"If we are satisfied in our own minds that our capacity for action is capable of going from 0 to 11 in the blink of an eye, we become profoundly dangerous to the criminal element.” - John Murphy Greg Ellifritz is…
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…
Interest in gun ownership is at an all-time high. You need good information to make good decisions about your safety. That's why on February 11th at 7pm EST, I'll be hosting a free online / in-person Q&A seminar, designed to…
There is one word that springs to the front when you look at how holsters are marketed, and that word is "comfort." Some holster makers (especially less-than-optimal hybrid holster makers) talk about how comfortable their holsters are to wear, which…
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…
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…
Kinda proud of this series. I'll be shooting four different "Less lethal" shotgun rounds through my beloved Mossberg 500 to see what they actually do in an industry-standard penetration test. Stay tuned.
“From the first moments of class time Monday to the graduation ceremony on Friday, staff repeated the word ‘family’ over and over again. This sense of belonging, of understanding that there is more to taking a firearms class than just…
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…