self-defense
Dear President Trump, It’s Not The NRA Politicians Should Fear
With all that happened around the country this past week with guns and politics, there is something that I’m dying to get off my chest. Before we get to my…
Another AR-15 Is Used, but You Probably Won’t Hear Much About It in The News
Personification is a literary term used to describe when an inanimate object is given human characteristics. The AR-15 is personified as pure evil, so much so that the gun has…
Episode 200: The Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History – Lessons Learned
Today’s episode marks a HUGE milestone for the Concealed Carry Podcast. We have now hit 200 EPISODES in a little more than 2 years!!
Join me, Riley, together with Jacob for a special episode today as we share the special interview I conducted with Alisha Ketter and Derek Cecil of Reno Guns & Range. They shared with us their personal story of being at the Mandalay Bay/Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting. As survivors of that incident and as respected firearms and defensive instructors, they share with us what they saw but more importantly what they learned from it all.
Episode 198: Performance Standards and Data with Jeff Gonzales
Riley interviews Jeff Gonzales of Trident Concepts, LLC talking about training philosophies and some of the big takeaways from keeping track of performance standards of thousands of students for the last decade-plus.
Guns Galore: Springfield Armory XD-S Mod.2
Ramping up for SHOT Show is always fun. It’s the time of year when we get to see what the new items will be for the year, as well as…
Why Do We Use Deadly Force?
When we use deadly force, we are constantly reassessing the situation and determining if the threat still presents a risk of death or serious bodily harm. The point is to stop the threat. Once the threat is stopped we should cease using deadly force
Welcome To Guns Galore Season: First Look Springfield 911
We have entered into the time of year that I like to call, “Guns Galore.” What I mean, is that everyone and their uncle is releasing products leading up to…
Open Carry Gun Stolen Off Carrier’s Hip, And Prevention Tips
On December 22, just days before Christmas, a thief snatched an open carried gun right off a person’s hip in a North Carolina Walmart. Clearly while our name is concealedcarry.com,…
Concealed Carry Gun Timeline (AKA Practice Before You Carry)
Two weeks ago I saw a comment on the internet from someone bragging about the gun he was interested in selling and highlighting that only two rounds had been fired…
Winter Is Coming, So Break Out The Big Guns! Or, Not …
My personal Facebook feed is currently littered with my friends and some companies I follow saying something like this: Now that winter is here, I can carry a big gun…
Pros and Cons To Carrying a Concealed Revolver
I love revolvers. I’ve got a couple of them, and carry one a few times per week. I like my semi-autos, too, and believe they have their place within my…
Everyday Tactical: 5 Situational Awareness Tips
The tips I present are intended to help the responsible gun carrying citizen be best prepared to survive a deadly force encounter.
Concealed Carry Training Mistake: Hollow Points
More specifically about hollow points, the mistake is not training with them and only using ball ammo in your gun at the range. Why do people do this? Because hollow…
Top 5 Best Concealed Carry Handguns
Here are the top 5 best concealed carry handguns, according to one of our readers: By Sam Lopez This is a short list of the pistols that are at the…
Lawyer Up And Shut Up
We recently reported on a story that we feel needs some extra commentary because of how bizarre it is. An 81 year old Florida man defended himself against a burglar…
