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5/31/2012

Advice

"Getting a lot of malfunction from your semi-automatic pistol? You may not be giving your gun enough resistance to eject and feed properly. Try putting more strength into your grip, your wrists and your arms."
-Gun Enthusiast, instructor & Marine (3 guys in their 30s)

5/30/2012

Opinions needed: AC Hat

embroidered military hat

Focus group time:
Available in black & OD.
Logo on the right so folks remember to avoid hot flying brass.
What do you think?

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5/26/2012

Advice

"Wear a hat with a visor to keep brass out of your face."
-Gracie of Packing Pretty (f/20s)

5/25/2012

Contest

Memorial Day Contest

In honor of Memorial Day tell us how you remember, honor, celebrate and appreciate. Entries will be accepted through AC blog comments, Tweets, Facebook posts/comments, emails (through the AC site only). AC's favorite will win the "1000 like" box of goodies. (But we're all winners because we live in such a great country!) Goodies include an ArmedCandy T, IWB holster, a 1 lb bag of fresh delicious 2nd Amendment Coffee, a USA Carry T and USA Carry Decal.

Entrants must "like" the Facebook pages of ArmedCandy, Second Amendment Coffee and USA Carry.
Entries must be received by Tuesday May 29th, 2012 at 5am EST

Check out or sponsors:
Second Amendment Coffee  USA Carry
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5/23/2012

Great, Long, Read



"Why Jews Hate Guns"

By Rabbi Bendory of
JPFO & Alan Korwin of GunLaws.com
05/09/12
   Many parts of this article are hard to swallow, but it is a very interesting piece. On the whole I believe the authors target all anti-gun followers, not just Jews. Speaking as a member of America's Southeastern Jewish community, I believe that the article has forgotten about us altogether. Therefore, by leaving out this entire corner of the US, I contend that this article isn't really about American Jews at all.
   Also, I would not call the writers or the text "anti-semetic", but I would caution readers. The authors are obviously very angry with the anti-gun contingent, but some may read their work and focus that anger toward Jews in general. I ask that you fight this impulse because there are more "Shomrim" out there then you realize, and we are not all as quite as these authors believe.








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5/22/2012

Rant: Girls Holding Guns

By Gabby

Photobucket Pictures, Images and PhotosEveryone is entitled to their own version of fun, but frankly I'm sick of all the half naked women holding guns on Facebook and similar sites.  I don't take issue with people who want to look at women holding weapons.  I've said before, I see nothing wrong with taking sexy photos for your partner. People are entitled to look at whatever gets them revved up (as long as its legal).  I'm also not knocking XXX sites. That's where those photos belong.  My beef is with groups who portray themselves as gun enthusiast communities but who often post the afore mentioned images just to increase their follower count.

Many gun toting women have, at one point or another, run into a person who assumes we are less than capable of handling a gun, simply because we are female. When at the range, we'd prefer to impress with our skills than with our curves. At my range, where I know almost all of the employees, I appreciate the respect I receive.  Still, it would be nice to walk into a gun store and be treated more like an equal and less like a child who has wandered away from her daddy. The issue is, photos of bikini-clad models holding guns do nothing to help us be taken seriously as shooters. In many cases they perpetuate the idea that a woman with a gun is an uneducated hazardous joke and should only be considered in a sexual light.

I imagine some might argue, "We're not idiots. We can tell the difference between a serious female shooter and a model holding a gun." My response to these people would be, "Great! Then you're not the object of this rant." However, I have another concern and it affects all of us shooters;  The models in these photos are often improperly handling their weapons, with their fingers on triggers and the like.  This may mislead new shooters.  Do you want to slide into a lane next to a newbbie who doesn't know and follow the four rules? When groups represent themselves as a knowledgable source for shooting information and then display these pictures, people can get confused.

As for arguments about children stumbling across these images on Facebook and the poster's right to freedom of speech, I find these arguments misguided and unintelligent. It is the responsibility of a parent to protect an impressionable child. Further, freedom of speech does not have anything to do with Facebook speech and besides, just because it is legal to act in a certain way, doesn't mean said action is right.

Now that you've allowed me to make my points I release you to go and spend your days looking at naked people holding whatever gets you off, puppies, tire irons...whatever.  My only request is that, before you click "like" on another Sexy Gunner page, or "share" another bikini/gun photo, you consider our female shooting community as a whole.

P.S. As I delve deeper into the online/gun community I have had conversations, related to this topic, that reveal that many different perspectives are floating around out there. I fully intend to explore the topic from another slant in the very near future.




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5/21/2012

Great Read


Draw Your Weapon
By Nick at
Indistructable Training
05/16/12
Learning to draw your weapon can be as important as shooting straight. This article does a nice job of breaking down the steps, and showing us how to draw correctly. We can sometimes forget that using a gun for protection is much more than pulling the trigger. Practice all the steps and practice them often.







Be sure to tell them, "ArmedCandy Sent Me!"
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5/16/2012

Pink Guns are Just the Beginning

Recently my friend Gracie, of Packing Pretty, posted an article about pink guns. As per usz, I agreed with all of her points.  She has an amazing knowledge of guns, tactics and shooting.  Gracie is one bad a** gunner girl and I respect her a lot, pink gun and all... But if there's one thing I know, it's color.  

5/15/2012

Advice

"Know the law."
-Kate Krueger, Talking Guns Radio Hostess (f)

5/14/2012

Advice

"Replace you defensive ammo once a year."
-SWAT officer (m/31)

5/12/2012

Advice

"After gun shows people often find that they have bought a dud of a used weapon."-Cop (m/30s)

5/11/2012

Bra Holster Review

As some of you are aware, one of my goals with ArmedCandy is to bring to the market products for women that enhance the shooting and carrying experience. Some of these may be my own designs but many great products already exist. As I explore the currently available options, I share them with you, so that your hunt may be an easier one.
A note before you dive in: This review is of a product that is made for women. There should be very little need for male shooters to weigh in on this article. If you gentlemen do feel so compelled, please, keep it classy.
Thank you -AC
Ruger LCRI walked into the range and my test group was already playing with the Flashbang Holster and a Ruger LCRevolver.

5/08/2012

Press

Arizona Gun Radio

Kate Krueger's
Talking Guns

Kate Interviews Gabby Marcuus


[Listen to the Interview]
Kate Krueger
Photo courtesy of Talking Guns

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5/07/2012

5/06/2012

Advice

"FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER."
-Range Mama (f/young at heart)

5/05/2012

Advice

"I've been shooting my FNX straight out of the box, for six months.  Haven't needed to clean or lube it."
-Marine (m/late-30s)

5/03/2012

Conceal Carry Clothing News

It's no joke Mr. Colbert. I'm working my butt off to design and produce great products & clothing that will help women conceal carry

Concealing Weapons in Style

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5/02/2012

Thoughts of a Newbie Gunner

BrainStrap yourselves in, because we are going on a little adventure inside my brain...

5/01/2012

Advice

"You can never do enough dry firing."
-Marine (m/late-30s)