Staging firearms for home defense raises a number of important concerns that go well beyond the basic issue of defending oneself. One such issue is that of weapon security. A number of jurisdictions now require that weapons not “actually being used for home defense” (however that is defined) must be kept locked up. Further, placing […]
The market forces that, at a given time, make one type of handgun more popular than another are interesting. Today, in 2018, slim nines seem to be all the rage — and for good reason. The guns are thin, lightweight, reliable, easy to shoot and accurate. The ammo is terrific. Accessories abound. Of course, there
What you need to know about recovering confiscated firearms when the government doesn’t want to give them back.
We’re used to the one-handed operation of countless folding knives. And we’re greatly appreciative of these and other excellent tools that can be brought to bear on a task with only one hand. But there’s still innovation to be realized. And there always will be. CRKT’s Bivy takes a shot at making a multi-tool more
Illinois law doesn’t contain language for “Stand your Ground”, nor for “Castle Doctrine. Illinois has Justified Use of Force Exhortation and case law to back of the interpretations of that law. In the below video, the USCCA attorney discusses Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine during a home invasion. In the Alpha Koncepts concealed carry
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Luck counts, but you can’t count on luck. We can and should learn from the mistakes of others. Studying closed-circuit TV footage of criminal activity ensures we are training realistically to providing our own best self-defense plan. In the above video, we see two robbers “knocking off” a convenience store. The robber with the
The internet loves to fight over things. Many of these things don’t matter much, but sometimes they do. Firearm safety is one of those times when a little debate is worthy. And, how not to shoot your own groin is also worthy of some discussion. In the video above, what we know for sure happened…
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Summer vacation time is coming, and many of us will be traveling. So it’s a good time to remind ourselves that whenever we venture outside of our home states with our firearms, we expose ourselves to a multitude of laws, regulations, and even local city ordinances. Whether we intend to carry a handgun or merely
If you’re ever involved in a self-defense incident, you need to know what to say during your 911 call. In this week’s “Ask an Attorney” video, criminal defense attorney Tom Grieve answers this frequently asked question from responsible gun owners: “What am I supposed to say on my call to 911 if I’m ever involved
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Whenever I have a concealed carry class, I always poll the students to find out how often they intend to carry. No surprise, the most common answer is, “Whenever I can, wherever I can.” That would be my answer, of course, as it likely would be for most of our regular readers. In fact, “every day carry”
