Well, it happened my friends. We’ve now reached number 25. Half of the United States of America have gotten behind the Second Amendment as it was intended. Well, one step closer to how it was intended. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the recently passed legislation that allows state residents to carry a gun without a […]
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Why Speaking To Anyone After Defensive Gun Use Is A Bad Idea
It’s never a good idea to speak your mind freely to the press after you’ve been involved in any kind of shooting, even if it’s a defensive gun use that is likely to be justifiable in a court of law. Of course, we cannot determine what is or is not justifiable, here, on our little […]
Why You Should Get Trained, Even In a Constitutional Carry State
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Best Shotgun Ammo For Home Defense
There is a lot of debate about which is the best type of shotgun ammo for home defense. We have a lot of articles dedicated to home defense shotguns, and plenty of other shotgun articles in general, but nothing dedicated to the ammo you’d use for home defense, specifically. At least, not that I can […]
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 […]