I first heard the quote, “Wolves travel in packs,” many years ago from a member of a gang task force in a major city in the Midwest. My vagueness regarding his identity is intentional; though now…

“Marksmanship” can be defined simply as skill at shooting. An accomplished marksman is a person who can hit a defined target on demand. Technically speaking, marksmanship is a two-part process that is exceptionally simple in theory but quite difficult in practice — at least for the great majority of shooters.

I am going to be upfront here: Bladed weapons are not a strong point for me (pun intended). In fact, I am a little wary with knives and sharp objects, in part due to some mishandling and accidents in my youth and also because of a need for more training.

Do not expect a self-defense incident to be something akin to the gunfight at the OK Corral. Criminals are predators and predators are good at getting close to you before they strike. A self-defense…

There has been a lot of talk recently about whether or not crime victims should fight back against their attackers. Some folks say your wallet, your credit cards or your car keys are simply not worth…

We’re used to the one-handed operation of countless folding knives. And we’re greatly appreciative of these and other excellent tools that can be brought to bear on a task with only one hand. But…

The month of December normally causes most folks to be focused on the predominant holidays at hand: Chanukah and Christmas. And while Christmas is extremely important to me and my family with all the…

I remember well when I purchased my first safe — a Browning — back around 1992. I wanted to put it — of moderate size and not firelined — on the second floor of the three-story condo in which I lived…

Students often ask me unique questions and bring up interesting points of discussion. And while often we can have good conversations and share new information, there are instances in which I don’t…

A couple weeks back, we looked at what would happen if, during a close-quarters fight, an attacker got his hands on your pistol. It does not take very much to stop an auto-loading pistol from…

Last Thanksgiving weekend in Florida, we received a stark reminder that insanity never takes a vacation; this time it was road rage. Such cases underscore why it is so important to be alert at all…

Remember the Lionel Ritchie song “Celebration?” The lyrics included, “There’s a party goin’ on right here, a celebration to last throughout the years. So bring your good times and your laughter too,…

I have been a supporter of laser sights on handguns since the mid-1990s, when I was permitted to mount a set of Crimson Trace Lasergrips on a 1991A1 Colt Commander I was carrying as my duty pistol…

Did you buy a gun on Black Friday? If so, you were not alone. The FBI reported 203,086 requests for background checks on the busiest shopping day of the year. That is a new one-day record for background checks. The two previous one-day records were also set on Black Friday.

We live in sort of a golden era of firearms manufacturing. The brands we’ve known and loved for years continue to improve, and new brands are showing up like never before, giving the established…

Silverware Surprise: Tennessee Hotel Guest Defends Against Armed Attack A Nashville couple checked into a local hotel after church one Sunday afternoon. They rode up in the elevator with an…

Ask yourself this question: Are you well armed? But — wait! — before you jump into your automated “yes” reply, perhaps we should first address what being well armed really means. For some, being well…

Call me overly optimistic, but I believe in America. I believe in the power of the American people to overcome whatever bad politicians somehow make it into office. The founders of this nation were…

For $12, UltiClip, a simple 3.5-inch by 7/8-inch, .78-ounce metal clip, can transform just about any holster with standard steel clip into a holster that’ll hide better and hang on to just about…

Yes, I know, I have written that AR-15 manufacturers abound to the point of my losing my excitement about the AR, and yes, I don’t often write about AR-15s in this column — unless I happen across…