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How to Travel With a Firearm: TSA Rules, Road Tips & Storage
Whether you’re flying across the country or driving through multiple states, traveling with a firearm requires more than just packing your gun — it demands planning, legal awareness and strict…
Continue Reading →Concealed Carry at Work
Carrying concealed at work is one of the most complicated decisions an armed citizen can face. Balancing the need for personal protection with the logistics and legalities of the workplace can be…
Continue Reading →The Importance of Safe Gun Storage
Safe gun storage is one of the most critical decisions every household must make. Whether you’re safeguarding children, deterring theft or protecting your investment, secure firearm storage is…
Continue Reading →Firearm Safety for Seniors: Recognizing When It’s Time to Re-evaluate Firearm Ownership
Key Takeaways on Seniors & Firearm Safety Aging can affect judgment, reaction time, vision, and physical ability — all critical for safe firearm use. Warning signs include memory loss, paranoia,…
Continue Reading →Making Guns and Gun Safety Normal for Kids
When it comes to raising kids in a household with firearms, parents and guardians face a unique set of challenges. Balancing the necessity of protection, ensuring safety and teaching respect for guns…
Continue Reading →Game On: Reassessing Guns and Video Games
How many people who grew up watching Davy Crockett, The Rifleman and other ’50s and ’60s Westerns, cop shows and World War II flicks attribute their interest in history and firearms to these programs?1 If you were a viewer during this golden age of TV, you’re probably nodding your head.
Continue Reading →Tuffy Products Universal Portable Safe for Full-Sized Pistols
TheIncluding a fixed or portable gun safe in your vehicle ensures you always have a handgun or long gun when you need one while securing your firearm. Securing your gun in your vehicle is especially important if you are entering a government or otherwise controlled building where firearms are prohibited.
Continue Reading →Gear Function Checks: Are You Checking Your Everyday Carry Gear?
Even retired cops have to qualify for the LEOSA card, so I found myself on the range with a group of cops the other day. At this range session, we were forced to address the idea of regular gear…
Continue Reading →Self-Centered Situational Awareness: Employing Empathy to Prevent Suicide
I am honored to be on the board of directors for Hold My Guns, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, whose mission is to connect responsible firearms owners with voluntary, private off-site storage options during…
Continue Reading →Hornady Dual-Lid Lock Box
If you are looking for a portable and secure way to store your handguns and ammo, you will want to check out the Hornady Dual-Lid Lock Box. This is a new product from Hornady, a well-known…
Continue Reading →Guns and Glitter
When I was in fifth grade, my very concerned mother checked me out of school early one Monday afternoon and drove me to a local doctor’s office after I’d been experiencing a lot of pain and…
Continue Reading →‘Can You Hang on to This?’: Securing Your Gun During a Medical Emergency
I hate using films and TV as a reference, but there are so many mistakes and oversights made when it comes to firearms that it is hard to resist. In one drama, a cop, injured in an accident, was…
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