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Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting where an armed citizen stepped in
DGU

What Are the Odds?

When a less than 1% possibility becomes a community’s reality. Guest contributor Michael Bellantoni reflects on the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting, the armed citizen who stepped in, and why rare does not mean impossible.

S11E15: Police Reactions to Armed Motorists - New Insights!
Podcast

S11E15: Police Reactions to Armed Motorists – New Insights!

We analyze interactions between armed citizens and law enforcement during traffic stops, referencing data from a comprehensive survey of over 1,600 respondents. We explore vital insights about how concealed carriers inform officers about their firearms, revealing that while more than 56% do notify, many only disclose their status under specific conditions.

Episode 448: Industry News and Gear Reviews - Holsters and Safes
Podcast

Episode 448: Industry News and Gear Reviews – Holsters and Safes

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster tackle the latest industry news and also share a couple of product reviews of stuff we’ve been checking out recently. Riley reviews the PHLster Floodlight holster and Matthew reviews the Vara Safety Reach 2 quick access storage solution.

Episode 1: Why Gun Owners Are Facing Felonies When They Prevent Crimes
Podcast

Episode 362: How to Not Mistake Your Loved Ones as Intruders

Riley and Jacob discuss six core tactics you should be deploying in any potential home defense scenario to ensure NOT ONLY that you don’t accidentally shoot the wrong person but that you also maximize your odds of success should you have a real threat.

Episode 1: Why Gun Owners Are Facing Felonies When They Prevent Crimes
Podcast

Episode 343: 65% of People Don’t Do THIS After Their CCW Class

Today, Riley and Jacob review survey data collected from students at various periods after their initial concealed carry class. We discuss some best practices and considerations to help people overcome the more common struggles that we all face.

300 Negligent Discharges Study: The Shocking Results
Firearms Ownership

300 Negligent Discharges Study: The Shocking Results

Recently Concealed Carry Inc. undertook a massive study about one of the most dangerous and unfortunately common issues that faces firearm carriers. The issue of negligent discharges.

Survey Results: Gun Owner Legal Preparedness Poll
Law

Survey Results: Gun Owner Legal Preparedness Poll

In July 2016 USA Firearm Training conducted a poll among it’s email subscribers and social followers. The purpose of this poll was to discover how many gun owners have gone to the effort to find a gun attorney and to better understand what common concerns gun owners have about gun laws.

Do Good Guys Stop Bad Guys With Guns?
Politics

Do Good Guys Stop Bad Guys With Guns?

This month The Daily Show presented some research and thoughts to suggest that despite the cry from gun supporters, the truth is that Good Guys virtually never stop Bad Guys with guns or that Good Guys are not even generally capable or qualified to do so. I want to address the facts and opinions that were presented.

The Prepper and Survivalist Survey
Statistics

The Prepper and Survivalist Survey

We love doing survey and then posting the results in a later article on our site. The results give everyone an idea of how you are doing relative to your fellow survivalists. Today’s survey is focused on Prepping and covers five key things: Water, Food, Shelter, Security, and other.

Why The Media is Wrong About Violent Crime
News

Why The Media is Wrong About Violent Crime

The truth is, violent crime in America is and has been in a downward trend. According to the FBI’s Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) (2013) which records the reporting police departments statistics, “When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2013 estimated violent crime total was…