We know, it’s not easy out there. We’re living in a Golden Age of carry handguns. An aspiring gun carrier has to choose from dozens of options; a bewildering selection of brands, calibers, barrel lengths, and actions. Most of them are very good and will treat you extremely well. Gun store salesmen, however, are notoriously bad at cutting through […]
Picking from the field of Ruger LCP holsters is the next step after committing to a pint-size concealed carry gun like the little .380 ACP pistol. Which type of Ruger LCP holsters are going to be the best way to tote this tiny terror? This dilemma is something anyone who carries a micro pistol has […]
Thankfully, jury trials in legitimate self-defense cases don’t happen very often. Unfortunately, we just had one of those cases here in America’s heartland with the Illinois murder trial of James Love. The entire affair offers a number of opportunities to learn some very valuable lessons. Usually, in self-defense cases, common sense prevails and prosecutors rightfully […]
Most states have mandatory training requirements as part of their concealed carry permit process. The quality of that training can vary. Widely. That said, most of it tends to be pretty good and fairly comprehensive, including everything from the basics of how guns operate to compliance with local laws. But no matter how well taught […]
With the election of Donald Trump, the People of the Gun eagerly looked forward to moving the ball forward on gun rights. We had great goals of taking suppressors out from under the National Firearm Act. What’s more, we saw national reciprocity as attainable. Obviously none of that has taken place. So what happened and […]
Martin Luther King preached non-violence. Privately, the man knew his limitations, and with that in mind, he owned guns for self-defense. He even applied for a concealed carry license. After all, he knew that the only thing that stops bad people with evil in their hearts is a good guy with a gun. Of course, […]
Florida’s new Commissioner Agriculture & Consumer Services, Nikki Fried (D) has selected Mary Barzee Flores to be her Deputy Commissioner over Consumer Affairs. The Ag Department, among other things, is responsible for running the state’s concealed weapons permit program. The appointment of Flores isn’t a good thing for Florida gun owners. Here’s a little background of […]
A little over a week ago, a 25-year-old Chicago woman faced an armed robber at a bus stop. Robber Laavion Goings, Jr., 19, stuck a gun in the woman’s face and told her to give it up. Moments later, she gave it up. She pulled a revolver and shot him at the base of the […]
So, you want to start carrying a gun, but want to know what the best concealed carry holsters are. That’s a good thing to wonder about, to be sure. Not enough concealed carriers give enough thought to the right holster. Let’s start with the absolute basics. There are a lot of brands out there, so […]
In what looks like a direct response to Diane Feinstein’s latest attempt to abrogate Second Amendment rights with her push for another “assault weapons” ban, Texas Senator John Cornyn and a gaggle of Republican co-sponsors have introduced a new concealed carry reciprocity bill in the Senate. Here’s a press release from Sen. Cornyn’s site: WASHINGTON –U.S. […]
As gun owners who carry on a daily basis, lots of us obsess over finding just the right gear. The best gun (caliber, capacity), the ultimate holster (Kydex, leather, hybrid) or the perfect gun belt (webbing, leather, steel reinforced). But what a lot of us never consider as much is the pants we wear. Depending […]
Mossberg hasn’t offered a handgun to the public in almost a century. But with the announcement of their new MC1sc 9mm striker-fired subcompact single stack pistol, the gun maker best known for their ultra-reliable and eminently affordable shotguns and rifles is back in the concealed carry business in a big way. The new […]
