COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented number of Americans to adopt face masks as part of their daily lives. This has complicated things quite a bit for concealed carriers. Due to widespread…

A while back, I evaluated a pair of CCW Breakaways unique concealed carry khaki dress trousers and really liked them. They allow the wearer to carry up to a full-sized pistol — such as a Glock 17 —…

July is an important month in American history. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the armies of Gen. George G. Meade and…

During my law enforcement career, I had the opportunity to train with countless revolvers, pistols, rifles, submachine guns and shotguns. After I retired and became a freelance writer, I continued to…

NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…

For many of us, our home is our most prized possession. Unfortunately, there are numerous hazards that can cause harm to it and its occupants. Burglars hit roughly 1.5 million homes in the U.S. each…

The SIG Sauer TREAD series of AR-15s is advertised as being “easily customizable, with a full line of purpose-built accessories, designed and built in the USA.” That ability to customize their rifles…

Many of us have been required to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Others have been at home because they were furloughed or let go. Though I work full time as a criminal justice professor,…

A primary goal for any firearms instructor is improving a student’s performance. One of the best — but, unfortunately, often overlooked — ways to improve that performance is to fit the gun to the…

I’ve been watching my two younger children play a “murder mystery” video game in which a random person from a pool of online players is deemed a murderer, one is selected to be the sheriff, and the…

Now that states are beginning to open back up, it is time to step back and assess what responsibly armed Americans can learn from the COVID-19 shutdown. I am not here to discuss “how bad it was” or…

No other time in my memory has more called for carrying the 20+1-shot-capacity Ruger 57 as a primary, secondary or “get-home” gun. This remarkable, lightweight and accurate pistol can deliver…

Like most of life’s journeys, the evolution from concealed carry newbie to confident daily carrier is marked by countless concealed carry milestones. While no two armed Americans travel identical…

Imagine you are a police officer. You are six hours into a 10-hour shift. You have already been on a domestic violence call, three cold harassment calls and an injury accident. You’ve just cleared…

It could be because it’s my birthday in just a few days or maybe it’s because I haven’t personally purchased a firearm in a while (define that as you will), but I thought it would be fun to discuss…

Ever wonder what it would be like to be disrupted by the sound of glass shattering in the dead of night as a group of robbers broke into your property? Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, that is…

Maintaining security of your firearms is likely the most important aspect of firearms ownership. Having a firearm fall into the wrong hands — any wrong hands — can result in tragic and life-altering…

When setting out to choose a holster, there are a multitude of factors to consider. It must fit your body and your lifestyle. Seldom mentioned is how different body types (endomorph, mesomorph and…

It seemed about time to write up a fun and practical handgun review. This Smith & Wesson Model 317 brings me back to the days when my dad would take my brother and I out to shoot his .22 rifles.…

Though there’s nothing like shooting that “new gun smell” right out of a factory-fresh firearm, there’s a lot to be said for finding a solid deal on a used gun. Like a good deal on a used vehicle,…