Now that you have made a decision about which home-defense firearm to purchase — and which caliber or gauge — it is time to stoke it with the best ammo for home defense. The same defensive handgun…

Who wouldn’t love the chance to win a free gun, a gun safe, ammo, range gear or another firearms-related prize just for becoming a member of the USCCA? Alternatively, you can enter the contest by…

Summary For this week’s “Ask a Firearms Attorney” post, Attorney Tom Grieve addresses a question that many responsible gun owners ask themselves: “Is it legal for me to modify my firearm’s…

The U.S. is a “common law” country. This means judicial decisions from a previous case can be cited as precedent for rulings in a current presented case. Hence the related term “case law,” wherein…

As you read this, we are likely getting ready to open the doors to the USCCA’s 5th Annual Concealed Carry Expo in Pittsburgh. Well, maybe we have already opened them. We may have already let the…

Red-dot and reflex sights allow for very rapid target acquisition, even in low light. It is one of the reasons that the military has widely used them for decades. But many of the most popular red-dot…

I remember years ago (in my 2A infancy) when my husband and I had a Springfield Armory XD … and that was about it. One handgun. I didn’t think much of it at the time. Having a gun for home protection…

I hit the switch on the new Streamlight ProTac HL 5-X USB tactical flashlight and said, “Holy smokes!” I was standing on my front porch in total darkness. But as I unleashed 3,500 lumens of white LED…

“The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.” So says Article 1, Section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. On Monday, May 6, 2019, I had…

“Tactical pants” is a term that surely would have made 11-year-old me chuckle. It sounds like something straight out of Monty Python’s Flying Circus: A stern RAF Commander would stroll through a…

The following information is an excerpt from Inside School Shootings: What We Have Learned. What Have We Learned About the Shooters? Several months after the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, my…

I’ve been teaching and instructing, on and off, for more than 20 years now. Two of my degrees are in education. I have multiple certifications from several organizations as a firearms instructor. And I love to learn new things just as much as I love to share information with others.

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

When was the last time you practiced shooting at a moving target with your pistol? Gunfights are dynamic, close-range incidents that very rarely happen when both parties are standing still. Here is a…

If you interpret “home defense” in the broadest sense, the objective is to protect your people and your home from threats of any kind. That would include not just home invasions but also simple…

A somewhat little-known fact about me is that I worked for The Walt Disney Company for about five years. I spent time at several retail locations, at the Polynesian Village Resort and also at…

When it comes to concealed carry, states have different laws about what permits, if any, are required before an individual can conceal and carry a firearm. Some states may have what is known as…

Subcompact pistols are light, portable, convenient, effective enough for self-defense and easy to conceal. That makes them ideal for summer concealed carry, right? Well, maybe. The “convenient” part is true. The “effective enough” characteristic is also largely true, although I’ll never complain about too much capacity in a larger gun.

As one gets older and gains perspective, things pop into the rear-view mirror. Looking back, I’m worried that I didn’t make a sufficient effort to introduce my kids to the outdoors — hunting,…

Anytime we pick up a gun, we are taking on an awesome responsibility. Obviously, when we decide to carry a firearm in public, everything we do takes on additional responsibility as well as risk. Most…