Let’s Take a Look at New Jersey’s New ‘John Wick’ Concealed Carry Permit Qualifying...
By Lee Williams
After the U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic Bruen decision, which obliterated most state restrictions on the public carrying of arms and changed forever how lower courts should decide Second Amendment-related challenges...
Personal Defense Tip: Never Shoot to Kill in a Personal Defense Situation
The correct expression when discussing a defensive gun use is "shoot to stop the threat."
That's what you're trying to do when when your life or that of a loved one is threatened. You are...
Black Texans Getting Carry Permits More Than Doubled in the Last Seven Years
Texas is coming up on two years since permitless carry passed in the Texas Legislature, which has allowed Texans to carry handguns without a license since September 2021. Although they don’t need a permit to carry...
A Modest Proposal for Increasing Gun Safety and Reducing Violent Crime in America
By Rob Morse
We have 23,000 firearms regulations on the books already. Gun control lobbyists say that's only a first step and many more laws are needed to protect us. While that's a fascinating story,...
Going Long: Improving Your Skills at a High Elevation Precision Rifle Course
“What exactly do you consider to be long range?” That’s a good question and it is truly subjective. If you have a Ruger 10/22 in your hands, 100 yards is long range. If you're...
Staying Sharp: Critical Training Beyond the Shooting Range
By Fred Mastison
As responsible firearms owners, many of us spend significant time and money honing our shooting skills—all with the hope of only having to press the trigger on the range and nowhere else....
Effective, Affordable, (and Free) Shooting Improvement: Dry Fire Practice at Home
If there's one thing that any concealed carry training regimen should include, it's dry firing practice. And plenty of it. Some might even argue that it's the most important training a concealed carrier can...
Accuracy Tip: Practice Proper Trigger Management
Most of the problems people have with accuracy are due to improper trigger management. Each shooter may experience slightly different errors, but they generally fall into three categories: placement, position or movement.
Most modern firearms...
In Praise of the Absence of a Manual Safety
Contributor John Sprague gave us his take on the manual safety in the piece entitled, in a post over the weekend. Mr. Sprague says that for him, a manual safety strikes the perfect balance...
A Question of Balance: In Praise of the Manual Safety
By John Sprague
There is a large contingent of gun users -- many of them here -- who are adamant that the only safety a gun needs is some self-control over the use of your...
Central Illinois NRA Youth Shooting Camp Returns After a COVID Hiatus
"This is fun!" That's how one of GSL Defense Training's new instructors described her first time volunteering at one of the nation's longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camps in Bloomington this past weekend.
Before COVID came...
Gun Safety: Are Negligent Discharges Inevitable?
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An "accidental discharge" is more accurately known as a negligent discharge (ND). One second you’re admiring a brilliantly designed and executed piece of wood (or plastic) and steel and the next...your ears are ringing,...