Castle Doctrine
There's an old joke about two friends getting chased by a bear, and the punchline is where one turns to the other and says, "I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun YOU!" This is how…
Playing All The Greatest Hits
For four days out of seven for almost an entire decade, I carried a pocket .380 as my primary concealed carry gun. I never felt particularly under-armed when I carried around a little .380, as I knew what they could…
Points of Impact.
Just a few quick notes of interest ... I wrote a quick primer on night vision gear for Shooting Illustrated, laying out the differences between the various generations of image intensifiers and what thermal can do for you vs. starlight…
Why A Concealed Carry License Isn’t Enough
Remember when you got your driver's license? Remember how confident you were with parallel parking and left hand turns on yellow and staying in your lane at freeway speeds? Yeah, me neither. I was terrified my first few weeks driving…
The Teacher’s Guide To Concealed Carry, Part Three.
How To Be Ready For (Almost) Anything One of my frustrations with the firearms training industry is that we're focused on just firearms. I realize that sounds a little silly, but the fact is, a pistol solves just one problem:…
The Teacher’s Guide To Concealed Carry, Part Two.
What Gun To Carry, And How To Carry It Quite frankly, the firearms training industry would like to pretend that the "business casual" work clothes that most teachers wear doesn’t really exist. The vast majority of "how to carry concealed"…
“What Gun Should I Buy?”
Oh, the hours I spent behind the gun counter, guiding people through this decision. We keep looking for that (literal) magic bullet, the One Gun To Rule Them All, the gun that will turn us into Wyatt Earp every time…
Everyday Carry Medical Gear
At some point in your journey through the armed lifestyle, you're going to realize that there is more than one way to be your own first responder. We carry a gun because we know there won't be a cop around…
Squad Goals.
So what are my goals this year? Turn this website into a viable training company. Might just be able to do it, too. Time will tell. Train at Gunsite. I've been on a tear recently to get back to the…
The No-Drama Guide To Concealed Carry
Nobody ever slouched into concealed carry, because concealed carry is not the default setting: We need to WANT to do it on a day in, day out basis. If you think that getting your concealed carry permit means you're going…