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The "Three S" Test

by Dave Spaulding

7:00am Monday, August 23, 2021

For many years the words “survive” and “survival” have played a major role in how we think about inter-personal conflict. Phrases like “Street Survival,” the “Will to Survive” and “Survival Mindset” are quite common. According to the Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of survive is “to remain in existence,” which is insufficient to me. I want to go home the same way I left... unharmed,...

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Will Bloomberg Remain Committed to Buying Votes?

7:00am Friday, August 20, 2021

Michael Bloomberg may be one of the richest men in the world, but he is probably best known these days as the man who had one of the most embarrassing bids to be president of these United States. He spent more than a billion dollars of his personal fortune in his 2020 campaign to be the Democrat nominee, a short affair that lasted only three months. His only success after burning through huge...

AG Yost Asks Full Appeals Court to Affirm Limits of Feds’ Executive Power

7:00am Thursday, August 19, 2021

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 17 other state attorneys general are defending their citizens against federal overreach by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). In a brief filed Tuesday, the attorneys general asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to affirm what a three-judge panel already ruled: that the Department of Justice...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Injured Hands

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Take a quick look at this news article... Phoenix police make arrest in priest murder A man broke into a church rectory and attacked the two priests who lived there with a tire iron. The first priest ran to his bedroom and grabbed his revolver. He tried to shoot the attacker but was unable to do so because his trigger finger had been broken when he was struck by the tire iron. The attacker...

URGENT! Public Comments on ATF “Frame or Receiver” Rule Due by August 19

7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The Biden Department of Justice is threatening to upend the U.S. firearm industry and how Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights. On May 21, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms . That publication triggered the opening of a public comment period. The comment period will remain open until...

NSSF Launches PSAs on Storing Firearms Securely in Vehicles

7:00am Friday, August 13, 2021

New informational videos offer important safety considerations to help responsible gun owners prevent theft and unauthorized access NEWTOWN, Conn. – In two new video public service announcements, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® encourages gun owners to securely store their firearms when temporarily leaving them in vehicles. Thefts of firearms from vehicles have risen in many parts of the...

Attacked at Home

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Thursday, August 12, 2021

I had a long-time reader write to ask the following questions: “My wife (who is not a fan of guns, concealed carry, etc.) and I were talking about self-defense the other day, and she asked what percentage of self-defense incidents happen on a person’s property (house/yard/garage/etc) versus anywhere else. The discussion came up as I was explaining why I favor carrying a weapon even at home (both...

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Questioning the Effectiveness of the .380 Auto Cartridge

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, August 11, 2021

You folks really like your .380 semi-automatic pistols. Two of the top 10 most read articles on my site are about the .380. Every post I’ve written about this caliber has been consumed voraciously. Lots of the email questions I get from readers concern the .380 as well. Since my 2011 handgun stopping power study was reproduced in American Handgunner Magazine , I’ve received regular questions...