This past week, I was talking to my neighbor, a doctor, who told me about one of his patients. His story was a good reminder for regular firearms practice. The man had been hiking in a wilderness…

I didn’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas. Instead, my wife bought me a pump shotgun. A Bit of History As a family, we often discuss security and try to use news stories as learning experiences. We…

The winter will drastically change your everyday carry gear, whether by forcing you to add layers and compromising your ability to draw your gun or by impacting a bullet’s penetration into a target.…

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is this week, causing me to reflect on my law enforcement career, which has hit the 40-year mark. I entered law enforcement for two reasons. First, I’ve always felt a…

Nearly 20.9 million people worldwide are subjected to human trafficking. It is widely assumed that trafficking is a problem only in third-world countries. The truth is it happens right here in the…

Whether or not handguns meant for self-defense should be customized is a topic that pops up on social media with regularity. And in the world of women who shoot, it’s about more than slide plates and…

Parenthood is a challenging job. There’s a never-ending list of things you want to share with and teach your children. Sometimes those things are normal, sensible, everyday topics like, “Eat your…

CrossBreed is famous for innovative hybrid holsters, and its Reckoning holster offers several innovations that move it even closer to perfect for concealed carry. (I say “closer to perfect” because…

As a responsibly armed American, you already know how challenging it can be to stay updated on gun laws. Maine gun owners, you’re in luck. We’ve gathered some of the most frequently asked firearms…

The new year is here! We at the USCCA wanted to get in on setting goals and intentions for 2020. It’s going to be a monumental year for the USCCA. We are exponentially adding to our community —…

When I speak at various venues, whether community groups or religious organizations, I am often asked why I carry a gun pretty much every day. My answer is always the same: Because none of us know…

It wasn’t until I had three or so years on the job as a cop that I began to carry a backup gun on a regular basis. Working at a mostly rural sheriff’s office in Ohio, in 1980, I didn’t feel the need.…

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” – Vince Lombardi   I received my practical instruction on the M1911 pistol during my training as a combat medic in the United…

I had a great opportunity to take the USCCA’s Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals course on the road not too long ago. I ended up teaching at Cape Gun Works in Hyannis, Massachusetts, to a…

Red dot sights are all the rage on pistols these days, but they often require some extra work when it comes to installation. If you want to try shooting your pistol with a red dot sight without dealing with milling the slide, you can try the Sightmark base plate system.

As a responsibly armed American that carries a firearm regularly, you may wonder if you can carry when you go out to dinner and plan to have a glass of wine, a beer or a mixed drink. Or you may be…

For many of us, the Holiday Season is a blur. It’s a constantly moving target that includes the end of November through New Year’s Eve, sometimes stretching out as far as the day after Halloween…

It’s that time of year again, and many of you are probably making plans to celebrate the new year. Based on conversations I’ve had recently, increasing numbers of people will be skipping the classic…

As responsibly armed Americans with the duty to take care of our families, we are subjected to a great deal of provocation, bluster and posturing by anti-gun politicians. I don’t blame the…

As we exit 2019, I was tasked to come up with a list of gear or items I would like to see in 2020; gear that I know is coming out, gear that I might be looking forward to getting in the new year or…