Gun Defense. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHfDaFDktPA
It's often said that most gunfights occur with the combatants standing within a few feet of each other. Like most numbers involving the intersection of humans and ballistics, the stat is thoroughly unreliable. First,...
Thoughts on Equipment Placement, Conditioned Response, Reaction Time, Hick’s Law, the 21 foot guideline,...
The following article was written by Ben Kurata, Senior Staff Instructor at Texas' International Training, Inc. We republish it here with the permission of the article's sponsor, Action Targets
Recently, a transit Officer was convicted of...
“Most people respond to having a hole poked in them, and you can hope...
"Enter the most deadly pistol I own – The Kel-Tec P3AT. Weighing in at a whopping 8.3 oz. unloaded, carrying a total of 7 rounds of squirrel-stopping 380 ACP and a sight radius barely...
How Not to Handle a Home Invasion
Whoa! How many mistakes can you make and still live to tell the tale? One, if you know there's a threat and you have the time, call the cops. THEN deal. Two, don't deal....
How to Double Firearms Sales in Ten Years or Less
There's a new ad slogan making the rounds: "It's amazing what soup can do." The company behind the campaign has spent millions promoting its pro-soup tagline. Quick! Is it Campbell, Lipton or Progresso? Campbell....
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 4
Being in the midst of a big project for my day job, I had to curtail most of my plans to travel about (notably to a coffee shop) today. Frankly, most of my –...
Sometimes It’s OK to Bring A Spatula to a Gun Fight
A great many gun owners suffer from what I call totemgunopia (totem + gun + myopia). OK, I just made that up. But I've met plenty of gun guys and gals who've come to...
Four Things You Need Before Buying a Home Defense Handgun
The rabbi likes to start aspiring handgun owners on their ballistic journey with a simple question: could you kill another human being? With all due respect, I think that's a profoundly silly question. Unless...
What is The Adnarim Statement?
If there's one thing I hate more than Fox News' Uncle Unctuous (a.k.a. Bill O'Reilly) it's their constant cliff-hangers. "Wait 'til you hear who's got a sniper rifle aimed at your head." Here's another one re:...
Three Things You Should Teach Your Children About Guns
1. Never point a gun at someone---unless you need to kill them. This rule stops your child from shooting anyone who doesn't need shooting. Which is just as well, given how litigious American society...
What to Do If Someone’s Holding A Gun To Your Head. Or Not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5PS6uKr9BA
Hand combat skills are the foundation of any armed self-defense. In many maybe even most violent situations, you won't able to get to your weapon. If you don't know how to defend, deflect and...
Fifteen Seconds (AKA: Friday Night Weapon Lights)
About two hours past the "dead of night," my home security plan underwent a thorough, objective, and absolutely convincing practical evaluation. I was awoken from a dead sleep by the proverbial 'bump in the...