JM4 RELIC Holster: Changing the Mold
Let’s face it: We’re all snobs about something. A lot of us get stuck in our ways. And it can be very difficult to try something new or even consider exchanging what we like, trust and use for…
Continue Reading →JM4 RELIC Holster: Changing the Mold
Let’s face it: We’re all snobs about something. A lot of us get stuck in our ways. And it can be very difficult to try something new or even consider exchanging what we like, trust and use for…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Hawaii
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we will be…
Continue Reading →Meopta Optika LR 10×42 Rangefinding HD Binoculars
Meopta is an opto-mechanical and optoelectronic products manufacturer known for producing a wide range of products for industrial, sport, military and police applications since 1933. With…
Continue Reading →The New Taurus: Handguns Equipped for Any Challenge
Taurus has come a long way this century as a major handguns manufacturer. The firearms company has put to bed its old reputation for quality — which had been somewhat spotty until recent years — and…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: North Dakota
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →Flashlight Review: Maglite ML300L 4D-Cell LED
When I started my law enforcement career 41 years ago, my very first duty flashlight was an old 6D-cell Rayovac that had belonged to my grandfather. Though it served me well as a part-time deputy, I…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — April 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 →Mychael Waller’s True Story, Part 2 | Training With Your Gun
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Mychael Waller’s self-defense incident. Part 1, which details everything that led up to the self-defense incident that Mychael and his son MJ…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry Report: Executive Gun-Control Orders
I’m proud to have the rights and privileges that our Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee U.S. citizens. Given the uneven history of human civilization, it’s a miracle men and women of power in…
Continue Reading →DeSantis Vanquisher Ambidextrous Tuckable IWB Holster
I’ve come to view inside-the-waistband (IWB) holsters in a more favorable light recently for two reasons. Manufacturers of IWB holsters are increasing the comfort of various designs, making them much…
Continue Reading →Clear Indicators: 7 Signs You’re Going to be Attacked
At the end of delivering a 40-hour train-the-trainer program in Quantico, Virginia, I asked the newly trained federal instructors if there were any questions. One student asked a question about…
Continue Reading →The Gun Outlaws When They Outlaw Guns
When they outlaw guns … will you be a gun outlaw? Uncomfortable conversation or not, I think all responsible gun owners need to come to terms with some important truths. We’ve been told for a long…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: Alaska
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we will be…
Continue Reading →SwapRig Convertible Hybrid Holster
Even as open carry of handguns becomes more common, it is important to properly conceal firearms. While some may think openly carrying shows a person means business, it can also leave the carrier at…
Continue Reading →Inseparable Unity: Gun Rights Are Human Rights
Where does your right to bear arms come from? The answer is intuitive for the pro-gun community but often gets lost when conveyed to skeptics. Gun rights go deeper than the text of the Second…
Continue Reading →Fight for Permitless Carry: A Story of Fabric and Plastic
It’s been quite a few busy, crazy years since I became more active in politics and government through the DC Project and BamaCarry. With DC Project, I first became a delegate, representing my state…
Continue Reading →My Evolving Everyday Carry Handgun
I’ve carried quite a few handguns throughout the past 40 years of my concealed carry lifestyle. Being trained in public safety, I’m not one who wishes to feel helpless. So I keep a carry gun with me…
Continue Reading →Basic Concealed Carry Laws: South Dakota
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we will…
Continue Reading →USCCA Responds: President Biden’s Gun Control Executive Orders
U.S. Concealed Carry Association President and Founder Tim Schmidt went live on One America News Network (OANN) to respond to President Biden’s planned use of executive power to enforce six gun…
Continue Reading →Pack It In, Pack It Out: Transporting the Tools of the Trade
Traveling with firearms has different meanings for different people and is dictated by individual circumstances. For firearms instructors — especially those who conduct classes in states or countries…
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