Firearms training is not something you can do once and call it good. Skills are perishable. If you don’t use them, you will lose them. But the biggest issue most of us have is time. Most people don’t…

You simply cannot fight effectively from inside your car against a threat outside your car. Of course, your first option when faced with deadly force would be to drive away, but if, for whatever…

I have sat down to write this weekly column 205 times since I started working here at the USCCA. You would think I would run out of things to say. When I started working here, I made a promise: I…

If you’re a regular reader of this weekly report, you probably carry a gun. And if you pay attention to the tips in this publication, you regularly practice your shooting skills, including safely…

Responding to reader requests, Into the Fray will begin presenting information designed to help those with reduced mobility effectively defend themselves. Casey, a former police officer, will be…

Personal protection is never just ONE thing. If you think you are safe just because you have strapped a gun on your hip, think again. Personal protection is a system that includes education, training…

Have you ever been a victim of a violent crime? Thankfully, I have not. But I have heard so many stories of those who have been attacked, robbed, assaulted, or hurt, and some of those stories have…

Street protests are all too common these days, and blocking traffic has become one of the favorite methods of public protest. If you, as a motorist, round a corner and find yourself in the middle of…

You have heard me say, “If you are more than three seconds away from your gun, fix that right now.” I actually borrowed that phrase from a friend of mine, Paul Markel. I give credit where it is due.…

In the ongoing testing saga of the Man-PACK Ballistic Backpack Insert, we have found the breaking point. By delivering 30 rounds of .40 S&W from a fully automatic H&K UMP submachine gun, we put about…

It appears some of my recent posts have people thinking I hate revolvers. On the contrary, I like revolvers; I simply do not prefer revolvers. Everything in life is a tradeoff. I believe the…

This marks the 200th consecutive week I have been writing for the Concealed Carry Report. I could not do it without the watchful eye and technical expertise of our esteemed copy editor, Carla. She…