All of us have an inherent right of self-defense. Concealed carry or open carry training be damned. Right? But is the trend towards constitutional carry without any training necessarily a good thing? In all likelihood, no. Before you get a rope, please don’t get me wrong; I believe in your right to protect yourself and […]
Concealed Carry
Training With a 22 Pistol Clone Makes Sense
Sig Sauer just announced the release of their latest pistol, the P322. The P322 is essentially a pistol that looks to be based on another one of their pistols. The main difference, is that this one shoots 22 Long Rifle rounds. And, as a bonus, it gives you 20 rounds of ammo in the mag, […]
Indiana Is The 24th Constitutional Carry State
It’s being reported that Indiana just became the 24th permitless carry gun state, helping us inch ever toward the halfway mark. I don’t have the details on when it becomes law as of this writing, but this is great news for the people of Indiana. Even better, is that there are more permitless carr states […]
Constitutional Carry State Map
The number of pro-gun states flipping the bird to big government is growing. Some of them are doing so by passing Constitutional Carry legislation, while others are taking a more indirect approach. Before we get there, let me answer the following question for those who don’t know: What is Constitutional Carry? Constitutional carry, or permitless […]
Just Buy Her A Revolver, Right?
I’m getting ready to upset some of you and I’m totally okay with that because it needs to be said. If you ever uttered the words to someone to “just buy her a revolver” this article is for you. Reason being, that is wrong. A revolver may be totally fine for some women. Other women, […]
Five Non-Gun Defense Techniques for Daily Living
No doubt most folks reading this are students of defensive living. Many of you are advocates of concealed carry or open carry on a daily basis, and I couldn’t agree more with that lifestyle. However, living defensively begins with practices you should develop or hone on a constant basis and none of these mandate gun […]
Springfield Armory Hellcat VS Sig Sauer P365 XL
I’ve had both pistols for a couple of years now, and what follows is my SIG P365XL VS Springfield Hellcat review. This is an update to an old article that was originally published in April of 2020, and I’ve now got thousands of rounds through each pistol. Springfield Armory Hellcat VS Sig Sauer P365 XL […]
Bad Gun Shop Advice
Everyone is an expert in their own mind. Much in the same vein, almost every gun shop I’ve ever been in has given out advice that was questionable. Believe it or not, I’ve been in quite a few different gun stores over the years, sometimes working a counter to help a friend out, other times […]
Why Won’t My Pistol’s Slide Lock Open on The Last Round? (Video)
There are certain malfunctions that are human error, and others that are mechanical in nature. Just about every type of firearm malfunction can be caused by either. When we’re troubleshooting these sorts of malfunctions, we always look at it from a top-down approach. What I mean is that we need to look at the operator, […]
5 Controversial Handgun Skills You Should Still Practice
Having been a firearms and tactics trainer for decades now, you might imagine that many defensive firearms training topics and techniques have changed over the years; some are even downright controversial. In the last few weeks you may have read my articles concerning pistol training for self-defense, phase-1, phase-2, and phase-3. Interestingly there are a few concepts and […]
