Many Americans and gun enthusiasts feel safer by storing a firearm near their bed. But what if the unthinkable happens at home, and someone breaks through the door or window? Are you prepared to survive a home invasion without firing ...
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Teaching Kids to Shoot: Gun Safety and More
If you are bringing your family up off the grid, one of the most important life skills you need to teach your children (boys and girls both) is how to handle firearms. Before we talk about safety and the best ...
Read More »Starting Your Armory
If you’ve decided to take your personal or home defense seriously, you’re probably researching buying a few firearms, or perhaps you already own one or more. The world of firearms can be confusing, so I wanted to cover a few ...
Read More »The Ultimate Shotgun
Well folks, here it is. The absolute peak of shotgun technology. However, this technology has barely changed since its inception in 1950. For those who have never had the opportunity to use one, the ultimate shotgun has been sitting right ...
Read More »Best Secondary Carry Weapons
Carrying a backup gun isn’t exactly common practice. I don’t do it as much as I probably should, but I do takea backup weapon occasionally. My threat analysis usually drives my decision making. When I’m going to a place, ...
Read More »Concealed vs. Open Carry: Is Discretion The Better Part Of Valor?
The number of concealed carry permits has grown from 8 million in 2008 to just over 16 million in 2018. Most states require a permitfor concealed carry and limit those permits to residents, or a select few statesthrough reciprocity. ...
Read More »Wall Street Now Actively Punishing Gun Manufacturers
The most significant threat to Second Amendment rights might come from Wall Street, not Washington DC. Investment industry giants might use their financial clout to force companies to stop selling guns to the public. “We are working with clients who ...
Read More »Will Home Security Systems Work When The Grid’s Down?
Defending your home can be a complex task, and one that we need to simplify as much as possible. What makes it complex, more than anything else, is that we are trying to defend ourselves from a variety of different ...
Read More »Cooper’s Color Codes: The Simple Mental System That Can Keep You Alive
USMC Lt. Col. John Dean “Jeff” Cooper (1920-2006), founder of Gunsite Academy, contributed much to the evolution of American handgun and rifle training, for both hunting and defense applications. Cooper embraced the concept of defensive living and had the ability ...
Read More »I Was In Law Enforcement. Believe Me, You Need To Carry A Firearm Every Day
It’s very simple: The police usually will not be able to save you. Don’t get me wrong, as I have been a law enforcement officer for many years. Police want to get to you, but the majority of the time ...
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