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Kids say the darnedest things

Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children. Now I have six children and no theories. – John Wilmot When my kids were little, I told them that “gun talk” was kind of like “bathroom talk.” … Continue reading

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Lessons from the headlines #6: How _not_ to check out your new holster

Over the years, several people have wondered why I recommend never putting a loaded gun into your new holster right away. “Wait, what? Did she just say not to use my new holster immediately??” Why, yes. Yes I did. Never … Continue reading

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Purse advice

Disclaimer first: I am not a fan of off-body carry (such as in a purse, pack, or bag) unless you’ve tried everything else & truly have no other reasonable options. That said, I’ll put my collection of holster purses up … Continue reading

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Fear and the freeze response

On the Cornered Cat Facebook page the other day, I linked to a very personal story of one woman’s experience with violence. It’s an ugly story, and a compelling one. It’s from Limatunes, and in it, she explains what happened … Continue reading

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Ban This Song

Presented without further comment.  

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Is *your* lockbox secure?

True confessions: at SHOT Show this year, I gathered up a lot of information about different types of lockboxes for storing firearms. My goal was to get a few pages going on the Cornered Cat website on this topic. But … Continue reading

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Seeing the baby elephant

This post is about firearms training, and especially about instructor credentials. Honest. It’s just going to take a weird route to get there. Let me start with a little personal background about something else entirely. I have been pregnant six … Continue reading

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Would *you* sign this petition?

There’s an old petition I stumbled across the other day. It was written in an old-fashioned kind of legalese, so I updated it a little to make it more modern. This is the gist of what it said. *** Some … Continue reading

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