The decision to carry your gun all day, every day is absolutely vital to the armed lifestyle, because without that decision, everything else is theoretical at best (and a total %#$!off, at worst). Carrying a gun everyday, ANY gun, is…
Going to a range can be pretty confusing, especially if it's not a regular thing for you and your circle of friends. I wrote a few articles over at Ammoman that should help smooth over the speed bumps and make…
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…
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…
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…
My family is looking to move into a new home in the near future, and so we’re meeting up with real estate agents, looking at the available houses in our neighborhood and elsewhere. Most of the houses we’re looking to…
There are a bunch of my friends who are re-considering the revolver as a defensive tool, and to their credit, there is a lot to like about carrying a revolver on a regular basis. Because they're not as sensitive to…
These are articles I’ve found on the web that I found interesting and useful, but I’m not seeing a way to turn them into full-fledged articles. A lot of these came via Greg Ellifritz, and it’d be a good idea…
