Safety

Hosting Friends and Family as A Responsible Gun Owner

By Jacob Paulsen / November 24, 2021

Hosting some guests in your home? What are the best safety and tactical considerations when you have friends or family staying with you?

What is a Dummy Round-How Did Alec Baldwin Shoot His Director?

By Matthew Maruster / November 8, 2021

The shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set by actor/director Alec Baldwin prompts legitimate questions. For example, what kinds of guns and ammunition do actors use in movies?…

Should You Search Your House For The Bad Guy?

By Matthew Maruster / October 6, 2021

Our homes provide us and our families with a security that we otherwise would not have. But even the best home security measures are not effective 100% of the time.…

2 on 1, The Surreptitious Draw: Video of a Defensive Gun Use

By Matthew Maruster / August 5, 2021

I recently saw a video of an incident that I believe happened in Brazil. The video is chock full of incredibly valuable lessons and includes a fantastic example of a…

Winning: Hiker Uses EDC Trauma Kit To Save His Companion’s Life

By Matthew Maruster / July 8, 2021

One benefit from Law Enforcement’s adoption of body-worn cameras is the numerous videos of officers providing emergency trauma aid to injured people across the country. Sometimes they do a great…

Quick Access Handgun Safe Buyers Guide – Locking Styles, Design, and Construction

By Jacob Paulsen / May 28, 2021

Objective and Criteria I own various styles of gun safes with different purposes. For example, a safe I use for long-term firearm storage meet other criteria than a safe I…

Better Renter Security: 3 Tools to Help Stay Alert

By Brian McLaughlin / May 27, 2021

Security Strategies For Renters: Renters and apartment residents face unique challenges when it comes to home defense. Living in such proximity to neighbors makes home defense challenging in ways those…

Should I Carry With One in The Chamber?

By Matthew Maruster / May 24, 2021

In speaking with more concealed carriers, I realized that two groups fundamentally disagree with one another on carrying a concealed handgun with a round in the chamber. This is not an article intended to bash those who do not carry their firearms with a round in the chamber

How to Clean a Glock – Video Breakdown and Safety Check

By Matthew Maruster / May 14, 2021

While the Glock handgun’s design is surprisingly simple, there is still some confusion about how to clean a Glock handgun. We will cover the basics. I am beginning with how…

[VIDEO] 5 Carjackings – How to Increase Your Odds Of Winning The Fight

By Matthew Maruster / May 7, 2021

These 5 deadly carjacking incidents are full of lessons learned. We extract 5 of them and provide a video training lesson to help you overcome this ever more common violent incident.

Best Renters’ Options For Security

By Brian McLaughlin / May 4, 2021

When it comes to home defense, renters, and especially those who live in an apartment, face difficulties homeowners may not need to consider. Those who live on the ground floor…

I Survived a Carjacking, 8 Takeaways

By Matthew Maruster / April 27, 2021

As concealed carriers, we have our firearm on us; knowing the odds are good, we will never have to use it. We practice and train for an incident we pray…

How To Dry Fire A Glock: 3 Challenges, 7 Helpful Tools

By Jacob Paulsen / April 21, 2021

An analysis of 7 tools used to enhance dry fire with a Glock and the three specific problems we need to solve to have an effective dryfire session

Background Checks and Mass Shooters, How Did They Get Their Guns?

By Matthew Maruster / April 19, 2021

How Did Mass Shooters Get Their Guns? Moreover, Did They Pass Background Checks? We looked at 26 mass shootings for roughly 12 years between 2009 through 2021, in which we…

Untold Truths About Background Checks

By Matthew Maruster / April 16, 2021

How do criminals get their guns? Do background checks keep criminals from getting guns? What happens when someone lies on the application to buy a gun? We must have factual…