Would you like real-time feedback on your pistol shooting mechanics? The MantisX Training System uses a sensor attached to your gun that sends messages to your smartphone to show you exactly how to…

In addition to my gun, reload, tactical pen, tactical light and folding knife, I have a few items I keep with me virtually all the time: a multitool, a second tactical flashlight, a second tactical…

Relax, I’m talking about your guns, not politicians! A recent string of thefts and misplaced firearms has reminded me how easy it is to have a momentary lapse in your personal security protocols lead…

Well, life is never easy, but I just like saying those words with the arrival of each new summer season. Gone are the halcyon days of a three-month vacation from school. Our adult lives require that…

When I was a kid growing up in the pre-M16/AR-15 1960s, the “way-cool” intermediate, civilian legal long gun that people admired and desired was the U.S. .30-caliber M1 Carbine — especially one with…

I’VE BEEN A PISTOL SHOOTER Since the time of the dinosaurs and a concealed carrier almost as long. But many new shooters, especially women, whom I’ve taught are a bit overwhelmed by all the articles…

The Drill: With roots that date back to the 1970s and ties to Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, The Mozambique Drill, or “Double Tap,” is more than just a “cool” thing you see in the movies. The skill gained…

My son’s elementary school sent out a notice the other day, asking parents to come to the school to share about their jobs during a special Career Week. I read and re-read the flier, picking it up and putting it down several times over the course of a few days.

Bugout bags are all the rage these days, but let’s be honest: You will likely not be running away from anything. You will more than likely be trying to fight your way back home to your family. So…

Make no mistake about it: Kydex and nylon qualify as great materials for holsters. These two synthetic materials have become extremely popular, eclipsing leather as primary materials for many…

What are you teaching your children about responding when they hear gunshots or a series of loud bangs or screams from another classroom or the corridor? You perhaps remember being young. Many years…

I just completed a training event at Close Quarters Tactical in Shelby Township, Michigan. The class, titled Handgun 2 because it is the second in a series, covered everything from using ballistic…

If you have been reading Concealed Carry Magazine for the past couple issues, you will have noticed stories from Michael Janich about the role of the knife in self-defense. Mike is the founder of and chief instructor at Martial Blade Concepts and a man I have known for many years.

Bump in the Night When a pregnant Phoenix woman awoke about 2 a.m. to the sound of someone breaking into the rear door of her home, she decided to protect herself, her family and her unborn child.…

There’s a popular saying in the firearms world that shooting is 80% mental and 20% physical. So is it? Is that statement true? Can we really determine how much of our shooting successes — or firearms…

Because so many of our readers carry knives and because we believe that training is the backbone to any sort of self-defense, we have added noted knife defense trainer Mike Janich to our list of…

Holding a defensive weapon does not ensure that we will win a fight. Even highly trained, motivated men — America’s Special Operators — lose a fight now and then. Protective weapons, however, increase our odds of surviving a confrontation. There are just so many variables at play in any situation.

This is my 241st weekly column for the Concealed Carry Report and I don’t see any signs on the horizon that things will be slowing down soon. Remember the original Willy Wonka movie, starring Gene…

Some of you who are new to firearms may not be all that familiar with 1911-pattern .45 ACP pistols. And since I don’t write about 1911s all that often, I thought it would be good to cover some…

A recent shooting at a Florida shopping mall underscored why it is that situational awareness is something all of us should practice constantly — not just when we are in situations that have an…