The market for guns is growing faster than the national debt. Paradoxically, the guns themselves are shrinking. Powerful handguns are getting smaller, easier to carry and less expensive. The Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield continues this trend. It’s a pistol trimmed down to a small size often reserved for weaker cartridges like the .380, but … Read more
With the introduction of their M2.0 line of polymer framed, striker fired pistols, Smith & Wesson addressed the one big complaint that gun buyers had about the M&P line: the trigger. As we’ve mentioned in previous reviews of both the full-size and compact double-stack versions of the new M&P9 M2.0, the attention Smith paid to … Read more
As youth pastor Jesse observes, life is random. Or, when wondering if you’ll really need your concealed carry gun on any particular day, in the immortal words of Brandt, “Well, Dude, we just don’t know.” That’s why we carry on a daily basis. And why, as a good shepherd of his flock, Jesse carries a … Read more
The presence of Field Notes in a lot of carriers’ EDC pics has become a running gag around here. But Scot from Sacramento ain’t packing no hipster notebook when he goes out and about. Along with his trusty Smith & Wesson M&P9 SHIELD EDC pistol, he slips a good old-fashioned composition book in his pocket … Read more
Even a busy mom has room for a concealed carry gun. And as Hudson May writes of his better half . . . When you are still counting your child’s age in months, you know good and well you’ll need to be ready for anything. My wife loves looking over my shoulder at the posts … Read more
Professor Bobby carries just what you need to get through the day and nothing extra. See what he’s chosen at Everyday Carry . . .
In addition to the usual pistol, blade and light, Lurch also carries a tourniquet as part of his EDC gear. Because you just never know. See all the details at Everyday Carry . . .
Dee’s gear is simple, functional and eminently pocketable. See it all at Everyday Carry . . .
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