Eeka McLeod holds regular active-shooter drills at home with her daughter, 8. Parents’ efforts to protect their kids have taken on new urgency after this week’s shooting in Minneapolis.

For new shooters, gaining familiarity with a firearm is priority No. 1. Here are five great drills that beginners can try out at the range to build their skills and get to know their handgun.

Many pistol shooters, myself included, enjoy working on speed as a handgun-shooting skill. Lots of drills include time as a focus and metric of proficiency, but learn how to shoot accurately first.

Police and law enforcement officers generally don’t have the luxury of stopping, setting up a good shooting platform and delivering accurate fire.

Active shooter drills have become the norm in schools across the U.S., but experts warn they have the potential to cause more harm than good.

The Marine Corps may soon change how it grades the shooting in its Combat Pistol Program, giving more points to lethal shots and devaluing non-lethal shots, Corps officials said. “We’re not ...

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