Opinion

Happy Birthday America Sale: HIVIZ LiteWave H3

By Brian McLaughlin / July 1, 2019

Sights. Everyone knows you need them, and not all were created equal. Not only that but if you’re like me, a fan of M&P pistols, after market sights may be…

Happy Birthday America Sale Review: The Load Out Range Bag

By Brian McLaughlin / June 28, 2019

My mom collects purses. Expensive ones that carry big labels without much room for anything else. I mentioned to her once that a lot of my inheritance seemed to be…

Suppressor Ban and Buy Back Put Forth

By Joshua Gillem / June 24, 2019

This is my opinion and some news rolled into one concerning the suppressor buyback scheme: New Jersey anti gun politicians propose using federal grant dollars to buyback an item that…

Guns Kill More People Than Knives…

By Matthew Maruster / June 21, 2019

Gun-control is an extremely polarizing topic. My approach to the debate has always been with facts and logic. A recent article titled ‘Knife attack makes case for gun restrictions’ caught…

4 Reasons to Buy a Quality Holster: Featuring L.A.G. Tactical

By Brian McLaughlin / June 20, 2019

There are thousands of holster companies producing a steady stream of Kydex holsters with varying degrees of success. Companies ranging from small garage operations to large corporations flood the market…

Many 2020 Presidential Hopefuls Running On, You Guessed It, Gun Control

By Joshua Gillem / June 19, 2019

Donald Trump has officially announced the 2020 bid of his re-election campaign to remain in office as the 45th president of the United States. Many on the other side of…

You Need a License To Drive a Car, Should We Need One To Buy Guns?

By Joshua Gillem / June 17, 2019

Anti gun politicians have introduced a bill that would require anyone wanting to purchase a handgun to first get a renewable license or permit to do so. Modeling this proposal…

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…

Instagram Drops Ban Hammer on TFB

By Joshua Gillem / April 12, 2019

We’re good friends with all the other gun blogs in the industry. Well, not all of them, but enough that it matters. We all tend to go to the same…

Guns Save Women Lives, Over and Over

By Joshua Gillem / April 5, 2019

I love Fridays. I’ve kind of dubbed it my day of the week to rant and shout from the rooftop about the idiocy of whomever’s turn it is. This time…

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…

That Pesky Little Thing Called the Constitution

By Joshua Gillem / March 22, 2019

The Second Amendment — A Well Regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a Free State, the Right of the People to Keep and bear arms, shall not be…

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…

If Remington Can Get Sued, So Can McDonald’s

By Joshua Gillem / March 15, 2019

I now have every intention of suing McDonald’s, Burger King, and my spoon manufacturer for marketing me into obesity. How dare their marketing professionals make their food look so appealing…