I teach firearm courses nationwide, and at the start of one of my most recent, intermediate-level shooting classes, I posed the question: “Most of you are licensed to carry a concealed firearm. Can anyone tell me where you may NOT carry a firearm?” Answers varied from federal buildings such as post offices and courthouses to airports, hospitals and businesses where carrying a firearm on the premises is prohibited by the proprietor. Students took pause at my next question “Although armed, when may you NOT be able to take the shot?” Answers ranged from no appropriate backstop to not enough time or enough distance between yourself and the threat to handle your cover garment, defeat any firearm-retention devices on your holster, present your gun toward the threat and make accurate combat-effective round placement. In the event you find yourself directly in harm’s way and you don’t have your gun or can’t take the shot, you have only one of two viable tactical solutions…Read More