Council Meeting Grenade Attack Shows the Absence of Situational Awareness and the Danger of...
One thing I've read over and over in the accounts of mass shooting survivors is that they initially didn't believe it was happening. When they hear gunshots, instead of believing their ears, people often...
Improve Your Shooting: The 50-Round Skill Sustainment Course of Fire
In case you didn't already know it, if you don't continue to shoot over time, you will slowly lose your shooting skills. Ammunition is more reasonable that it was a couple of years ago,...
Students Demand Action Self-Owns in Attacking Active Shooter Drills in Schools
A recent social media post by the smug hoplophobes at Michael Bloomberg's Students Demand Action gun control group didn't go the way they'd hoped. It went so badly, in fact, that they ended up...
Personal Defense Tip: Aim for Center Mass to Stop the Threat
When you're shooting at someone to stop an imminent, credible threat of death or grievous bodily harm, do what the police do: aim for center mass. Never mind what you may have seen in...
Training Tip: Beware of YouTube Operators
It’s been a minute since I've written anything for this here gun rag, but I’m back with what I hope will be the first installment of a regular series I’ve decided to call Stupid...
What’s The Right Age To Teach Kids Gun Safety?
Here's an inconvenient truth: firearm safety education saves lives. However, some people fear guns and don't want anything to do with teaching their kids how to be safe around them. At the same time,...
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...
Basic Malfunction Clearing Drill: Learn the Tap, Rack, Bang
If you have a semi-automatic pistol, you've experienced a stoppage. If you just bought your first, give it time. It will happen. It may be a failure to fire, a failure to feed, a...
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...
The Basics: 7 Things Every AR-15 Owner Needs to Know How to Do
While driving to an open shooting position on a recent range trip, I saw AR-15 type firearms in every bay as I looked around. Some bays had as many as 10 different varieties of...
Student of the Gun Launches New Hybrid Training Program
Student of the Gun has launched the world’s first hybrid firearms training school, Student of the Gun University. By combining Home Study courses with in-person Residency training and private coaching, SOTGU has developed a...
Consumer Virtual Reality is Almost Ready For Serious Firearm Training…Almost
I know some readers, especially the more "old school" ones, will laugh at the idea of firearms training with VR headsets. I get it, because on the surface it sounds silly. In the days...