Personal Defense Tip: Just Say No To Warning Shots
In a perfect world, everyone would know not to fire warning shots. Unfortunately, Hollywood has made them almost part of our cultural lexicon. But don’t fall for Hollywood "training" on self-defense when it comes...
More NYC Bodega Owners Arming Themselves as Crime Soars in the City
The National Supermarket Association, which represents roughly 600 independent grocers, estimated a quarter of its members in the are packing heat, compared to 10% pre-pandemic.
“You see the necessity because the city is getting...
Seattle’s New Homicide Record Shows the Utter Failure of Gun Control Laws
The City of Seattle—home to a billionaire-backed gun prohibition lobbying group which bankrolled two gun control initiatives that have been dismal failures—hit a new homicide record this week, ironically with the death of a...
Lott: Eliminating ‘Gun-Free’ Zones Would Reduce Mass Shootings and Saves Lives
It isn’t surprising that people will miss cases or occasionally misidentify them, though the sheer number of missing cases involving defensive gun uses is startling. The FBI was unwilling to change its figures when I...
Tratt: New York’s Bruen Response Gun Control Law Has Put the City’s Jews in...
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. The governor responded...
The Truth About…Shotguns and Shot Spread For Home Defense [VIDEO]
If you've ever watched a movie or a TV show where guns were involved, you might have the idea that it's effectively impossible to miss with a shotgun. As a result, you may have...
The Truth About Guns and Church Security
Every church should have one or more good guys with guns protecting the flock. Every synagogue. Every temple. Every mosque. Anywhere people gather to worship should have a planned and trained ballistic response ready...
A Liberal Jew Struggles With a New World (and World View) Where Armed Self-Defense...
...I didn’t enjoy myself. I didn’t say “yes,” when Kedem asked me afterward, “Wasn’t that fun?” I didn’t feel powerful or godly or safe, and no matter how dire the situation we Jews...
EDC Greatness: The J-Frame Revolver for Deep Cover Concealed Carry…Still
In today's world, the semi-auto pistol reigns supreme. It seems that in a world with 11+1 micro-compacts, people today often turn their noses up at small-frame revolvers. Make no mistake, small-frame revolvers still have...
Question of the Day: What Does SHTF Mean to You?
A reader on the left coast writes . . .
Many people here and elsewhere invest a lot of time, money, and training in the pursuit of home defense in case the manure lagoon hits...
Thinking the Un-Thinkable: Keeping a Medical Office SHTF Gun
By Dr. Latebloomer
Some gun colleagues and I were having a conversation recently and someone mentioned a “SHTF Office Gun.” I remember laughing to myself, saying something like, 'Sheesh, can you imagine having a pediatric...
Worried About an Unexpected Knock at the Door? Don’t Open it With a Gun...
In January, an Alabama man was shot and killed by sheriffs deputies who responded to the wrong address for a shots-fired domestic disturbance call. Prosecutors have just concluded their investigation and will not take...