Practicing in order to develop shooting skills is not only vital but also fun, which is why it never takes much encouragement to get most of us out to the gun range. But our ability to survive a…

I am frequently asked if a card for medical marijuana (MMJ/MMID) or cannabis bans someone from legally possessing and/or buying guns. Before we get into that, let’s touch on the history of marijuana…

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…

At the start of the great coronavirus panic — you know, when toilet paper became worth its weight in gold — I thought of a couple things a person might want to have on hand should this whole thing…

Freedom is crucial in times of crisis. Over the last few weeks, millions of Americans have embraced their Second Amendment right for the first time. They have taken it upon themselves to become the…

The purpose of the Return Fire series is to model constructive debate methods to help prepare you to make the case for freedom. Gun rights are constantly on trial in the court of public opinion, and you must be equipped to identify and paralyze gun-control-debate tactics.

Among the most frightening of all natural disasters are pandemics. A pandemic is an outbreak of disease among large portions of a population in a country or worldwide. COVID-19 is by no means the…

I’m usually pretty good at making smart purchasing decisions. I like to do research before I buy. I love to compare and contrast various options. And I’ve definitely learned my lesson about passing…

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…