New American Truth

On any given forum that discusses firearms and related issues you will find a plethora of discussions about what people carry each day; what kind of gun, how much ammo, what knife, etc. What you won’t find as many of is discussions about how the gun is carried or, maybe more important, where. I happened [...]

My son and I recently began planning a few spring camping trips and one of the things he asked me (as only a 12 yr old can) was how I was planning to carry a pistol and, of course, which pistol was I going to take with me? That question, and my follow on attempts [...]

With Police Week happening in Washington DC this week there will be several thousand police officers walking around our nation’s capital with a badge hanging around their neck and a gun settled on their hip. Many won’t even make an attempt to conceal that weapon. In my opinion this is neither right nor wrong. It’s [...]

While the these two uniformed services differ in that the handgun is usually a secondary weapon for the military and is the primary weapon for most law enforcement they also have a few things in common: the weapon needs to be held securely; the holster needs to ride and fit comfortably; you have to be [...]

Since the advent of Active Shooter Response Training there has been an identified need to have a bag, pack, vest or SOMETHING in your patrol vehicle trunk that you can grab and go (with your gun) and be ready for the event at hand. Forward thinking administrators – and motivated patrol guys – have recognized [...]

I’ve been a TASER instructor for a few years now and I never could figure out why every holster I had seen for the TASERs – the M26 or the X26 – seemed designed specifically to make it difficult to get the TASER out for use. Naturally, one of the first things I did was [...]

The industry for holsters, vests, MOLLE-compatible system, etc has been growing by leaps and bounds. As more and more companies get into this line of equipment, the leaders tend to come to the forefront. BlackHawk STRIKE Since the mid-’90s BlackHawk has been a leading name in the nylon pack / vest / pouch business. Nothing [...]