Survival
Carrying a Gun While Camping and Hiking: Practical Guide
Everything that changes when you’re carrying concealed in the backcountry — campsite selection, tent storage, law, bear defense, carry position, medical, and comms.
Read MoreThe Awareness Mindset: Why Most People Lose the Fight Before It Starts
The awareness mindset is the dimension of self-defense most concealed carriers neglect. See how a Chicago ambush played out — and how to build awareness as a habit.
Read MoreThe Avoidance Mindset: Why the Best Self-Defense Story Is One Where Nothing Happens
An avoidance mindset is the first and most powerful layer of self-defense. See how a trained citizen used it at a gas station — and how to build the same instinct.
Read MoreThe Defensive-Only Mindset: Why Survival Beats Justice
The defensive-only mindset prioritizes survival over justice. See how an Akron DoorDash driver demonstrated it in a real DGU — and how to build it yourself.
Read MoreBe “Dangerous But Good” Because The World Is Still a Good Place
Every time I say the world is a good place filled with mostly good people, someone fires back with negativity. But this is exactly why a dangerous but good mindset…
Read MoreThere Are Monsters Among Us, and That’s Why I Carry
There are stories you read once and stick with you forever. Stories that knock the wind out of you and leave you staring at the wall, hands shaking a little,…
Read MoreYou Don’t Get to Fight Anymore: Lessons for the Armed Citizen
Recently, a new concealed carrier asked a question on Reddit that caught my eye: It was the kind of question that’s easy to dismiss or clown on, but if we’re…
Read MoreThe Boulder Firebomb Attack: A Reminder That Evil Finds a Way
A would-be mass killer in Boulder was denied a gun due to immigration status, not red flags. The attack still happened. This case shows background checks rarely stop evil—only slow it down.
Read MoreNational Park Week and the Importance of Preparedness
Celebrate National Park Week by staying safe outdoors—carry a trauma kit, use reliable comms like ham radios or Garmin inReach, and know your rights to carry a firearm in national parks.
Read MoreHow Dangerous Is Your Holster? [VIDEO]
I want to make sure whenever we make decisions on anything in life, that we make them with as much factual information as possible. In this video, I discuss two incidents in which a firearm owner had a negligent discharge due at least in some part to the holster they were using. Don’t worry, in both incidents, the subject survived and did not sustain any serious injury.
Read MoreWhat is CPTED, And How Can It Make Your Family Safer?
Practice and implement the principles of CPTED because they are great for reducing the appeal of your home to criminals. But, while we are at it, I want to mention a couple of other things that you should be doing in addition to the aforementioned practices.
Read MoreNorth Carolina High School Stabbing: The Ugly Truth of Self Defense
I have been seeing a lot of posts about a stabbing that happened at Southeast Raleigh High School, when I watched the video what I saw is a stark reminder…
Read More6 Principles For Talking to the Police After a Self-Defense Shooting
Personal safety is paramount, so understanding the intricacies of self-defense is crucial. It’s not just about stopping the attacker with well-aimed shots. I mean, of course, that comes first, but…
Read MoreSurviving the Storm: A Gun Owner’s Guide to Disaster Preparedness
In a world of unpredictability, where nature’s fury can strike without warning, I cannot overstate the importance of being prepared for natural disasters. For gun owners, this readiness takes on…
Read MoreNational Preparedness Month: The Gun Owners Role
It seems like each month is ‘national this or that month,’ and it’s pretty hard to keep track, even if you wanted to. So, in case you weren’t aware, September…
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