Be prepared with a variety of concealed carry and firearms tips and tactics that can help keep you and your family safe both inside and outside of your home. Find helpful articles and videos, including the Into the Fray training series, that cover everything from situational awareness and conflict avoidance to cover vs. concealment and the use of force in a critical encounter.
Road Rage Self-Defense: What to Do If You’re Unarmed
If you’ve never considered the risks of being the victim of road rage, you should. While it’s difficult to quantify road-rage incidents, a 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that 49 percent of…
Continue Reading →Best Guns for Hiking: Trail Handguns for Bears, Campers and Concealed Carry
I’ve been carrying a handgun on the trail since I entered law enforcement. In my earlier days of hiking and carrying concealed, that usual meant a compact .38 Special snubnose revolver or small .380…
Continue Reading →Weapon Lights vs. Flashlights: Which Is Better for Self-Defense?
Low-light training is often a forgotten factor in a person’s overall skillset. Compared to defensive encounters in broad daylight, the veil of darkness presents a world of opportunity for things to…
Continue Reading →How to Survive a Surprise Knife Attack: Defensive Lessons for Concealed Carriers
A constant diet of bad news can wear anybody down (my wife regularly tells me to cut back on it) but paying attention to violent crime trends is important. Concealed carriers and ordinary citizens…
Continue Reading →The Survival Pie: 5 Readiness Gaps Most Armed Americans Don’t Know They Have
Most gun owners believe they’re prepared. They own a firearm. They’ve taken a class. Maybe they carry every day. But ask them to survive 72 hours away from home after a sudden disaster, like a…
Continue Reading →Vacation Safety Tips: How to Stay Safe While Traveling
Vacations are for rest, fun and making memories. Travelers with a personal-defense minset may be wondering how to stay safe on vacation, when you’re outside your comfort zone, navigating unfamiliar…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense Superpowers Women Use Every Day (And How to Strengthen Them)
When we talk about self-defense for women, we often focus on techniques: how to strike, how to break free, how to respond. But in reality, the most important self-defense skills aren’t physical at…
Continue Reading →Less-Lethal Weapons for Self-Defense
Less-lethal self-defense weapons are tools designed to stop or deter an attacker without the intent to cause death. While often called “non-lethal weapons,” these tools, including pepper spray,…
Continue Reading →The .357 Magnum Cartridge vs. the 10mm Auto Cartridge
It may seem that comparing the .357 Magnum, designed for use in revolvers, to the 10mm, designed for semi-automatic pistols, is much like comparing apples to oranges. But when you examine their…
Continue Reading →Love, Laughter and Laser Focus: Partner Training for a Date Night or Any Night
The tried-and-true Valentine’s Day gifts usually consist of dinner reservations, cards and a box of chocolates. But what if this year, date night looked a little different? What if your Valentine’s…
Continue Reading →How to Stay Safe and Legally Defend Yourself During Riots and Mobs
Originally published June 2025 You’re armed, trained and maybe even confident, but that doesn’t mean you should walk into danger or provoke a crowd. Civil unrest can erupt with little warning,…
Continue Reading →Christmas Shopping Safety: Stay Alert and Avoid Threats
Christmas is right around the corner, and it can be one of the busiest — and most stressful — season for holiday shopping. Sometimes, for us ladies, that can be a daunting task and, while navigating…
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