Sometimes just having a gun and ammo may not be enough to deal with emerging threats. If you’re looking for protection to take with you all day, body armor may be called for. And 221B has just the…

If you ever hear the command “Police, don’t move!” or “Police, stop!” spoken in a loud and authoritative tone, know that you could be seconds away from losing your life if you fail to react…

By 1857, the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company was bankrupt. Most of its investors pulled out, including Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson, who formed the company two years before. However, shirt…

My friend David has been gone for 10 years now. He was my kayak and movie buddy. His companionship is deeply missed. Just 49 years old and single, David was sick. That’s what all the doctors said…

I tested the lever-action Henry X-Model .410 shotgun in June of this year and was duly impressed. So impressed that I wanted to bring it to its full potential for defense and utility. Since the…

What does “a portion of the person” mean? It means utilizing joint manipulations by adopting locking techniques that control your attacker’s leg, ankle, wrist, fingers, elbows or other parts. Add…

Handgun Beats Shotgun: Oregon Man Defends Family Against Shotgun-Wielding Neighbor A man armed with a shotgun attempted to force his way into two Elmira neighborhood homes. At the second home, the…

Lately, we here at the USCCA have been hearing the old axiom, “I’d rather be judged by 12 than carried by six.” These words have been tossed around during interactions with our customer service teams…

Though skeptical of red dot pistol sights for years, I carried my 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 with a Crimson Trace CTS-1250 from April through August. And there are a lot of advantages to carrying a…

In law enforcement, the term “burglarious tools” (or, less fancifully, “burglary tools”) is used to describe items that you catch a guy with and assume he’s committing burglaries. The most common…

Rising numbers of COVID cases and unrest around the U.S. brought with it a record number of gun sales. And while the related ammo shortage may have firearms enthusiasts scrambling, new gun owners can…

I recently had an opportunity to participate in USCCA’s unique #RealityCheck panel discussion and pop-up training event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that included several amazing members of the 2A…

Who are “the people” who are entitled to “keep and bear arms”? Does the right to “bear” arms entail the right to carry firearms outside the home? This fall, the Supreme Court will decide whether the Second Amendment secures the individual right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home.

I love Maglite Flashlights, particularly the traditional D-cell battery versions engineered to Maglite’s current pinnacle using LED technology. Interestingly, while Maglite is heavily invested in LED…

Your family members and friends are over for a cookout. The weather is gorgeous, the kids are playing, and there is a huge array of food for everyone to enjoy. It is a perfect day, at least until…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…