The Hansen Ruling Upheld: A Wake-Up Call for Gun Rights Advocates©Image Credit: Survival World

The recent D.C. Circuit Court decision in Hansen v. District of Columbia has sent ripples through Second Amendment circles, as the panel upheld Washington D.C.’s …

What Are the 7 Fundamentals of Marksmanship?

By The Range 702 February 22, 2022

Marksmanship is a precise skill that requires focus, practice, and routine steps for safe and accurate shots. Learning to handle a firearm properly and refining your craft will help …

When to Use Deadly Force

If you’re training and carrying concealed for self-defense, you likely want to know when you can use deadly force. When during an attack is it acceptable to pull your firearm? USCCA’s director of content Kevin Michalowski and former state …

Carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) is a significant responsibility that requires a special set of skills, knowledge and judgment abilities. Becoming proficient in these skills can mean the difference between effectively defending yourself and your loved ones or …

The United States has a long and complex history with guns dating all the way back to colonial times. There is continuous debate surrounding the rights to gun ownership and what regulations should or should not be implemented. Ratified in 1791, The Second …

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The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear and use arms in lawful situations. However, you can still face criminal charges if you discharge a weapon, even in self-defense. Our Second Amendment lawyers can …

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Defensive Handgun Training For Women 

To better understand the cleaning process, let’s look at what makes guns dirty.

Why so Dirty?

When you pull the trigger, it releases the firing pin, which strikes the primer, causing a chemical reaction. The impact-sensitive primer ignites, sending a flame toward …

On January 13, 2023, the Attorney General signed ATF final rule 2021R-08F, “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces,’” amending ATF’s regulations to clarify when a rifle is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. The …

There are three reasons why it is important to get firearms training. 

The first reason is safety, the second is education, and the third is learning the fundamentals. Every day, we are bombarded with misinformation both intentional and unintentional. For the …

Your 7 Rules For The Justified Use Of Force

Deadly force may be used only when there is an immediate and unavoidable danger of death or great/grave bodily harm to an innocent person, where no other option exists other than the use of deadly force. 

- You must be …

To respect your instructor’s time is to respect your instructor, and whenever you head off to a class, it’s important that you remember everything you’ll need on hand in order to maximize the experience.

Few feelings are as frustrating as arriving at your …

Why You Need To Dry-Fire Practice

December 5, 2018 by SSUSA STAFF
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If you had 10 pro shooters in a room, and asked each of them what the number one tip is to improve shooting skills, we bet at least nine of them will reply "dry-fire practice." And with good …

Get A Grip: Proper Grip Essential For Shooting Precision

by Andy Lander, NRA Training Counselor Program Coordinator - Friday, July 21, 2017

Gripping a semi-automatic pistol correctly is essential to be able to shoot precisely and quickly. A proper grip will …

Range Day Checklist

____Firearm

____Ammunition

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1. eye protection, both clear and as sunglasses for outdoor training

2. band-aids

3. a small flashlight (for seeing into firearms during minor repairs or for shining down a barrel in case of a suspected …

The Effects of Firearm Safety Training Requirements

April 22, 2020

According to results from a 2015 survey, approximately 61 percent of firearm owners in the United States have received formal training on firearm safety and use (Rowhani-Rahbar et al., 2018). …

Posted on November 5th, 2022.

America is dangerous. The world is dangerous. Here, there, and everywhere, the danger is lurking. When people act unpredictably and threateningly, the best thing to do is be prepared.

Police and security are the ideal intermediaries, …