Self Defense or Murder in the Second?
When does home defense become 2nd degree murder? The AP and my hometown paper, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, combined to report that "castle doctrine" shootings in Missouri totaled seven in 2011, up from...
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Hold Anyone At Gunpoint
There are times when you do want to hold a Bad Guy (BG) at gunpoint. If the scrote's got your family hostage at a remote, as-yet-unknown location. Or BG number one's looking to join-up...
Elle Mag’s Fortini on Firearms: Angst for the Memories
“You look like you need to learn to shoot,” a helpful receptionist advised Amanda Fortini as she sat waiting to see her doctor. Evidently her discomfort and worry showed. "What the hell? What did...
Public Service Announcement: Protect your Ears
Normally, my local range can get me a lane in less than five minutes. There are two nights where this isn’t the case. Monday is ladies night and every other Wednesday brings the Sure...
Self-Defense Tip: De-Escalate
TTAG commentator MikeB302000 believes that a significant portion of American gun owners are irresponsibly aggressive. I would argue that the number of concealed carriers actively looking for trouble is statistically insignificant. Still, point taken....
Self-Defense Tip: It Pays Not to Advertise
Escalatoring into the bowels of the SHOT show, you leave the world of slick corporate PR and descend into an in-your-face arena of entrepreneurial adrenalin. In other words, a souk of small companies with...
Survivalist Blog: Post-Apocalyptic Hunting? Fuhgeddaboutit.
I don't devote much mental energy to the nutritional challenges posed by SHTF (Sh!t Hits the Fan) and TEOTWAWKI (The End of the World As We Know It) scenarios; I'm too busy trying to...
Force Science Institute: Cops Deserve Better Post-Shooting Treatment Than Civilians
Ray Meyer was a sergeant for the California Highway Patrol. The ex-cop emailed the Force Science Institute (FSI) a question that's been rattling around my head for a while: why should cops get special treatment...
TTAG Taps UTM Training Ammunition and Solutions
UTM (Ultimate Training Munitions) has been selling non-lethal ammo and Failsafe Conversion Kits since Disco Inferno burned-up the pop charts. Maybe longer. We ran into UTM at SHOT Show; they were kind enough to provide the...
Are You Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse (Ammo Can)?
Cuz I'm pretty sure I'm not. I own standard OD green plastic ammo cans. Which means there's no way in hell I'll be able to hold off the brain-hungry onslaught. I am so screwed.
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Go Looking for Trouble
"At 12:52 p.m., Texas City police received a call from the girl saying there was somebody trying to get into her house in the 7300 block of Meadowlark," galvestondailynews.com reports. “'She was home by herself in...
Purse Carry Mechanics
I took my concealed carry training with my wife, the lovely and gracious Gemey. Our instructor was adamant that your weapon should never be carried in a backpack, fanny pack, briefcase or any other...