Versacarry AIWB Comfort Flex Deluxe The embedded polymer layer that prevents holster collapse after drawing is integrated into the water-buffalo-hide leather and, as shown here for the SIG P365, the…

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…

As an educator who spent many years in the “traditional classroom,” I couldn’t be more pleased to share — and support — National Train a Teacher Day (NTATD). This third annual event, officially…

In April 1896, Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic games after a 1,500-year hiatus. Athletes from 12 countries competed in nine sports and 43 events. Coubertin was a pistol…

The American Series, Ruger’s flagship service pistol line, has been around for a while now. The series is duty-capable and available in both 9mm and .45 ACP calibers. There are three pistol types in…

I can’t count how many times I have taken the time to write out a thoughtful response to… and then just quickly deleted it. I would tell myself, “No, it’s not worth getting involved. Leave it alone.

While our right to defend ourselves within our homes is still unquestionable — particularly in Castle Doctrine states — encounters outside the home may be called into question. More recently,…

Getting out to a shooting range is certainly fun. And for those of us who carry a firearm for self-defense, it is vital. Proper training and practice can literally be a matter of life and death.…

Gun rights are under attack and continuously face trial in the court of public opinion. You are their defender, and the gun-control crowd is looking to poke holes in your credibility to make us all…

Girls compete with each other. Women empower one another. I really love that quote. There’s a powerful truth to those words that a good many of my female friends (now that we are “older and wiser”)…

When the Smoke Clears: Texas Concealed Carry Permit Holder Stops Barbecue Robbery A Dallas man was at a late-night barbecue when several armed men attempted a hold-up on the house party. The legally…

Ed McGivern, “Jelly” Bryce, Annie Oakley and “Wild Bill” Hickok are legendary names in the world of marksmen. But what about other great shooters who aren’t household names? “The names of Adam…

I have never been a big fan of earplugs for shooting hearing protection. They just never seem to provide the same level of protection that plain earmuffs do. My attitude has changed significantly…

Ever dream of training with an Olympic gold medalist? How about an Olympic skeet shooter? Wonderful news: The USCCA can make that fantasy become a reality with the Train Like an Olympian Experience.…

Everyone has hot buttons. As an attorney, I frequently have to deal with people with whom I disagree. Usually, the disagreements are of a professional nature: what a particular statute says or what a…

Let me begin by admitting that I have never really been one for the beach. I don’t like the scorching temperatures. I certainly don’t like being hot and sweaty in said scorching temperatures. Having almost drowned twice in my life, I don’t really do big bodies of water much either.

While I’m not a huge fan of using a knife for personal defense, there is one time when I think it really is the best option. That is when you are defending yourself against something like a rear…

COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented number of Americans to adopt face masks as part of their daily lives. This has complicated things quite a bit for concealed carriers. Due to widespread…

A while back, I evaluated a pair of CCW Breakaways unique concealed carry khaki dress trousers and really liked them. They allow the wearer to carry up to a full-sized pistol — such as a Glock 17 —…

July is an important month in American history. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the armies of Gen. George G. Meade and…