SIG SAUER Issues Safety Bulletin About the P320 and Certain Light-Bearing Holsters
SIG SAUER is reminding consumers about the risks associated with the use of light-bearing holsters, which have been involved in a number of alleged unintentional discharge incidents. Due to the large openings in these holster...
GOSAFE Introduces Their New Mobile Mag and Mobile Safe Firearm Storage Solutions
We first ran across GOSAFE's lockable magazines at SHOT earlier this year. GOSAFE makes two products, a magazine and a "mobile safe." The GOSAFE Mobile Mag is a 10-round lockable magazine for GLOCK 17,...
Mike Rowe’s Unintentional But Valuable Range Safety Tip
Mike Rowe, the well-known dirty job do-er, work raconteur and mover of the book markets, did a safety video that has application to shooters.
In the video, below, Rowe describes how he and his crew...
Safety Tip: Don’t Try to Catch a Falling Gun
https://youtu.be/JeXsLHjuodw
Some things seem so obvious they don't need saying. But when it comes to guns, they do. For example, "always keep a firearm pointed in the safest possible direction." "Make sure your gun is completely...
Pro Tip: Your Car is NOT a Gun Safe
A little reminder courtesy of the Columbus, Ohio Police Department . . .
"We are absolutely alarmed by the number of guns that are taken from cars that are parked and unoccupied," said Sergeant James...
Gear Review: Simtek StealthALERT Security Sensor
More than five years ago, I reviewed the original Simtek security sensor device while they were still in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign to get that first product launched. Though it was Simtek's...
Vara Safety Announces the New RACT Long Gun Biometric Wall-Mount Safe
From Vara Safety . . .
RACT is a rifle and shotgun safe designed for fast access. This modular system is made to work with a large variety of AR-style platforms, hunting/sporting rifles, precision rifles,...
SIG SAUER Issues a Statement Regarding Video of a Montville, CT Police Officer’s P320...
We've extensively covered the hysteria surrounding lawsuits claiming that the SIG SAUER P320 pistol is prone to "uncommanded discharges" (see our posts here and here). When you look into the details of what's been...
Geared To Defend: Keep Your Guns Stored Safely at Home
By Robert Sadowski
Storing a loaded pistol in the nightstand drawer to keep it nearby in case of a home intrusion isn't a safe idea. Think of your child or grandchild exploring your bedroom and...
Gun Tweet of the Day: Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS ‘Shapewear’ Saved My Life When I...
TikTok creator says wearing Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS shapewear saved her life when she got shot:
“The night I got shot, under my dress I was wearing a Skims shaping bodysuit. It was so tight on...
The ATF Demonstrates How Not to Handle a Firearm on Twitter
The ATF Austin Office out on the range today with special guests from our local U.S. Attorneys' Offices. pic.twitter.com/568GrEEHLG
— ATF Houston (@ATFHou) July 19, 2023
A field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
A Question of Balance: In Praise of the Manual Safety
By John Sprague
There is a large contingent of gun users -- many of them here -- who are adamant that the only safety a gun needs is some self-control over the use of your...