A Newbie’s Tale from Texas
H.L. Harris writes:
Lampasas is 60 miles north -- and a world away -- from Austin. It's home to four gun shops -- and not a single Starbucks. Before last week, I thought I lived in the best possible place...
Biometric Gun Safes: Guns for Beginners
Scott Michaels of Get Gun Safe writes:
Statistics indicate that you're most likely to need a self-defense gun at night. So where's the best place to store your home defense firearm? Home carry, of course! When you're asleep, unwilling or unable...
Pro-Tip: How Not to Fire a 12 Gauge Pistol or Sawed-Off Shotgun
Click here for a short video on how not to fire a 12 gauge pistol/sawed-off shotgun. The video shows the shooting firing with a less than firm grip on the firearm. Shotguns cartridges can develop considerable recoil....
Defending Innocent Life: A Perilous Choice At Best
Nothing good happens after using violence in self-defense...aside from living another day.
Real life isn't like Hollywood. In the real world, the good guy doesn’t walk off into the sunset with the pretty woman to...
Carrying With a Disability, Part 2: Gun and Gear Recommendations
Suggestions are about the same thing as opinions. I find that the majority of people mean well, but the main issue is that they're telling you what works for them, which is invariably a...
Guns for Beginners: Terrorists…Expect the Unexpected
A lot has been written about using a personal firearm to deal with criminals, crazies and terrorists. Especially terrorists. Not because a terrorist attack is the most likely scenario anyone's likely to encounter, but because...
Carrying With A Disability: A Telling Survey
I’ve spent a large amount of my life believing myself invincible. No matter the injury or damage, I just wrapped it up, sucked it up, and kept running. There's a mindset among many of...
Guns for Beginners: Avoid, Escape, Evade, Engage
https://youtu.be/JkIm4TUcYuI
Undercover cops exist. That fact alone means you should regard any and all violent confrontations between strangers with extreme caution. Unless you're completely sure who's the good guy and who's the bad guy, unless you've...
Guns for Beginners: Call the Police
"A Tulsa man fighting for his life in the hospital after confronting two men who may have been breaking into cars at an apartment complex near 41st and Garnett," newson6.com reports. "Tulsa police got...
Appleseed Bans S&W M&P15-22s
I love my Smith & Wesson M&P15-22. It's a fun little gun and new shooters love it as well. It looks cool and shoots great. It's accurate enough to shoot a Rifleman score during...
Guns for Beginners: Don’t Show Your Daughter’s Boyfriends Your Guns — Unless He Asks...
https://youtu.be/V3tvwwthqAg?t=1m42s
I can't tell you how many times people have suggested that I show my daughter's future boyfriends one or more of my guns. More precisely, to casually handle the firearm in front of him....
Guns for Beginners: Disengage!
By gun guru John Farnham : “My wife and I were departing a Starbucks drive-through yesterday," a student writes. "I was driving. Our driver’s-side window remained lowered as we exited and approached the adjoining road....