Tactics

Concealed carry students aiming pistols during firearms training class with the words 'Dangerous But Good' overlayed across the image.

Be “Dangerous But Good” Because The World Is Still a Good Place

By Mitch Goerdt / December 9, 2025

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…

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Prepared Isn’t Paranoid header image showing the #BoulderStrong memorial outside King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, with a Road Closed sign, flowers, crosses, and a passerby.

Prepared Isn’t Paranoid. It’s Love With a Plan

By Mitch Goerdt / September 30, 2025

Aisle seven, ordinary Tuesday. Fluorescent hum overhead. The checkout dings. Laura Ashley’s list is dialed for what the kids will actually eat. I push the cart. Izzy rides the front…

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You Don’t Get to Fight Anymore: Lessons for the Armed Citizen

By Mitch Goerdt / July 3, 2025

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…

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Illustration of a man contemplating carrying a firearm, surrounded by scenes of danger including a gas station robbery, a runner, a playground, and a store robbery—asking the question “Should I carry?”

Should I Carry? The Best Answer About 24/7 Firearm Carry

By Mitch Goerdt / June 18, 2025

That’s a comment I saw recently. It sounds reasonable on the surface. Rational. Measured. But it reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of violence and what it means to be prepared. The…

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A Tale of Two Driveway Shootings

By Jacob Paulsen / March 27, 2025

Two similar “driveway shootings” show starkly different outcomes—one homeowner shoots a suspect, another is wounded—highlighting the risks of confronting criminals.

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Mickey Schuch instructing a student in unconventional shooting positions at the Guardian Conference, emphasizing comfort is the enemy of growth.

Comfort Is the Enemy of Growth: Challenge Yourself and Your Beliefs

By Mitch Goerdt / February 25, 2025

We all love comfort. It’s human nature to seek ease, familiarity, and safety. But as cozy as it feels, comfort is the enemy of growth. When it comes to being…

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How Concealed Carry Good Guys Don’t Get Shot By Responding Police

By Jacob Paulsen / December 26, 2024

I have on several occasions ended up in long discussions with other professionals and law enforcement officers about the concept of CCWers getting OR NOT getting shot by responding officers…

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Low Light Concerns – Normal Human Beings

By Erick Gelhaus / August 27, 2024

Before I get into the meat of this topic, let me do a quick intro – Jacob asked me to begin doing a monthly column here. Like a lot of…

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VIDEO | The Crucial Role of Directing Third-Party Individuals During a Shooting Incident

By Matthew Maruster / March 4, 2024

I recently watched the video from the tragic shooting inside a Lakewood, Texas mega church. The shooter, who brought her 7-year-old son along with her, used a legally purchased AR-15…

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Concealed Carrier Shot With His Own Gun When Trying to Stop Domestic Violence Incident

By Jacob Paulsen / January 9, 2024
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Understanding the Current Gaza Conflict and the Importance of Awareness

By Mitch Goerdt / October 18, 2023

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has once again brought the Middle East into the global spotlight. With the recent unprecedented assault by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on…

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Another Open Carry Fail—Criminal Takes Gun From Man in Columbus, Ohio

By Matthew Maruster / October 5, 2023

In August, a Columbus, Ohio gas station, a man had his handgun stolen while he was paying the cashier. The criminal took the gun from the unsuspecting customer, fled the…

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National Preparedness Month: The Gun Owners Role

By Mitch Goerdt / August 31, 2023

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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Coordinated Attack On Man at Gas Station Caught on Video

By Matthew Maruster / August 2, 2023

Although numbers vary, a conservative estimate is that video cameras capture the average person in America on video around 30-70 times a day. From a privacy standpoint, I’m not a…

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VIDEO—Lunatic Car Thief and Heroic Bystander

By Matthew Maruster / August 1, 2023

I recently came across this video of an incident that went down in a parking lot. A female degenerate tried to steal a purse away from an elderly woman. When…

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