Utah Teachers Trained for Classroom Carry
By James England via concealednation.org
Getting teachers comfortable with guns in the classroom has traditionally been an uphill battle. With most schools being designated “gun free zones” by state legislatures, it’s difficult to have a...
Oops! Here’s Why I Shot Myself in a Movie Theater. And It’s No Biggie.
By Brandon via concealednation.org
Cody Deneault is the man who had a negligent discharge in a Kansas movie theater just a few days ago, and now he has given his side of the story and an excuse for what...
Random Thoughts on the Texas Concealed Handgun License
By Rhonda Little
Since I'm an itty bitty single mama, my boyfriend, your Fearless Leader, has been encouraging me to get my CHL. Several times. I'm not really into guns, but he's right. (Cue Captain Call: "Better to have it...
More On Teaching New Shooters
Sara's post about instructing women could not have been more timely as I'd returned home the day prior from teaching a woman how to shoot. I read through it, and like most things in...
10 Reasons You Should Be Training With Snap Caps
By Sarah Jane Jacob via wideopenspaces.com
Dry fire practice. We all know it’s an important training for competition or self defense. And it seems not a day goes by without a reminder of that fact...
Guns for Beginners: How Not To Lose a Gunfight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exU8viinYzA&list=PLscB-49EdZcuKOrDogPOGkeTde5OqGTT3
Much is made of the "fight or flight" response afflicting people in life-threatening danger. Yet most people do neither. They freeze. It's a normal, natural response. Predators look for movement. Not moving - especially in a large...
3 Questions Every Concealed Carry Should Ask Himself
By SM via americanconcealed.com
If you’re carrying concealed, or just thinking about it, you should be prepared for anything. You have decided to protect yourself and others with your handgun should the need arise, so...
Contest Entry: 5 Things to Look For in a Firearms Instructor
By Travis Pike
As a student paying for a service, you have a right to expect your firearms trainer to provide a few things. Yes, they should provide you with quality training, but since we...
OR Firearms Trainer Scott Turner Seriously Injured in Tannerite Explosion
"The Washington County Sheriff's office says an instructor conducting firearms training was seriously injured when he was hit by shrapnel after an exploding target went off," kata.com reports. "The office said 42-year-old Scott Turner...
Tipton: How to Teach a Woman to Shoot A Gun
https://youtu.be/UhCmIZHeVtM
I was doing some simple target shooting with my AR15 when a couple arrived at the outdoor range. She had that newbie, deer-in-the-headlights look. As the man approached the firing line, he gestured at me. "Look. See?...
Self Defense Tip: Avoid Carry Gun Rotation
By Salvatore DeGennaro
I only carry one of two guns: either the ever-popular GLOCK 19, or a Ruger LCR snub nose revolver. Most often it's the GLOCK 19. When I need deeper concealment that the G19...
Guns for Beginners: Prepare for Multiple Threats
https://youtu.be/VfHoDRjd_d8
Front Site is right: the average number of attackers in a gunfight is two. And handgun rounds aren't the super-deadly one-shot killing machines you see on TV; shooting someone with a pistol - any...