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 →
I am not an attorney, yet as an educator in this space I study Use of Force Law quite extensively. If you carry a handgun for self-defense, you are doing yourself an enormous disservice if you are not well informed and educated on the laws that govern the use of force in personal protection. In... Continue Reading →
The intentional destruction of our nation continues with an open border. Some of the most vicious and hyper violent individuals on the earth populate the Central American drug cartels and now, TADA! They are here in force courtesy of our current administration. But, at least there are no mean tweets, so priorities, right! Expect an... Continue Reading →
The truth is, the likelihood of needing to reload your handgun in a defensive encounter is infinitesimal. However, the issue I take with those who promote ignoring this skill is that, if you shoot, you need to be reloading often anyway. Why would you not do so in a manner that builds proficiency for a... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago we had Phil Elmore on the USA Carry Podcast to discuss edged weapons. This is a deep dive that I have long wanted to tackle as the topic has been touched on, but not deeply explored, many times on past shows I have done on other podcasts. Phil was the perfect guy... Continue Reading →
I don’t like to jump on the bandwagon of doom and gloom or panic, but we are in a bad place as a nation pertaining to the possibility of terror attacks. The three letter agencies are flat out admitting that we are at a heightened and precarious state of security. The seditious current administration has... Continue Reading →
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