Are you prepared to meet an aggressive stranger while you’re trying to get into your car and leave? In this video, USCCA Training Operations Manager Steve Fischer breaks down what to do when you’re approached at your car and how to maintain a defensive mindset during an escalating situation.

If you carry a revolver and you “practice” with it by shooting really small groups at 25 yards while thumb-cocking the hammer … you’re doing it wrong. And I very rarely say “you’re doing it wrong.”…

A majority of U.S. homeowners probably don’t have an alarm system. People have many reasons for not installing a security system: the unwanted expense, thinking they’re too complex, no perceived need…

If you are not preparing, even in some small way, for a disastrous event or wicked encounter that can affect or involve you, you’re setting yourself up for tragedy. Just this month, my lovely wife…

Here’s the scenario: Just before 9 p.m. on a hot July evening, you pull into the gas station to fill up and buy a cold drink. On your hip, hidden beneath a snappy Hawaiian shirt, is a single-stack…

An excerpt from the USCCA’s Concealed Carry Guide. In a world that seems to get more dangerous every day, a little forethought can go a long way in defending your loved ones. Many honest citizens…

No home can be made completely burglar-proof. If someone is willing to risk his or her life and liberty, he or she will get in. However, a less determined “target of opportunity” burglar can be…

One of the most critical decisions those of us who carry firearms will ever make is when to draw our guns to defend ourselves. That being the case, it’s a good idea to consider some basic strategies before we find ourselves in a high-stress, chaotic scenario.

I was reading a social media post the other day about responsible firearms ownership, and I spotted a comment in which a guy rather arrogantly and smarmily replied that the information was worthless…

You need to learn to fight at arm’s length. If you are training for self-defense, don’t spend a lot of time on long-range pistol shooting. You will most likely NOT be engaging in a gunfight from 25…

Without a doubt, the AR-15 platform is becoming increasingly popular. It’s now finding its way into the hands of people for use primarily as a home-defense option. And it can be an ideal tool for…

How we train is just as important as how often we train. Defensive shooting requires techniques that are fundamentally different from those used by casual or recreational shooters. This is one of the…