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Self-Defense
Be prepared with a variety of concealed carry and firearms tips and tactics that can help keep you and your family safe both inside and outside of your home. Find helpful articles and videos, including the Into the Fray training series, that cover everything from situational awareness and conflict avoidance to cover vs. concealment and the use of force in a critical encounter.
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Stop Talking the Talk … Just Walk the Walk
I don’t know how many times I have to say it. Maybe I’m just not reaching enough people. Perhaps you could help me get the word out. Share this column far and wide with every gun owner you know. If…
Continue Reading →The Appeal of Appendix: A Contrast to Crossdraw
I tend to go with proven handguns and equipment I’ve used for many years. This includes the strong-side belt scabbard, which should be the default carry unless there are other concerns, including but…
Continue Reading →Chamber Check
I have this recurring dream (or should I say “nightmare”) in which I am forced to use my firearm in self-defense against an attacker (or sometimes multiple attackers or the zombie apocalypse), but my…
Continue Reading →My $50 Charter Arms Revolver
Yep. I bought a $50 revolver. It’s a Charter Arms Undercover made in about 1969. Does that mean I think my life is worth $50? Nope. That means some crackhead might think my life is worth the $50 I…
Continue Reading →The Eye of the Predator
When we think of people who engage in predatory behavior (that is, those criminally minded individuals who seek out weaker individuals who are incapable of defending themselves against a criminal…
Continue Reading →Training for Dummies: Set Yourself Up for Failure
There are two undeniable truths when it comes to shooting: Firearms skills are perishable, and mechanical failures will eventually happen. Both of these are reasons why shooters need to practice…
Continue Reading →Why the Crazy Training Drills?
Do you think anyone could win a real-life, El-Presidente-style showdown? If not, why do you think we do the drill? If you are training the El Prez thinking you might one day take on three armed…
Continue Reading →What Happens If You Are Hurt?
Q: I recently barely escaped being run over. I am an amputee and was moving across a parking lot when a woman put her car in gear and backed up toward me without looking. I could be easily knocked…
Continue Reading →The SCCY Finale
Enough is enough. The SCCY wins. We could continue to abuse the pistol, but why? We have tormented and tortured the SCCY CPX-2 quite enough. We dunked it in mud, buried it in dirt, froze it in a…
Continue Reading →My Lone Wolf Glock
If you like all the good things about Glock pistols but want to make your Glock pistol even better, check out Lone Wolf Distributors. It has everything you need to make your Glock truly custom. The…
Continue Reading →Truth Is Nothing to Fear
A reader recently reached out to our Member Services department asking why we publish information about legal costs and other such downsides of self-defense actions. The person was suggesting that…
Continue Reading →Startle!
I smash the horn at some slow dimwit in the left lane of Interstate 40. He’s forcing trucks, automobiles and big rigs to pass on the right. My wife practically jumps out of her seat. She takes fright…
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