H/T WRSA If you are a citizen who carries a Gun, Focus on Learning these 3 Things: 1. Awareness Get your nose out of your damn phone and BE PRESENT when you are out and about in public. If you can BE AWARE of a Threat before it becomes a PROBLEM you…
Category: Concealed and Open Carry Issues
Lessons Learned From the Rittenhouse Case
Lessons Learned From the Rittenhouse Case I think the biggest takeaway from this case other than being prepared for the legal fallout of a self-defense case in the 21st century America can be summed up with two points. AVOIDANCE Avoid DANGEROUS Situations and STUPID People, and yes, this mean RIOTS. Yes, I agree with…
The Armed Citizen Corner: The Surreptitious Draw, A Neglected Skill
The Surreptitious Draw: A Neglected Skill I have long been a student of MAXIMIZING speed and efficency with weapons by MINIMIZING unncecessary body movement. This is why I am a proponent of AIWB carry (Appendix Inside the Waistband) for both handgun and fixed blade knife. “To draw the gun discreetly, focus on minimizing movement…
Practice Makes Permanent
From the Archives, 2015 I first heard this from a Military Drill Instructor while on the firing line a long time ago and it stuck with me. I apply it to just about every area of my life now, but especially FIREARMS TRAINING HABITS. To me, it is the essence of WHY we should…
It Pay’s to Be Armed
Another crazy video from Brazil, where two black thugs decided to rob a Dental Clinic. Except these morons picked a dental clinic where one of the patients was ARMED. While getting a routine cleaning, An armed Military Police Officer took quick, decisive action and subdued both knife wielding assilants, shooting one of them in the…
Armed Citizen Video: How to Shoot through a Windshield
From the Archives 2018 A quick down and dirty 5 minute primer on shooting through a windshield when the shit hits the fan while in your vehicle. I would be remiss if I did not mention the obvious here: You are sitting in a three ton weapon made out of steel and aluminum…
The Three “S” Test for Training
The “Three S” Test There is a shit load of FANTASY firearms and tactics training out there. Apply the Three S “Sniff Test” to seperate the Bullshit: Is it SIMPLE? Does it make SENSE? Is it STREET PROVEN? If the training does not meet these three criteria, DUMP IT, and find something that does….
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation
From the Archives, 2015 We have discussed at length on this blog the reason why Gross Motor Skills (GMS) regardless of what tool is involved, are so important in a fight. Whether you are using empty hand, stick or knife, Gross motor movements work hand-in-hand with using the larger, more dense muscle…
Random Musings for the Armed Citizen
With “Permitless” Carry taking effect in my home state of Texas September 1st I had some thoughts: One of the things I learned very early on when I started carrying a gun for self-defense was that I needed to adpot a mentality of Avoidance, Deterrence and De-Escalation if I wanted to stay vertical and…
The Five Worst Guns for Self-Defense
The Five Worst Guns for Self-Defense Some practical common sense advice. If you are going to carry a gun to protect your life and the life of your loved one’s, don’t be a cheap idiot: spend the money for a quality firearm and some quality training!