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 wh[…]

You may come to think this particular column is a cheap trick, though not the rock band of the same name. Who wrote these lyrics? (Hint: It wasn’t Rick Nielsen.) “You’ve got to know when to hold[…]

» LET’S ADDRESS THAT ELEPHANT in the room right away. This pistol and, more specifically, this review of the RM380 will stand on its own, as it should, regardless of the mess created the last time Rem[…]

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Bama Carry Freedom Rally, a Second Amendment event in my home state, Alabama. I wanted to share the conference details with others in my community and ne[…]

Typically there is not much new to report in holster design, but Urban Carry has come up with a simple yet brilliant idea to keep your firearm totally hidden, yet completely accessible: the Total Conc[…]

If you haven’t noticed, I have been reviewing with regularity a number of new handgun loads being introduced by SIG in their Elite Performance line. All previously tested calibers have turned in[…]

These days, do a web search for any particular caliber (i.e. “9mm ballistic tests”) and you will get page after page of results, both text and video. The methods for determining the effect[…]

You have your concealed carry permit or perhaps live in a constitutional carry state that does not require one. You have received some training as well. There are hundreds of excellent instructors in […]

There are some universal truths in this world; things everyone needs to know. Every adult should know how to change a tire, build a fire, stop bleeding, grill a steak, and unload a gun. Can you guess […]

Oklahoma Man Defends Against Crowbar-Wielding Assailant A Tulsa bondsman was outside a fast-food restaurant when a man wielding a crowbar came at him. Sensing the threat and the potential for serious […]

Last year around this time, I made a post about my then 4-year-old son and a conversation he and I had about guns. Admittedly, he didn’t have all the answers right at that time, and he still has a lon[…]

Sooner or later you will have to talk to your non-gun-owning friends about why you carry. You might be asked not to carry at someone’s house. Or you might be grilled on gun safety at your house when p[…]