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Remember Proverbs 28:1. It\u2019s not that the law is based on the Bible<\/em>. Rather, the law reflects human values and precepts so long established that they go back to pre-Biblical times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was originally published in the Combat Handguns January\/February 2022 issue. Subscription is available in print and digital editions at OutdoorGroupStore.com<\/a><\/em><\/em>. Or call 1-800-284-5668, or email subscriptions@athlonmediagroup.com.<\/p>\n","post_title":"To Flee, Or Not? Should You Leave the Scene After a Defensive Shooting?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"leave-the-scene","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:29:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:29:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/12\/29\/leave-the-scene\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":102370,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2016-10-03 09:00:49","post_date_gmt":"2016-10-03 13:00:49","post_content":"A Utah constitutional carry bill might soon be introduced, thanks to a lawmaker who wants to make the Beehive State the 12th in the country to allow its citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.\n\n\u201cThe bad guys are already carrying guns,\u201d Rep. Lee Perry (R-Perry) -- who also moonlights as a Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant -- told KUTV<\/a>. \u201cYou should be allowed to carry open or concealed if you're a law-abiding citizen.\u201d\n\nRELATED STORY: State-By-State Concealed Carry Gun Laws For 2016<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThis isn't the first time a Utah constitutional carry bill has been on the table. The Utah Legislature passed a similar measure in 2013, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed it after law enforcement voiced concerns. According to  Guns.com<\/a>, another constitutional carry bill passed the Senate in a 21 to 6 vote last year, only to die in the House of Representatives without making it to the floor.\n\nNow, Perry thinks constitutional carry should be re-considered in Utah, arguing that state citizens should be allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, just like they're already allowed to carry unloaded guns openly.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s do the right thing here,\u201d Perry said. \u201cLet's not make people criminals that don't deserve to be criminals.\u201d\n\nRELATED STORY: Be Discreet - Common Sense Concealed Carry Tips & Techniques<\/a><\/strong>\n\nAs Guns.com points out, however, making constitutional carry a reality in Utah -- where 662,720 concealed carry permits have been issued since the end of June -- will be a tall order, especially considering the fact that Gov. Herbert has already said<\/a> he would veto such a bill if it came across his desk again.\n\nIf Utah passed constitutional carry, it would become the 12th state to do so, joining Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.\n\nRead more: http:\/\/www.kutv.com<\/a>","post_title":"Utah Constitutional Carry: Lawmaker To Introduce New Carry Bill","post_excerpt":"A Utah constitutional carry measure might soon be a reality in Utah. If passed, Utah would become the 12th state to allow permitless carry.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-constitutional-carry","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 11:22:58","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 11:22:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2016\/10\/03\/utah-constitutional-carry\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":102486,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2016-09-22 09:00:38","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-22 13:00:38","post_content":"Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has canceled a concert scheduled for tonight at Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas at Austin, citing \"concerns\" over the Lone Star State's recently-enacted Campus Carry law.\r\n\r\n\"I consider myself to be a very open minded human being, and I always try and see things from another\u2019s point of view. I realize this is a controversial issue and there are strong feelings on both sides of it. But no matter how hard I try to understand the rationale for allowing guns on campus or more broadly, the \u2018concealed carry\u2019 law in general, I just cannot in any way support that ideology,\" LaMontagne wrote in a Facebook post<\/a>.\r\n\r\nRELATED STORY: State-By-State Concealed Carry Gun Laws For 2016<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"There are a lot of things this country needs more of, but guns aren't one of them,\" he added.\r\n\r\nThe measure, S.B. 211, sponsored by Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) and Rep. Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress), allows concealed carry permit holders aged 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun on public college campuses. <\/em>It was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June 2015 and went into effect<\/a> on Monday, Aug. 1.\r\n\r\nLaMontagne's decision was criticized by Second Amendment supporters, including the Students for Concealed Carry<\/a>, who likened it to \"political grandstanding.\"\r\n\r\nRELATED STORY:\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s likely that Mr. LaMontagne has performed at numerous venues that allow concealed carry without even realizing it. \u00a0The cancellation of this concert has less to do with the uniqueness of UT-Austin\u2019s firearms policy than with political grandstanding and the self-fulfilling nature of activists\u2019 predictions that campus carry will have an adverse effect on campus life,\u201d Brian Bensimon, SCC Director for Texas, said in a statement.\r\n\r\nUT-Austin spokesman J.B. Bird told the Texas Tribune<\/a> that, while he's disappointed with LaMontagne's decision to cancel the show, he respects his right to do so.\r\n\r\n[h\/t to CNN<\/a>]","post_title":"Ray LaMontagne: Musician Cancels UT Austin Gig Over Campus Carry Law","post_excerpt":"Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has called off tonight's show at UT Austin over the Lone Star State's controversial campus carry law. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ray-lamontagne-musician-cancels-ut-austin-gig-campus-carry-law","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 11:23:38","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 11:23:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2016\/09\/22\/ray-lamontagne-musician-cancels-ut-austin-gig-campus-carry-law\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":102930,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2016-08-11 11:19:48","post_date_gmt":"2016-08-11 15:19:48","post_content":"

The following is a press release from the NRA-ILA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund<\/a> (NRA-PVF) today launched <\/span>a new $3 million TV ad buy making the case that Hillary Clinton is an out of touch, hypocritical politician who would leave the American people defenseless. \u00a0This ad helps highlight the fact that the right of law-abiding Americans to keep a firearm in their homes for self-protection is on the ballot in this presidential election. \u00a0The ad, titled \u201cDefenseless\u201d<\/span><\/a>, began airing this week on national cable as well as local broadcast stations in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada and North Carolina. It is the third installment in a series of ads by the NRA-PVF.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

RELATED STORY: State-By-State Concealed Carry Gun Laws For 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cHillary Clinton has supported the concept of confiscating firearms from law-abiding citizens.\u00a0 Despite what she says to try and get elected, she would stack the Supreme Court with anti-gun justices who would overturn our fundamental right of self-protection. So it is not an understatement to say that the future of American freedom is at stake in November,\u201d said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA's Political Victory Fund.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In a candid moment, Hillary Clinton told an audience of supporters that \u201cThe Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment, and I\u2019m going to make that case every chance I get.\u201d She was referring to the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Court held that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

RELATED STORY: Massad Ayoob - Gunfighting Fact vs. Fiction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The ad highlights the hypocrisy of Hillary Clinton\u2019s views on the Second Amendment and reveals her as a political elitist who is out of touch with the American people. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe choice to own a firearm doesn\u2019t belong to the government -- it is an individual freedom,\u201d continued Cox. \u201cSo it is too important to be subject to one set of rules for political elites like Hillary Clinton, and a different set for the rest of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Watch the ad below.<\/p>\r\n