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Best Places To Buy Ammunition Online, And A Resource Too
Find top online ammo retailers and tools to save on prices. This guide covers trusted sites to buy ammunition online, plus a resource to help you compare deals and stock before you shop.
Lesson From a Road Rage Shooting: Pride Is Not a Self-Defense Strategy
Yesterday morning, I woke up to my partner telling me she had just been sideswiped while driving the kids to school. No injuries. The car is damaged, but drivable. Everyone…
There 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,…
Prepared Isn’t Paranoid. It’s Love With a Plan
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…
S12E5: Why Revolvers in 2025 with Darryl Bolke
Darryl highlights modern revolvers’ lightweight design and effective features that enhance usability in high-stress situations. We also explore practical carry methods and challenge the notion that revolvers are only for close-range use. Ultimately, Darryl encourages listeners to view revolvers as viable primary firearms for urban self-defense.
You 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…
Should I Carry? The Best Answer About 24/7 Firearm Carry
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…
Las Vegas Road Rage Ends in Self-Defense Shooting After Knife Attack
A road rage incident in Las Vegas ended in a defensive shooting after a knife-wielding man attacked another driver. Learn what happened and how to prepare for similar situations.
S11E4: What Sets Us Apart with CCW Safe President Kent Brown
In an interview at the SHOT Show 2025, Kent Brown, president of CCW Safe, discusses the organization’s mission to provide self-defense legal protection to ordinary citizens. Founded by former law enforcement officers, CCW Safe was created to address the lack of adequate legal support for gun owners.
How 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.
What is Excessive Force? No Charges in Houston Taqueria Shooting
This week, a grand jury in Texas declined to indict a man for shooting and killing another man who was actively robbing patrons in a restaurant. You may be familiar…
North 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…
CCW Safe Updates Member Agreement to Remove Unnecessary Restrictions
CCW Safe, on paper in their membership agreement, had a handful of restrictions or perhaps I should call them potential restrictions that they never invoked or utilized.
Is 10 Enough? How Many Rounds for Daily Concealed Carry?
Every concealed carrier faces a critical question: how many rounds should be on hand for daily defense? While statistics suggest an average, real-world situations are unpredictable. This article navigates the…
Be “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…
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