Guns for Beginners: Protect Your Weapon! [VIDEOS]
Long guns offer a lot of advantages over handguns as defensive arms. They are easier to aim and more accurate over longer distances. They "tame" the recoil of higher caliber rounds and offer increased value as...
Guns for Beginners: How Not To Lose a Gunfight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exU8viinYzA&list=PLscB-49EdZcuKOrDogPOGkeTde5OqGTT3 Much is made of the "fight or flight" response afflicting people in life-threatening danger. Yet most people do neither. They freeze. It's a normal, natural response. Predators look for movement. Not moving - especially in a large...
Guns for Beginners: Buy a Proper Gun Belt
As someone who carries a 41-ounce handgun, take it from me: #beltsmatter. Not only do I have to use a belt that's stiffer than a quadruple shot of whiskey, I have to cinch it tighter than...
Guns for Beginners: Don’t Hold Your Barrel! [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/VQvql_tYsTE Just to be clear: there is nothing sexual about this video whatsoever. Anyone who thought that - even for a moment - should seek immediate professional help. Of one sort or another. Anyway, occasional trick...
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....