Lesson from Clark County Ohio Shootout: Move or Die
After yesterday's snow-shoot video, TTAG commentator DonWorsham kidded me about my restlessness on the range. "Whats with all that movement Fargo? You’re going to fall down and shot your eye out!" Don knows why...
Danger on the Range
RF's recent visit to a snow-covered RI range got me thinking about safety. We like to believe we're safe at the firing range. But that is not always the case. In June 2004, a...
Concealed Carry. Do The Math,
Hoplaphobics (people who suffer from an irrational, morbid fear of guns) tend to use the same arguments against armed self-defense. Here's one: “Guns in private hands add more danger to an already dangerous situation....
Gun Preview: FN SCAR 16S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Aa_05urpJA
TTAG writer Chris Dumm and his BFFs (Best Firearms Friends) are heading out to a secret location deep in the Washington woods this weekend to test the FN SCAR 16S. And an ArmaLite M15....
Limited Liability for Self-Defense Shooter’s 911 Calls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ytn8uplERY
In my recent review of After You Shoot, I hailed author Alan Korwin's suggestion that lawmakers should create limited liability for self-defense shooters who call 911 after they've aerated an attacker. Korwin rightly pointed that prosecutors...
Book Review: After You Shoot by Alan Korwin
Author Alan Korwin is a marketing maven. His book's title and subtitle are an irresistible lure for any firearms owner who knows that saving a life by ending someone else's is a potential path to prosecutorial...
What Not to Do If You’re Kidnapped and Taken to An ATM
Nothing. Don't do nothing. Do something. Anything. Preferably something violent. Escape! In most jurisdictions, if you're being held against your will at gun or knifepoint, the entire event is considered a lethal threat. You...
Question of the Day: Is Armed Self-Defense Plan B?
In this picture, the "victim" is in a bad, bad way. Assuming that's a gat in the mugger's mitt, the driver guy's about to get his proverbial clock cleaned. By the time Mr. Glasses...
Avoid Stupid People Doing Stupid Things in Stupid Places
It's the rabbi's mantra. Well, one of them. And it's worth repeating. Not again, obviously; the headline gets the point across. Of course, an anecdote is worth a dozen adages. A siren's song? Even...
When Worlds Collide. Got Gun?
"It was a violent week in the city," The Providence Journal reports. "With two murders, at least five reported drive-by shootings and an armed home invasion." As a resident of the Renaissance City, this...
Developing a Combat Mindset
I live a defensive lifestyle. Software or mental skills such awareness, avoidance, escape, physical boundary setting and verbal diffusion are my primary lines of defense. This defensive mindset is the foundation of my training and preparation....