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The Blackhawk! SERPA CQC Concealment holster features that company’s Level 2 retention. Passive retention is provided with the adjustable detent screw on the side for tightness, while the SERPA Auto Lock release on the side represents the active retention element. Holster retention is an important concept to grasp, whether you open or concealed carry. Here is a look at some general concepts on holster retention. Friction Leather scabbards have the innate ability to retain the handgun by good ol’ fashioned friction. Passive retention, as it’s sometimes called, is enhanced by the scabbard being molded to your make and model of...

Which is the better choice for home defense? Choosing a weapon for home defense is a serious matter, and as far as I’m concerned, a handgun should be an integral part of any home defense plan. Why? Unlike a shotgun or an AR, handguns are easy to keep with you at all times. With a long gun, you’ll have to go fetch it when the balloon goes up. A handgun, however, does not constitute a comprehensive home defense plan. Handguns are personal defense weapons, and while one might very well be needed during a home protection scenario, if a long...

                In what is labeled by the NRA as the “largest gun grab in history,” the Social Security Administration is moving on behalf of the Obama administration to tighten gun laws on some Social Security recipients. Recipients who have a “representative payee,” or someone handling their finances, will have their gun ownership rights revoked because they  will be labeled as having “subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease,” as reported by the LA Times.                 Approximately 4.2 million people on Social Security have a representative payee. If this program is put into place, those people would immediately be...

By the NRA-ILA Today, NRA-backed permitless carry legislation,Senate Bill 45, goes into effect.  SB 45 was signed into law on April 7, 2015 by Governor Sam Brownback (R). Authored by Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce (R-34) and carried in the House of Representatives by Representative Travis Couture-Lovelady (R-110), SB 45 recognizes Kansans’ freedom to legally carry a concealed firearm without the requirement of acquiring a Kansas concealed carry handgun license (CCHL).  SB 45 is a necessary update to concealed carry in Kansas, allowing law-abiding gun owners the ability to better protect themselves and their loved ones.  In Kansas, it is already legal to...