The F Words
There are two words you rarely hear in firearms training, and both of them begin with the letter F. The first word is fear. Let’s be honest, the reason why people get firearms training is because they are afraid there…
Taking This Very Seriously
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…
And So It Begins
The first good rainstorm in two months is pelting the outside of my home right now, reminding me that hurricane season starts here tomorrow. I wrote about the experience of having Hurricane Irma roar over my home over here, and for…
Welcome To A New Way Of Thinking
I firmly believe that the future of gun rights in America doesn't reside in the hands of big nation-wide activist groups. Rather, it resides in the hands of actual activists. This is why I decided to start up Quietly Armed.…
No Assumptions
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)…
Make gun training classes normal again
People want to do normal things and they want to have fun while doing it. If gun training is normal, normal people want to participate in it. Right now, there is a tendency in firearms training to capitalize on the…
What Guns Do You Trust?
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…
Welcome To Your Worst Case Scenario
The recent active shooting event in a Texas church was a wake up call to everyone who carries a defensive firearm. What does it take to make the shot when it matters most?
Guns Are Just Tools. Or Are They?
>We talk about how "Guns are just tools," and then we spend hours and hours looking for the right stippling pattern for a Glock frame, the best-looking grips for a 1911 or the right engraver for our shotgun. So are…