Lizzie Jackovich from Firearms Owners Against Crime joins Riding Shotgun With Charlie on the way to the Great American Outdoor Show to talk PA gun rights, concealed carry, training, gun bash events, and why volunteers keep the Second Amendment fight moving.
The determined mindset is the dimension of self-defense most concealed carriers never actually train. See how it ended a real carjacking attempt in two seconds.
NASHVILLE, TN — Governor Bill Lee has signed the expanded deadly force bill into law, closing out the fight I covered in April when lawmakers sent Senate Bill 1847 to his desk. Lee signed the measure on May 22, 2026. It became Public Chapter 1100 and takes effect July 1, 2026. The House passed ...
DANDRIDGE, TN — A man armed with a sword is dead, and the person who shot him was questioned and released the same night. Jefferson County Central Dispatch took a call about a shooting on Riverfront Circle just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. Deputies were on scene in about four minutes and ...
For many shooters I know (including myself), customization isn’t a question of if, but when. By their nature, firearms are intensely personal tools. They’re also personal statements. It’s the appeal of taking that personal tool and adapting it to your own preferences and needs that drives t...
The M1A has an impressive lineage. Based on a design dating back to the 1930s and born from the prodigious mind of John C. Garand, the M1A has many of the hallmarks of his M1 Garand rifle. However, it is even more closely tied to the M14, the rifle developed as the successor to Garand�...
The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...
The saying, “mission drives the gear train”, is a reference to the objective having ruling authority over gear choices. We typically don’t think of it this way, but the objective should be driving our training too. The more precise we can be with what that objective is, the more focused we ...
The best defense is a good offense — especially when confronted by a true gun snob The post How to Be an Insufferable Shotgun Snob, According to Jim Carmichel appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Taurus released a PCC way back in 2014, known as the CT9/40. It’s been widely forgotten about. The Taurus RPC won’t suffer that same fate. Taurus could have easily released a blowback PCC and called it a day, but they didn’t do that. They went all out, ditching straight blowback for a rolle...