On Situational Awareness and Dangerous Women
Making the decision to carry a concealed weapon is only the first step in a process which includes purchasing a handgun that's appropriate for one’s personality and life, training, regular practice, and adapting one’s...
New Orleans Pastor Protects His Flock by Embracing Armed Self-Defense, Firearm Training
Teaching day-long classes on firearm safety, storage, usage, tactics, gun laws, and obtaining a concealed carry permit along with providing basic shooting instruction at a local gun range, Pastor Isaiah Stewart's 20 years in...
Confessions of an Ex Cop: Young Police Officers Can Be Downright Dangerous
By Bud Harton
I became a cop in the spring of 1969 after returning home from Vietnam. It's hard to imagine now, but returning Vietnam veterans weren't really appreciated by the American public at the...
States Attack Private Shooting Ranges as ‘Antigovernment Paramilitary Training Camps’
By Lee Williams
The small town of Pawlet, Vermont – population 1,386 – has been feuding with Daniel Banyai for years over two shooting ranges he built on the 30-acre property he’s owned since 2013....
Woman to Woman: 4 Pieces of Advice for Getting Used to Your New Gun
Reader Rebecca Platt writes . . .
I was seven years old when I had my first experience with a gun. My father was target shooting with some friends and asked me if I wanted...
Student Of the Gun’s ‘Saigon Report’ Video Tops 3 Million Views
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From Student of the Gun . . .
The Saigon Report video series from Student of the Gun has surpassed 3 million views and keeps growing. The video series takes a look back to firearms...
The Four Rules of Gun Safety for New Gun Owners…and Everyone Else [VIDEO]
Col. Jeff Cooper furthered the cause of general gun safety by distilling and popularizing the four rules of safe gun handling. The purpose was to minimize accidents, otherwise known as negligent discharges (every accidental...
Practice vs. Training – You Need to Become a Personal Defense Generalist
I see so many folks go to ranges, only to practice the same drills over and over again. Many of these drills are basic "tests" that various schools use to determine basic competency. Some...
Washington State’s New Training Requirement Before Buying a Gun is as Unconstitutional As Literacy...
From the CCRKBA . . .
Washington Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation yesterday requiring gun buyers to provide proof they have completed a firearms training course before being allowed to complete their transaction, but...
The Truth About Manual Handgun Safeties
Some gun owners claim manual safeties are a bad, bad thing, a dangerous hindrance. Others consider manual safeties a necessary for responsible carry. It's an old argument and these days, some anti-gun journalists (yes,...
Don’t Just Shoot, Train – 3 Great Shooting Drills for a Square Range
By DrewR
A large percentage of the People of the Gun are relegated to shooting in a "static" or restrictive range, often indoors and sometimes lorded over by a range master calling when to fire...
Training Tip: How to Make Good Use of a Bad Magazine
By Lt. R. Michalik
Don’t underestimate the value of a bad ammunition magazine. If you’ve been around guns for any amount of time, you’ve almost certainly run into them. Whether you purchased a questionable no-name...