USCCA Firearms & Self-Defense Blog
Self-Defense
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.
Recent Self-Defense Articles
The Best Way to Deter Problems at Night
Not all self-defense incidents happen during the day. In fact, most problems occur at night. A flashlight is one of the best tools you can use to search and identify potential threats. Watch this vide[…]
Continue Reading →Just the FAQs: Common Shooting Range Questions
There are more than 21,000 — and counting! — firearms laws on the books across the country. Add to that varying policies from ranges and clubs, and things get confusing pretty quickly. While we can’t […]
Continue Reading →Can I Use a Public Defender for a Self-Defense Case?
Summary In this week’s “Ask a Self-Defense Attorney” video, former state prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney Tom Grieve discusses the responsibly armed American’s option of using a[…]
Continue Reading →Train Yourself
Training is great, and great training is even better. But the best training you can get is the training you go to. To participate in the five-day 350 Gunsite Intermediate class at Gunsite Academy in P[…]
Continue Reading →Answering FAQs About Gun Ranges
To the new shooter, range rules and procedures can sometimes appear to be capricious and solely intended to take all the fun out of an outing. I can assure you that most any rule you encounter exists […]
Continue Reading →7 Tips to Make the Most of Your Time at the Range
If you go to an indoor shooting range, odds are you’ll pay for your time by the hour. Even if you go to a facility that doesn’t charge by the hour, you’ll likely prefer to spend more time shooting tha[…]
Continue Reading →Why You Need a Pro-2A Criminal Defense Attorney
Summary In this week’s “Ask a Self-Defense Attorney” video, criminal defense attorney Tom Grieve shares why you need a Pro-2A Criminal Defense Attorney who is familiar with guns representing you[…]
Continue Reading →Campground Cover and Concealment
For as long as I can remember — beginning with Boy Scouts — I’ve enjoyed a good campfire. There’s just something about sitting around a fire with hot dogs, stories and good company. Despite the excite[…]
Continue Reading →Your Vacation in the Woods Turns into an Unplanned Robbery … What Do You Do Next?!
Picture this: You’re settling into your RV for the night when all of a sudden, the door flies open… An uninvited intruder enters, and they’re ARMED! You’re seconds away from being attacked with a […]
Continue Reading →9 Tips for First-Time Shooters at the Gun Range
Previously we discussed how indoor and outdoor ranges operate and some of the rules you might encounter there. Those procedures benefit everyone. Today, let’s be selfish and share tips that directly b[…]
Continue Reading →Firearms on the Open Road: RV Travel and Camping Safety
Honest admission: I have never been camping. I love the outdoors and really enjoy and appreciate nature. But with a host of allergies and other random considerations, for me, camping has just never be[…]
Continue Reading →Not Much Cover in an RV
Soon it will be camping season. Meaning people will be dusting off their campers and recreational vehicles and getting ready to hit the open road. This also means it is time to start thinking strategi[…]
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