• What to Do as a Police Officer Interacting with a CCW Holder

    Great advice from veteran police officer and shooting champion, Ron Avery. https://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/2144601-Dealing-with-citizens-legally-carrying-a-concealed-weapon/


  • Cayla’s Rifle

    Another piece up on the Free Articles page. This one is actually up before this issue of The Blue Press has hit most mailboxes. Enjoy! https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=1589


  • There’s Nothing New Under the Sun

    Another addition to the Free Articles page. Other than my “Chamber Empty = Suicide” article, this piece on the evolution of the Weaver Stance has received more feedback than any other article I’ve ever written. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=1627


  • The Case Against Open Carry

    A 30-year police veteran turns out an excellent summary of the shortcomings of open carry. It is for some of the reasons enumerated in this article that I refuse to carry in any holster that doesn’t allow smooth, efficient, one handed reholstering.   http://www.ammoland.com/2016/09/concealed-carry-or-open-carry-which-is-better/#axzz4KLC0WKrT


  • Competition Shooter: 1, Terrorist: 0

    The off duty police officer who shot and killed a terrorist in the process of conducting a stabbing spree inside the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday, September 17, 2016 was USPSA shooter and 3-Gunner, Jason Falconer. But…but…being a competition shooter will get you killed on the street! (TM) How many times have…


  • Gloves, Yay or Nay?

    Years ago I did an article where I took my carry gun, at the time a Glock 19, out to the range on a frigid day in November, and tested my performance on the graduation exercises from the Intensive Handgun Skills speed shooting course from InSights Training Center, using bare hands, thin gloves, and heavy…


  • How to Be a ‘Speed Demon’ Pistolero!

    Another addition to the Free Articles page. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=1525


  • The New Face of Combat Handgunning

    “In October 1999 the United States Practical Shooting Association, the governing body of the International Practical Shooting Confederation in the United States, introduced three new divisions of competition that are changing the face of combat handgun competition in America today.” Another addition to the Free Articles page. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=1513


  • The Intensive Handgun Skills Speed Shooting Practice Drills

    “The ability to fire a handgun fast and accurately is an important skill to have in self-defense. Jeff Cooper, in his famous pyramid of survival kills, lists mental preparedness in first place, followed by tactics, then skill with the defensive equipment (in other words, gun handling and marksmanship), with equipment last. However, while gun handling…


  • The Case for Kydex

    “There are many reasons a lot of folks today choose Kydex instead of the traditional leather.” Another new addition to the Free Articles page. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=1336


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