Practical Lessons From Videos of the Hamas Attacks on Israel
Having taken graduate-level courses in emergency management and homeland security, watching people argue online about the Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli response can be maddening.
Instead of embracing the complexity and trying to...
Concealed is Concealed: How to Dress For Everyday Carry Success
There is more to carrying a concealed handgun than simply throwing a t-shirt over your rig. You have to change your style of dress and, to a lesser extent, your lifestyle to accommodate your...
Why Firearm and Self Defense Training are Worth Your Time and Money
I've written a number of posts on training, including classes that use force-on-force, which elaborated on some of the most effective forms of self-defense training available to civilians today. In response, there always seems...
Now Out: Paul Markel’s ‘How to Shoot Better than a Navy SEAL’
The latest book to be published by prolific author and friend of TTAG Paul Markel is How to Shoot Better than a Navy SEAL. As Markel writes in his introduction . . .
I began...
Guns for Beginners: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know About Armed Self-Defense
By Rob Morse
The news right now is enough to frighten anyone. I'm hearing Pro-Palestinian protesters say they wanted to kill Jews. I expected that from extremists overseas but I didn't expect to hear it...
Personal Defense: Know the Difference Between Cover and Concealment
https://youtu.be/2Rgq45MJ-Og?si=Ov63qFJhLcF3kWq3
Cover is any object that protects you from gunfire. Concealment is an object that hides you from an aggressor. Question: if you were in the Stop 'N Rob in the video above, where is...
How to Give Good Advice When You’re Asked About Guns
By Paul Markel
Just like clockwork, when people who don't own or carry guns are faced with the reality that we live in a dangerous, uncertain world, they look to their “gun friends” for advice....
Things That Don’t Suck: Clip-N-Shoot Dry Fire Training System
While dry fire practice is very beneficial, it's always boring. Well, it can be. Ten reps often feel like 50. Just plain dry firing gets boring and doesn't always offer the best practice. Yet,...
Self-Defense Training: Does Anyone Ever Really Have Time for the OODA Loop?
A TTAG Reader writes:
Innumerable articles have been written about the defensive use of firearms, especially handguns. Due to the high number of current and former combat veterans, much of the self-defense literary efforts seem...
Real World Personal Defense Lessons from Hamas’s Drugged-Up Terrorists
The original assassins had hashish, the Moros in the Philippines used a native opioid, the Somali pirates and terrorists chew khat, and now there is a new terrorist drug of choice...Captagon. Numerous dead Hamas...
Personal Defense Tip: Train to Move When You Shoot and to Shoot When You...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2hn6AVCVro
Movement is a topic that's mostly misunderstood and rarely practiced. As a foundational skill, it should be part of every competent gunman's skill set. Why is movement so important? Because a moving target is...
How to Make the Most of Your Precious Range Time When You Can Never...
By Brian P.
I have precious little time to hit the range. Ring a bell? Three kids, a five days a week work schedule with an hour commute, and a wife who rotates weekends every...