Via: Miguel’s Substack In case it starts at the beginning, just go all the way to 2:50 By my count, the sergeant shot 28 rounds at the suspect. From the video description (and you can see it in the video): The sergeant chased the car as Campos tries to escape, that’s when the sergeant…
Category: Firearm Training Tips
The .22 Rifle: Practical and Tactical?
The .22 Rifle: Practical and Tactical? The .22 rifle is an infinitively practical firearm that fills many-a-niche. The rifles themselves can be had for much less than their more powerful centerfire counterparts, as is the ammunition. The .22 LR cartridge itself is ubiquitous, easy to pack, and lacks the noise and recoil associated with…
How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense
How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense COVER=LIFE Cover is a gift from the heavens if someone tries to kill you with a long-range, portable hole puncher. Cover projects a literal blanket of security that sits between you and certain death. I guarantee anyone reading this owns a gun for self-protection and likely carries…
Bullets Follow Walls – Explained
I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…
How to Spot Armed Suspects
How to Spot Armed Suspects In today’s violent, unpredictable world, this skill is not only useful to LEO. Exercise yourself to be constantly aware of your surroundings and the people around you. The First and Best Defense is SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
Not-A-Glock – A 100% DIY 3D Printed .22lr Pistol
Not-A-Glock – A 100% DIY 3D Printed .22lr Pistol The recently released ‘Not-a-Glock’ pistol is designed to be made in countries which restrict firearms ownership, particularly concealable pistols suitable for self-defense . Built and designed by a European, the build guide includes over 30 pages of detailed instructions on printing and assembly with the only metal components…
Armed Citizen Corner: Can Exercise Simulate a Gunfight?
Can Exercise Simulate a Gunfight? ‘Being used to and prepared to shoot with your heart beating rapidly, sweaty hands, and gasping for air can be beneficial. It can show you what it’s like. While it can be beneficial to train with some exercise thrown in, the best thing you can do is be physically…
Armed Citizen Corner: Reasons for Concealed Carry – My Interview with a Psychopath
Reasons for Concealed Carry: My Interview with a Psychopath In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs discusses why he carries a firearm for self-defense. The article includes discussing a real person with a serious mental illness. Real names have not been used. Nothing in this narrative is intended to disparage or stigmatize those who might…
Handgun Corner: Jeff Cooper’s First Article from 1946
Jeff Cooper’s First Article Here is a scanned copy of Jeff Cooper’s first published article, from the Marine Corps Gazette, in Sept 1946. Titled “What Good Is A Pistol?”, it discusses pistol training and caliber selection. Highlights: Cooper comments that the semiauto pistol be redesigned to have more slant and a slight curve — essentially…
Training Stressors
From the Archives, 2018 (Hermit Note: In keeping with my recent announcement of re-centering priorities of “Just Shut-Up and Train!” I will be posting articles from the archives that I feel are of vital import to the Armed Citizen. Let’s all make a point to get out there and train in whatever capacity we are…