by Attorney Sean Maloney | Aug 13, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Self Defense
Why brandishing, shooting to wound, and warning shots are BAD ideas For every bit of good advice out there about self defense, there are at least 10 pieces of bad advice. Some of the very worst advice is about how to avoid the legal fallout of self defense by using a...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jul 5, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, General, Self Defense, Training, Videos
“Constitutional carry” is used within the gun community to mean no permit is required to legally carry a concealed firearm inside a given state, because the U.S. Constitution says Americans have the right to keep and bear arms. Pitfalls of Constitutional Carry In some...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | May 20, 2023 | Featured Stories, 911 Calls, Beginners 101, CCW Tips, General
In any self defense situation, your primary responsibility is to survive and protect those who are in your care. You may face one or multiple threats. Assuming that you have used good judgment and successfully ended the threat, you are now faced with the aftermath of...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Apr 7, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Self Defense, Training, Videos
The slide lock reload drill is a simple drill that you and your training partners can use to create surprise reload opportunities. Learning the mechanics of proper reloads is just a starting point; your goal should be learning how to apply those mechanical skills...
by Rob Morse | Feb 28, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training
By Rob Morse – Slowfacts When should we use our guns? We hear that question asked in every concealed carry class. That doesn’t mean we’re eager to shoot: if anything it indicates the opposite that we want to know how long we can wait. There is more to this than...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Feb 21, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Gun Safety & Storage, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training, Videos
Many handgun ready positions exist. Rob Pincus strongly prefers the high compressed ready position. The gun is held in front of the chest above the area the gun moves to when it comes up out of the holster. The gun is also close to the chest, and the shooter’s elbows...
