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Tactical Foolery Or Effective Concealment?

By Tom McHale|2023-01-11T01:35:41+00:00January 11th, 2023|

It seems all the “cool kids” are carrying concealed in the appendix position these days. You know, the guys with beards, high-speed, low-drag instructors and all manner of serious gun folk. So, is it a “tacti-cool” fad or a responsible and effective method of everyday concealed carry?

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Are You Training For Fads, Fantasy Or A Fight?

By Tom McHale|2023-01-10T15:57:58+00:00January 10th, 2023|

A useful and factually accurate take by Tom Givens on the realities of self-defense encounters. The results from 70 street encounters by his former students may surprise you...

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Top 10 Tips For Urban Survival

By Tom McHale|2023-01-09T00:42:41+00:00December 20th, 2022|

Some people are naturally observant. I’m not one of them. My wife can sprint through a crowded airport on a holiday weekend wearing noise-canceling headphones and then proceed to describe everyone there, who has middle seats on their next flight and which of their kids are taking violin lessons. On the other hand, I could trip over Jabba the Hut playing “I Am the Walrus” on a set of kettledrums and not notice. What’s the moral of the story? I have to work at situational awareness. No, I mean it. I deliberately have to “switch on” when I’m out and about or the world will pass me by while I remain blissfully unaware. As a result, I’ve had to learn and develop some techniques and hacks to help me spot potentially dangerous anomalies and lifesaving opportunities during my daily travels. Maybe some of these strategies will help you too.

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Packin’ Heavy — More than 10% of Adults in 15 States Have a CCW Permit

By Tom McHale|2021-11-06T11:14:39+00:00November 6th, 2021|

More than 10 percent of all adults in 15 states are licensed to carry concealed

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New Gun Review: Mossberg MC2sc Carry Pistol

By Tom McHale|2023-01-09T00:44:42+00:00October 26th, 2021|

Optics ready and big capacity in a small package. American Handgunner Editor tom McHale spends the day at Gunsite Shooting Academy reviewing Mossberg's newly released MC2sc compact handgun.

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Danger! Scenarios!

By Tom McHale|2023-01-09T00:45:20+00:00October 14th, 2021|

Over the past three days I’ve been shot, stabbed, beaten, wrestled, molested by drunks, thugs and muggers, stabbed some more and killed about a dozen times.

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Undoing the Musket Argument

By Tom McHale|2021-10-12T09:34:30+00:00October 12th, 2021|

Undoing the musket argument... the Bill of Rights is an all-or-nothing proposition. It’s not a legal buffet from which you can pick and choose those rights you like while discarding those you don’t.

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