Concealed Carry

Word came late last night that Washington, D.C. had approved legislation to begin issuing concealed carry licenses in the District. The legislation (full text here) brings the District into compliance with a Federal court...

I am 100 percent against off-body carry. Gun owners who carry off-body run the risk of A) not having a gun when they need one, and B) losing their gun when someone nicks their briefcase, gym bag, handbag, etc. Worse...

Across the nation, educators and others are, for the first time, actively thinking about how to deal with the threat of active shooters. Rather than merely slapping up 'gun free school zone' signs with...

*unless you carry a badge. I found this article in my Facebook feed: Vice Principal Sues Police for Arresting him While Lawfully Concealed Carrying. At issue is a school vice principle, Kent Williams, who was...

In a session that saw the Missouri legislature override dozens of Governor Jay Nixon's vetoes last night, the senate and house both mustered the votes needed to override Nixon's nixing of SB656 which included...

The blue-shirted goons at the Transport Security Administration (TSA) are on the front lines of airport security. They're the brave men and women disarming otherwise law-abiding Americans inadvertently attempting to board an airplane with a...

"Police in New York City say an intruder stabbed a couple who interrupted a burglary at their home, killing the man and injuring his wife," the AP reports. "Police say the two were returning...

No one knows how many Americans carry a gun on a daily basis. Florida has issued the greatest number of concealed carry permit holders; some 1.2m of the Gunshine State's 19.5m residents are good to stow. How many...

Tommy Theis runs Arkansas-based Theis Holsters. He hand-makes every holster, mag holster, and belt that comes out of the shop, and test draws from each holster to ensure proper fitment. I really like single-clip, hybrid...

http://youtu.be/vcZbAGMpK_0 Back in 1998, the University of Chicago Press published economist John Lott's book More Guns, Less Crime. A lot of people bought it. Not many read it. No surprise there. Saying MGLC is a stat-heavy tome is like saying that...

By Shawn in Chicago Several months ago, I was denied a concealed carry permit, despite fulfilling all of the obligations of the statute, with a no-details form letter. I had my 2nd court date yesterday...

NOTE: This article is intended to be a basic rationale for the use of hollow point ammunition. It is not an exhaustive, ballistics-tested study on ammunition/bullet effectiveness. My recent article on the plight of Shaneen...