Guns for Beginners

With the nomination of David Chipman and some proposed new regulations by the ATF, there's been more talk lately about the National Firearms act. If Chipman gets the top job at ATF and gets...

By Kerry Slone Over the past year, I have been asked several times about teaching children, and what is the youngest age child I'll teach firearm fundamentals. While many people that have been a generational,...

Earlier this month, a South Carolina man shot himself because he wanted to show a friend his new holster. As wmbfnews.com reports, "As the victim was dropping the magazine out of the firearm, he...

By Nancy Thorne of the National Carry Academy There are a variety of factors that go into shooing a handgun well. The stance, grip, aim, sight alignment, trigger control, follow through and keeping your feet...

By Marlon Knapp Working in a gun shop, you get to interact with people at all levels of firearm experience. Most times the interaction is pleasant for all involved. But other times...well, you get where...

Firearm sales shattered all previous records in 2020, and much of this was due to people buying their very first gun. With so many first-time gun owners entering the fold, intro and "how-to" videos...

A recent commenter asked for some advice on buying used guns. At one point I was frequenting about a dozen gun shows a year, with almost weekly trips to pawn shops, gun shops, secondhand...

https://youtu.be/Y9ksTiw8msM   As anyone who reads TTAG knows, there are millions of new firearm owners in the US. First-timers who have bought a gun in the last year or so for all kinds of reasons. While...

By The Rookie, I took my first firearms class about a year ago. I’d long had an interest in guns and 2A issues and had thought about giving things a try but somehow, I had...

While the notion of eye dominance is important in shooting, it's generally overrated. Especially for new shooters, it's much more important to learn the proper way to align and see your sights and not...

A few years ago, I was working at a gun show to promote a concealed carry course I was teaching. It was pretty obvious that I wasn't just an assistant or the instructor's wife...

By Emily Taylor What used to be a legal oddity confined to the tiny state of Vermont is now the law in more than a third of U.S. states, and another five states are looking...