New From Premier Body Armor: AGILE Level IIIA Soft Armor Inserts
Plate carriers can be handy for carrying spare magazines and all sorts of other gear without weighing down your belt, but adding ballistic armor to your plate carrier has typically meant inserting, well, plates....
Handy in an Emergency: Know How to Quickly Train Someone to Shoot Safely
During the past year, I've seen a lot of people argue over whether it's a good idea to lend guns to others in an emergency (or any time, really). Neighbors who hadn't bought a...
Welcome to Guntopia Where Firearms Will Decide If and When You Can Use Them
I ran across a new "smart gun" proposal, AI Can Stop Mass Shootings, and More. Yes, these people -- three superior intellects who toil away at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- are proposing that...
10th Mountain Division Investigating Dangerous Room-Clearing Training Video
A video is making the rounds on Facebook that has sparked an investigation within the US Army's famed 10th Mountain Division. The video shows soldiers pointing their firearms, loaded with live ammunition at their...
Real World Preparedness Lessons From the Big Texas Chill of ’21
I've been getting a lot of calls and texts over the last few days asking how we made it through the Big Texas Chill of '21. The short answer is, we did a lot...
AR500 Armor Offers Black Friday Style Sales All Month: Body Armor, Targets, and More
Black Friday not enough? How about Black November. AR500 Armor has rolled out sitewide discounts on body armor plates, carriers, packages, AR500 targets, shooting accessories, and more with discounts of up to 50%.
All items...
A New York Hospital System is Building a Gun Owner Registry One Patient At...
Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider, is beginning a pilot program ostensibly intended to determine their patients' "risk for firearm injury."
Starting later this month, Northwell staff at two Long Island hospitals and...
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
And why didn't the safety mavens at the National Rifle Association catch it?
Another Challenge To Georgia’s Suspension Of Weapons Carry License Applications
In response to Georgia's suspension of the processing of carry permits, yet another lawsuit has been filed. This latest, House and Georgia Carry v. Kemp and Brackett, filed in the Superior Court of Union...
4 Best Places to Store Firearms for Safety and Home Defense
By Tom Kubiniec
The two basic security concerns when it comes to guns in the home seem to be opposing forces: secure your firearms so others cannot get them and have them available quickly in the event of a...
When It Doesn’t Go Bang: Misfires, Bloopers and Hangfires
If you shoot often enough, you will have misfires. They're most common in .22 rimfire. The priming process for .22 sometimes results in a missed spot on the rim of the .22 cartridge. When...
Self-Defense Tip: How To Treat a Gunshot Wound
https://youtu.be/vBWWleBSW6A?si=Y-IWUIWD2Cq-JNnu
TTAG reader and YouTuber Greg Davis writes:
In the last year, I've seen two shooters put extra holes in their body - one is a very experienced and competent IDPA shooter (a 20,000 rounds per...