Concealed Carry

From Effective Handgun Defense, by Frank W. James: I will be criticized by some when I say this, but I feel the Smith & Wesson Model 442, now discontinued, but the stainless steel alternative, the...

While it pains me (about a Franklin and nine of his closest pals pain, if you must know) to admit this, I bought the wrong gun for the job I had in mind - namely, concealed carry. But I think what's more important for the sake of this discussion is the why as to my selection of firearms, and how you might be able to avoid the same mistake.

Why in the world would Oregon State University College Republicans want to alienate anyone who isn't a Republican by raffling an AR-15 rifle to "celebrate" Second Amendment week? Because they're college kids! Yes it's...

Starting sometime this summer, Arizona residents will no longer need a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Staring down the barrel of a Republican primary, Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1108. The bill eliminates concealed...

As I stood up to get off the light rail this morning, I noticed this article over someone's shoulder: DC officer carjacked - more to the story A District of Columbia police officer whose service weapon...

The Denver Post Online reports that the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in favor of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. The group, profiled here by TTAG, argued that 1994 Colorado University (CU)...

I encountered this in the crime section of today's Baltimore Sun: Off-duty D.C. police officer carjacked. "The 44-year-old officer told police he was driving home on Harford Road and East 25th Street at about...

Two days ago, an Ohio judge told local residents to arm themselves in response to cop cuts. Our own Donal Fagan warned TTAG readers to take his ballistic exhortation with a shaker of salt....

We see a lot of bulletproof vests on television - and damned if they don't always stop the bullet perfectly. Well, they have to work on TV because they are plot devices. Oh no! Crockett...

if you're fit enough to carry inside the waistband, do yourself a favor and check out a SuperTuck. I don't think you can find a better solution for conceal carry, and the price is right.

TTAG rang-up the FBI yesterday to get some more information about the forthcoming delays to federal firearms-related background checks. Stephen G. Fischer Jr., the FBI's "Chief of Multimedia Productions" (what no "AV"?), sent us...

The following editorial is republished in its entirety with the permission of dailycampus.com. I've spoken with the publication's Editor-in-Chief Christopher Duray. He says the piece is more about the style of the protest than...