How many firearm lessons do you actually need before a pistol feels natural in your hand? A Boynton Beach instructor breaks down the real number.

Wolford v Lopez struck down Hawaii’s opt-in carry rule on private property, but Florida already worked the opposite way. Here’s what the ruling actually changes, and what stays the same.

A clear-eyed Sig P320 review covering specs, modularity, independent trigger and reliability testing, and where the uncommanded-discharge litigation actually stands in 2026.

Florida barely requires training for a concealed weapon license. Here’s what a real gun class actually teaches you that no video can, and why it matters more than the statute suggests.

A gun left in a Palm Beach State College classroom for fifteen minutes led to a felony arrest. Here’s what Florida’s firearm school property law actually requires, and the one exception every CCW holder needs to know.

The Glock 17 Gen 5 has been the default full-size 9mm recommendation for years. Here’s what independent testing actually shows about reliability, trigger feel, and who should buy one in 2026.

A student showed up to a recent intro class with a Smith & Wesson CSX tucked into an appendix holster and asked me a fair question: is this thing actually good, or did she just buy a novelty because the hammer looked cool? That’s a reasonable thing to wonder about a gun that looks like

A student called me last month before she’d even picked up a gun. First question: “How much is this going to cost me?” Fair question, and one most instructors dance around because the honest answer is “it depends.” I don’t dance around it. If you’re asking how much do firearm lessons cost in Palm Beach

A student asked me last week whether the Supreme Court AR-15 case meant Florida’s own rules on semi-automatic rifles were about to change. They aren’t, not yet, and not directly. Florida doesn’t ban the AR-15 platform the way Illinois and Connecticut do. But the case the justices agreed to hear on June 30, 2026 is

A student in one of my recent classes set a Springfield Echelon 4.0C on the bench and asked me the same question I get every time a new compact 9mm shows up: is this actually different, or is it just another gun in a crowded market? That’s exactly why I’m writing this Springfield Echelon 4.0C