Most men and women who carry a firearm for personal protection have heard the old saying: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight.” But having a gun should never give you a false sense of security — even…

It’s been a long day at work, and traffic on your commute home is not making your day any easier. It’s bumper to bumper and moving along at a crawl when you realize you need to move into the right…

Weather permitting, I vote the Hawaiian shirt as the perfect cover garment for the concealed carry lifestyle. You may argue with this (depending on your fashion sense), but there is no arguing with…

Home defense doesn’t have to be complicated. To make it easier, here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about home invasions. How Do I Make My Home Burglar-Proof? It’s…

I’m a Baby Boomer, no longer in my prime. In my life, I’ve experienced moments of fear — real fear. Bullets whipping through foliage overhead; a pregnant wife who pulled a knife during an argument; a…

Here’s the scenario: After a quick trip to the spa, you arrive home at about 3:35 p.m. ready to get started on dinner for the kids and your spouse. With band practice, soccer and the commute, they…

How can you prevent a negligent discharge? The correct answer is, “Keep your finger off the trigger until you have made a conscious decision to shoot.” Any other answer means you might poke a hole in…

A couple of weeks ago I got my butt kicked. I finished the day bruised and bleeding but entirely satisfied that I had done right. Notice that I did not say I had “done it right” but rather that I had…

It’s a nice day, and you decide to take your baby to the park. Since it’s not far, you walk over, even though you have to go through a non-residential area. With no one else around, a man approaches…

Someone runs up behind a woman, snatches her purse and takes off. You’ve just witnessed this. What do you do? Steve Fischer, Training Operations Manager for the USCCA, is going to answer that…

In this video, USCCA Training Operations Manager Steve Fischer breaks down what to do if you see someone stealing another person’s things. Speaker 1: Hey man, that’s his stuff, come on. Just leave it…

Your car breaks down, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, and someone stops to help. Is he or she a good Samaritan or a threat spotting an easy target? If you don’t know the person approaching you,…