Questions of the Day: How Serious Are You About Home Defense?
Before I retired from the Army, I spent 1968-1971 on the ground in sunny Vietnam. While in country, I had an M14a1 ,which I...
Self Defense Tip: Don’t Go Out At Night
"The shooting occurred at about 12:30 p.m., on northbound Highway 99 near Florin Road," scabee.com reports. "The victim, a male in his 50s, was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle being driven...
Self-Defense Tip: Three Things to Do Before You Shoot Someone
Let me be perfectly clear: these are three things you need to do before you shoot someone who needs shooting. That would be a person or persons who pose an imminent threat of death...
How Much Money Should You Spend on Self Defense Per Year?
When smart people want to know how much time, money and money to spend protecting an asset---be it a nuclear missile silo or a corporate server room---they come to me. Or someone like me....
Extreme Shock Offers New .223 Remington Round
Extreme Shock, best known for their fragmenting bullets and over-the-top advertising images, has a new .223 Remington round that they're unveiling at the show. The ammo uses a 45ish grain bullet and is designed...
Self-Defense Tip: Don’t Have Your Pants on the Ground, Pants on the Ground
Anyone who’s manned the counter at a fast food restaurant or worked in any kind of retail establishment can tell you how difficult it can be dealing with the public. And they’re just slinging...
Self-Defense Tip: How to Draw from an OWB Holster Wearing a SMFV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MljdfngVTM
Some of us can't tolerate Inside-the-Waistband Holsters (IWB). So we pocket carry or wear an Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) holster. Come spring, temperature permitting, we have to lose the jacket and don a vest to conceal...
Another Reason to Home Carry: Workmen
Those of us fortunate to live in the bubble have a weakness in our home defense: workmen. We'd never think of inviting a total stranger into our homes. Someone well outside our social circle...
Firearms Confidential: A Tale of Three Cities. Pt. 1 New York
New York City is my “home town,” so I have to admit a bias, borne of knowledge gained through years and sometimes pain. When I was growing up here, it was a safe place....
Self-Defense Tip: Know What You Don’t Know
A member of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia emailed a link to the now infamous McDonald's beat down video. "I fully realize that the general consensus is you walk away, run if needed, rather than enter an...
Eight Mesa, AZ Cops Open Fire on Rifle-Wielding Perp
I'm sympathetic to cops who open fire on anyone who points a gun at them. Whether or not the gun's real or fake, loaded or unloaded, aimed with malice aforethought or wielded with casual...
VPC Hearts FL Open Carry Smear Campaign
I have no friggin' clue why Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings is dead set against open carry. In fact, I have no idea why ANY police officer would be against open carry. A gun...