First, let’s clear up what an AR is. Many outside of shooting culture often mistakenly refer to “AR” as an assault rifle or army rifle, which is not true at all. Both rifles were products of a small…

A sturdy gun belt is the foundation of any holster system. Standard belts lack the necessary rigidity and stability to adequately support a holstered weapon. Just as there is a wide variety of belts on the market for fashion purposes, there are myriad choices of gun belts.

The legendary lawman Wyatt Earp used to say, “fast is fine, but accuracy is final.” Being able to quickly get a shot off will mean little to nothing if that shot misses. Drawing on Earp for…

Cover and concealment are not the same things. Concealment hides you. Bullets can pass through. Cover, on the other hand, stops incoming rounds. It prevents the bullet from hitting you, but it can…

Every American knows of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or at least its opening line: “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth…” Lincoln never dreamed that his 272-word speech…

This Veterans Day, the USCCA would like to honor five American veterans. These war heroes accomplished remarkable feats of bravery on the battlefield despite daunting odds. And they were armed with…

I’ll keep this short for all the Marines out there who already endured their fair share of long speeches. Happy birthday, Marines! Celebrate. Raise a glass. Share some stories. Eat some freakin’…

Have you ever wanted to strategically map out your firearms training journey to meet specific goals? Or do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of training content and need some guidance on…

Glock guns came about at the very beginning of the polymer pistol revolution. Despite the early negative attention the handguns received, Glocks became and remain a very popular choice of concealed…

Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center Model 327 has been around for years. However, I only recently had the opportunity to handle one. And this concealed carry revolver offers owners plenty of unique…

You’ve heard of the concept of six degrees of separation, right? The idea is that any person can be connected to any other person through a chain of five or less intermediaries. In other words, all…

While the AR-15 is often thought of as a home-defense weapon, there are several reasons a handgun is a better option for protecting your home. Reasons to Choose a Handgun for Home Defense A defensive…

One million. That’s how many students the USCCA has trained. That’s roughly the equivalent of the state of Rhode Island’s population. Why does this milestone matter? Because one million Americans…

NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…

The SIG Sauer P210 Target and the new P210 Carry are direct descendants of the legendary Swiss P210 Military pistol in use by the Swiss Army since 1949. SIG P210s are chambered in 9mm, and their…

My 8-year-old son Owen is becoming quite the firearms aficionado and enjoys watching the videos Ruger includes on its website. He has learned a lot about Ruger firearms and was particularly…

Wayne Pert woke to a sharp nudge to his ribs. “Did you hear that?” his girlfriend, Sandra Kaye Murr, whispered. Blinking his eyes awake, Pert lifted his head and listened. “I don’t hear anything,” he…

Popular cartridges have become so due to good performance. For more than 100 years, the standard self-defense cartridges have been .38 Special, 9mm and .45 ACP. Concealed carriers are looking for…

*This post was originally published on August 28, 2021. Read the latest updates in the case. On August 4, Mexico filed a lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers with the U.S. District Court for the…

No person or organization has a single solution to end school shootings. But five scholars from the Purdue Homeland Security Institute (PHSI) might have an answer to mitigate casualties. Their 2022…