and less penetration of walls than handgun rounds, in almost all cases. Yes. I’ve shot a lot of ammo through a lot of walls. Not theory. Actual testing.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
As the holiday shopping season progresses, I continue my commitment to never set foot in a Dick’s Sporting Goods store. They threw gun owners under the bus with their AR15 virtue signaling. I got the signal that they don’t want my business. 👍
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Tom Gresham
3 years
@KeithOlbermann Reading really isn’t that hard. “Keep and bear” means “own and carry.” So, yes, the Constitution guarantees (not “grants”) the right to own guns. That you can’t understand this simple concept is a bit concerning.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
@DaveVescio What would I say? Perhaps, "That's a good start." Many competitive shooters I know shoot 30,000 to 50,000 rounds of ammunition a year in practice. Having only 10,000 rounds would be cause for concern.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
VIRGINIA: Every gun owner now has an immediate task. Thank each person who voted to table this bill. Promise every person who voted for this ban that you and we will be watching them and will work to elect someone who runs against them. And that we have long memories. Do it today
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Tom Gresham
5 years
The Bill Of Rights is not a list of permissions. It’s a rundown of restrictions on government. THESE THINGS THE GOVERNMENT CAN NOT DO. It doesn’t “grant’ rights. It blocks the govt. from certain areas and actions. Teach your children and grandchildren (and friends).
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Tom Gresham
5 years
There are only two types of people who will bring a gun into a church. 1. Bad people 2. Good people. You can stop only one of those groups from bringing guns into the church.
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Tom Gresham
3 months
Actually, all SCOTUS is saying is that if you want it to be a law, you have to actually PASS a law.
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Fred Guttenberg
3 months
The bump stock decision is radical, even for this Supreme Court. This Supreme Court is now on record as the Court which has guaranteed because of their extremism that more Americans will die from gun violence. They have also guaranteed that the talk of violence by MAGA, will
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Gun permits no longer required in Georgia and Alabama on January 1 (But sheriffs say they will miss the fee$. Boo hoo.)
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Tom Gresham
3 years
Biden: "The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. You couldn't buy a cannon." Wrong. You could actually buy a WAR SHIP!
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Just some of the white supremacists attending GRPC last weekend. 😂. Leaders, all. My friends. THIS is the gun rights movement!
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Tom Gresham
5 years
This is the Winchester Model 100. My first deer rifle. Semi-auto. .308 Winchester. Much more powerful than the .223/556 round most AR-15s use. Detachable magazine. I was 11 years old. Yes. Deer hunters use semi-auto rifles, including the AR-15.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Yeah. That’s how it works. 😉
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Tom Gresham
6 years
From a friend: "As I dropped off my Freshman son at Montana State, he carried his hunting rifle, AR and a shotgun into the dorm and checked them in with the dorm staff. Other kids were doing the same. The look on some of the other parents' face was worth the tuition." :)
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Tom Gresham
6 years
#WhyICarry Because I am the First Responder for myself and my family. Courts have ruled that the police have no duty to protect anyone. I take it seriously. I get recurrent training. I practice. Why do I carry? Because I love my family.
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Tom Gresham
10 months
BREAKING! New ban on semi-autos introduced in Congress. Gun Banners line up to cheer. From the news release, here are a few things this ban would do. Note number 4.
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Tom Gresham
2 months
Re. The death of Chevron deference. Those saying only agencies have the scientific expertise to understand the subject matter…The ATF redefined a chunk of plastic as a machine gun. 🙄
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Actually, saving many lives, as this man did, is exactly what the Second Amendment is about. Denouncing this heroic action in order to advance you cultish ideology is sick.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
How to answer the "Why do you need 100 rounds" challenge. If the government can say 100 rounds is too many, it can say that 10, 5, or 1 is too many. Never give in.
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Tom Gresham
6 years
I'm glad to hear folks using the phrase I started. "Gun Ban Lobby." Much better than calling them gun control groups, or as they would like to claim, "Gun Safety" groups. Riiiight. They have never taught a single gun safety case. #gunbanlobby Call 'em what they are.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Firearms history for those who think semi-autos are new. 60 years ago in November I shot my first deer with a semi-auto rifle chambered in .308 Winchester -- a much more powerful cartridge than the one commonly in the AR-15. Detachable magazine. Winchester Model 100.
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Tom Gresham
6 months
Why we don’t rely on cops to decide our rights. One sheriff on Constitutional Carry. “This is a win for the criminals, who can now walk around with a gun and law enforcement cannot do anything about it.”
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Go get ‘em, Sharyl! ⁦ @SharylAttkisson ⁩ — Rosenstein Accused of Illegal Surveillance of Sharyl Attkisson.
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Tom Gresham
5 months
Denver mayor: “I know of no decent hunter who would go deer hunting with a semi-automatic weapon.” ME: 1962. Age 11. Semi-auto .308 Winchester. First deer. One shot.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
"As long as there is a Hornady at Hornady, we will never sell Walmart direct. They don’t support our industry." - Jason Hornady, 2007 Hornady stopped doing business with the world's largest retailer over 12 years ago.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
They wanted only the machine guns. Then they wanted only mail-order guns. Then they wanted only cheap handguns.Then they wanted only “sniper rifles.” Then they wanted only “assault weapons.” Then they wanted only all semi-automatics. Why don’t we believe them? #THEYWANTALLTHEGUNS
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Tom Gresham
6 years
Whenever someone starts off with, "I support the Second Amendment, but ..." They don't.
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Tom Gresham
4 years
Indiana gun stores! Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-08. This “Stay at Home” order explicitly exempts “firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security.” If your store is told to close, contact NSSF.
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Tom Gresham
10 months
Why? Because it's not "research." It's taxpayer-funded marketing for the gun ban industry.
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Steven Rattner
10 months
The House GOP just voted to prevent the CDC from studying gun deaths and injuries. Hmm...I wonder why?
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Re: Lobby Day in Virginia this Monday. It is not about statues, or flags, or race. If those are your issues, kindly stay away. This is about the Second Amendment. Lobby Day has always been peaceful. Don't let anyone change that.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
With 20 million people having carry permits, and 21 states which no longer require a permit to legally carry a gun for protection, it seems that it’s time for a change in police training. Just seeing someone with a gun can not be justification for shooting that person.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
FLORIDA ALERT! On July 1 Florida’s Permitless Carry law goes into effect. Be warned! Thousands of criminals have been patiently waiting for permission, so they don’t violate a gun law, and they will suddenly rampage the populace. For more scary details consult any gun ban
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Tom Gresham
9 months
Just picked up a new Airweight. Notice anything? 😉. ⁦ @Smith_WessonInc
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Gov reports 240 school shootings. "But NPR reached out to every one of those schools repeatedly over the course of three months and found that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened"
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Tom Gresham
5 years
A couple is suing Walmart for not providing security. Let's get this straight. No one has a duty to protect you. Not Walmart. Not the police. Not the government. You are your own First Responder. You are your family's First Responder. Counting on anyone else is pure folly.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Remember history: “We will send armed men and armored vehicles to take your guns over a $200 tax. If you resist, we will kill you and all the children.” The lesson of Waco and Dem. AG Janet Reno. Ruby Ridge: “Shoot On Sight” orders. Does Beto understand this? #NOMOREWACOS
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Tom Gresham
5 years
“This completely unregulated tool of mass violence isn’t used by law-abiding gun owners for hunting,” Schweyer said, --- WRONG on both counts. Highly regulated, and used by many hunters. Schweyer is a fool, and maybe a liar.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
My random thoughts. You SHOULD own at least one AR-15 rifle. You SHOULD own dozens of magazines. Those magazines SHOULD be loaded with ammo. Have some cash. (We call it “hurricane money”). You SHOULD practice with that rifle at ranges from 3 feet to 300 yards. YMMV.
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Tom Gresham
4 years
Here's your regular reminder. The police have NO legal duty to protect you. They are not required to respond. Counting on them is childish and foolish. You are on your own. Assume that NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. Not preparing is irresponsible. Please RT.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
Sad news today. Jim Scoutten promoted safe and responsible shooting to huge audiences. He'll be missed.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
For those who say they can't imagine walking around near people who are carrying guns ... In most of the country, you already are. Weekly, if not daily. Women and men. You just don't know it. Why? Because it's not a problem. Your fear is rooted in ignorance.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Monday Morning Thoughts: 1. If you have to get a permit, is it really a right? 2. If you have to go through a background check, is it really a right?
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Tom Gresham
2 years
1. All guns are always loaded. 2. Never let the muzzle cover anything which you are not willing to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. 4. Always be sure of your target and beyond.
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Tom Gresham
6 years
An idea from a listener for those at the NRA Annual Meetings. Write on all credit card slips "I AM the NRA" Reminding everyone that we are polite, reasonable people spending money. I like it.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
If they can take anyone's guns, they can take everyone's guns. If they can confiscate any type of gun, they can confiscate every type of gun.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
It *might* be possible to be more ignorant and wrong about the Second Amendment, but I don’t know how. — “The 2nd Amendment is an 18th century relic. Kansas and US lawmakers need to repeal it”.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
This is the way. ;)
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Don't bring a shovel to a gun fight. Well done, Mom.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
Just checking to see if I'm being shadow banned. Can everyone see this? Thanks.
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Tom Gresham
4 years
BREAKING! 9th Circuit rules that bans on STANDARD (what they call large or high) capacity magazines violates the Second Amendment. I haven't seen the ruling, but I'm working on it now. Details later.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
"A person who carries a pistol with an empty chamber is telling the world that they don’t know what they are doing." @sheriffjim
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Tom Gresham
3 years
OK. It's time. Let's drop the silly "AR-style rifle" and just call it what it is. A rifle. It's a design more than 50 years old. It's an action type more than 100 years old. It's a rifle. A popular, common, ordinary, regular, ergonomic, lightweight "rifle." That is all.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
I had a well-known gun influencer/trainer ask for my endorsement for him running for the NRA board. I asked, "Will you immediately call for a vote of no confidence for Wayne?" No answer. Now I see him posting photos of himself with WLP. Nope. Not gonna do it.
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Tom Gresham
6 years
Hey ANTIFA. Ripping open someone's car door could be considered to be carjacking. In many states, lethal force is legal to stop a carjacking. Just something to think of as you plan your activities. You may not be in control of the situation. 20+ million carry legally. Careful.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Ammo prices have never been lower. Are you buying? I suggest buying 500 to 1,000 rounds of something each month. 22 rimfire, 9mm, 5.56, or SOMETHING! Those crazy times when you can't find ammo will return. We just don't know when.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Carry always. Carry everywhere. If I can’t carry there, it’s unlikely I’ll go there.
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Kostas Moros
2 years
NYC politicians: regular people don't need to carry a gun on our streets! Their streets:
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Tom Gresham
5 years
An inconvenient truth. 👍
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#2A Wisdom
5 years
Privately-owned guns rose from 192M in 1994 to 310M in 2009, leading the firearm-related homicide rate to fall from 6.6 to 3.6 per 100,000.
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Tom Gresham
7 months
Constitutional Carry is flying through the Louisiana Legislature. The Governor will sign it. Barring something strange happening, this is a done deal. Congratulations to Louisiana Stooting Association, the little group that has been getting it done for many years. 👍.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
TX Gov. Abbot: 18-yr olds have been able to legally buy long guns for 60 years. MSNBC commentator: But we haven't had "assault rifles" for 60 years! That's a recent development. 🙄 1959 for the AR-15 design. 1936 for the (semi-auto) M1 Garand.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
Did WaPo really write and publish such a detailed article on the Sutherland Springs mass murder and not mention Stephen Willeford, who stopped it with his AR-15?
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Tom Gresham
2 years
When someone says "There are too many guns," ask how many is the right number. Keep pushing. Some will be honest and say "zero." But no one wants to take away your guns, right?
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Just got a call from a friend in Oregon. He said local gun stores plan to go out of business when Measure 114 goes into effect. It will simply end gun sales. Looking for the courts to stop this madness.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
2021 marks another year when I did not set foot in a @dicks sporting goods store. Their track record is actively anti-gun. Here’s promising to maintain my pledge to spend money at other stores.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Decisions, decisions. Six .44s or 7 .357s?
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Tom Gresham
3 years
Six .44 Specials or 7 .357 Magnums? For walking in the wilds.
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Tom Gresham
2 years
Just makes me smile. No. I don't feel under gunned with this one. 😎
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Tom Gresham
11 months
@K12ssdb Air rifles. Not even firearms.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Ha! Fox and Friends gets surprised by Jerry Wayne, the man who confronted Biden. Wayne was smart, articulate, thoughtful. Jerry, you rocked it! Great interview. 👍
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Tom Gresham
3 months
Because they said (as we learned in civics classes) that only Congress can pass laws? This is one sick puppy.
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Deacon Blues #Aja
3 months
The next mass murder is on them:
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Tom Gresham
2 years
BULLSEYE! — “Gavin Newsom’s anti-Second Amendment rhetoric is career suicide for a wannabe president”
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Tom Gresham
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Justice Thomas: “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.” 👍
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Tom Gresham
3 years
1. All guns are always loaded. 2. Never point a gun at anything you don’t want to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until the sights are on the target and you have decided to shoot. 4. Know your target and what’s behind it.
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Tom Gresham
9 months
When you think you are clever and mock the “demise” of a gun company. Only to learn closing an old and inefficient plant allows them to move all operations to a larger, modern plant, so they can MAKE MORE GUNS. 🙄😂
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Tom Gresham
3 years
Biden supports Ukranians taking up arms while he calls for confiscation of Americans’ guns.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Constitutional carry bill coming to Louisiana. I'm hearing from a few CCW instructors who want to oppose it. Is this a case of letting your financial interest push aside your commitment to the Second Amendment? Having to get a permit to exercise a right is just wrong.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Breaking! Federal Court Finds California Magazine Ban Violates the Second Amendment - @nraila
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Tom Gresham
2 years
A Shout Out to West Virginia University rifle team member Mary Tucker on her THIRD perfect 600 in air rifle! Shoot like a girl — if you can. 😉. .
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Tom Gresham
5 years
“Find me one case where violence led to a solution”. I’ll take “The American Revolution” for 2000, Alex.
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Tom Gresham
3 years
BIG NEWS! Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. announced today that it is moving its headquarters and significant elements of its operations to Maryville, Tennessee in 2023.   Smith & Wesson has been based in Springfield, Massachusetts since the company was incorporated in 1852.
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Tom Gresham
1 year
Just trying to figure out if the next push is to outlaw pockets.
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Tom Gresham
5 years
Virginia Governor Northam labels Second Amendment supporters "white supremacists." You mean like these?
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Tom Gresham
5 years
@ConcreteJungel Ah. Like these Second Amendment supporting “white supremacists”? 😂.
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Tom Gresham
6 years
I wish it were not the case, but I no longer consider ANY Democrat when voting. Watching the Kavanaugh debacle solidified this. Midterms are coming. Commit to voting, donating, volunteering. Or let Pelosi drive the agenda. Saddle up!
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Tom Gresham
5 years
I get it. It's difficult to admit that you have been duped into thinking that murder is up, that there is an "epidemic of gun violence," and that AR15s are a major factor in crime. When you find out those are all lies, you feel betrayed. It takes courage to admit you were wrong.
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