No matter who you are or how you look at it, we all have to come to terms with the fact that women are still the more victimized gender. According to the National Institute of Justice and Centers for…

Interestingly, the cell phone store had a “No Concealed Weapons” sign in the front window. Illinois CCW Holder Stops Cell Phone Store Robbery Two men entered a Chicago cell phone store and pretended…

I know Mark Walters, host of Armed American Radio, discussed this topic in his Daily Devotional column a couple weeks ago. (Go to www.armedamericanradio.org to listen to previous shows and read past…

I heard a curious story over pancakes at IHOP the other day. A few guys who carry meet on occasion for breakfast and talk about life—kids, the economy, politics. Jerry, a former U.S. Army officer,…

Regular readers know that I generally focus on law and politics, but a recent conversation with a police officer convinced me to talk “gun tech” for a change—especially since it involves safety.…

The rules on carrying a firearm while consuming alcoholic beverages vary from state to state. Not only are there different blood-alcohol content regulations in each state, there are also differences…

Just a few weeks ago (3/11/16), I wrote about the absurd overreaction in a San Antonio neighborhood because someone found a couple of boxes of old rifle ammo under the house of a 30-year military…

Just last week, one of my USCCA colleagues discussed the issue of whether or not it is advisable for a civilian who is legally carrying a firearm to intervene in a potentially threatening situation…

The shooter will not face charges for his defensive actions. Oklahoma Man Defends Against Crowbar-Wielding Assailant A Tulsa bondsman was outside a fast-food restaurant when a man wielding a crowbar…

…it could happen in your state. Sometimes a minor incident turns out to be the “canary in the mine shaft” in that it serves as a warning of a much bigger problem for gun owners. That is exactly how I…

We at the USCCA relentlessly pound on readers about how quickly things can go really, really badly, usually with little or no warning. We were reminded of this just a couple of weeks ago when the…

The shootings in Kalamazoo, Michigan will no doubt be the topic of conversation for quite some time. You can bet that the anti-gun crowd will use the actions of this killer as a reason to continue to…