Off Body Concealed: Why I Choose to Purse Carry

By Kippi Leatham To quote Robert Heinlein: “An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life”. In my lifetime, I have always tried to carry myself well and when CCW permits became available in my state of residence, I also began carrying myself well-armed. I firmly … Read more

How Do You Off-Body Carry?

Off-body carry — carrying a concealed gun in a a briefcase, backpack, purse, whatever — isn’t ideal. It usually makes it more difficult and slower to access your gun. Then there’s the fact that whatever you’re using to carry your gun isn’t attached to you. You’ll put it down at some point and won’t be … Read more

Gear Review: Elite Survival Systems Avenger GunPack Gen2

By Brian Connelly Normally, I am a little hesitant of any bags designed for CCW and general use together. However over the past few years as a business owner I have found that CCW on the body is not always the best option, here is where the Elite Survival System Avenger Gunpack comes in. Do … Read more

Seahorse Case Carry EDC – Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day

There are lots of ways to carry your EDC gear. Belts and pockets with appropriate clips and holsters can accommodate a lot of gear. Especially if you’re partial to “tactical” wear that features lots of extra pockets, straps, D-rings and such. Mr. E, however, has found a different way that allows him to tote multiple … Read more

EDC Holster Selection: Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day

Today’s pocket dump is more of a pack dump and comes from Nate in Kansas, who says “This is the Frame out of the DeepCover EDC System. This portion slides into a sleeve that then slides into nearly any bag that can carry a laptop. Instantly adding immense functionality with little to no impact on … Read more

Off-Body Carry: Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day

Nate in Kansas says “Typical carry everyday to work. The MIDRAT DPCVR Sleeve allows me to be versatile and switch my loadout easily from one bag to another depending on the day and the appropriate attire.” His gun is a CZ P-07 and he includes a spare mag. The holster used is soft rather than … Read more

DeepCover Off Body Concealed Carry System

While we’re not fans of off-body carry, lots of people are and do it regularly.MIDRAT Supply has announced their new DeepCover system that features a polycarbonate MOLLE-compatible frame — that can hold a gun a knife, a light, miscellaneous gear pouches, whatever — that slips into an outer sleeve with a breakaway front pocket for quick reach-in access to … Read more

TTAG Daily Digest: Redesigning the Conversation, Conservatives for Registration and Pushing “Murder Insurance”

Good luck with that . . . Can We Redesign The Way We Talk About Gun Control In America? Fred Dust, partner and global managing director at the design company Ideo,  also suspects that Americans’ common baseline on issues of gun control is more extensive than surface tensions would indicate. A distilled version of the … Read more

‘The Trace’ Slams NRA for Off-Body Carry at NRA Carry Guard Fashion Show

Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitprop machine, The Trace, is an interesting outfit. While its writers hoe the same row as mainstream media ho’s, Trace scribes are marginally more circumspect. In other words, they’re not completely oblivious to reality. Except when they are. Let me show you what I mean, quoting today’s email blast . . . … Read more