Self-Defense Tip: Onions Have Layers. So Should Your Home Defense
Whenever a newbie asks me what firearm they should buy for home protection I respond with a simple question: do you have a burglar alarm? I find it incredible that someone, anyone is willing...
Self-Defense Tip of the Day: STFU
I'm on vacation. Obviously. Flying down to West Palm via Washington, D.C. I met a prominent conservative TV personality who shall remain nameless. He mentioned Emily Miller's Washington Times series on exercising her Second...
Self-Defense Tip: Do Not Pursue an Attacker
Unlike your humble scribe, Ralph knows what it feels like to have bullets aimed in your direction. Surprisingly, our resident one-liner provider reports that the attempted murder made him angry. "I just wanted to...
Ask Foghorn: What’s the Benefit of a Two Stage Trigger?
Carlos asks:
What's the deal with two-stage triggers? I was looking at one of the self-defense ARs you recommended, and one of the extra cost options was a two-stage trigger. What is it and why...
Self Defense Tip: Don’t Use a Rifle
I've done a couple posts in the last few months talking about self defense rifles. Like this one. And this one. I wrote both articles because someone was looking for a self defense rifle...
Self-Defense Tip: Practice At Home
Pajama carry. Shower carry. Topless carry. It's all good. (Click here for the full NSFW reveal.) Well, not really. As comely as this lass looks with a 686 dangling from her plaid pants, ain't...
Question of the Day: Should We Ban Ear Piercing Guns?
I'm serious. desmoinesregister.com: "The Association of Professional Piercers does not recommend the guns because they place vulnerable tissue in contact with non-sterile equipment and jewelry that is not considered medically safe for long-term internal wear. The jewelry is...
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Handbag Carry
Thanks to ace snapper Oleg Volk's picture above, it's easy to see why handbag/murse carry is a terrible idea. The model is perfectly positioned to shoot her leg. Or thigh. Worst case, femoral artery....
Teaching Kids about Guns
TTAG recently contacted the trainer highlighted in the TV package above. Keith Owen agreed to pen a post on the subject for our readers' edification:
"News reports are filled with gun violence. Accidental shootings involving...
Ask Foghorn: How and Why to Co-Witness your Sights
Jack writes:
I really appreciate this recent post. It has answered a bunch of questions for me. If I may, I have one question left that I am sure you can help with. I...
Question of the Day: Do You Feel Lucky?
All my favorite gun gurus are fatalists. They believe an armed citizen can do everything right in a gunfight and still die. As the rabbi reminded me the other day, "We are at a...
Lightweight Revolvers and the Dangers of “Bullet-Jump”
The following email blast from John Farnham is republished here with the gun guru's blessing. Click here to visit his website Defense Training International, Inc.
"S&W, Ruger, and others are make a wide range of...