Guns 101: A First-Timer’s Guide to Buying a Self-Defense Firearm
By Lee Williams People around the country are increasingly realizing something gun owners have known for decades: You are your own first responder, because when seconds count, police will be there in minutes. After police officials...
The Truth About Silencer Volume Levels [VIDEO]
If you've ever seen a silenced firearm in a movie or a TV show or heard an anti-gun politician talk on the subject, but haven't heard a suppressed gunshot in person, you likely have...
OUR FUTURE: Clay Shooting Sports are Now the Fastest Growing School Sport
Imagine a school sport where anyone and everyone can participate on a relatively equal footing. A sport where kids in wheelchairs can beat the school jocks, where girls can outscore the guys and where...
Central Illinois Father-Son Camp Makes Memories For Lots of Young, First-Time Shooters
Not everyone has ready access to firearms and a place to shoot. Especially young folks who live in cities like Chicago and the suburbs. However, each year at State Representative Chris Miller's Father-Son Camp in...
Guns For Beginners: Don’t Be ‘That Guy,’ Always Carry With a Holster
Holsters offer a safe, effective and utilitarian manner with which to carry your guns. Leave the carry sans a holster to criminals, amateurs who don't know any better and fools. Holsters protect your gun, aid...
3 Things You Should Expect From a Good Concealed Carry Class
A “conceal and carry class” is a common term that generally refers to the class required before a person can obtain their license or permit to carry. However, it's important to keep in mind...
Not Your Typical Novice: Teaching a Blind Man to Shoot a Gun
Reader Michael E. writes: As a Second Amendment enthusiast and gun owner, I do my best to educate as many people as I can about firearms and everything surrounding them from concealed carry laws to...
No Matter What Gun Control Groups Say, Semi-Automatic Firearms are NOT ‘Assault Weapons’
What has incorrectly been termed an “assault weapon” is a semi-automatic firearm that fires just one bullet with each pull of the trigger (versus a fully automatic firearm — machine gun — which continues...
Firearms Training: If You Have a Bad Experience, You Gotta Get Back Out There
By Mark Houser Most of us have been told that firearms training is important and valuable. Maybe even essential. But my own early experiences with formal training were...disappointing. In fact, I found that there was a significant disconnect...
Gun Control for Beginners: What Is The National Firearms Act (NFA)?
With the nomination of David Chipman and some proposed new regulations by the ATF, there's been more talk lately about the National Firearms act. If Chipman gets the top job at ATF and gets...
What’s the Right Age to Teach Kids to Shoot?
By Kerry Slone Over the past year, I have been asked several times about teaching children, and what is the youngest age child I'll teach firearm fundamentals. While many people that have been a generational,...
Keep Your Hands Off Your Gun Until You Have a Good Reason to Touch...
Earlier this month, a South Carolina man shot himself because he wanted to show a friend his new holster. As wmbfnews.com reports, "As the victim was dropping the magazine out of the firearm, he...