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What’s a Holster For?
October 27, 2017

…s gently tipped upside down (as it might do when the person wearing it uses the restroom). It also includes holding the gun in a known orientation that does not slip or slide around, so the user always knows which end of the gun is the noisy one. To keep the gun comfortably concealed. This includes keeping the gun out of sight so that neither nosy neighbors nor official busybodies will spot it before the user intends for it to be seen. It also… Continue reading →

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8 Ways to Spot a Bad Self-Defense Product Before It Kills You
December 1, 2013

…r that group is selling – especially if what they’re selling is an opportunity to shoot with them or learn how to shoot from them. 6. If a firearms maker shows you a video of people who clearly don’t know how to safely use a gun, the particular gun design they’re selling might be okay – but you should think carefully before taking their word for that. 7. If the company founder begins their pitch by explaining that they designed the product just… Continue reading →

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Gun Cleaning 101
January 1, 2000

Gun cleaning is one of the subjects I have hesitated to address. It’s not that I don’t know how to clean a gun (I do), it is that there are a lot of very vehement opinions about gun cleaning among gun owners out there. I’m not really eager to gore anyone’s sacred cows, so let me just say this: what is shown below is a way to clean handguns, not necessarily the way to do it. If you or someone you know and love has a… Continue reading →

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__to a Friend’s House?

…afternoon, especially if you carry on-body. Whatever carry method you’ve chosen, you’ve probably worked security out for yourself during daylight hours. But what about overnight visits? Assuming your friend is a gun owner and has a gun safe, you may want to simply tell her you’re carrying, and ask her to lock it up for you at bedtime. Ohhhh, if it were always that easy! If the guest-room door has a lock on it, you could lock… Continue reading →

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Reholster without looking? Grab for a falling gun?
January 5, 2015

…, don’t shove the gun in harder, don’t just flip the obstruction out of the way without thinking about it. Just … STOP. Breathe. Think. If for whatever reason you weren’t paying 100% attention to your gun and gunhandling before, take a moment to reset your brain now. Take a deep breath to oxygenate your brain cells. If there’s something in your other hand, set it down or hand it to someone else so you can deal with… Continue reading →

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How to Choose a Safe Holster
December 23, 2012

…it a shake. If the gun falls out, throw the holster away. For standard belt holsters, one simple test of whether the holster meets this design requirement is the tip test. To perform this test, take an unloaded gun, a dummy gun, or a gun that has been disabled with a training barrel or barrel block device. Check to be sure it is unloaded, and unload if necessary. Remove all ammunition from the room and check the gun again to be sure it is still… Continue reading →

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The Embarrassing Questions Department
January 1, 2000

…ely cannot figure out how to use the toilet with the gun remaining on your belt, you can instead remove the holstered gun from your belt and place it into your purse while you do your thing. 7 As a general rule, removing the gun from your belt is a last resort: the less gun-handling you do in public, the less opportunity there is for an unfortunate mistake.   Watch Out for Curves Women who are not well-endowed probably won’t… Continue reading →

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Potty Training
March 30, 2018

…e for a loaded firearm is inside a secure holster attached to the user’s body. This remains true even when someone needs to use a toilet. So, leave the gun in the holster. Tip test: using a three-times-checked unloaded gun or (better) a dummy gun, gently tip the holster upside down over a soft surface and give it a shake. If the gun falls out, throw the holster away. 2 – Every holster should pass The Tip Test. This is important! One… Continue reading →

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