Safety
Best Renters’ Options For Security
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…
Read MoreI Survived a Carjacking, 8 Takeaways
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…
Read MoreHow To Dry Fire A Glock: 3 Challenges, 7 Helpful Tools
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
Read MoreBackground Checks and Mass Shooters, How Did They Get Their Guns?
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…
Read MoreUntold Truths About Background Checks
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…
Read MoreThe Guide to Concealed Carry in a Purse
One of the most popular suggestions for women who are concerned about concealing and carrying a gun is to “just stick it in a purse.” It’s an attractive idea. No…
Read MoreTop Concealed Carry Errors Explained
In studying citizen defensive gun uses (DGU’s) over the years, I’ve noticed some commonalities. Below is a list of the most frequent errors or “poor decisions” citizen defenders make when…
Read More5 Tips| Your Active Shooter Response
Statistically, it’s unlikely you will ever have to use a concealed handgun to defend yourself. However, if you are that person, the stakes couldn’t be greater. So we should focus…
Read More3 Considerations For Off Body Carry
Recently my amigo Josh wrote an article titled “Why I Hate Off Body Carry“. This is in part my response to those in our industry who label off-body carry as…
Read MoreHow to Practice Clearing a Handgun Double Feed
Most shooters know how to clear a double feed. I describe briefly how but more importantly want to focus on the best way to practice clearing the double-feed since the industry-standard methods all fall short and create bad training scars
Read MoreThe Best Age To Teach Kids About Guns
A common question I receive from students is “At what age should you teach your children about guns?” For me, the question is flawed because it infers there is some…
Read MoreUpgrade Your Old Hearing Protection
I remember the first time I used electronic hearing protection. I placed the batteries, put them on, and was amazed at what I heard … I heard birds chirping,…
Read MoreHearing Protection – Firearms and Noise Reduction Rating
Hearing protection is rated by a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR). Unfortunately, it is not as simple a number to understand and use, as it should be. When you see an NRR rating on hearing protection, you…
Read MoreS&W Shield EZ Safety Recall
Smith & Wesson has issued a safety recall surrounding a batch of EZ pistols manufactured between March 1st and October 31st 2020. The identified problem occurred on firearms where a…
Read MoreWhen To Talk To Your Kids About Firearm Safety
As far as the range, and teaching her to shoot, I will address that when and if she shows interest, at a much older age and maturity level, of course. But for now, the seeds of firearms safety have been planted
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