Brian McLaughlin

Important Win for Gun Owner Rights in PA

By Brian McLaughlin / June 6, 2019

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that it is unlawful for PA police to detain and search someone based solely on the premise they may be carrying a concealed weapon.…

Highlands Ranch STEM School Shooting

By Brian McLaughlin / May 8, 2019

Two students opened fire Tuesday afternoon at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, a suburb of Denver, killing one and wounding 8 others. According to Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock, two…

Boy Shoots and Kills Attacker With a Knife

By Brian McLaughlin / May 3, 2019

Tulsa Police Department (TPD) says a man was shot and killed in self-defense late Monday night. According to police, Andrew Stites was riding a rental scooter to a Walgreens located…

Concealed Carry: Charged With First Degree Murder

By Brian McLaughlin / April 29, 2019

On October 17th of 2015 Stephen Maddox was attacked three separate times by 41-year-old Kelly Wilkerson and his wife. After unsuccessfully attempting to flee his attackers, Maddox was forced to…

Carry More Comfortably

By Brian McLaughlin / April 15, 2019

One of the first warnings I give to new concealed carriers is that they should be prepared to be less comfortable than when unarmed. It quickly becomes apparent that carrying…

Active Shooter Medicine: Are Tourniquets as Important as Everyone Thinks?

By Brian McLaughlin / April 3, 2019

  The well-documented use of tourniquets on the battlefields of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) has saved countless lives, and their use has increased in popularity…

Store Owner Returns Fire, Wins Fight for His Life

By Brian McLaughlin / March 26, 2019

A Philadelphia grocery store owner used his sidearm to defend himself last Thursday against an armed, masked man.53-year-old Elvis Nuñez was about to close up his 54 & Wyalusing Food Market store for the night when a man wearing a black mask stormed through the door with a handgun trained on him.

CCW Reciprocity Change in New Mexico and Louisiana

By Brian McLaughlin / March 25, 2019

Until recently, New Mexico and Louisiana had honored each other’s concealed carry permits. That has now changed. Now residents of New Mexico will no longer be allowed to carry concealed…

Carrying Concealed While Working Out

By Brian McLaughlin / March 20, 2019

The more efficiently you can move your body, the more effective you will be in a fight. Staying, or getting, physically fit is important on many different levels for the…

Universal Background Check Legislation Passes House of Representatives

By Brian McLaughlin / March 1, 2019

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, or H.R.8, passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, marking the most significant proposed gun control measure in the last 20 years,…

South Carolina Adds NE and MN to List of CCW Reciprocity States

By Brian McLaughlin / March 1, 2019

While South Carolina residents have been allowed to carry in both Nebraska and Minnesota for a while, only this year have residents of both states been allowed to carry concealed…

Guardian Nation Live With Dave Spaulding

By Brian McLaughlin / February 27, 2019

The next Guardian Nation Live Broadcast brings you Dave Spaulding of Handgun Combatives. Spaulding draws on 36 years of experience working as a police officer in multiple areas of law…

Apartment Home Security: Ambush Locations

By Brian McLaughlin / February 25, 2019

When it comes to home defense, renters, and especially those who live in an apartment, face difficulties homeowners may not need to consider. Here are some things to think about…

Kimber EVO SP 9mm [Video]

By Brian McLaughlin / February 8, 2019

Riley and the rest of our team were out at Shot Show 2019 a few weeks ago, and our coverage continues. Riley had the chance to talk with Rod from…

CBS Network Accused of Censoring Patriotism

By Brian McLaughlin / February 6, 2019

Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49er’s second-string quarterback, isn’t known for playing football at a professional level. He’s known for taking a knee during the national anthem and sparking…