It's important to remember that the fight to preserve and expand our Second Amendment rights is taking place at both the national level and the state level. In fact, most of the initiatives which have radically altered our right to…
No, not this blog... this blog launched awhile ago, and the training business it supports is still on hold. Rather, I'm talking about my new gig at Ammoman.com. We're launching the blog with great content about how to behave yourself…
I understand the desire to keep our schools safe by posting law enforcement in and around our schools, and to be honest, I’m glad they’re in our schools. I grew with a cop assigned to my high school, and I…
And then the bullhorn crackles And the captain tackles With the problems and the how's and why's And he can see no reasons 'Cause there are no reasons What reason do you need to die - Bob Geldof, "I Don't…
Florida's tough pre-emption laws have been an absolute boon to concealed carry. State law pre-empting local law has been a feature of our legal system forever, but in Florida, some areas (I'm looking at you, Palm Beach) deciding they were…
My friend Kat has a really good article on what "situational awareness" is and why it's so vital in the world of self defense. I've read dozens and dozens of articles on this topic, but this is one of the…
I've been writing variations on the idea that personal safety requires more than just a gun for at least a half-dozen years now. First was for the now defunct Tactical.com blog, then for Teamgunblogger, and now for Shooting Illustrated. I…
Dave Grossman's concept of the "sheepdog" has had a big influence on both civilian concealed and law enforcement. The idea is that there are three kinds of people in the world*: Sheep, who will not or can not take responsibility…
