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Concealed Carry
You have just finished your CCW course and are ready to start carrying. Now what? Continuing your education and training is an essential part of your self-defense journey. That is why we have provided you with valuable content from professionals to make sure your transition is easy and you are carrying intelligently, legally and safely.
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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 →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 →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 →Family Defense: Firearms Show Love, Not Hate
It’s amazing the kinds of things you sometimes hear — or even overhear —in conversations. Sometimes the most shocking dialogue comes from fellow Second Amendment supporters. Maybe they just haven’t…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — March 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 →2A Reading Roundup
Since today, March 2, is National Read Across America Day (inspired by the birthday of the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss), I thought it might be fun to do a book roundup for gun owners and 2A…
Continue Reading →Join the Club: SIG Sauer’s Legion Program
SIG Sauer is recognized as one of the premier gun manufacturers in the world. Its guns are the weapons of choice for numerous elite government agencies and armed professionals around the globe. So…
Continue Reading →Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs — January 2021
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 either ask…
Continue Reading →Uncle Ed’s DIY Roundup: Winter Projects for Gun Owners
We cover some pretty weighty topics in Concealed Carry Magazine. Severe, even. There really isn’t any way around it: Armed self-defense is serious business and rarely given to flights of whimsy. If…
Continue Reading →Which States Issued the Most Permits in 2020?
As the popularity of concealed carry and responsible gun ownership rise across the country, you may be wondering which states issued the most concealed carry permits. These states tend to be more friendly toward responsible gun owners. It should come as no surprise that Florida — a.k.a.
Continue Reading →Riding It Out: Ammo Shortages, SHOT Show and Scrambling to Shoot
Some of you may have noticed that everything’s gotten a little weird in the firearms world over the last 9 or 10 months. In many areas, it isn’t just that guns have jumped in price; it’s that there…
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