I didn’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas. Instead, my wife bought me a pump shotgun. A Bit of History As a family, we often discuss security and try to use news stories as learning experiences. We…

The winter will drastically change your everyday carry gear, whether by forcing you to add layers and compromising your ability to draw your gun or by impacting a bullet’s penetration into a target.…

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is this week, causing me to reflect on my law enforcement career, which has hit the 40-year mark. I entered law enforcement for two reasons. First, I’ve always felt a…

Nearly 20.9 million people worldwide are subjected to human trafficking. It is widely assumed that trafficking is a problem only in third-world countries. The truth is it happens right here in the…

Whether or not handguns meant for self-defense should be customized is a topic that pops up on social media with regularity. And in the world of women who shoot, it’s about more than slide plates and…

CrossBreed is famous for innovative hybrid holsters, and its Reckoning holster offers several innovations that move it even closer to perfect for concealed carry. (I say “closer to perfect” because…

The new year is here! We at the USCCA wanted to get in on setting goals and intentions for 2020. It’s going to be a monumental year for the USCCA. We are exponentially adding to our community —…

When I speak at various venues, whether community groups or religious organizations, I am often asked why I carry a gun pretty much every day. My answer is always the same: Because none of us know…

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” – Vince Lombardi   I received my practical instruction on the M1911 pistol during my training as a combat medic in the United…

As a responsibly armed American that carries a firearm regularly, you may wonder if you can carry when you go out to dinner and plan to have a glass of wine, a beer or a mixed drink. Or you may be…

For many of us, the Holiday Season is a blur. It’s a constantly moving target that includes the end of November through New Year’s Eve, sometimes stretching out as far as the day after Halloween…

The past few months have been very interesting for firearms enthusiasts. The personal-defense market continues to grow as freedom rings across the country — despite threats to our rights. The year…

On a hot summer night, you have three more hours to drive before you get home. It’s been a long business trip with some wins and some losses. You have visited more clients than you care to remember…

The Taurus G3 is already out there on the gun store shelves. In a previous video, we talked about the arrival of the Taurus G3 but did not take the time to shoot it. Shooting it is much more fun. Now…

Ah… The holidays are fast upon us. Can’t you just smell the cinnamon? Taste the pumpkin spice? Cut the family tension with a knife? If gatherings aren’t touchy enough with the average, everyday…

The current crop of popular locked-breech, ultra-micro .380 pistols emanated from one handgun — the .32 ACP Kel-Tec P32. Prior to the P32’s introduction in 1999, micro semi-automatic pistols were…

I wouldn’t label myself as a gamer. Honestly, I started — and just about ended — my video game exploits on an Atari 2600. (I still have it AND it still works, I might add!) “Space Invaders,” “Yars’…

When Walther introduced the 9mm single-stack CCP M2 pistol, I thought it would be a good time to test the upgraded version of this fine pistol. I tested the original CCP in 2015. One major upgrade…

Hi-Power may not be as well-known a term as 1911, but it is in no way generic. Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Belgium made the first Hi-Power 9mm pistol in 1935. It is a latecomer compared to the Colt…

With this new Taurus pistol, you get one extra G! You know how I praised the Taurus G2. Well, now Taurus has released the G3. It’s the same great gun as the smaller version but, as the name…