By Salvatore via USA Carry I get it. Carry the biggest gun you can. I am a believer in that. I carry a double-stack autoloader the majority of the time. I find that most people can carry a more formidable gun than they think and I encourage all to do so. However, most of us lead […]
It is a sad state of affairs, but we live in a world where crime happens, not the least of which is a phenomena called home invasion. While violent crime has been down considerably for the last twenty plus years home invasions are one of the exceptions. There has actually been a measurable increase in […]
The light weight variants of the snub nose revolver or the popular small pocket guns chambered in 380 are really the smallest guns we can carry that are still fairly adequate defensive firearms. However, they are not easy guns to shoot well. Combine a short sight radius, a gun that weighs only around 12 ounces […]
I am the kind of guy who likes to err on the side of caution. I prefer having a formidable gun and at all times possible I carry a double-stack 9mm auto loader on my hip and at least one reload. However, I often carry a snubby due to my life obligations that require me […]
A good carry gun can, of course, be kept close at hand near the bed at night and serve as your home defense handgun. However, many people, myself included, like to have a dedicated home defense handgun and there is some merit to this. The main advantage here is that you can configure your dedicated […]
Familiarity breeds efficiency. It does not matter how experienced a shooter you are, if you don’t spend a significant amount of time with a particular handgun then you will never maximize your potential with that weapon. Certainly most shooters change guns at one point or another and there is nothing wrong with that, but a […]
To begin with, there is one overriding principle that needs to be taken into account if you are traveling to any particular location and plan to bring a firearm: know the laws in that location. Also, know the laws in any locations that you will travel through if you are traveling by vehicle as any […]
The firearm is, of course, the primary weapon that civilians and police officers alike rely on for personal protection in the United States. Yet, despite being the world’s foremost gun culture, the general populace has little understanding of this weapon’s role in self-defense and lethal force in general. Therefore, this lack of understanding often fuels […]
I am a proponent of carrying a trauma kit. This is often referred to as an IFAK (individual first aid kit) but that term suggests that it is a first aid kit with Neosporin and band aids. Nobody dies quickly when in need of a band aid. People do die quickly, however, when in need […]
