I started utilizing belly band solutions for deep concealment carry many years ago. The primary role of the belly band was to conceal a small handgun under tucked shirts. During Covid, I also began utilizing belly bands to carry while wearing sweatpants and draw string shorts, as that bizarre era ushered in my full embracement... Continue Reading →
There is an unprecedented increase in the percentage of mass-casualty attacks being committed by biological females. Ignore the nonsense that Google feeds you if you research this trend, in which you will be told “there is no quantifiable increase in female violence.” To quote Groucho Marks, “who do you believe? Me, or your own lying... Continue Reading →
Ankle carry blows for carrying your only gun under most circumstances, although, while seated, it can work quite well. Otherwise, I don’t like it for carrying my primary on-person firearm. Years ago, I often ankle carried to accommodate deep concealment needs while in non-permissive dress, such as wearing a suit. I no longer bother with... Continue Reading →
Looting is a predictable issue following any wide-scale disaster, natural or man-made. The criminal element that shows up to loot vulnerable residential houses and abandoned businesses is prone to unpredictable violence. In the past several months we have witnessed this issue in the wake of the Palisades fires in California, as well as in the... Continue Reading →
What are guns like the Ruger LCP Max and Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 for? The obvious answer, historically, has been as pocket guns. The J Frame and equivalent revolvers are still favored by many serious pocket carriers, as the shape of the revolver lends best to drawing from the pocket and the rounded profile... Continue Reading →
The Trump Administration has designated the narcotics cartels in Mexico as terrorist organizations. While this gives the Federal Government more ability to use force against these groups, and the need to do so seems inevitable at this point, we are likely to see an escalation in retaliatory violence here in the Continental United States. There... Continue Reading →
Years ago, the comments on my articles in various places would be filled with the gleefully mediocre, chiming in about how defensive gun use is typically “3 rounds, 3 yards, 3 seconds,” and that usual such nonsense. This is less common now. It seems that our rapidly deteriorated world has become obvious to even the... Continue Reading →
The large-scale deportation of illegal aliens has received an inevitable backlash. A strong majority of American citizens support deporting illegals, especially those with criminal records, and these offenders are the current focus of the effort. However, certain factions vehemently oppose deporting this criminal element as unmitigated, illegal, immigration furthers their political aspirations. Over a week... Continue Reading →
As the world devolves into violence, and there is certainly an increase in violence over the past several years on the streets of the United States thanks to soft-on-crime political stupidity, the prepared citizen should focus on the tools and skills that matter most. I have been one of the more vocal trainers and writers... Continue Reading →
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