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You have just finished your CCW course and are ready to start carrying. Now what? Continuing your education and training is an essential part of your self-defense journey. That is why we have provided you with valuable content from professionals to make sure your transition is easy and you are carrying intelligently, legally and safely.
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Shooting Accuracy: We’re Only Human
I know it’s just a movie, but if you ever watch Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator, you’ll notice that his shooting abilities are pretty much dead-on. Every time, all the time — even when the…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense Is Personal
A piece of paper won’t stop a killer. A phone call to police won’t stop a killer. YOU must stop your killer. A young woman in Utah called the police six times in the 10 days before her ex-boyfriend…
Continue Reading →Glock 48 Gun Review: One Slim Little Shooter
Since Glock launched the G42 five years ago, the gun world has come to expect single-stacks from the double-stack-centric company. Several models are now in production, but it’s one that falls…
Continue Reading →May-Issue vs. Shall-Issue Concealed Carry States
Summary For this week’s “Ask a Firearms Attorney” post, Attorney Tom Grieve addresses a question that many in the concealed carry community have asked him: “What is the difference between a may-issue…
Continue Reading →How to Find the Right Concealed Carry Class
You can learn all sorts of interesting tidbits in concealed carry classes. Like, for instance, that hollow-point bullets are like “whirling fan blades of death.” Hold that thought for a hot second.…
Continue Reading →Where’s Your Gun … Right Now?
Bad things happen fast — and often when we least expect it. And if a gun is not within immediate reach, it may as well be a paperweight. Most of our regular readers already carry a firearm in public…
Continue Reading →A Reminder for Responsible Gun Owners
Joe Strigle was quietly having breakfast when he heard a commotion across the street on Saturday morning, March 23. Strigle lived on the 4800 block of Grove Point Drive in Tampa, Florida. A place…
Continue Reading →USCCA Concealed Carry Expo: Just One Month Away
I’d like to say I invented the USCCA Concealed Carry Expo just for you. But that would be untrue on a couple of levels. Sure, I pushed forward the idea, but so many other people helped build this…
Continue Reading →EDC Knife Review: Zero Tolerance 0450 Sinkevich KVT
Kai USA Ltd., owner of Zero Tolerance and Kershaw knife companies, seeks to ensure there is a knife for everyone. Its line of Zero Tolerance (ZT) knives typically represents the higher end, with a…
Continue Reading →Gun Stance: Right Hand, Left Eye — Cross-Dominant Shooting Aim
If you teach a large number of students like I do, you will find a surprising percentage who are cross-dominant. That means they are dominant with one hand, but their dominant eye is on the other…
Continue Reading →“He’s Got a Gun!” — What to Do If Someone Sees Your Concealed Carry Gun
There you are, minding your own business while perusing the latest issue of Hamster Cosmetology Quarterly at your local bookstore. Suddenly, you hear someone shout, “He’s got a gun!” Looking… you.
Continue Reading →Can You Change Your Dominant Shooting Eye?
I’m trying something that might be crazy. After 25 years of shooting a pistol a certain way, this idea was sparked by countless questions from viewers. Can I change my dominant shooting eye ……
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