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.
Guns, Coffee and Veterans: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Coffee has been the American soldier’s most valued ration for more than 150 years. By 1832, President Andrew Jackson, a former soldier himself, ordered that it replace rum, whiskey and brandy in each…
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…
Continue Reading →Holiday Safety Tips
We’ve compiled a list of the best blog posts about holiday safety tips. These cover topics ranging from when you’re out shopping to traveling out-of-state to the proper winter attire. Don’t enter…
Continue Reading →A Fundamental Tool: The Tactical Flashlight
I have a tactical tool that I use just about every single day. It’s small, handy, useful and relatively inexpensive. It comes with me everywhere I go as part of my EDC. This tool helps me in the…
Continue Reading →Risky Business: One Man’s Crusade For Realtor Self-Defense
“We don’t know where it’s ever going to strike, do we?” The conference room full of Montana realtors looked up from their phones and laptops to consider Will Parker’s first PowerPoint slide: a bolt of lightning. “Criminals pick the time, and they pick the place to strike you,” he declared.
Continue Reading →Fighting a Home Invader
How would you handle a home invasion? Do you carry your EDC gun in your home? Are you ready if someone breaks in? I know a lot of people who are not ready. Here is why I think that it’s a mistake to…
Continue Reading →Backcountry Backup: Defending Your Life and Property
Enjoying a remote adventure, alone or among family and friends, combines the pristine grandeur of a wilderness setting with your comfort level of your outdoor know-how and self-reliance skills. A…
Continue Reading →Close to Home: A Self-Defense Incident’s Impact on Your Family
In my previous article published in the July issue of Concealed Carry Magazine (“The Second Fight,” Page 76), I discussed the psychological impact a person may experience in the aftermath of a…
Continue Reading →Tap Into Your Inner Warrior
It’s no secret that throughout the ages, women have been underestimated in their strength and determination. Even though females are just as clever and effective as men in countless ways, and even…
Continue Reading →Back to School Safety, Part 1: Bullying Prevention
Bullying is a hot topic nowadays, but bullying has been around for a long time. The methods may have changed a bit — from threatening to take someone’s lunch money to sabotaging someone’s social…
Continue Reading →Temperament Test: Where Does Your Needle Rest?
There are varying degrees of people who choose to obtain concealed carry permits. The same can be said for those who become — or try to become — law enforcement officers, and for better or for worse,…
Continue Reading →When You Can’t Carry: Self-Defense for Nurses
Take a moment to Google “self-defense for nurses” or “safety for nurses.” A veritable laundry list of articles pops up suggesting nurses wear rape whistles or panic buttons, install GPS tracking apps…
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