HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – A man was fatally shot by a relative who was pistol-whipping another man with a semi-automatic handgun during an altercation in a bar Sunday evening. The Harris County Sherriff’s Office says it happened around 10:40 p.m. at Micheladas La Barra, located at 10010 Antoine Drive in Houston. According to Sgt. B. […]
CLAYS MILL, VIRGINIA – A 31-year-old father was fatally shot by his 12-year-old son, who thought that it was someone breaking into their home. The incident happened on the afternoon of Friday, March 26th. Halifax County deputies and Virginia State Police officers responded to the 5:15 p.m. call on Clays Mill School Road. On arrival, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – A hospital visitor was held responsible for allowing his concealed handgun to discharge inside Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Friday evening. No one was injured, and police are calling it an “accidental discharge” of a firearm. According to police, Gary Cope, 69, was on the fourth floor of the hospital visiting […]
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE — A 2-year-old boy died Wednesday night after he was shot by another child in the home who had gained access to a loaded handgun that had been left unsecured. Clarksville police say the tragic incident occurred around 10 p.m. at a house in the 3400 block of Pembroke Road where three children under […]
CORNELIUS, NORTH CAROLINA — A mother is dead after one of her children found a gun inside her purse and shot her Monday evening, according to Cornelius police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at Cornelius Village Apartments on Meridian Street off Catawba Avenue around 6:55 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found 25-year-old Gabriel Alexis […]
2020 was a year that will be long remembered by everyone for many different reasons. Unfortunately, many of them are unpleasant. The firearms and ammunition industries are amid the same chaos that many other business sectors have. Manufacturers are running wide open, while wholesalers and retailers cannot keep anything near normal stock levels on the […]
DAYTON, OHIO – A woman who picked up a handgun from a sofa while cleaning house suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, and her fiancé was arrested under the preliminary charge of having weapons under disability. The man called 911 around 5:10 p.m. on January 11th from a duplex apartment in the 300 […]
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA – A strange incident occurred at a gun range when a man was shot by his friend, and then the shooter was fatally shot by a bystander. It all unfolded on December 22nd at the State Gamelands gun range in Erie County. Troupers were dispatched shortly after 2 p.m. to the location in […]
Holstering a handgun is a simple task, right? Well, there is more to it than what meets the eye. Traditionally, we think, if the gun is holstered and nobody gets shot, it’s a successful task. But is it? As concealed carriers, we need to be assured that everything we practice and train for has the […]
