Begin Your Lifelong Journey To Personal Protection Here: A self-defense commitment, whether manifested through daily concealed carry or a home-defense plan, is a lifelong journey. In this Conceald Carry & Home Defense Special Edition, you’ll find answers to many of the biggest self-defense questions. Avoidance skills are arguably the single most effective self-defense strategy. You are guaranteed to win 100% of the confrontations you can successfully avoid. To help you do just that, inside are tips on urban survival and specific strategies you can use to improve your situational awareness. How about carry strategies? How do you choose the right holster? How do you best carry at work? We’ll provide tips on pocket and ankle carry and one man’s secrets for overcoming “big guy” concealed carry challenges. You’ll discover ideas on how to carry at work, even if your daily attire is something as carry unfriendly as … hospital scrubs. That’s not all. Inside you’ll find tips to help you choose and conceal the ideal everyday carry knife, defensive handgun reviews, ammunition performance and much, much more. Here’s what’s inside the GIANT 132 page issue: SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD-M ELITE COMPACT 9MM — Competition To Conceal Carry. ARMED AND READY — A Guide To Concealed Carry. ARMED ON THE JOB! — Concealed Carry In The Workplace. IMPROVE YOUR DEFENSE SKILLS — Learn From Defensive Handgun Drills. THE RUGER-57 — A Love Story. A TASTE OF CARRY OPTICS — What You Need To Know About Handgun Red Dots For Defensive Use. EMPIRE OF DIRT — Two Lives End On A Gravel Road. LESS-LETHAL TOOLS FOR PRIVATE EYES — Fighting Without A Firearm. CARRY ELEGANCE DEFINED — Nighthawk’s Lightweight 9mm Counselor. DON’T GET OUTED! — Dead Giveaway You’re Carrying. KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE — Handgun Ideas For Home Defense. WILSON COMBAT’S EDC X9 — Quality Doesn’t Come Cheap. OBEY THE LAW! — Do You Know Enough To Keep Out Of Jail?<br