Slide Fire Solutions: Street Legal U.S. “Machine Guns”
A fully-automatic weapon is excellent for laying down suppressive fire. Unleashing a stream of lead at your opponent keeps them pinned down---so your homies can flank the enemy and dispatch them. Suppressive fire distracts...
Question of the Day: Less Lethal Rounds? Really?
Commentator HSR47 responded to Chris's post about someone who'd listened to too much 10cc: "Honestly, birdshot IS a decent idea, at least for the first round — the majority of DGUs are won...
Gunsite Day: Close-Range Encounters
I was able to spend a few hours at Gunsite again last week. I worked on close range scenarios involving both open hands and knife. By close range, I mean within 15 feet or...
Carl’s Jr. Shooting and the Use of Force Continuum
The internet is on fire following the release of the video of a deadly shooting outside a Carl’s Jr. in East LA. Armchair commandos, Canadian car guys, average Joes, military vets and law enforcement...
UPDATE: Angus-Reid Gun Poll
I have to admit, I missed this little gem in the fine print when I was doing my once-over of the study (the one about 85% believing in the individual right to bear arms)...
NYPD 2010 Report: Use of Firearms by Police On the Decline
RF sent me a link this morning to a report compiled for the New York City Police Department that outlined the circumstances behind every bullet fired by an NYPD cop that wasn't on the...
Question of the Day: What Non-Firearms Weapons Do You Carry?
The other day, Farago and I had a chat about carry guns. I was sitting in the I-35 parking lot on my way home talking about my First Time CHL project. (Update soon.) "Don't get...
Self-Defense Tip: Make the First Shot Count
In many ways, competition shooting techniques aren't applicable to defensive gun use. For example, I find the distinct lack of "no shoot" targets deeply worrying. I believe a defensive shooter should re-assess their situation between...
Ask Foghorn: Making the Switch from IWB to OWB Concealed Carry
Tyler Kee writes to RF and me:
What gives guys? Both of you carry OWB. How do you keep things tucked away and hidden from view?
Let me in on the secret.
Okay.
The first handgun that I...
Get to Know the Zombie Criminal Mind
“You know, there really are Zombies. Not zombies, really, but more like those creatures in the Will Smith movie. People who look human, but are controlled by an evil force and just want to...
First Time CHL: Concealed Carry Gun Choice. Help!
In my first post in this series on obtaining a Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL), I decided I wanted a 1911 as my carry gun. Then I realized that my brain turns to goo when I have...
Armpit Carry?
Last year, we shared Lisa Looper's Flashbang Bra Holster with the group. According to the product's tagline, "nothing comes between a girl and her gun" (in this case there's no room). Despite out prurient interest, or...