Last Thanksgiving weekend in Florida, we received a stark reminder that insanity never takes a vacation; this time it was road rage. Such cases underscore why it is so important to be alert at all…

Ask yourself this question: Are you well armed? But — wait! — before you jump into your automated “yes” reply, perhaps we should first address what being well armed really means. For some, being well…

Call me overly optimistic, but I believe in America. I believe in the power of the American people to overcome whatever bad politicians somehow make it into office. The founders of this nation were…

These days, especially after a mass shooting, everyone is talking about guns. Where do bad guys get them? How should bad guys be stopped? There are way too many questions about the guns. It’s not…

There have been many situations over the years in which I have felt uncomfortable, intimidated and even out of place. One specific example was at a pro-2A conference. I was asked to speak about why…

It doesn’t take much to make your auto-loading pistol malfunction. In a close-quarters fight, if the bad guy gets even one hand on your gun, he can push it off target and cause a malfunction by…

If I were going to pick a single handgun to handle a multitude of tasks — home defense, concealed carry, hunting, backcountry duty — this Ruger Redhawk .357 would be near the top of my list. Even if…

What lengths would you go to if it were necessary to protect your children? Almost any I suppose, which is the way I feel about my daughter. I remember a man who shot his daughter’s rapist during the…

Two recent events, the attack on a Texas church and the assault on Senator Rand Paul, may seem unrelated, but they do have similar things to teach us. Just as with the previous attacks at a Las Vegas…

There is a great book currently on the market: Left of Bang. You should buy it and read it. Consider any violent action as a timeline, starting on your left with, let’s say, you waking up in the…

A media contact from another country recently asked me about how and why I teach our children about firearms … and I actually had to clarify that I’m not trying to raise a small army or put a firearm…

From contact to about 3 feet, you can fight effectively without even pulling your gun out of your pocket, but you need to keep several things in mind. First, you need to get control of your gun while…