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Welcome to the Senior's Concealed Carry portal. Things change as you age, and so does the way you carry concealed. Senior citizens are targeted by criminals more than middle-agers are, so it's important that you keep your edge razor sharp!
Good luck with your research and
please STAY SAFE!

Take care,

Tim Schmidt
USCCA Founder
RECOMMENDED REVIEWS:
1. Concealed Carry Basics
2. Confrontation Psychology 101
3. A Matter of Survival
4. Senior Realities
5. The Need for Speed

Armed Senior Citizen: Defensive Handgun Training For the Non-Martial Artist
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
Armed Senior Citizen: Defensive Handgun Training For the Non-Martial Artist There is a famous old saying that brought up to date goes something like this: "God made man and woman, but Colonel Sam Colt made them equal." In other words, a violent world without the legal individual ownership of firearms simply favors the physically big and strong over the physically small and . . . keep reading
The Armed Senior Citizen -- Flying Safely
By Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
The Armed Senior Citizen -- Flying Safely The ever-present threat of terrorism has changed the experience of air travel. Here in the United States, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is tasked with overseeing airport security. The result is that everyone is treated as a potential terrorist. Unfortunately, the real terrorists . . . keep reading
Shooting With Old Eyes Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Bifocals.
Grant Cunningham
Shooting With Old Eyes Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Bifocals. I got my first bifocals in my mid-thirties. In the intervening decade-and-a-half my eyesight has gotten worse, necessitating regular updates to my eyeglass prescription. Sound familiar? This made shooting difficult, or rather it made good shooting difficult. One way I kept pace was by having a pair of . . . keep reading
Psych Yourself to Train: 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Training
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
Psych Yourself to Train: 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Training The aging process is a lot kinder to those who work hard to stay in shape physically and mentally. While going to the gym can be relaxing on days when you choose to engage in mild exercise such as walking at a comfortable pace on the treadmill, wading in the pool, or sweating in the steam room, going to the gym to work out is . . . keep reading
Armed Senior Citizen: The Sharp Senior Citizen
By Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
Armed Senior Citizen: The Sharp Senior Citizen If you are a senior citizen, staying sharp refers to more than just looking good. It means cultivating a healthy mind and body that will help you remain aware of your surroundings, prepared and ready for any eventuality. Bad guys select their victims based upon their assessment of signs of weakness . . . keep reading
Honor as a Way of Life
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph. D.
Honor as a Way of Life Many of us who are old enough remember times when life was much simpler and friendlier--no cell phones, iPhones, Blackberries, computers, email, internet, podcasts, YouTube, Twitter, Google, instant messaging, Microsoft, AOL, MTV, CNN, MSNBC, and so on--and minimum gun control! Fast forward to the late 1990s . . . keep reading
Guns, Grandmas, and the Grand Canyon
Alain W. Brett
Guns, Grandmas, and the Grand Canyon When my husband and I moved into our little retirement cottage just outside the city, we were surprised to learn that a drug-deal-gone-bad happened one block away, and a neighborhood home-invasion ring was being investigated. Our initial excitement about city life was suddenly replaced with thoughts of how to protect ourselves . . . keep reading
The Armed Senior Citizen Breaking Out Of Tunnel Vision
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
The Armed Senior Citizen Breaking Out Of Tunnel Vision Because we are human, we have a limited attentional capacity or focus of attention. Our conscious mind can only attend to a finite amount of information at one time, even though our unconscious mind can subliminally process many things simultaneously. As we become old geezers, for most of us, our attentional capacity tends to become even more limited in scope. Without training and practice, it becomes harder to focus on more than one thing at a time. . . . keep reading
Armed Senior Citizen: Entering and Exiting Your Motor Vehicle Safely Everyday
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
Armed Senior Citizen: Entering and Exiting Your Motor Vehicle Safely Everyday Be aware of your surroundings. One of the places where we need to be especially aware of our surroundings is . . . keep reading
Managing Uncertainty Two: Five More Simple Solutions
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D.
Managing Uncertainty Two: Five More Simple Solutions In my previous column, I addressed five simple solutions for coping with . . . keep reading

"Armed Senior Citizen:" Managing Uncertainty: Five Simple Solutions
Bruce N Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Managing Uncertainty: Five Simple Solutions Who knows what the world will be like five years from now, let alone in twenty years? The only thing we know for sure is that change . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen" - A Matter of Survival
Bruce N Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen" - A Matter of Survival People choose to own a handgun and carry one for many different reasons. Some folks simply want to exercise their Second Amendment rights, and that's just fine. Others want to feel a sense of empowerment. Many folks shoot competitively as a hobby or to get practice using their handgun in IDPA, IPSC and other matches. Some folks, like me, . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" The Snubby Revolver: Mechanisms and Maintenance
Bruce N Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" The Snubby Revolver: Mechanisms and Maintenance Two inch barrel length revolvers are commonly known as "snub noses" or "snubbies" and are the least accurate of revolvers at distances over 21 feet. They are colloquially called "belly guns" because they are well suited for close-up work. They lend themselves to deep concealment. Given their favorable ratio of power to size, their rounded, pocketable shape, and their robust reliability, they . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Rules of Engagement and Disengagement
Bruce N Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Rules of Engagement and Disengagement Anyone who would want to shoot somebody is either extremely naïve or insane. Once the trigger is pulled, the consequences are grave and irrevocable. Bullets cannot be taken back. Using a gun as a social problem-solving tool in a non-war environment is a very last resort for the gravest of extremes. Therefore, because the potential for petty conflict in today's society is high, carrying a firearm for self-defense requires that you adhere . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Reasonable Accommodations
Bruce N Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Reasonable Accommodations Getting ill is no picnic. Over the past year, I have been burdened with increasing shoulder pain associated with . . . keep reading
"The Armed Senior Citizen:" The Need for Speed
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D
"The Armed Senior Citizen:" The Need for Speed "The main objective in a close-quarter gun fight is to put your enemy out of action in the shortest possible time." (Chic Gaylord, 1997, p.103). There are "no second place winners" in a gunfight. (Bill Jordan, 1989). These words were written in the 1960's and they are no less true today. In fact, today, with the proliferation of material on technique, this reminder becomes all the more important. In a gunfight, . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Coping with Physical Disability in Concealed Carry and Defensive Handgun Training
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" Coping with Physical Disability in Concealed Carry and Defensive Handgun Training Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? So, we pose the question of combat preparedness. If you are not prepared, even the . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" On The Importance of Follow-Through
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" On The Importance of Follow-Through Follow-through is important in every endeavor. Many folks hold professional politicians in disdain because politicians have a reputation for not following through with doing what they said they were going to do once they get elected. People like other folks to be consistent--that is, to say what they mean and mean what they say--to follow-through . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen" - Mental Rehearsal in Combat Training
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen" - Mental Rehearsal in Combat Training Recently, a reader of this column e-mailed me for any help I could provide in explaining the process of visualization specifically as it relates to training in combat situations. He stated that he is a former firefighter and that he recently suffered some physical injuries that ended his firefighting career and left him unable to function in the manner in which he was previously accustomed to . . . keep reading
"Armed Senior Citizen:" What's Your Stance?
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D
"Armed Senior Citizen:" What's Your Stance? Many of the people you see modeling stances with a handgun are young, flexible model types who have not had too many bones broken . . . keep reading
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