The Second-Best Time Is Today. Category: Training Philosophy Read time: ~8 minutes We hear it across the counter almost every week. Some version of: "I've been meaning to take a class." "I should probably learn this stuff at some point." "Once things settle down, I'll get around to it." The instinct is right. The timeline is wrong. The person saying it already understands, somewhere in the back of their mind, that being able to protect themselves and the people they love is n

On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down a centerpiece of New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA): the so-called "Vampire Rule" that had effectively turned every private business in the state into a no-carry zone by default. The ruling in Christian v. James affirms a 2024 district court decision and is a meaningful win for licensed carriers across the Empire State. What Was the "Vampire Rule"? When the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen