Guns And Cleavage Don’t Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpFDHO-tqUY
Despite an entire genre of girls 'n guns and 8,933,621 views for this Maxim video, there are dangers to mixing hot chicks and hot lead. The mercurynews.com reports that A 22-year-old Fremont woman accidentally...
Choosing a Handgun, Part VII: The Sum of All Fears
Overwhelmed yet? Choosing the right handgun is not a slam-dunk, as we've seen over the past six articles. And in the interest of making sure you're armed with the best information, let's recap what...
Gun Safety: Thinking Inside the Box
Handguns, rifles and shotguns do one thing, and do it very well: they blow holes in things. This is a good thing---if the hole you're talking about is one you've put through a...
Choosing a Handgun, Part VI: Stopping Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIayrDbVdJ0
Before I started down the road of responsible gun ownership, my perceptions about guns were shaped by Hollywood. Like most people that accept what they see on TV or sliver screen as gospel, I...
Choosing a Handgun, Part V: Ammo
I love metaphors. One of my faves: “come back when you've got bullets in your gun.” It's used when arguing with someone who's a little light on the facts. Like most metaphors, this one...
Choosing a Handgun, Part IV: Practical Practice
Buying a handgun for self defense is like a dog chasing a car. Unless the dog knows what to do with it once he's got it, it's not gonna do him a lot of...
TTAG Desperately Seeking NERF Gun Tester
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egin2_oTs0w
If the sheer number of YouTube NERF gun mod videos is anything to go by, tens of thousands of children are adopting an "all air restrictors left behind" policy for their personal arsenal. The...
All I Am Saying Is Give Guns a Chance
As I waited for my lane pass down at the shooting range, three men approached the counter. They were dressed in what I like to call (but don't) Guido casual: loose-fitting silk shirts adorned...
Bring a Knife to A Gunfight
There's an old saying in the self-defense biz: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight.” That's good advice---if it's an 'either/or' question. It isn't. Carrying a tactical knife with you---even when you're carrying a...
Seeing the Light for Home Defense
A really sharp guy once told me that, no matter how great a gun I might have, when push comes to shove, it's the guy that can see what he wants to shoot that...
Here Comes The Cavalry! Or Something.
The Magpul Dynamics℠ "The Art Of The Tactical Carbine" 3-Disc DVD Set contains over four hours of actual live fire class instruction and additional instructional material. With extensive combat experience around the globe, instructors...
Choosing a Handgun, Part III: Shooting from the Hip. Or Not.
“Hands up!” Let's be honest. At least once in your adult life, you've fantasized about saying those words (or words like them) as a cowboy/private detective/action hero to save the day in your...