This collection of articles deals with concealed carry weapons and all aspects of the CCW lifestyle. Tactics, training, mindset, and law–we discuss all aspects of concealed carry for self defense
Decades of information on defensive and police shootings informs us that if you are going to be involved in a defensive shooting, there's a good chance it will occur in low-light conditions. How, then, is one to index their pistol in the dark? There are three typical solutions. Lights - such as a weapon light…
KYDEX was the invented by the Rohm and Haas Company, which was a materials manufacturer that worked in the aircraft interior industry. In the later part of 1960’s, industries realized that KYEDX thermoplastic sheets can be made into various shapes. This is achieved with the application of heat and molding the material around forms. Right before the turn…
What roles do tools like handguns and their related equipment, like holsters, play in injuries and deaths by guns? Can a gun and/or a holster by their very design and existence prevent deaths related to guns and help gun safety? What is the relationship between the weapon as a tool and its accessories (e.g. a…
I know a lot of articles on the internet love to demonize negligent discharges. It's for a good reason. Negligence is a dangerous habit when it comes to guns. Negligence gets people hurt or killed. However, working at a local gun range that does concealed carry classes and basic pistol courses, I've unfortunately run across…
There is a staggering array of available sighting systems for handguns today. One variety, which have been around for some time, is night sights. These rely on small vials of tritium, a radioactive agent, that perpetually glow to illuminate the sights in dark environments. Night sights tend to be loved or dismissed depending on who…
Recently, I had a long ride in the car and remembered that I carried my concealed carry handgun on the back of my love handle. This resulted in a dull throb in my lower back that's been hounding me for the past day and a half. This lead me to want to list off the…
At the time of writing this in New England, it's water fowl season. Between the ducks in September, Pheasant in October, and the deer in November, there's a lot of opportunity to stock the freezer. Just because I have my Benelli 12 gauge Super Black Eagle doesn't mean I stop carrying concealed. Some hunters may…
I get it. Carry the biggest gun you can. I am a believer in that. I carry a double-stack autoloader the majority of the time. I find that most people can carry a more formidable gun than they think and I encourage all to do so. However, most of us lead lives in which we…
This past weekend I went for a motorcycle ride up the Maine coast. This is one of the last few good weekends we New Englanders can expect so us bikers try to get it in while we can. I made a pit-stop at the Kittery Trading Post along Route 95. If you've never been, let…
If you're one of the majority of people that have a semblance of empathy for your fellow man, you probably don't want to shoot a person unless you absolutely have no choice. The problem is that bad guys don't make that choice an easy one. In fact, the more ambiguous they are prior to the…
Despite the right to keep and bear arms as specified in our Constitution the armed citizen still faces many jurisdictions and locations where this right is denied. Schools are a particular point of concern for armed citizens since many of us have children and need to spend varying degrees of time on school property. So…
Who says the “Good Guy with a Gun” is just a myth? I bet the woman in this article would highly disagree with you. Last Friday around 5:46 am, a women was being sexually assaulted while jogging down a popular running trail along the Colorado River near Rainey Street. Luckily there was a good guy…
