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Recently, a man (Sammie Lamont Wallace) shopping around Walmart targeted a mother (Alicia Keating) and her two children shopping in the frozen food department. When the mother wasn’t paying attention, Wallace walked up to her cart, pulled her two year old daughter from it, threatened the child with a knife and demanded that Keating make […]
Gun safety is not a device, it is a behavior. In-spite of 1,000 years of human experience with gun powder and related devices, it is still dangerous stuff. We can mitigate the risks, but no matter what kind of technological developments we have applied, guns remain dangerous. How dangerous? That depends on the shooter and […]
Picking out the holster that suits your needs best is half the battle. The other half is learning just how to wear the thing without looking like you’re doing your best duck waddle impression. Finding the right spot on your leg to situate your holster depends on the hem length of your skirt or dress, […]
One of the most challenging issues to solve when considering a pistol for concealed carry is managing the trade off between size and capacity. On the one hand, selecting a handgun with a small footprint for CCW makes it easier to conceal (and therefore, less likely to print). However, smaller guns simply don’t have the […]
There are several factors to consider when evaluating a pistol for concealed carry, including ergonomics, size, capacity, and reliability. Reliability is the subject of this post, but I will also discuss some of the other elements that come into play when choosing a concealed carry pistol. If there arises a self defense situation where a […]
I was happy to see the Ruger LC380 at SHOT Show 2013 because of what it offers to newer shooters – especially newer female shooters. I’ve heard and seen so many examples of ladies who first decide to purchase a firearm for self defense. Out of a combination of lack of information and shooting experience, […]
If it’s illegal, is self defense wrong? A news story I read made me start thinking about people who carry self defense tools without a permit. According to the news report, Flair Lamont Griggs, a seventeen-year-old from York, Pennsylvania, was often at odds with another kid, Joseph Gomez, Jr.. Their animosity toward each other was strong enough that […]
One of the fiercest, and longest running, debates within the firearms community is this: which is the better “battle rifle:” the AR or the AK. The topic has been done to death, so I thought I’d feature the two rifles in a different setting: working together. The video embedded above features an AR-15 and an AK-74. […]
Every individual must determine for themselves what best suits their concealed carry needs. But, women, in particular, have unique demands on their concealed carry gear that men do not due to the shape of the female figure as well as the impractical trends of ladies’ fashions. Often, one of the options that comes to mind […]
There’s not much that can ruin a shooting experience quicker than getting stuck in a lane near someone with poor range etiquette. Whether you’re a fresh gunny, or a shooting veteran, everyone can benefit from brushing up on proper range etiquette before heading out to a shared shooting location (most of the “rules” mentioned in […]
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