Sara Tipton: Teach Your Children Well
My son will be three in September. Recently, he's been asking about my gun. "Where is Mommy's gun"? and "I like Mommy's gun" and "Can I shoot Mommy's gun?" While I've already taught him about gun...
Sara Tipton: Yes, I Shoot In High Heels
I'm often asked why I make such poor footwear choices at the range. Men seem especially confused when they see me shooting in high heels or dresses. They seem to think I should be decked out in...
Guns for Beginners: Don’t Be A Victim!
A resident in North Carolina successfully used a handgun to defend his home against two intruders. One of the intruders was found in a vehicle with life threatening injuries: the other fled on foot...
Guns for Beginners: Keep a Shooting Diary
The NRA tip above - keep a shooting diary - doesn't mention the purpose of the exercise: CYA. If you're ever involved in a defensive gun use (DGU), you could be subject to intense...
Guns for Beginners: Eliminate Unnecessary Gun-Handling
John Farnham writes:
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- An armed civilian in his 20s, on volunteer guard duty, unintentionally fired a shot from his AR in OH. Unnecessary Gun-Handling. Fortunately, the muzzle was pointed downward at the time,...
Cameron Smith Proposes Common Sense Gun Control
"We've lost gun control in this country" writes Cameron Smith - a columnist for the Alabama-focused al.com. But this is no typical screed about civilian disarmament funded by the likes of plutocrat Mike Bloomberg....
Guns for Beginners: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
"Thomas McCary was arguing with a woman around 8 p.m. Sunday night," foxnews.com reports. "When the woman’s brother, Patrick Ewing, approached, McCary pulled out a .38-caliber handgun and fired three shots at him. Ewing...
10 Things No Concealed Carrier Should Ever Do
By James England via concealednation.org
There are way more than 10 things you should never do as a concealed carrier...or as a firearms owner in general. But we’ve decided to pick 10 extremely important ones....
Guns for Beginners: ALWAYS Call the Police
"The motorist said he was stopped at a red light on 1st Ave and S. Lander Street, next to a black Ford Expedition," komononews.com reports. "When the light turned green, a third car blew...
Guns for Beginners: Three Reasons Not to Carry A Back-Up Gun
Over at americanrifleman.org, B. Gil Horman provides readers with 3 Arguments In Favor of Back-up Guns. BGH reckons you need a backup gun in case "the first gun goes click instead of bang" or "a primary defensive gun...
Guns for Beginners: Beware of Beginners!
"A woman brought a hammer to a firearms lesson and then tried to kill her instructor by shooting him in the face with a revolver," the AP reports from her trial. "Lewis fired three...
Guns for Beginners: How to Maintain Your Concealed Carry Pistols
By James England via concealednation.org
Modern firearms are usually made to exacting standards. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Hi-Point or a Kimber, the modern manufacturing process usually takes out a lot of guesswork as...