Opinion

All About Isolation of the Trigger Finger

By Joshua Gillem / August 25, 2020

I watched a video of someone who was clearly a new shooter this past weekend who had a serious case of over-gripping her gun. It was so bad I was…

Tips To Find Ammo, Guns, and Parts Right Now

By Joshua Gillem / August 13, 2020

I’m not going to take long to get to the point. You know what’s going on out there and that stuff is hard to find. Here are some tips to…

Kamala Harris’ Stance On Guns

By Joshua Gillem / August 12, 2020

I hate getting into politics. I really do. And while I always get called out for it in the comments by at least a few of you, I have to…

Descending Further Into Chaos With “Peaceful Protesting,” Double Standards

By Joshua Gillem / August 10, 2020

As I sit back and try to not consume any news because it’s utterly depressing, I realize that it’s my job to do just that and deliver at least some…

NY Attorney General Moves To Dissolve the NRA

By Joshua Gillem / August 6, 2020

Breaking news out of New York, the Attorney General is seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association for “years of self-dealing and illegal conduct.” In short, AG Letitia James has…

Do I Really Need Self-Defense Insurance?

By Joshua Gillem / July 30, 2020

Do you really need self-defense, sometimes called concealed carry insurance? If you take your self-defense lifestyle seriously, my answer would be a resounding yes. I’d go one step further than…

Chicago, Austin, and the NFAC

By Joshua Gillem / July 27, 2020

I like to go over some of the more interesting news stories as they relate to guns to make sure we’re all kept up to date on what is going…

Thoughts on Survival and Preparedness For The Future

By Joshua Gillem / July 24, 2020

With everything happening in the world, I thought it would be prudent to go over a few extracurricular skills and things to think about for the future. We all know…

Man Who Stabbed Another Engaged and Shot By Police Officer

By Joshua Gillem / July 16, 2020

A video with a police officer engaging a nut job with a knife recently made it to the top of everyone’s news feed over the past few days. This story…

The New “Gun Culture 3.0” Has Apparently Arrived

By Joshua Gillem / July 14, 2020

If there’s one thing we know for a fact, it’s that people who don’t understand gun owners are always attempting to put us into some sort of box and label…

The Future Is a Shaky One, For Sure

By Joshua Gillem / July 13, 2020

The future is shaky, for sure. What future? Well a lot of it. All of it? Maybe everything as I’m about to point out. In a strange turn of events,…

3 Skills to Focus on RIGHT NOW to Get Better At Defensive Shooting

By Joshua Gillem / July 9, 2020

If you’re here reading this blog or shopping our online store for any of the goodies we sell, chances are good that you’d consider yourself to be a good guy…

Things You Can Learn From Watching Yourself Train

By Joshua Gillem / July 8, 2020

One way that sports teams get better when they’re training for a championship game or something similar, is to pull out the old footage of the team playing and practicing.…

Gun News From Around This Crazy Country

By Joshua Gillem / July 6, 2020

We live in crazy times, fur sure. Tensions across the entire United States seem to be higher than they’ve ever been in recent times. During this time, seemingly even looking…

June Was a Record Setting Month For Gun Sales, and Training

By Joshua Gillem / July 2, 2020

The gun industry is booming right now across the board. And, while it’s kind of a pain in the you know what because nobody can find ammo right now, this…