Talking with your family and friends about concealed carry can be a delicate topic for some and it has been brought to my attention a couple of times in the past few days. The first was in a tweet from
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How do you tell your kids you are carrying?
Developing mental notecards
The concept of the “Mental Notecard” to help you prepare to react in a dynamic encounter or to a important stimulus has come up in a few recent podcasts and I wanted to write about it in more detail. As
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Do some people make the mistake of carrying a gun, just to carry it?
For the record, no one says yes to that question… but I’d be willing to bet that many people are! We have all heard the sayings… The gun in your pocket is better than the one in your safe. It’s
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Kathy Jackson discusses many topics important to women and new shooters
This week I get Kathy Jackson talking about… The dynamics of a women only pistol class How normalization can affect a woman’s view of concealed carry How the “look of the gun” can be a very good thing … And
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Our CCW gear survey initial results
So far there have been 101 responses to the WTBGU! EDC Survey and we wanted to share the early results. Just in these 4 charts there are a number of things I found interesting… My carry choices the Glock 19 and
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What Condition Should I Carry In?
Condition 1… Next Question! Ok so maybe that isn’t exactly fair, although I doubt you will find anyone that is a respected that will argue differently, but it does help to understand the pistol conditions defined by Col. Jeff Cooper.
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Where do you sit when there are 2 sheep dogs at the table?
When my family goes to dinner seating arrangements are easy. I approve the table, I sit with my back to the wall, facing the door and the majority of the staff an patrons and not blocked in (if it is
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Words Matter: Contact Distance
The part of the Firearms world I spent most of my time in revolves around the written word and as a visual learner… words matter. This week I saw a Tweet from a firearms instructor, known for the creation of
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