• The Freedom Concealed Story: Part 3; Becoming Better for the Future

    Something I will always remember from the first time I shot a gun is what I was thinking before I pulled the trigger. I thought about how I had the power in my hands to inflict serious harm on another person. Carrying a firearm is a huge responsibility, and individuals who do should definitely know…

  • Why Concealed Carriers Should All Learn First Aid/CPR

    Are you trained and certified to perform First Aid and/or CPR? If you’re not, I cannot encourage it more highly, and here’s why: it’s even more important that the responsibly-armed citizen know how to handle traumatic injuries than anyone else. As a concealed carrier, what you’re doing, essentially, is preparing for the worst in the…

  • The Freedom Concealed Story: Part 2; Concealed Carry As A 19-Year-Old College Student

    In the spring of 2017, I was still in high school and visiting my older brother in Utah when I saw on the news that a bill passed allowing 18 year olds to obtain concealed carry permits. I was already accepted in to the same university that my brother attended and had plans in motion…

  • Do You Remember The First Day You Carried Your Firearm In Public? Here’s How Mine Went.

    I’m talking about outside of your home. It doesn’t count if you were practice-carrying inside, although we do recommend this before going out into the real world. For most, carrying their firearm in public for the first time is something that they remember, mainly because it can come with so many unknowns. I remember the…

  • Question: What’s Your Summer Carry Setup?

    This doesn’t apply to everyone, especially to those in the south. However, many of you come from the colder regions and make adjustments to your carry setup depending on the season. And with the warm weather upon us, many opt for smaller firearms to carry. I’m originally from New York and would have the following…

  • The 6 Most Important Things I’ve Learned Since Carrying A Firearm

    Concealed carry aficionados — and large portions of the gun community as a whole — really like to read beginners guides and accounts of other people’s mistakes. If you keep up with a lot of YouTube gun guys, you’ll often hear them saying the same thing. It’s not because the market is flooded with beginners,…

  • Four Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a Home Defense Firearm

    So, you’re looking for a new home defense firearm. The first thing you have to ask yourself when looking for a home defense firearm is easy: why? Why is my current firearm not adequate for home protection? If you’re starting off with your very first firearm, the answer to that is easy. If not, keep…

  • How Many Rounds Should You Keep With You While Carrying?

    How many rounds should you keep handy in case you have to use your defensive tool against a deadly threat? Well, people have been bouncing that question back and forth for some time. For some time, I knew a fair number of people who carried either a 5-round revolver or a 2-round derringer with no…

  • What to Put in Your Range Bag: the Basics

    Alright, so you’ve got a dedicated range bag. Now, what do you put in it? Well, a lot of what we’re about to cover here should be pretty self-explanatory, but as always, it’s good to cover the basics. Let’s dig in. Medical Kit Of course this has got to come first, because safety has to…