In Praise of the Absence of a Manual Safety
Contributor John Sprague gave us his take on the manual safety in the piece entitled, in a post over the weekend. Mr. Sprague says that for him, a manual safety strikes the perfect balance in…
Training & Technique
A Question of Balance: In Praise of the Manual Safety
By John Sprague There is a large contingent of gun users — many of them here — who are adamant that the only safety a gun needs is some self-control over the use of your…
Central Illinois NRA Youth Shooting Camp Returns After a COVID Hiatus
“This is fun!” That’s how one of GSL Defense Training’s new instructors described her first time volunteering at one of the nation’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camps in Bloomington this past weekend. Before COVID came…
On Situational Awareness and Dangerous Women
Making the decision to carry a concealed weapon is only the first step in a process which includes purchasing a handgun that’s appropriate for one’s personality and life, training, regular practice, and adapting one’s thinking…
New Orleans Pastor Protects His Flock by Embracing Armed Self-Defense, Firearm Training
Teaching day-long classes on firearm safety, storage, usage, tactics, gun laws, and obtaining a concealed carry permit along with providing basic shooting instruction at a local gun range, Pastor Isaiah Stewart’s 20 years in New…
Confessions of an Ex Cop: Young Police Officers Can Be Downright Dangerous
By Bud Harton I became a cop in the spring of 1969 after returning home from Vietnam. It’s hard to imagine now, but returning Vietnam veterans weren’t really appreciated by the American public at the…
States Attack Private Shooting Ranges as ‘Antigovernment Paramilitary Training Camps’
By Lee Williams The small town of Pawlet, Vermont – population 1,386 – has been feuding with Daniel Banyai for years over two shooting ranges he built on the 30-acre property he’s owned since 2013….
Student Of the Gun’s ‘Saigon Report’ Video Tops 3 Million Views
From Student of the Gun . . . The Saigon Report video series from Student of the Gun has surpassed 3 million views and keeps growing. The video series takes a look back to…
Practice vs. Training – You Need to Become a Personal Defense Generalist
I see so many folks go to ranges, only to practice the same drills over and over again. Many of these drills are basic “tests” that various schools use to determine basic competency. Some…
Washington State’s New Training Requirement Before Buying a Gun is as Unconstitutional As Literacy Tests Before Voting
From the CCRKBA . . . Washington Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation yesterday requiring gun buyers to provide proof they have completed a firearms training course before being allowed to complete their transaction, but…