Things people say: “Don’t carry a nice gun.”

If you have a concealed carry firearm, and you use that firearm against another person, the chances of the police seizing that gun for evidence are very high. If your attacker is injured or dies, it’s a certainty that your gun will end up in the evidence locker. Once in evidence, your gun will not […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On January 29, 2018

Where are we going wrong?

Daughter, 22, shot by dad who says he mistook her for intruder Hardly a week goes by that I don’t see an article like this cross my electronic desk, and they bother me. Quite a lot, actually. Why? Because I don’t think we in the firearms world are doing enough to truly educate people. We […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On May 15, 2017

Why your CCW class isn’t enough

If you’re like most people who read this blog, you’ve already been through a CCW class of some sort. (CCW, of course, stands for Carrying a Concealed Weapon, which is a catch-all term for the practice, licensing and study to carry a handgun concealed on your person. The term ‘CCW class’ is generally applied to […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On August 22, 2016

Is “Constitutional Carry” good for the rest of us? Let’s make sure it is through education!

So-called “constitutional carry” is becoming more popular around the country. This refers to being able to carry a concealed handgun in public without any sort of permitting or licensing process, assuming that the person is legally allowed to possess the handgun. (The term “constitutional carry” is itself a reference to the Second Amendment’s wording of […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On March 28, 2016

Maintaining your pocket revolver: 8 tips to keep your defensive gun in tip-top shape.

If my emails are any indication, there are a lot of people out there carrying a revolver in their pocket. It might be a backup or secondary gun, but for a lot of people — especially those who live in warmer climates — it’s a primary defensive arm. Now I’ll be the first to admit […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On January 8, 2016

Don’t like your holster? Try changing your pants!

A new holster recently taught me something valuable about concealed carry comfort that had nothing to do with the holster — it had more to do with my pants! I’ve been accused of being a Luddite, and to some degree I can see why people might think that. Yes, I like revolvers and lever action […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On November 16, 2015