Utah: Go Ahead and Carry

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This morning's NY Times article Utah Gun Permits Popular With Out-of-Staters caught my eye. I have a old friend with the same name as the gentlemen applying for his Utah concealed carry permit. Frankly, the...

Illinois State Senator John O. Jones Optimistic on Concealed Carry. Again. Still.

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Republican State Senator John O. Jones says he's "optimistic" that Illinois will issue concealed carry permits. Eventually. Hope springs eternal for the 16-year House and Senate vet. Now that the Supreme Court's McDonald ruling has deep-sixed Chicago's...

The Sad State of Gun Training in America.

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I am the proud holder of a Texas Conceal Handgun Permit. I'm also proud to say that I went through a lot of training to qualify for it. I am now capable of defending...

Is That a 1911 in Your Pants Or Are You Just Glad To See...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PCOmaEOEPI Now we know what Al Bundy came up with, post Married With Children. In all fairness, I've not yet tried this holster for myself. But there are waaaaay too many jokes I can make...

Text of Gerald Fox’s Statement Voiding Jackson County WI Gun Laws

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Yesterday, in a resounding victory for all freedom-loving Americans, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that the Second Amendment’s protection of our right to keep and bear arms applies everywhere in America, and serves...

Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 2 – The Convenience Store

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This is part two of a five-part series on an advanced tactical training force-on-force class at PFT in West Virginia. Force-on-force uses Airsoft guns, paintball guns or simunitions to make the training scenarios as real...

The Pros and Cons of Open versus Concealed Carry.

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I've been thinking a lot about open carry lately. I have a conceal carry permit from the great State of Texas, which means I'm licensed to carry in around 38 states. Now, I don't...

89-Year-Old KY Woman Gets Concealed Carry Permit

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I'm of two minds on this one. On one hand, a gun is the ultimate equalizer. A firearm gives an 89-year-old woman a fighting chance against a younger, fitter, stronger assailant. Which would be,...

Oregon Paper Outs Concealed Carry Holders. Or Not.

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Ten days ago, TTAG reported on whospackingny.com, a website that publishes a searchable database of all Empire State gun permit holders. Although the information is publicly available anyway, the site's debut caused something...

Car chase. Female nudity. Conceal carry. Taser. Who could ask for anything more?

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http://pandora.bonnint.net/video/embed-p.php?id=11276905 Video Courtesy of KSL.com The 50,000-foot view? A naked woman stole two cars, crashed, resisted arrest, and was eventually tased for her trouble. It gets better. (I positively LIVE for this kinda stuff.) Lest this...

Oregon OKs Pot Smoking Concealed Carry License Holders

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Oregon Sheriff Mike Winters somehow got it into his head that someone with a medical marijuana license holder shouldn't have a concealed carry handgun license. When Winters denied Cynthia Willis the license, she appealed his...