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Anytime, anywhere, even at 6:30AM on the way to work!

January 18, 2019 By Staff & filed under Blog.

The last thing you'd expect is for a hard working person to have to face. Up and ready to catch the bus before the light of day, many people feel safe in their cities due to their personal values, great situational awareness, and a firearm by their side with a concealed carry permit. Even in…

Man choosing to Open Carry learns a lesson in Madison , Wisconsin

December 26, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

A man was legally carrying his weapon on State Street in Madison, Wisconsin last week. State street is a popular restaurant and nightlife area for the thousands of students and residents that live in the bustling college town. On ‘just another average night’, another man had other ideas about the weapon on the man’s hip.…

“Watch your back”….even when you are going to CHURCH!

December 19, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

Anywhere, anytime, a normal day can quickly turn into a series of life and death decisions that must be made in a quick timeframe. A family was recently faced with this exact situation. A “normal” Sunday trip to church turned sideways as they were all facing a man with bad intentions. In the end, a…

“I reached down, I grabbed the gun, pointed it right in his face and I said ‘Let’s go together.’”

December 17, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

An article from a recent encounter in a grocery store parking lot (click here to read the full article)clearly illustrates the need for awareness at all times and shares many lessons for the average citizen defender to consider. Mike Panther faced a pair of attackers in Midlothian, Texas last month and lived to tell the…

Chaotic “Officer in Trouble” call raises so many questions!

December 14, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

A recent article on Active Response Training’s website titled “A Cautionary Tale for CCW Permit Carriers” is one that as citizen defenders and firearms concealed carriers, we all need to read and absorb. READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE Uniformed officers responding to the scene, a female shoplifter yelling “rape” while a plain clothes officer attempts…

Man shot with his own gun at a bar?

December 10, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

The man in this video was subsequently disarmed and shot multiple times with his own gun. This scene, reportedly recorded in Mexico, raises many questions…WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Rob Pincus asks and answers the following questions: Did the disarmer get lucky? Did the man need to be shot after his gun was taken away and he…

What Can We Learn from the Castile Shooting?

June 21, 2017 By Rob Pincus & filed under Blog.

Last year, at the beginning of a series of tragic shootings and senseless violence against police officers around the country, a police officer in Minnesota shot a legally armed man. That man was Philando Castile and I think that there are some things we can learn from the Castile shooting. If the aftermath of last…

Veterans and Concealed Carry: How Important is Training?

March 7, 2016 By Mike McElmeel & filed under Blog.

Veterans nominally receive training on firearms during basic training. Generally this training consists of familiarity with the manual of arms and use of the current service rifle. Unless the service member is in a unit that requires the carrying of a side arm, pistol marksmanship training is an afterthought at best.

America’s First Concealed Carry Expo!

September 12, 2012 By Editor & filed under All Articles, Defensive News, News and Events.

PDN Managing Editor Rob Pincus will be appearing at the Concealed Carry Expo, which is being hosted by Gander Mountain Academy together with some of the firearms world’s top manufacturers and trainers. The two-day expo will be held September 22-23 at the first Gander Mountain Academy facility in Lake Mary, Florida. Concealed Carry Expo will…

Choosing a Holster to Fit the Fight

September 28, 2011 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories, Personal Defense Equipment.

I remember back when I was choosing my first concealed carry holster. I pored over magazine articles, read what the “experts” recommended, and obtained every holster catalog and brochure I could. (This was in the early 1990s, before the world wide web had been commercialized, and there were no websites to help in the quest.…