How to Survive an Active Shooter: A Practical 2026 Guide
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.
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In-N-Out Shooting: How Two Armed Citizens Stopped the Twin Falls Gunman
Two armed citizens fought back during the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting, and police say they saved lives. Here is what happened and what every carrier can learn.
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Armed Self-Defense in Public: What to Do After the Shot
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…
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Guns Save Lives: Defenders With Disabilities Edition
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…
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Gun Control Kills: 2 Bad Gun Laws Exposed
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…
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3 Lives Saved by Guns (This Week Alone)
This is your friendly reminder that the subject of one of these stories has been entered into a database as a “gun violence victim.” If you’re reading this, then you’re probably already savvy to the fact that being an armed citizen makes you safer than those who don’t exercise their gun rights. The problem is…
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3 Lives Saved by CCW Permit Holders (in March)
A gentle reminder on the importance of “bearing” those arms… It’s human nature, and a human failing: Sometimes we just don’t want to be bothered latching our seatbelts (because we’re just going up the driveway to get our mail), and sometimes we don’t feel like strapping on our EDC rig (because we’re just going to…
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Profile: 4 Lives Saved by Guns This Month
Here are the stories of four people whose lives were saved by their own quick thinking, their training…and the fact that they had guns. If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re already pretty well-versed in both of the statistics you can see in the above photo. The problem with statistics is that, for…
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Please, Let’s Not Look For This Armed American Hero
Let’s not “reward” the mysterious armed citizen who saved a stranger’s life by ruining his… On January 28, we were treated to a wicked pissah tale of road rage from–where else?–Massachusetts. According to this news report from Fox, it all started with a typical ‘Pike event: a minor crash. The two drivers started to argue,…
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From the “Gun Owners Are Paranoid” Files, Part Eleventy
Every time the mainstream media covers Second Amendment issues, we get to hear the “paranoia” slander… …And every time an actual disaster hits, and armed citizens are forced to ensure their own safety, the gun banners go silent. The article I linked in the last sentence is pretty much straightforward news reporting, but it’s an…
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Should Armed Defenders Help Strangers?
If you carry a concealed firearm for self-defense, the question has no doubt occurred to you: “What would I do if I saw a stranger in distress?” It’s actually a pretty thorny dilemma for armed defenders, because the fact that they now have access to lethal force absolutely does change the calculus about whether or…
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The Truth About Condition Yellow
It’s not paranoia; it’s responsible gun ownership. The self-defense visualization technique for armed citizens known as “Condition Yellow” has recently been the centerpiece of a typically disingenuous article from the anti-gun establishment, which won’t surprise those of us who keep an eye on the mainstream media. Misrepresenting the intentions and mindset of armed defenders as…
