Hobo Handbag carries almost everything a female firearms enthusiast needs ... especially if it's concealed

Fairfax, Virginia - After all the hubbub raised from the NRA Bug Out Bag, we thought it might be best to head back into the accessory department for this post-Thanksgiving Membership Monday.

All of you should love this particular product as there is a conceal carry feature involved. But it's probably only going to work for the female population. After all, I am talking about a Concealed Carry Handbag.

Dubbed the American Hobo Concealed Carry Handbag, this antiqued leathered bag provides a stellar look and feel. So where does the Hobo moniker come into play? Simple.

Hobo styled handbags are large, flexible and are usually designed in a U-shape. Carried over the shoulder, they tend to flop when placed on the ground (desk, sofa, etc ...) and pack a great deal of material.

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Bug-Out Bag holds everything you need to get up and go

Fairfax, Virginia - As we ready to enter the month of December, thoughts of a perfect Christmas present are dancing in many a heads. How about this for a twist? How about the perfect gift for carrying all your other perfect gifts? Something like the NRA Bug-Out Bag.

Available now at NRAstore.com, the Bug-Out bag provides the proud owner with 6,975 cubic inches to stuff with all their packing needs. Hurricane? Brushfire? In-Laws coming (okay, I stole that one from the NRAstore website), you never know when the want to get out in a hurry presents itself. This bag is ready and able to get the job done. These are the specs ...

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Membership Monday focuses on the power of the written word

Fairfax, Virginia - What's so important about the number 27?

Is it the number of World Series wins by the New York Yankees? Number of years between Pennywise the Clown's visit to Derry, Maine? Amendments to the U.S. Constitution? No (at least the last one was close). But we're looking for an answer that's a little more specific. Give up?

How about the number of words in the Second Amendment.

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."

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Put your handguns on your back and make for the range

Fairfax, Virginia - I was on assignment in San Antonio, Texas, last weekend for one of NRA's Tactical Police Competitions. As with most travel assignments, I spent a good deal of time lugging equipment through the airports, the hotels and the host shooting range. The Tactical Competition was great. Transporting all the equipment ... not so great.

Competitors told me of similar experiences. Getting all of the gear from their car to range and then again from course to course. There has to be a better way to transport all that equipment. Something along the lines of the NRA Handgunner Backpack.

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Maglite® XL200™ tactical flashlight added to NRAstore.com

On Membership Monday, we always try to shine a light on new special and special products at NRAstore.com ... and what better product to shine a light on then the Maglite® XL200™ tactical flashlight.

With the XL200™, Maglite’s newest and brightest compact flashlight in the XL™ series, you get five different modes with five different clicks. Click once and the high power mode engages a powerful LED beam. Two clicks and you get a tactical strobe. Click thrice and the third option arises ... the Nite Lite™ mode (low beam, power-saving mode until you move the Maglite).

Four quick clicks activates the Signal mode and five puts the light into SOS mode.

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Put an NRA stamp on your Social Media profile

Who's got a Facebook page? You have a Facebook page! Just about everyone has one ... right? I know I do.

NRAblog has a Facebook page too (take a second to go there and give us a like while you're at it). So does the National Rifle Association. And they've got an offer there for you.

All you have to do is go to http://apps.facebook.com/imthenra/. From there, it's only a few simple steps until you can create a special profile badge that shows your support for your Second Amendment rights.

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Daisy Model 1938 Red Ryder BB Gun Kit brings back the basics

I've got to admit ... I'm getting a little misty-eyed with this edition of Membership Monday. For this Monday, our second to last in the great Halloween month of October, we head on back into the WayBack Machine and bring out the Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun kit. Now that's got to be worth the price of admission, aye?

So what do we have with the Red Ryder kit? Plenty.

First and foremost the legendary Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. About thirty-six inches in length, this golden age classic fires a .177 caliber BB at 350 feet-per-second. How far? About 195 feet. Pretty darn good for a BB gun.

There's also a metal cocking lever, a solid wood stock (and forearm), adjustable rear sights and a 650 BB shot capacity. Looking good and shooting long. Now to the bonus round.

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Fairfax, Virginia - When it comes to self defense, just having a firearm, knife, mace or other item isn't enough. You need to know how to effectively use these items to handle different scenarios and keep yourself safe. That's why we're highlighting the Self Defense: Women's Seminar DVD focusing on women for this Membership Monday.

This video seminar, coming in at just over an hour and a half, will teach you simple, basic and effective techniques for avoiding peril, breaking contact, and staying alive. All segments are broken down by veteran military combative instructor David Burnell, who makes the lessons easily remembered. This foundation course is geared toward survival in an increasingly hostile world.

No matter your experience with self defense, everyone from novices to professionals will learn something from this course.

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Learn about the Programs of NRA with the NRAblog Newsletter

Are you keeping up with the latest events surrounding National Rifle Association? Not by way of the politics or the presidential election — we have NRA-ILA for that. What I'm talking about are the programs the NRA offers. Like what? How about this.

How about tracking America's best shooters at the National Rifle & Pistol Championships every year in Camp Perry? Want to go old school? Then there's the Black Powder Rifle Championships in Raton. Or the National Police Shooting Championships in Albuquerque. Or maybe you're not a competitions kind of person. That's okay ... we have something for you too.

Like following the latest donations to the National Firearms Museum. Refuse to be a Victim classes taught all across the country. The Youth Education Summit, Friends of NRA events, Hunting stories and giveaways. The point is, if you're looking for something related to the NRA, odds are that you're going to find it here.

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