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Firearm Myths That Won’t Die: Separating Fact from Fiction
Firearm myths have been around for decades, fueled by Hollywood, misinformation and misunderstanding. Whether it’s about gun functionality, self-defense or gun laws, these myths can shape public…
Continue Reading →Expert Witness: Real Self-Defense Cases Analyzed by a Firearms Attorney
The “Expert Witness” column from Concealed Carry Magazine brings real-world self-defense stories into focus through the lens of an experienced attorney. In each installment, actual defensive gun use…
Continue Reading →What Happens During a Gunfight? Self-Defense Lessons
Though every “barstool commando” might seem quick to make declarative statements, the reality of armed self-defense is a lot more complicated. And though discussions (and even sometimes arguments) about technique are fine while you’re relaxing over a few beverages, they’re not a substitute for acknowledging that sometimes it just depends.
Continue Reading →A Look Back: Beretta, Beretta 92 and Its 500-Year-Old Tradition
Most well-known American gun manufacturers like Smith & Wesson, Remington and Colt were established around 150 years ago. Beretta surpasses them by three centuries. Its first recorded contract…
Continue Reading →Survival Mode: A Caregiver’s Fight for Her Life
The vehicles closed around her like a pack of predators in the night. Milli Stanford-Miles jerked her tiny loaner Mini Cooper hard left and then back right, tires shrieking as she fought for space. Just feet behind loomed the white Lexus sedan that had smashed into her bumper minutes earlier.
Continue Reading →Texas Gun Laws: What You Need to Know
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we’ve provided a…
Continue Reading →How Concealed Carry Insurance Works
Across the country, thousands of responsibly armed Americans are asking what self-defense liability insurance, also called concealed carry insurance, is, how it works, and what it does and doesn’t…
Continue Reading →Training Works: CrossPointe Church Shooting Insights
Ten years ago, I stood on the pavement outside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It was a warm June night, and the world had just shifted. Nine souls were taken in a place…
Continue Reading →Virginia Gun Laws: What You Should Know
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we’ve…
Continue Reading →Arizona Gun Laws: What You Should Know
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task armed Americans must undertake. To help with that, we’ve provided a…
Continue Reading →Utah Gun Laws: What You Need to Know
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we’ve…
Continue Reading →Pennsylvania Gun Laws: What You Need to Know
Carrying a firearm for self-defense comes with a lot of responsibility. Knowing the laws where you carry is just one important task you must undertake as an armed American. To help with that, we’ve…
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