By now you’ve probably seen the various video clips showing a guy in a red pickup truck pointing a gun at a motorcycle rider. Naturally, the “Internet lawyers” came out of the woodwork, either attempting to justify the actions of the truck driver, or taking the side of the biker.

Those who are left-handed have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to the availability of “lefty friendly” defensive handguns. Some that are a bit more left-hand friendly have…

Gear We Love — from Speed Sights to Mec-Gar PPK Magazines to the Golden Bore Foul Free Max. 1» SPEED SIGHTS These Trijicon-illuminated sidearm sights consist of three sharp diamonds, which allow many…

What do you say when your child’s pediatrician asks if there are guns in your home? If it hasn’t happened to you yet, be ready. As our government gets more and more intrusive into our lives, it’s important that you are prepared to answer. According to an article by Dr.

You asked for proof and here it is. In a recent episode of Into the Fray, I suggested that you should dry fire your gun. Some of you demanded more proof than just my word. I also said you can drop…

Gunfight is a compound word, but the root word is “fight.” It just so happens that you are using a gun to assist you in this fight. This is something anyone who plans to engage in self-defense of any…

The first “air powered” arm I ever fired was a single-shot Model 800 Hy-Score .22-caliber pellet-firing pistol. Built in—of all places—the U.S.A. during the 1950s, the Model 800 I had belonged to my…

We’ve all had “close calls” in our lives. The cement truck that roared through the red light and passed a foot from your front bumper. The time you almost fell off the ladder while cleaning the gutters. But the meaning of “close call” or “near miss” varies with the situation.

January 2016 saw a record number of murders in Chicago, a place well known for having some of the strictest gun-control laws in America. In January alone, there were 51 reported murders, which…

Concealed carry can dictate what you wear, whom you hang out with, where you go, when you do things and even why you choose to do them. » I HAVEN’T EVEN REACHED MY 40s YET, but I have already gone…

I have a lot of friends who don’t have firearms. In some cases, they are interested in learning how to shoot, but they’re still wary about the unknowns. In other cases, well…let’s just not go there.…

Remington has jumped into the pocket pistol game with the little RM380. This is a 6+1 auto pistol chambered for .380 ACP with plenty of great features you will find on larger guns. Look for a full…

One of the recurring themes of questions we receive here at the USCCA has to do with older shooters and some of our training tips. Basically, readers and viewers continue to ask questions like the…

Every once in a while, I see a story about gun owners who are so unutterably stupid that I think my head will explode. But the one I saw earlier this week left me speechless. The headline said it…

It’s been five years since I was a member of a SWAT team. Just this past December, I decided that 26 years of being a Police Academy Commander and Instructor was long enough. So while I still teach…

On a Friday night at a local barber shop, Next Up Barber and Beauty, several criminals stormed inside, ordering several customers and employees to get on the floor with their hands up. Executive…

You do have a “get home” bag, don’t you? If not, how do you expect to get home? Sorry about that. I’ll be serious for the rest of this post. There is a very real possibility that something “larger”…

Revolvers are popular first guns. Their simplicity is very appealing to new shooters, and what they lack in capacity is often made up for by the confidence of knowing that all the shooter has to do…

Tuesday morning, authorities were notified of a possible active shooter in the Naval Medical Center located in San Diego, CA. It has been reported that the shooter is in building #26, where the…

With Christmas only one month gone, I’m still hearing from scores of women who received guns from loved ones over the holidays. I get it. I do. With all the bad things happening in the world, our…