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.
Lights & Sights for Night Fights: Practical Training for Pistol-Mounted Flashlights and Lasers
Firearms instructors sometimes find themselves teaching controversial subjects, and it is always important to ensure the training session is relevant to and realistic for the students in attendance.…
Continue Reading →Stranded in Your Car This Winter? Here’s How to Survive…
You’re on your way home from stuffing yourself at the in-laws’ house. The kids are dozing off in the back seat. Although you departed much later than planned, you’re still hoping to beat a winter…
Continue Reading →Max Effort: Perfect Practice Makes Perfect Performance
Instructors and students alike enjoy learning new skills and techniques in their evolution with firearms. Unfortunately and inevitably, previously learned skills tend to take a back seat when it…
Continue Reading →Safety Tips for a First Date
A first date is new and exciting. But it can also be scary — and we’re not just talking about pre-date jitters. Let These Startling Statistics Soak in for a Moment: The Rape, Abuse & Incest National…
Continue Reading →Using Dogs for Home Defense
For thousands of years, humans have used dogs for protection and to alert them to danger. The Ancient Egyptians employed dogs to carry messages, go on patrols and attack enemy soldiers. The Greeks…
Continue Reading →Discussing Protection Options With Your Spouse
Self-defense encounters, either at home or on the streets, often begin and end in a matter of seconds. The recent church shooting in Texas had a start-to-finish duration of just six seconds. Six…
Continue Reading →Armed Defense at Home
Page through any of the many popular gun magazines and you will likely see some discussion about which gun is best for armed defense at home. But while considering what type of gun to have on hand is…
Continue Reading →Invisible Chains: Protecting Your Loved Ones From Human Trafficking
Nearly 20.9 million people worldwide are subjected to human trafficking. It is widely assumed that trafficking is a problem only in third-world countries. The truth is it happens right here in the…
Continue Reading →What Should You Do After Using Deadly Force in Your Home?
If you remember only ONE thing I say in this post, I want it to be this: When we (the police) respond after you have used deadly force in your home, we are going to be “amped up.” Someone has fired…
Continue Reading →Self-Defense in an Apartment: You Need to Be Aware
Earlier this month, I discussed aspects of self-defense in mobile homes. Some of the considerations involved the use of firearms in tight spaces and the dangers posed by missed shots and…
Continue Reading →Deadly Force Decisions: Anger at the Intersection
It’s been a long day at work, and traffic on your commute home is not making your day any easier. It’s bumper to bumper and moving along at a crawl when you realize you need to move into the right…
Continue Reading →USCCA Concealed Carry Expo: Just One Month Away
I’d like to say I invented the USCCA Concealed Carry Expo just for you. But that would be untrue on a couple of levels. Sure, I pushed forward the idea, but so many other people helped build this…
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