Safety
Episode 18: To Chamber or Not to Chamber?!
This is always one of the most controversial topics amongst gun owners–to carry their gun with a round chambered or not.
Read MoreEasy Home Defense Tactics Article Updated
Over a year ago we published a list of 20 easy to implement home defense tactics that can collectively almost guarantee you don’t have home intruders.
We have now updated and refreshed that post with more tactics and better images. We hope you will check it out.
Read MoreThe Gun in the Glove Box
You know you need a place to lock up the gun in the car sometimes but is the glove compartment or console the best place? Where should you lock up the gun in the truck or vehicle and why the glove box.
Read MoreMaking the RSO Your Best Friend
Some time ago I wrote an article about why we often don’t recommend training at a public gun range due to the concerns for one’s safety. Today I want to suggest that if you do train at a public gun range you should make the RSO your new best friend.
Read MoreDry Practice: Further Thoughts
A number of organizations issue this to students or employees for their use in clearing or loading handguns. One item called the Academy Pad, has three holes to fit inside a standard loose leaf binder.
Read MoreOfficer Slips On Ice and Accidentally Shoots Suspect
Here in the mountains of Colorado not to far from my home I got a reminder when reading the local news. Earlier in December 2015 a police office with the Aurora Police Department was confronting a criminal when he slipped on some ice.
Read MoreDry Practice – Dry Fire: Working on Fundamentals
It was a pretty proud moment for that young shooter! Later during a course I was taking, I flubbed a simple action, when home and worked it “dry” then went back and smoked through the exercise perfectly. Some one asked how I’d improved, and I said, “Dry practice!” Yes, it does work!
Read More.22 Hang Fire Turns Man Away From Guns For Over A Decade
At one point he pulled the trigger back and nothing happened. He wasn’t sure if it was out of ammunition or if something else was wrong but after a moment we dismissed it and he handed the gun to me.
Read MoreCold Weather Carry Concerns
I learned and reconfirmed several ideas about cold season carry. Enjoy the time of year. Do not let your awareness falter due to too much holiday celebration! Evil never takes holidays and may target you and yours. Stay prepared, as wolves don’t hibernate.
Read MoreThe Lies We Tell Ourselves About Guns and Safety
Our minds produce these self-justifying excuses readily and without effort. What requires mental exertion is pushing the excuses aside and reverting back to what we know to be safe and right.
Read MoreA Happy and Safe Halloween 2015
Every October 31, children all over go door to door, trick-or-treating. It is very important to take safety precautions and prepare before allowing your children to go out. Before your children go trick or treating, please ensure the following things:
Read MoreWhy and How to Check Your Ammunition For Inperfections
While many of us check our carry guns and equipment religiously, how many check your ammunition? A recent article by Patrick Sweeney discussing “one in a million” ammo accidents got me to thinking:
Read MoreWhat Is Cognitive Dissonance and What Does it Have to Do With Politics and Gun Safety
Among the most natural of human instincts is the need to convince oneself that one’s actions are good and acceptable. In order to understand what is generally called self-justification we have to start with another scientific term; cognitive dissonance.
Read MoreHow Saying “I’m Sorry” can Save Your Life – and His
It’s critical that you become proficient with your firearm of choice if you have decided to carry. The draw. The grip. Acquisition of the target. Accuracy in firing your weapon if…
Read MoreConcealed Carry Permit Holder Assaulted And Disarmed
The firearm carrying citizen went into a store bathroom and was followed by another man who attacked him with a punch in the face. When the firearm owner fell to the ground the attacker stole his firearm from him and turned it on the gun owner.
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