Self-Defense Tip: Unload Your Gun as Infrequently as Possible
"A 22-year-old woman told police she was at the Hooters with friends when one of them, Christopher E. Bohn reloaded a handgun and shot her in her ankle," 2.insidenova.com reports. "The victim was taken to...
Ask Foghorn: Best Optic for 3-Gun Competitions
Enzo asks:
Which optics should I purchase for Stag Arms 3g? One of the stages I see for my club is 3-shots at 10 targets gauntlet style then a run to a berm where you...
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Get Training Scars
For some self-defense shooters finding time to train is the hardest part of training. Maybe that's just as well. I'm not sure what's worse: not training at all or training yourself to do something...
100-Round AR-15 Double Drum Magazines for Dummies
According to the latest info on the midnight movie massacre in Aurora, CO, spree killer James Holmes opened-up on the crowd with a Remington 870. After emptying the shotgun, he switched to a Smith...
Ask Foghorn: What Firearms Training Course is Right for Me?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrPodNGaaac
Many, many months ago Tim asked:
I live in Escondido, CA, which is in San Diego county. Can you recommend a training course near me? I want to learn to shoot shotguns and pistols, and...
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Trust Your Gun Safe
"In January 2003 in Vancouver, Washington, the ten year old daughter of a Clark County Deputy Sheriff was accidently shot and killed by her brother who had his father’s department-issued handgun," security analyst Marc Weber...
Self-Defense Tip: Ditch the Family
Not to mix a metaphor, but drawing a gun against an attacker is a double-edged sword. On one hand, aiming a firearm at a bad guy (or guys) has been known to have a...
Gun Review: Ruger SP101 .22LR Revolver
The Ruger Mark III and Browning Buckmark target pistols have launched a million new shooters. As well they might; they're .22s. Putting anything more than a .22 caliber firearm in a newbie's hands is...
Oleg Volk on Armed Response to Midnight Movie Massacre: Why Not?
I've taken ace gun snapper Oleg Volk to task for publishing photos that lacked tactical awareness. You know; pictures of people doing stupid things with guns (in that seamlessly glamorous Oleg Volk kinda way)....
Question of the Day: Should I Ban Guns From My House?
My boyfriend and I live together. I have three kids - 11, 14 and 16. My eldest is bipolar with significant learning disabilities and social skills deficits. During the school year he's away at...
New from Crimson Trace: Laserguard for the M&P Shield, Green Lasers
There's just something about the M&P Shield that has people going gaga over it. Heck, even Tyler Kee and his ladyfriend are lusting after one. And of course Crimson Trace is right there, fueling...
Random Thoughts on Onions and Guns
"The victim came to the residence, startling his brother awake inside," ktvb.com reports. "The brother, 21, who was armed with a handgun, mistook him for an intruder and shot him." Oh dear. How'd that happen then?...