Personal Defense

Why Americans are Buying Guns: Red Cross Worries About COVID19 Urban Violence

(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Social unrest could erupt among the urban poor and marginalised in the West’s biggest cities as they lack sources of income amid the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the International Federation…


Blue Collar Prepping with Erin Palette

Stocking up on essentials before an issue arises doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com) Erin Palette may be the face of Operation Blazing Swords but she also knows a…


Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Backs Off Gun Store Shut Down Order

Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania (AP Photo/Marc Levy) Good news from the Keystone State. Sort of. Democrat Governor Tom Wolf has reversed course in the face of pending litigation and has allowed Pennsylvania gun shops…



Anti-Gun Politicians’ Emergency Strategy: Release Inmates and Stop Firearm, Ammo Sales to Good Guys

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Image via Alex Villanueva Twitter. Under orders from government officials, many local jails and state prisons across America are sending bad guys  — allegedly non-violent offenders — out into the…


Can’t Buy a Gun Now? Why Not Use a Black Powder Revolver For Home and Self Defense?

Courtesy Uberti Since buying conventional cartridge firearms is difficult at best right now, have you thought about buying a black powder revolver for self-defense? Specifically, the cap and ball variety. We’re talking about the cowboy…


Americans Still Waiting in Line for Hours to Buy Guns, Ammunition

David Liu, right, owner of a gun store, takes an order from a customer in Arcadia, Calif., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Coronavirus concerns have led to consumer panic buying of grocery staples and now gun…


Ammogeddon II: How Much Ammunition is Enough Now?

Do you have enough ammo? (Photo credit: Kat Ainsworth) We’ve all seen the headlines and “breaking news” reports expressing delighted horror over the “stockpile” found in a suspect’s home. Maybe it’s three rifles and 250…


Why Americans are Buying Guns: Cities Not Arresting Criminals for Many Crimes During Coronavirus Emergency

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) When the Great Coronavirus Gun Run first got under way in earnest last week, sneering, sniggering critics in the media made great sport of tsk-tsking at all the stupid rubes, ridiculing them…