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
Physical Appearance Against a Gun? Consider Concealed Carry.
If you’re a regular reader of this weekly report, you probably carry a gun. And if you pay attention to the tips in this publication, you regularly practice your shooting skills, including safel[…]
Continue Reading →Fighting from a Wheelchair
Responding to reader requests, Into the Fray will begin presenting information designed to help those with reduced mobility effectively defend themselves. Casey, a former police officer, will be worki[…]
Continue Reading →Personal Protection — More Than a Gun
Personal protection is never just ONE thing. If you think you are safe just because you have strapped a gun on your hip, think again. Personal protection is a system that includes education, training […]
Continue Reading →It Will Never Happen to Me
Have you ever been a victim of a violent crime? Thankfully, I have not. But I have heard so many stories of those who have been attacked, robbed, assaulted, or hurt, and some of those stories have bee[…]
Continue Reading →What Should You Do If Protestors Surround Your Car?
Street protests are all too common these days, and blocking traffic has become one of the favorite methods of public protest. If you, as a motorist, round a corner and find yourself in the middle of a[…]
Continue Reading →Are You Carrying Right Now?
You have heard me say, “If you are more than three seconds away from your gun, fix that right now.” I actually borrowed that phrase from a friend of mine, Paul Markel. I give credit where […]
Continue Reading →The Bulletproof Battle Continues…
In the ongoing testing saga of the Man-PACK Ballistic Backpack Insert, we have found the breaking point. By delivering 30 rounds of .40 S&W from a fully automatic H&K UMP submachine gun, we pu[…]
Continue Reading →I Don’t Hate Revolvers
It appears some of my recent posts have people thinking I hate revolvers. On the contrary, I like revolvers; I simply do not prefer revolvers. Everything in life is a tradeoff. I believe the reliabili[…]
Continue Reading →Another Milestone
This marks the 200th consecutive week I have been writing for the Concealed Carry Report. I could not do it without the watchful eye and technical expertise of our esteemed copy editor, Carla. She toi[…]
Continue Reading →Harmonic Steel Targets
If you are shooting steel targets at your range, you might want to consider the instant gratification provided by the new Harmonic Targets from Challenge Targets. When you hit the A-Zone, you hear a c[…]
Continue Reading →Three-Gun for the Defense
It’s almost the 4th of July. I plan to watch fireworks, grill a brat, and wear red, white, and blue. I may even go for a dip in the community pool and down a beer—or two. Yet on this, our patriotic da[…]
Continue Reading →Summer Concealed Carry for Women – Gun Holsters & More
» SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR. People are more active and happy with all the sunshine, pool parties, gardening and fireworks, but for ladies, summer also comes with sheer fabrics, shorter hemli[…]
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