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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Real Defensive Gun Uses Teach About Training

Six seconds, forty yards, one hand, bad light. The actual cases don't look like the range, and that's the whole lesson.

What Your Carry Permit Actually Does at the State Line

Permitless carry, shall issue, reciprocity and the map errors that turn a lawful carrier into a defendant. Read this before the next road trip.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Buy Your First Handgun After You Shoot It, Not Before

Trigger reach, slide technique and a rental counter will teach you more in one afternoon than a month of scrolling reviews.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

After Forty, Your Self-Defense Plan Has to Change

The body you had at twenty isn't coming back. Train for the eleven seconds you'd actually get, and build a life that avoids most of them.

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Concealed carry for women that actually works

Most women quit carrying because the holster hurt, not because they changed their minds. Fix the rig first and the confidence follows.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

A Safety Plan For Women Who Walk, Run And Travel Alone

Light, distance and a plan you've already rehearsed do most of the work. The gear is cheaper than you'd guess, and the training matters more than the gear.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Parking Lots, Gas Pumps And ATMs Done Right

Most trouble finds people in the thirty seconds between a store door and a car door. Spend those seconds better.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What the law actually asks after you defend yourself

Reasonable force, duty to retreat, stand your ground and castle doctrine, explained in the order a prosecutor will look at them.

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Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Living In Condition Yellow Without Living In Fear

Jeff Cooper's color code isn't paranoia. It's a way to buy yourself six or seven seconds, and know what to do with them.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Situational Awareness Is a Habit, Not a Superpower

Most trouble gives you a warning. Here's how to build the head-up habits that let you see it early and leave before it becomes anything.

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Walking to your car alone, and the ten seconds that matter

Parking garages, late flights and hotel corridors don't require paranoia. They require about six habits you run without thinking.

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Latest news · Concealed carry

What Real Defensive Gun Uses Teach About Training

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What to Say to Police After You Defend Yourself

How to Fly and Drive With a Firearm and Not Get It Wrong

What Heller, McDonald and Bruen Actually Held

Carrying Every Day Starts With The Belt, Not The Gun

What Your Carry Permit Actually Does at the State Line

Buy Your First Handgun After You Shoot It, Not Before

After Forty, Your Self-Defense Plan Has to Change

Concealed carry for women that actually works

A Safety Plan For Women Who Walk, Run And Travel Alone

Parking Lots, Gas Pumps And ATMs Done Right

What the law actually asks after you defend yourself

Living In Condition Yellow Without Living In Fear

Situational Awareness Is a Habit, Not a Superpower

Walking to your car alone, and the ten seconds that matter