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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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Are You Training, or Are You Just Shooting?
“Every round going downrange should have a training element attached to it.” I can’t take credit for that quote. Those wise words came from Dave Young, Director of Arma Training and a man I am proud…
Continue Reading →Eagle Imports Grand Power P11: Totally Ambidextrous 9mm Combat Pistol
Those who are left-handed have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to the availability of “lefty friendly” defensive handguns. Some that are a bit more left-hand friendly have…
Continue Reading →The Difference Between Right and Wrong
You asked for proof and here it is. In a recent episode of Into the Fray, I suggested that you should dry fire your gun. Some of you demanded more proof than just my word. I also said you can drop…
Continue Reading →The Root Word is “Fight”
Gunfight is a compound word, but the root word is “fight.” It just so happens that you are using a gun to assist you in this fight. This is something anyone who plans to engage in self-defense of any…
Continue Reading →“Close Call” is a Relative Term
We’ve all had “close calls” in our lives. The cement truck that roared through the red light and passed a foot from your front bumper. The time you almost fell off the ladder while cleaning the gutters. But the meaning of “close call” or “near miss” varies with the situation.
Continue Reading →The Change: A Woman’s Personal Journey With Concealed Carry
Concealed carry can dictate what you wear, whom you hang out with, where you go, when you do things and even why you choose to do them. » I HAVEN’T EVEN REACHED MY 40s YET, but I have already gone…
Continue Reading →First Look: A Remington Pocket Pistol
Remington has jumped into the pocket pistol game with the little RM380. This is a 6+1 auto pistol chambered for .380 ACP with plenty of great features you will find on larger guns. Look for a full…
Continue Reading →Rules for Older Shooters: Understand That Things Change During Your Golden Years
One of the recurring themes of questions we receive here at the USCCA has to do with older shooters and some of our training tips. Basically, readers and viewers continue to ask questions like the…
Continue Reading →What’s in Your “Get Home” Bag?
You do have a “get home” bag, don’t you? If not, how do you expect to get home? Sorry about that. I’ll be serious for the rest of this post. There is a very real possibility that something “larger”…
Continue Reading →Revolverution: Why Not a Wheelgun?
Revolvers are popular first guns. Their simplicity is very appealing to new shooters, and what they lack in capacity is often made up for by the confidence of knowing that all the shooter has to do…
Continue Reading →Don’t Buy Your Wife a Gun
With Christmas only one month gone, I’m still hearing from scores of women who received guns from loved ones over the holidays. I get it. I do. With all the bad things happening in the world, our…
Continue Reading →What is in Your “Get Home” Bag?
You know what a “go” bag is, do you not? I won’t assume. A “go” bag is that bag full of gear that will help you survive when things go bad. The concept comes from the military, where some units…
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