To be sure, the low ready position should be taught to all shooters. However, when considering that most lethal confrontations are at less than seven yards using a low ready does not necessarily put the shooter in the best position to engage the incoming threat. Read more
Room clearing is one of these must have skills for gun owners but there comes a time when every shooter has to ask, are the basic rules still relevant? Said better, are the old school, ‘tried and true’ tactics our tactical forefathers practiced really the best tactics? Read more
Though you may never be on call with your local SWAT team, a citizen trained in self-defense should have an understanding of how to force their way into a room, called breaching. Read more
Ever go to line up a target with your red dot or reflex optic only to find a blur of water, smudges or the dust cover? In tactical circles, this is what is called an occluded sight picture and if you don’t know how to handle it, it can mean curtains. Read more
Chicago Police officer and President of Women’s Tactical Association (WTA) Karen Bartuch talks with Guns.com about Chicago gun politics, women’s self defense and the Second Amendment. Read more
If situational awareness is the skill to identify a threat, then tactical readiness deals with the advantages you’ll need to capitalize on in order to defeat an imminent attack: Things like speed, approach, tactics, and control. Read more
Over penetration is a serious concern for gun owners with self defense in mind but there’s more to it than just picking a shotgun, rifle or handgun and a magic caliber. One often neglected aspect is understanding your battle ground and backstops. Read more
Recently police and government agencies have been lining up to adopt Sig Sauer pistols with the DAK™ trigger system. With a life long career in law enforcement and shooting Sig handguns, I have to ask, why? Read more
Shooters are often worried that their new red dot scope or other piece of high end optics will make their iron sights nearly impossible to use? To these folks, I highly suggest you check out the facts about co-witnessing. Read more
Guns.com has seen quite a spike recently in inquiries on how to stash a few firearms underground, so here’s some things you should know about burying your guns. Read more
