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How to survive an active shooter using Run-Hide-Fight, what the data really says about armed citizens, and how situational awareness keeps you a step ahead.
Read More →Armed citizens who changed the outcome. Documented defensive gun uses, the lessons drawn from them, and the coverage that leaves them out.
A Tale of Navy SEALS, Bouncing Betties, and BLACKHAWKS…Strap Yourself In. How do you become a SENTRY? SENTRY Tactical CEO Mike Noell’s journey began as a Navy SEAL during the first Gulf War in 1991. His SEAL unit was teamed up with Marines on a mission of deep reconnaissance, and to provide the Kurdish people…
What are the best pistol sights for old eyes? The Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus stresses that you need to have good sights you can use reliably in a defensive situation. That means those sights need to be able to help you put the bullet where you need it to go very efficiently in the…
“Evil exists, and you may be visited by this evil.” That quote is courtesy of the Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus, and that concept is at the center of all armed self-defense. In order to defend yourself against a criminal attack, it’s important to understand the criminal mindset. That’s tough, because although certain types of…
Let’s face it: It doesn’t matter how terrific your 1911 handgun, nor how fancy your defensive ammo, if your magazine won’t feed. Trusting your life to a substandard magazine is like trying to drive the Indy 500 on four spare tires. That’s why we, together with world-class custom guns and gear designer Ed Brown Products, is…
Staging your defensive guns is a critical step in your home-defense plan. Let’s face it: Most gun owners don’t carry their firearms on them while they’re inside their homes. The very next best thing you can do to bolster your home-defense plan is proper staging of your defensive guns where you’re likely to need them…
America’s gun owners and the industry that serves us can make the difference that “red flag” laws won’t. Walk the Talk America (WTTA) is a charitable group that’s working to bring the gun industry and mental-health professionals together to prevent suicide and improve mental health–and today, we’ve learned that another major industry leader has pledged…
Henry Repeating Arms‘ “Guns for Great Causes” program is issuing a “call to arms” to put an end to childhood cancer for good in honor of two-year-old Ethan Shaw–and if you’d like to join Ethan’s Army, all you need to do is open your heart and your gun case to a limited edition Henry “Ethan’s…
Say hello to “The Tactical Rabbi”…unless you’re a would-be synagogue shooter. (Then say “oops.”) Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) seems to be among the few political advocacy groups that remembers the awful lessons of the 20th century: The way you’ll know you’re about to need your guns more than ever before is…
Isn’t it weird how the city council doesn’t have to worry about self-defense, but you do? What happens when you want to disband the police, but have no plan at all to replace them? Well, in Minneapolis what’s happening is that the city council is spending thousands of dollars in private security for three council…
Editor’s note, 22 September 2026: this article was published on 2020-06-14 and describes an offer or giveaway that ran then. It has ended — check current pricing and availability with the retailer before acting on anything below. BOOM: The unthinkable has happened, and you have been forced to shoot an attacker. There’s a lot of…
Self-defense is a human right, and you don’t lose it if you are, or become, disabled. Ask any law-enforcement officer about the quality of criminals these days, and they’ll tell you: The vast majority of them aren’t exactly evil geniuses, a la Professor Moriarty, nor are they particularly brave. In general, two-legged predators are very…
Remember these the next time a gun-banner says, “If it only saves one life…” Speaking that phrase–“if it only saves one life, won’t it be worth it?”–is quite possibly the best way to give me a pulsing forehead vein, because the fact of the matter is that bad gun laws kill good people. They don’t…
