• 5 Great Pocket Carry Pistols

    5 Great Pocket Carry Pistols

    Truth be told, concealed carry isn’t always easy. Or convenient. In the winter, when you’re wearing extra clothing, putting on a sweater or walking around with a cover jacket — even indoors — isn’t a big deal. You can get away with a comfy outside-the-waistband set-up and no one will be the wiser. But there…

  • Home Invader Shot by Owners of East Texas Home

    Here’s a pro tip for you aspiring burglars and home invaders out there in Internet Land: if you try to break into a home in rural Texas, you’re taking your life in your hands. The Lone Star State is home to more than 10 million gun owners, about 35% of the population. That’s not the…

  • Homeowner Cleared of Manslaughter After Killing Teen He Thought Was a Burglar

    Jeffrey Lovell of Chicopee, Massachusetts is counting his lucky stars today. In 2016, he shot and killed a teenager he believed to be an intruder, and was tried for manslaughters. Last week, he was found not guilty. But the circumstances of the shooting provide a pretty good lesson for home owners, demsonqrating that what you…

  • What To Look For When Buying a Used Firearm

    Admit it. You’re intimidated by the thought of buying a used gun. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Plenty of gun owners are. “Why did someone let go of that WonderNine Gen2?” “Does the fact that it’s for sale mean there’s something wrong with it?” “What if I buy a dud?” First, relax. While yes,…

  • Gun Owner Shot By Police After Dropping His Weapon

    “What we know right now is the two subjects who were shot were both armed.” That’s part of a carefully worded statement from Independence (Missouri) Police Department spokesman John Syme. He was talking — as little as humanly possible — about an incident last week in which both an innocent man and a suspect who…

  • Lethal Lace Deep Concealment Gear for Women [SHOT Show 2018]

    One of the biggest problems most women face when carrying a concealed firearm is that women’s clothes are generally more clingy and form-fitting. They also tend to lack as many pockets as men’s clothing. That’s great when you want to look good, but less great when you’re trying to conceal a GLOCK 43 or similar…

  • The 3 Best Concealed Carry Guns at SHOT Show 2018 Range Day

    SHOT Show’s Range Day is always a challenge. Acres of guns of almost every type, price and design are there to shoot as gun makers make their pitches while you put a few rounds down range and try to get a feel for their latest and greatest. This year, for the concealed carrier, a few…

  • California Business Owner Acquitted of Murder After Shooting Man Who Wouldn’t Leave His Property

    RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA – Philip Norwood, a California dog kennel owner, can probably credit the fact that he’s not spending the rest of his life behind bars to a clear case of prosecutorial overreach. He was acquitted last week of a charge of first degree murder after shooting an employee’s belligerent spouse who wouldn’t leave his…

  • ZORE X Core Gun Lock [SHOT Show 2018]

    We first heard about ZORE’s novel gun lock concept almost two years ago. Its design was innovative enough that their IndieGoGo fundraising campaign attracted more than half a million dollars to get them into production. So when we saw them hawking their ZORE X Core lock in the SHOT Show’s NEXT Pavilion, we had to see…