The Long and Winding Road to the Perfect Carry Gun
An anonymous reader writes:
Soon after my state became a “Shall Issue” state, I purchased the ideal concealed carry weapon. As you’ll see, I continue to purchase the ideal concealed carry weapon. Over and over...
Gear Review: AR500 Armor Carbon Nanotube Soft Armor IIIA
I've tested a couple body armor options for TTAG in the last year. They've ranging from Kevlar level IIIA vests to level III steel plates and plate carriers. And while they work, and might...
Gear Review: Alamo Tactical Minimalist IWB Holster
As concealed carry becomes increasingly popular, people are finding ingenious ways for new converts to the every-day-carry lifestyle to tote their firearms more discretely and more securely. Tyler Kee and Chris Dumm have each...
Gear Review: CS Holsters IWB Kydex Holster
CS Holsters proclaims on their website that "we make concealed carry more comfortable." For a person who has made the switch from an "inside the waistband" holster to an "outside the waistband" holster for...
Cook County Sheriff Wants to Dig Up Dirt on CCW Applicants
By John Boch
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart would be a petty, tyrannical dictator if given half a chance. Fortunately for the good people of Illinois, our government doesn’t allow this – and Tom Dart isn’t...
Gear Review: MEK OWB Patterned Kydex Pancake Holster
I'm a recent convert to the "outside the waistband" style of holster for daily carry. It's just more comfortable to me, and gives me a quicker draw when I need it. MEK Holsters is...
The Technicalities of a Negligent Discharge
There is an interesting case in Wisconsin in which a concealed carry weapon license (CCW) holder has been charged with "negligent operation or handling of a dangerous weapon." From jsonline: "According to the criminal complaint,...
Self-Defense Tip: A Bad Decision is Better Than No Decision
At the start of my journey into concealed carry-hood I worried about my reaction to a life-threatening situation. Would I know what to do if I had to clear leather (this was during was...
Good Guys With Guns Stop Bad Guys With Guns
It's true, despite what you may hear or read, mass shootings in the United States are declining. I originally compiled this list a year ago, but given the recent situation at Arapahoe High School,...
Is Drake the Next Heller?
Over at reason.com, scribe Brian Doherty ID three firearms-related legal cases that could make it to the Supreme Court. NRA v. BATFE deals with handgun sales to Americans under 18. New York State Rifle and Pistol Association...
FNS-40 Contest Entry: When CCW Training Jumps the Shark
By ST
Let me begin by first apologizing to firearm instructors who are of good repute and understand the realities of civilian concealed carry. As you've probably determined by that disclaimer, we're tackling a thorny subject...
Self-Defense Tip: Maintain OPSEC
"According to police, the incident happened Wednesday, when another student alerted police that George Miller had a gun in his class at the school’s Life Sciences building," commercialappeal.com reports. "After Miller stepped outside...