USCCA members and regular readers likely know the firearms and ammunition combinations that will be effective for self-defense. But many of us spend time outdoors, where other threats exist.…

THE MAJORITY OF FIREARMS TRAINERS and educators do not supply firearms for their students to use. They have to work with what each student brings to class. For a seasoned student, this usually isn’t…

When you imagine a gunfight, what do you think of? Nothing about this brief battle plays out according to the idea of a typical gunfight. Look at the shooting positions. Have you practiced shooting…

The UN World Population Prospects says 7,452 people die every day in the U.S. — one every 12 seconds. This year, one of those 7,452 was Christobal Lopez, 50, who died during a run-in with Michael…

What is your plan if your church is attacked? Where will you go? What will you do? How will you fight back? Do you carry a gun in church? Are you prepared if someone enters your church and starts…

In more than two decades in this business, I will admit that I have, in the past, made the mistake of telling a few people which gun I thought they should buy. I never do that anymore. During that…

About once a month, my members-only gun range sends out an email describing guns — both long guns and handguns — which have been left on shooting benches. But some of the more common places where…

The U.S. is having difficulty recruiting. Police departments are hiring and training, but they are not inundated with qualified applicants. The Department of Defense is also hiring but is falling…

Unlike concealed carry insurance, membership with the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) provides responsibly armed Americans with the education and training they need to carry with…

Deal with it! Don’t be a sissy! Take the pain. Hot brass burns, but the burn is not nearly as bad as the consequences you will suffer if you shoot someone because you are dancing around trying to get…

Do you live in a “stand your ground” state? Are you adamant that you will stand your ground because it is your right? Have you thought this through? Do you even know what you are talking about? First…

A man died. He left his typewriter to his lawyer, and in the back of the typewriter, the lawyer found a .32 revolver and a handful of ammunition. This would only be a curiosity, except the man died…