What I’m Carrying Now: A Springfield XD and 2 Extra Mags

[This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the gun, holster and gear you’re carrying in the new world in which we live, send it to us at [email protected] with WICN in the subject field.] Billb writes . . . This is my EDC when … Read more

Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – The Bootheel Kid

Does that look like a lot? As The Kid says, “This is my weekend carry, it’s a little heavy but I find myself using everything I carry on most weekends.” If you need it, carry it. See all of The Kid’s kit at Everyday Carry . . .

TTAG Incendiary Image of the Day: Rosie Rocks a Glock

Okay, I’m not certain it’s a Glock. (Could be Springfield XD, too.) At any rate, this is a pretty cool update on the WWII-era Rosie the Riveter poster. And she’s practicing better trigger discipline than most actors found on movie posters. You can see this poster, and a bunch of others I like even better, over at … Read more

Forget Romance – Buy the Gun You Need.

When two people mention something that makes you stop and think about the same topic, it’s coincidence. When three people do it, it’s a trend. Four people? Call it “karma,” call it “kismet,” call it “I’m looking for a story idea” – call it anything you like but it seems like a topic waiting for a post. So here it is. Several people have waxed rhapsodic on these very TTAG pages recently on the subject of getting the “right” gun for the job. Point well taken. You wouldn’t use a bazooka (or a 1911, for that matter) to swat at flies. You wouldn’t want to bring a BB gun to a shootout. And you probably have no idea WHAT to use – or buy – if you’re a newbie. Like I was. And I have a confession to make. I bought the wrong gun.

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Conceal This

I have something to confess. I have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and I rarely carry my handgun. The reasons why I don’t carry that often—and why thousands of other concealed carry permit holders also leave home without it—bears examination.

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