This article is longer than the usual, and may seem out of place on a blog about, primarily, the use of the handgun in personal protection, and other related self-defense and preparedness topics. However, part of knowing the potential threats in our world is understanding how they are fostered. In this series of articles, we... Continue Reading →
Following on last week’s theme of relevant training, here we will further define the training needs of armed citizens. The economy is bad, as anyone who thinks rather than feels realizes. People have far less disposable income across the board compared to pre-Covid and pre-Biden administration. When disposable income is not there, few people actively... Continue Reading →
Training should be “relevant” to you and your lifestyle. You have probably heard that statement often. However, like much in this world of personal protection, repeated mantras often remain nebulous and vague. How should the practitioner decipher what skills and tactics are relevant? Here we refer strictly to the armed citizen as law enforcement and... Continue Reading →
I am convinced that we are very fortunate as a nation that President Trump was not killed in the recent attempt on his life. For those of you suffering from TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome), maybe temporarily put aside your mental illness and consider what would happen if he had been killed. Do you think that... Continue Reading →
Well, looks like our guy did GREAT in the debate. If the other guy wins I, literally, won’t believe it. And the other side feels that way too. Regardless of which side of the isle you fall, chances are, you don’t have much faith in our election process, nor our political leadership. Listen, gang, there... Continue Reading →
While anecdotal evidence is not a reliable indication of trends, at some point, when everyone is seeing the same anecdotes, it is time to compare notes. The very low crime neighborhood, and county in general, in which I have now lived for over a decade has seen a massive uptick in violent crime in the... Continue Reading →
I have found an interesting dichotomy throughout the years: very often, training junkies with many, often hundreds, of hours of professional training frequently remain at a mediocre level of mechanical skill with their pistol, while performance oriented shooters who compete shoot at a high level with little, if any, formal pistol training. Occasionally, you encounter... Continue Reading →
Last week we had John Murphy, founder of FPF Training, on the USA Carry podcast. We had John on several times in years past on the CCX2 show. This time around, we deep dive the curriculum behind his Street Encounter Skills and Tactics class, which I recently attended. This is a course that I highly... Continue Reading →
The number of violent confrontations that transpire, which could easily be avoided, within the Continental United States each year is significant. I often hear people ask, “when can I shoot?” This is, entirely, the wrong question. Rather, those new to self-defense and concealed carry should be educating themselves to answer the question, “when must I... Continue Reading →
You know what does not happen in civilian self-defense shootings? Reloads. Maybe it can be found, but it is exceedingly rare. Still, I am a proponent of carrying a reload, but there is an argument to be made either way on this due to the rarity of reloads actually occurring. You know what actually does... Continue Reading →
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