Concealed Carry Training

You Don’t Get to Fight Anymore: Lessons for Armed Citizens from the Alex Pretti Incident in Minnesota

By Mitch Goerdt / January 27, 2026

I wrote You Don’t Get to Fight Anymore last summer as a reminder to armed citizens that carrying a firearm changes the rules. Not legally. Morally. Practically. Permanently. Today, that…

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…

Join the CCW Safe Certified Partner Program: Elevate Your Training & Retail Business

By Mitch Goerdt / February 5, 2025

It is no secret that we are big fans of CCW Safe here at ConcealedCarry.com. We choose CCW Safe because we think it is the best product, at the best…

Mastering Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Responsible Concealed Carry

By Mitch Goerdt / December 7, 2023

Imagine a seemingly ordinary day turned perilous: a casual disagreement at a traffic signal escalates into a heated confrontation. In such a volatile moment, the line between self-defense and unnecessary…

Range Etiquette For New Shooters

By Joshua Gillem / April 30, 2020

We’ve all been there before, our first time at the gun range. It can be a bit nerve wracking your first time if you have no idea what you’re doing.…

Trigger Control For Better Shooting

By Eric Thompson / May 15, 2018

Pulling, squeezing, or pressing, it is all about the proper manipulation of the “bang button” when you are trying to put more shots on target in accurate fashion. When I…

What Do You Do? Defensive Gun Use While Holding Your Child!

By Matthew Maruster / November 27, 2017

With the high number of surveillance cameras in use, we get a chance to see things we would never have before, such as, this video of an off-duty Brazilian Military…

Utah House Passes Lowering Age of Concealed Carry Applicants

By Craig Martin / February 24, 2017

This week a Republican freshman legislator from Clearfield Karianne Lisonbee introduced a bill that would lower the age of applying for a concealed carry permit from 21 to 18 in the state of Utah. She says the idea for her bill, HB 198, was brought to her by a group of young women who want to defend themselves from rape.

How Did Your Firearm Instructor Get Certified?

By Craig Martin / January 12, 2017

In order to keep up with the immense and still growing demand of citizens looking to get their license, the number of those tasked with teaching concealed carry classes has increased, as well. But how do you know that your instructor has credentials strong enough to properly teach? Well, that’s what we’re here to let you know, today.