What I Learned When I Took Some Folks for a Ride
October 27th, 1995. My cousin was getting married in New York City and my whole family was heading north from Louisiana for the occasion. Unfortunately, we had to connect in Charlotte which was fogged...
Gunshot Wound on the Range! What You Need to Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2s6ZhrWjVY
This past weekend was the monthly 3-gun shoot at the Best of the West Shooting Sports near Austin, Texas. I've been trying to get back into fighting condition for competition shooting (using iron sights,...
Pro Tip: How to Deal With Lead Exposure
By Brandon via concealednation.org
Ingesting lead is a serious thing and can cause numerous problems for people with constant exposure. As you’re likely aware, you come into contact with lead during every trip to the...
Coachable Moments: Working with Firearm Neophytes
As Nick mentioned on Monday, he and I got the opportunity to meet up with several like-minded, gun-owning, millennials for a little range time with Ronan Farrow over the weekend. Like Nick, I thought...
A View From Behind the Line; How Golf Made Me a Better Firearms Instructor
By Travis Pike
One of the biggest problems I have as a firearms instructor is figuring out why people can't grasp the basics of a safe grip. We just did a classroom portion on proper...
One-Handed Shooting: Canted or Vertical?
By Defensive Daddy via concealednation.org
One of my readers noticed that I was using a traditional strict vertical one-handed shooting technique. Like most things, it’s been a work in progress. Here’s my reasoning for using a more...
Texas HB593 May Mean Fewer Dead Dogs
Reader DH has some good news for our four-legged friends:
Canines across Texas are rejoicing, as HB 593 which requires law enforcement officers to receive canine encounter training, passed the Texas Senate today. It will...
Shooting Tip: Practice with Iron Sights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvYhfrwZHc
A couple days ago Tyler posted an article lauding my shooing abilities in practical situations. That got me thinking about the differences between Tyler's firearms education and my own. Tyler has merely adopted the iron...
Lessons Learned From an Officer-Involved Shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABUAqepj20
By Brandon via concealednation.org
Body-cam videos of officer-involved shootings give us a unique first-person perspective into deadly force encounters. There are lots of active self-protection lessons to be learned here. Could you have solved the...
Veteran-Owned F-Plan Tactical Promotes Firearm Safety and Preparedness
By Brandon via concealednation.org
A group of Odessa, Texas veterans and gun owners have decided to do their part by offering courses to teach others about firearm safety, and how to protect themselves in the event of a...
Defensive Gun Use of the Day: AL Woman Shoots Attacker, Cop Shoots Woman
A recent defensive gun use in Alabama provides an important lesson for anyone who owns and carries firearms for self-defense purposes. A domestic dispute in Huntsville, Alabama, resulted in Lisa Skinner shooting her husband Bradley, only...
Your Gun Safety Lesson of the Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBX7mEBVOao
We initially posted the above video on its own since it really speaks for itself. But Dyspeptic Gunsmith wrote the following comment that's worthy of note:
I keep telling people that the quality of guns...