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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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Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Alaska
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we will be…
Continue Reading →My Evolving Everyday Carry Handgun
I’ve carried quite a few handguns throughout the past 40 years of my concealed carry lifestyle. Being trained in public safety, I’m not one who wishes to feel helpless. So I keep a carry gun with me…
Continue Reading →Family Defense: Firearms Show Love, Not Hate
It’s amazing the kinds of things you sometimes hear — or even overhear —in conversations. Sometimes the most shocking dialogue comes from fellow Second Amendment supporters. Maybe they just haven’t…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — March 2021
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…
Continue Reading →Breaking: 9th Circuit Court Ruling on Open Carry
In a 7 to 4 ruling yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in California decided that the Second Amendment does not extend beyond the home for residents of the 9th Circuit (Alaska,…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Wyoming
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we will be…
Continue Reading →2A Reading Roundup
Since today, March 2, is National Read Across America Day (inspired by the birthday of the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss), I thought it might be fun to do a book roundup for gun owners and 2A…
Continue Reading →A Voice for Millions: USCCA Talks Biden, Reciprocity on Newsmax TV
In case you missed it, the U.S. Concealed Carry Association’s founder and CEO Tim Schmidt appeared on Newsmax TV this past Saturday, Feb. 27, to discuss his letter to President Biden and national…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry Reciprocity 2021 – Traveling with Firearms Nationally
Do you know the legalities of traveling with a firearm? While your driver’s license is uniformly valid across the nation, concealed carry permits vary from state to state. Worse yet, illegally…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — January 2021
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 either ask…
Continue Reading →Uncle Ed’s DIY Roundup: Winter Projects for Gun Owners
We cover some pretty weighty topics in Concealed Carry Magazine. Severe, even. There really isn’t any way around it: Armed self-defense is serious business and rarely given to flights of whimsy. If…
Continue Reading →Which States Issued the Most Permits in 2020?
As the popularity of concealed carry and responsible gun ownership rise across the country, you may be wondering which states issued the most concealed carry permits. These states tend to be more friendly toward responsible gun owners. It should come as no surprise that Florida — a.k.a.
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