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 →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…
Continue Reading →Head to Head: Settling the ‘Best 9mm Defensive Ammo’ Debate
There are any number of key phrases that will trigger a debate between gun owners: “1911 versus striker-fired,” “concealed carry versus open carry,” “9mm versus .45 ACP” — the list seems endless.…
Continue Reading →Tips to Open Your Pocketknife Faster
One of the most neglected aspects of defensive knife training is the skill necessary to actually get your knife into the fight. Just like drawing a handgun, you must be able to draw your knife…
Continue Reading →Gear We Love — July 2021
TX22 American-Made Rimfire Race-Gun TX22 American-Made Rimfire Race-Gun MSRP: $484.85 Taurus crashed the .22-cal pistol party two years ago with an American-made, duty-sized, single-action-only…
Continue Reading →Holster Maintenance: How to Care for and Clean Your Rig
Most shooters are aware of the maintenance required for firearms. They wipe the gun down, occasionally disassemble the piece, and clean and lube the gun. And many know ammunition that has been…
Continue Reading →Crowning a New King: The 9mm Is the 21st Century’s .38 Special
Introduced in 1898, the .38 SpecialSpecial (SPL) indicates a unique type of cartridge, such as .38 Special or .44 Special. These are different from cartridges with the same caliber but different…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry Report: More Gun Control from Biden Administration
“If you wanted or if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons,” President Biden said two Wednesdays ago. While this sentence alone warrants criticism, Biden made this statement to justify his continued crusade against gun owners.
Continue Reading →Henry Lever Action X Model .410 Shotgun Review
Henry USA is the manufacturer of the finest lever-action rifles on the market today. They recently introduced smoothbore lever-action .410 gauge shotguns to the already extensive lineup. These blued…
Continue Reading →When the Smoke Clears: BJ Baldwin Investigation and Support
Police detectives pulled up to Baldwin’s father’s house a few hours later. The police had been at the scene of the shooting, where Joseph Smith was now confirmed dead, since shortly after shots were…
Continue Reading →Shooting at an In-N-Out: BJ Baldwin Fights Back
Time came to a screeching halt inside Baldwin’s mind the second he saw the gun. “I started making all kinds of calculations of how to solve this problem as safely and quickly as possible,” Baldwin…
Continue Reading →BJ Baldwin: Off-Road Truck Driver and Shooting Survivor
“BJ!” The panicked whisper instantly shook BJ Baldwin. “BJ! BJ! BJ!” Tori Nonaka hissed quietly as Baldwin’s eyes darted back and forth in search of his distressed girlfriend. Seconds earlier, Nonaka…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — June 2021
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…
Continue Reading →Gun Belt Review: The Versacarry Classic Carry
In my recent review of Craft Holsters for 1911 pistols, I mentioned the importance of mounting an outside-the-waistband (OWB) handgun on a high-quality, stiff handgun belt to keep the handgun…
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