Last fall, I traveled to Portland, Oregon, to visit the home of Crimson Trace, where I learned about the company, the employees, the products, their RED and green laser sights and the LiNQ wireless…

It’s your gun and you own every bullet you fire. If you carry a gun for self-defense, you can’t slip up on the firearm safety rules — not even one time. I recently got wind of a story about a woman…

There are times that call for a true tactical light — one that puts out a lot of light power and that includes lower-power settings for utility work as well as a strobe feature. One such example…

J-frames and other snubbies aren’t just for pockets and inside-the-waistband carry. Carry one outside the waistband and you’ll enjoy one of the greatest carry configurations known to the concealed…

{1} SSP Eye Protection MSRP: $49.99 FOR TWO SETS This unit — part of the “Entiat Deluxe Bifocal Bundle” in one of the available zippered case options — hits a rather difficult-to-find sweet spot in…

I’ve written a blog post previously about holster options for larger women, and I was recently asked to craft a piece on holster options for petite women, of which I am not (I am 6 feet tall). I…

So you haven’t used your pepper spray in a decade or two? Guess what? It very likely still works and my guess is that it’s still throwing some serious Scoville units. Pepper spray is made from…

I have long been a fan of XS Sights — the XS Express Sighting Systems in particular. XS Express Sights are based on the express sights used on big-bore double rifles used for hunting dangerous game…

This past week, one of Florida’s more bizarre self-defense cases came to an end. On Labor Day weekend in 2012, William Woodward, now 50 years of age, shot three of his neighbors, killing two, after a…

Just like there are legacy guns — classics that have been around forever and which remain largely unchanged over time — there are also legacy holsters. Galco’s Royal Guard is a legacy holster, a…

For better or worse, Chris Christie (R, New Jersey) will soon return to private life. Remember Chris? He’s the fella’ who punished political opponents by closing highways. He closed a public beach…

For many years, conventional firearms training has been doctrine-based, in that teaching a person to shoot — regardless of whether he or she was learning to shoot competitively, for personal defense,…

I find it exciting and exhilarating to bring new people — especially children — to the shooting range. These young people are our future. They are future gun owners. They are future voters. They are…

You are responsible for every round that comes out of the muzzle of your firearm. A warning shot does nothing to help you stop the threat and will very likely give prosecutors a reason to claim that you were either not in imminent danger or acting in a reckless manner.

If you carry a concealed handgun, I’ll bet it is 100 percent clean and well-lubricated. No dust gathering in the ejection port or trigger mechanism. No leftover gunpowder residue around the muzzle.…

I’m thinking of Bob Marley. Maybe because it’s a whole lot warmer in Jamaica right now than it is in New Mexico. Marley’s image is on every-other T-shirt and souvenir cup in that island country … and…

I believe in the axiom that a firearm is “a piece of emergency lifesaving equipment” and should be treated as such. If a gun is to be used only to stop an imminent deadly threat, then, when faced…

If you carry a gun for personal protection, regular practice is essential. In addition, a commitment to ongoing training is, or should be, an integral part of your schedule. For most of us, it is.…

The history of U.S. Air Force air crew survival weapons is a fascinating one. Before the Army Air Corps became the Air Force in 1947, air crew survival weapons consisted mainly of handguns worn in…

As a firearms instructor, one of the most common questions I hear is, “When can I use my gun and not go to jail?” In light of recent riots and other mass violence, many people want to know when…