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 […]
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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, […]
Rock Island 22 TCM Pistol Review (Convertible 9mm 1911)
Rock Island 22 TCM / 9mm 1911 Pistol I’m not what you’d call a 1911 super-fan. Though, I do own a few variations of John Browning’s masterpiece, even if they’re rarely fired. So I’m not exactly a newcomer to the whole 1911 thing, but the 22 TCM pistol is entirely different than any other 1911 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Concealed Carrier Investigates Domestic Disturbance, Shoots Man In Leg
Chicago – A man with a concealed carry license investigated a loud argument coming from his neighbor’s house, and ended up shooting a man in the leg. The incident happened this past Tuesday between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. Police were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Juneway Terrace to look into what was phoned […]
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 […]
New Pistol Red Dots From Shield Sights
We’re still continuing our SHOT Show 2022 coverage, even though we’ve been home for nearly two weeks, and have fully recovered from the illnesses we’ve gotten. This time we’re going to showcase the new pistol red dots from Shield Sights. Shield RMSX: First up, we have the new RMSX red dot. This is a pistol […]
