Gear We Love — August/September 2021
FD Leatherworks EDC Set FD Leatherworks EDC Set MSRP: $32 and up Made by a retired firefighter in Florida, this EDC belt, “HK” snap key hanger and multi-tool pouch are just a taste of the…
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FD Leatherworks EDC Set FD Leatherworks EDC Set MSRP: $32 and up Made by a retired firefighter in Florida, this EDC belt, “HK” snap key hanger and multi-tool pouch are just a taste of the…
Continue Reading →Change of Address: Relocating Your Firearms and Ammo to Another State
“You have 30 days to decide and six months to move. We can talk more on Monday.” That was the end of the conversation I had with my manager in early May 2019. I was told my job was being moved to…
Continue Reading →‘God, Guns, Guts and Glory’: Ralph Friedman, NYPD’s Most Decorated Detective
It’s difficult to say exactly how many tattoos Ralph Friedman has accumulated over the course of his life, though at last count the tally stood at more than 100. As several decades have passed, he’s…
Continue Reading →Trigger Pull Weight and Accurate Shooting
When I first got a compound bow nearly 20 years ago When I first got a compound bow nearly 20 years ago, I was both intrigued and frustrated by how I would ever learn to properly pull the 55-pound…
Continue Reading →Your Gun Rights — Argued In Court
You are on trial in Washington, D.C. You’ve been on trial for 230 years. You’ve won some and lost some. But soon comes the first U.S. Supreme Court argument about the Second Amendment in a…
Continue Reading →Twisting the Numbers: Drawing Comparisons Between the U.S. and Europe
Gun-control advocates love making apples-to-oranges comparisons of crime statistics in Europe to our numbers here in the U.S. Pundits often portray European countries as shining success stories while…
Continue Reading →A Look Back: The History of American Olympic Shooting Athletes
With the revival of the Olympics in 1896, Baron Pierre de Coubertin decided to incorporate five shooting events into the games. Today, the number of shooting events is 15. There were two years the…
Continue Reading →Staying on Target: Keeping the Classroom Discussion Relevant
Sometimes, perhaps more often than we instructors would like to admit, a classroom conversation strays beyond the parameters and scope of the course’s topic. As the class leader, the instructor has…
Continue Reading →Can You Shoot an Unarmed Attacker?
Are you legally allowed to shoot an unarmed attacker in self-defense? As with most questions dealing with deadly force, there is no clear-cut answer on whether or not you can shoot someone who is…
Continue Reading →Pro-Gun but Not Pro-2A? What That Really Means
It seems that misunderstandings, deliberations and debates about the meaning — and the scope— of the Second Amendment often focus on whether it protects the keeping and bearing of arms for: (a) the…
Continue Reading →Where Is All the Ammo?
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know the cupboards are bare when it comes to ammo. Shelves are empty. Online orders sometimes take months to fill. Ammo prices are much higher than…
Continue Reading →SIG P226 MK25 Review: Navy SEAL-Trusted Sidearm
When legendary military forces such as the U.S. Navy SEALs choose firearms and gear, civilians take notice. After all, is there a better endorsement for a sidearm than being able to handle the worst…
Continue Reading →True Stories — July 2021
Bad Breaks: Washington State Gun Store Robbery Foiled By Armed Clerk A man entered a Bellingham gun store, produced a hammer and tried several times to break the glass of a gun case. When he failed,…
Continue Reading →How to Use an AED
I can’t help but notice the portable or automated external defibrillators (AEDs) I see hanging on the walls at malls and stores. Some of these devices look as though they have never been touched, while others appear to have been either used or removed and stuffed back into their boxes.
Continue Reading →Which Is Safer: Shotgun or Handgun?
Any firearm can be dangerous if mishandled. But there are no modern firearms where operation is inherently unsafe, whether handgun or shotgun. Product liability laws have seen to that. However, each…
Continue Reading →Going Strong: 9mm Is the Universal Cartridge
Instructors are frequently the targets of contentious questions related to their preferences in guns, gear, ammunition, accessories and everything else related to the concealed carry lifestyle.…
Continue Reading →Broad Strokes Take Rights From Folks: The New Epidemic
There’s a concerted effort these days to broaden out definitions and semantically overload terms in order to seize political power. The latest example of this comes from the coronavirus cowboy…
Continue Reading →The Most Effective Knife-Defense Tactic
The best defensive weapon against a knife attack is your legally carried and concealed firearm. However, as is emphasized often in this series, you might sometime find yourself disarmed by…
Continue Reading →Gun Trust: Everything You Need to Know
Before getting to the ins and outs of a gun trust, let’s start with what is a trust. Trusts are essentially “legal buckets” that hold property. And if that property makes money, the trust is taxed on…
Continue Reading →Wisconsin and Ohio Congressmen Address Gun Rights
On July 9, the USCCA had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Congressman Jim Jordan (OH-04) to the Delta Defense headquarters in West Bend, Wisconsin. Both of…
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