And to be fair, yes, yes I do. But good neighborhoods offer the illusion of security, without any increase in actual security. In fact, chances are, the robber's job is even easier in a "good neighborhood," for several reasons. People…
News is coming in of a horrific attack inside the subways of New York City. Multiple people have been shot, and things are still confusing as to what exactly happened and just how bad things really are. It's very common…
A recent survey by the University of Chicago confirms what I’ve been seeing for a long, long time. The stereotype of the white, conservative male gun owner is must that: A stereotype. 86 percent of first-time buyers identified in the…
The second class in the Pistol Technique Tuneup series, each of which concentrates on just one aspect of the concealed carry lifestyle. The first class, The Concealed Carry Draw, was all about getting your gun into play as quickly and…
I've been asked by a local business to do a woman's self-defense seminar. Wow. I mean, I kinda got started in this whole gun writing thing with an article that dared to break with the conventional wisdom that a pink-handled…
There was a bad accident in my town, where a little girl on her bicycle tangled with an SUV. The girl was dragged by vehicle for a short way, and the driver of the SUV (a woman in her 20’s)…
Concealed carry classes here in Florida tend to fall into one of two categories: "Pump and dump" classes that typically cost around $50 and are around two hours long. Florida law requires that a concealed carry student must "demonstrate competency…
If you feel that 2020 felt a little violent, you're right, it was. "The year 2020 likely saw the largest percentage increase in homicides in American history. Murder was up nearly 37% in a sample of 57 large and medium-size…
Michael Bane is a friend and mentor who had to evacuate his home in advance of the horrible wildfires in Colorado last month. He's in the gun biz, so naturally he took along a selection of guns with him as…
We're facing a possible pandemic as well as an upcoming national election, an election where at least two of the candidates seem quite willing to disarm the American populace. In these trying times, how much ammo is "enough ammo?" What…