Adapted from the post of T-13 · September 18, 2026 · STL Garcia There are more guns in the United States than there are people. Roughly 500 million firearms are in civilian hands. About 107 million adults own one. About 21.46 million hold a concealed-carry permit. About 6 million carry a loaded handgun every single day.
Now ask yourself a harder question. Were you sold a protection K9 that was supposed to be trained around firearms, with a handler running a firearm, in the environment you actually live in? Where are the receipts? Not a guy firing two rounds downrange while the dog stands in a field. That is a photo op.
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