You’ve seen him in public. I’m talking about the guy in khaki cargo pants and a T-shirt splashed with some guns-and-death-related witticism about stacking bodies. Or the dude with an “operator beard”…

Every handgunner should have at least one 1911-style handgun in his or her personal battery. Quality 1911s are very accurate and reliable and are relatively easy to carry. The 1911 has lent itself to…

I’ll admit it: I’m an old-school guy who still loves books. The real ones, those that are made out of paper and smell how I remember adventure smelling when I was 5 or 6 and it was too rainy to go…

Neighborhood Watch: Couple Finds Door Kicked in, Neighbor Attacks With Hammer A Skyway woman returned home to find her front door kicked in. Fearing to enter, she called her husband to come home from…

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were demonstrating the “Tueller Drill” in the Women’s Introduction to Pistol class we were teaching. In this aptly named “21-Foot Drill,” we can show that an…

COVID-19, the coronavirus, is causing some people to do crazy things — like fight each other over hand sanitizer and toilet paper in the aisles of Walmart and other stores. The declaration of the…

Carrying a concealed handgun is a great responsibility. You need to conduct more research than if you were purchasing a bicycle but less outlay than if you were purchasing a Harley Davidson. And the…

So you’ve acquired your first gun and you’ve heard everyone say, “When you’re not holding or wearing it, you need to lock it up.” Well, if you’re new to this, that’s easier said than done, isn’t it?…

Tax season is upon us. For those lucky enough to receive a refund, I’ve gathered the top five guns on my wish list. This is not a selection of apocalyptic survival guns. These are guns I would buy…

April 11 is National Pet Day. Most people have a dog, cat, fish or some other animal as a pet. Humans are fascinated with animals. We all can remember what our favorite animal was growing up —from…

Every discipline has its true relics, and in the world of combat handgunning, there are few that hold the history and consequence of Col. Rex Applegate’s “Fitz Colt.” Well, it’s formerly the…

Riddle me this: At 3:03 a.m. a few weeks ago, I was rudely pulled from sleep by an automated voice on speakerphone, loudly telling me about Amazon PillPack. My phone was on a charger on my bedside…

According to its recent press release, the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) reported a 168 percent spike in ammunition shipments for the week ending March 14, 2020. We saw…

Become the protector you want to be with our free 20-Day Spring Training Challenge. We’ve developed four weeks of online content covering steps you can take to learn more about basic safety,…

We are living in unprecedented times. Because of all the panic, fear and bizarre behavior (the great toilet paper wars will forever be a part of 2020 history), things are very unpredictable. Frankly,…

As a responsibly armed American, you already know how challenging it can be to stay updated on your state’s gun laws. D.C. residents, you’re in luck. We’ve accumulated some of the most frequently…

In December of 2019, Glock introduced the Glock 44 — an interesting and important handgun chambered in .22 LR. The Glock 44 is a standalone .22 in some ways and a rimfire Glock 19 in others. This…

Special Guest Tyler Merritt, CEO of Nine Line Apparel, Live April 9 at 7 p.m. Central Time As Americans, we are called to serve those on the front lines fighting to save lives during the COVID-19 —…

For those of you new to personal-defense weapons (PDW), the Daniel Defense DDM4 PDW is an AR-15 pistolAn AR-15 pistol is a pistol-length AR-15 with no stock. In place of a stock, an AR-15 pistol…

A census has been conducted in America for the last 230 years. The statistics collected are used to determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives. The data is also used…