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Gun Digest Concealed Carry ResourcesDon’t wait until you’re face to face with an attacker. Prepare now with concealed carry books, downloads and CD/DVDs for armed personal defense. Get solid, credible information you can trust on guns, gear and training. Shop the online store now loaded full of gear from Blackhawk! and other partners, GunDigestStore.com is your one-stop shop for holsters, packs, lights, knives and more. We also recommend you read this primer for tips on choosing the best concealed carry gun.

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The Kimber SIS is one of the best looking .45 automatics on the planet and proof that looks don’t have to be only skin deep. The pistol is also a great shooter.

CCW: Revolver or Autoloader?

Should the armed citizen carry an autoloader, revolver … or both? There are advantages to each type of firearm, so if you carry concealed, don’t overlook these options.

Wisconsin Concealed Carry Law Now in Effect

Wisconsin Concealed Carry Law Now in Effect

After 139 years Wisconsin residents can once again legally carry concealed weapons for personal defense. Gun Digest is commemorating this day with a special store discount on concealed carry items, good through November 10, 2011.

Wisconsin Will Honor CCW Permits of 25 Other States

Wisconsin Will Honor CCW Permits of 25 Other States

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has announced that it will recognize concealed carry permits and licenses from 25 states, and Washington’s is among them.

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice wrote "Emergency Rules" creating CCW training requirement stricter than what the legislature intended.

NRA: Wisconsin CCW Rules ‘Dangerous Precedent’ for ‘Separation of Powers’

Unfortunately, DOJ has chosen to overstep its authority by imposing conditions on prospective concealed weapons license applicants that the legislature never adopted or intended. As part of the Executive Branch of state government, DOJ’s role is to faithfully implement the laws adopted by the legislature, not dramatically change them.

Video: Appleton, Wisconsin Police Discuss New Concealed Carry Law

Video: Appleton, Wisconsin Police Discuss New Concealed Carry Law

Rudy Nyman of the Appleton Police Department discusses the implementation of Wisconsin’s new concealed carry law.

Handheld Flashlight Systems: The Defensive Triad

Handheld Flashlight Systems: The Defensive Triad

Illuminate, Identify, Incapacitate. This is the defensive triad of any good tactical lighting system. With today’s more powerful and flexible lights, we can use the light system to disorient and stun the opponent.

Sedgwick County, Kansas: Concealed Carry Approved For Most County Government Buildings

Sedgwick County, Kansas: Concealed Carry Approved For Most County Government Buildings

On a 4 to 1 vote, commissioners in Sedgwick County, Kansas have approved a resolution to allow concealed carry in most, though not all, county government buildings.

Pike County Illinois forced to consider Constitutional Carry.

Pike County, Illinois: Constitutional Carry Could be on The Spring Ballot

In Pike County, Illinois, Dan Mefford, a chiropractor from Pittsfield, has begun a movement to get a constitutional carry referendum on the election ballot for March of 2012. If successful, such a ballot
referendum, “could lead to the state being forced to recognize this right as well, and to expand it to include the rest of Illinois,” Gather, a community-based news website, has reported.

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Concealed Carry: Should You Carry a Back Up Gun? Part 2

Backup handguns have saved the lives of a great many cops, and would have saved more had they been present. They can do the same for law-abiding citizens who legally carry concealed handguns to protect themselves and those within the mantle of their protection.

Think About This

Think About This

When it comes to getting hunting licesnes, carry permits, and guns, many of us here in the good-ol’-USA think we have it really, really tough. Let me tell you, we’re on Easy Street.