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Recent Home Protection Articles
3 Things You Should Never Do
Do you know what to do if someone breaks into your house? In this informative video, U.S. Concealed Carry Association Director of Content Kevin Michalowski sits down with criminal defense attorney Tom[…]
Continue Reading →Home Invader Lies to the Police. What Do You Do?
One USCCA viewer wrote in asking us to answer this pressing question: “What happens if you shoot someone who has broken into your house, but they lie to authorities about what really happened?” Kevin […]
Continue Reading →Wall to Wall: Testing Penetration of Home-Defense Ammo
“Which gun and what ammo should I use for self-defense in my home?” is one of the most common questions students ask during home-defense classes. The simplest answer is to use the firearm with which y[…]
Continue Reading →What Happens If You Miss? Home-Defense Caliber Comparison
What happens if you miss the bad guy? Well, you’ll likely hit something else. If that something else is a wall, what is the likelihood your chosen home-defense caliber will go through it? USCCA Direct[…]
Continue Reading →Book Review: ‘Strategic Relocation — North American Guide to Safe Places’ 4th Edition
When I first heard about the book Strategic Relocation — North American Guide to Safe Places 4th Edition by Joel M. and Andrew Skousen, I was intrigued. I thought it would contain some interesting ins[…]
Continue Reading →Stay Safe for Halloween
My kids are getting excited about trick-or-treating for Halloween. And I am busy scouring social media advertisements for school fall festivals, Halloween events at local parks and trunk-or-treat opti[…]
Continue Reading →Kids and Guns: Home Defense With Children
There’s no doubt that our personal residences are where we like to relax, get comfortable and try to set aside some of life’s challenges for a little while. Those familiar walls around us hold more th[…]
Continue Reading →Staging Firearms for Home Defense
Staging firearms for home defense raises a number of important concerns that go well beyond the basic issue of defending oneself. One such issue is that of weapon security. A number of jurisdictions n[…]
Continue Reading →Home-Defense Options: When ARs & AKs Are Scarce
The coronavirus panic started us down this path in March. The fear of this new and unknown virus was hyped to such extremes that people feared more of a “zombie apocalypse” scenario in its aftermath t[…]
Continue Reading →Double-Barreled Shotgun vs. Handgun for Home Defense
Home-Defense Gun Series NOTE: Find more articles in our Home-Defense Guns Series below: Article 1 | Article 2 | Article 3 | Article 4 | Article 5 | Article 6 Home-Defense Question: My significant othe[…]
Continue Reading →Buckshot For Home Defense
The shotgun is regarded as the “ultimate problem-solver” when it comes to personal and home defense. There is no denying its wound potential or hit potential. However, the shotgun is underutilized b[…]
Continue Reading →Beginner’s Guide to Best Home-Defense Rifles
The handgun is the most common home-defense firearm. The second most common choice is the shotgun. And last but not least is the rifle. Some consider the rifle to be too powerful for home defense. Oth[…]
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