Openrange Defense – Is Awareness Mightier than the Gun? I personally hold the old school adage of “The Best Fight is the one that never happens” as my personal motto because it exemplifies the two traits I think every martial citizen should have in spades: AWARENESS and DE-ESCALATION. Being AWARE of your Surroundings and Always…
Category: Concealed Carry Cautionary Tales
Shoot em’ To The Ground!
From the Archives, 2019 Watching this video of a nut with a knife getting perforated reminded me of this article I did last year. With the recent increase in general anarchy and POS high on drugs like PCP, make sure you guys are running drills like this on a regular basis. Never assume “Two rounds…
Armed Citizen Corner: Single-Handed Shooting, Why Practice It?
Single-Handed Shooting: Why Practice It? This is a skill I always sharpen when at the range because you never know when Mr. Murphy is gonna kick you in the nuts when out on the street among the savages. The old adage “Better to have it and not need than need it and not have…
Balancing Safety and Realism in Civilian Firearms Training
From the Archives, 2014 The following video was sent to be by a good friend who routinely trains with a former Spetsnaz member. At first glance, most people’s reactions are the same “This is CRAZY!!”but not until the end where Larry “arfcom” Vickers explains these are extremely advanced RUSSIAN FSB MILITARY…
As a General Rule, Crowds are BAD
From the Archives, 2018 At a car show recently held in Victoria Texas, a drunk paroled felon who had been locked up for (wait for it) D.W.I, drove his car into a crowd of people, killing a 65 year old man. This type of threat where a vehicle is used as the weapon, has become…
The Combat Realities of Trigger Reset
From the Archives, 2016 Trigger reset is one of those skills, that if you were like me, when you learned it, it pretty much changed your level of accuracy instantly, especially with a pistol. I remember one of my trainers summarizing it for me: “Unlike a rifle, where the barrel is 16 to 20 inches…
What Is It For?
Another sage quip from John Farnam regarding keeping your fighting gun simple. This is a prime example of Competition “race” gun mentality bleeding over into the Practical Carry arena. “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” Coco Chanel Peacetime/Wartime “Forward” slide serrations (forward of the ejection port)…
Court upholds Right of Armed Citizen to Shoot a Police Officer in Defense
Court upholds Right of Armed Citizen to Shoot a Police Officer in Defense This man spent Five Years of his life in Jail for acting in Reasonable Self-Defense against a cop who did not follow the rules. This part bears repeating: The agents of the government are not supposed to be our masters. They are…
Philadelphia Licensed Gun Owner Shoots Three Thugs on Bus
Philadelphia licensed gun owner claims self defense in shooting of 3 teens aboard bus I would bet a hundred dollars the only reason this is news is the “Legally Armed Citizen” is white and the three thugs are black. I am sure this is far from over. The real fight for your life begins AFTER…
Paul Howe on Church Security
As I have said before I Highly recommend Paul Howe’s classes at CSAT. Both the Man and the Facilities are top notch!