Somewhere, everyday in the USA, 2100+ people use a gun for self defense, to stop a crime or save the lives of themselves or their family. “We believe that the American public deserve to understand that on the average, guns save 2,191 lives and are used to thwart crimes every day,” says Alan Gottlieb of…
Category: Self-Defense Issues
Real Training = Painful, Dangerous and Uncomfortable
By John Farnam This from a friend in Europe who just finished a week-long Pistol/Rifle Course in the high country. Good information: “I used a Colt AR (equipped with Aimpoint M4), and a G19. Orders were: low profile, no ‘camo,’ clothing, nor equipment. No chest rigs. Much concern here about ‘para-military’ training! We were located…
Time for Hospital Staff to Be Armed
The controversy surrounding firearms being allowed in hospitals rages on. Those who believe that guns shouldn’t be allowed in a hospital, or anywhere else for that matter, continue to point to incidents in which the use of a weapon is controversial. As Elizabeth Rosenthal points out in her recent article When the Hospital Fires the Bullet most hospitals are…
The Average Civilian Pistol Permit Holder is Better with Their Weapon Than Most Cops
This is something I have known for some time, but it is good to see a Sheriff finally saying it. Maybe this will prompt some of the “Dunkin Donut share holders” in Police and Sheriff Depts. across the nation to sell off their shares and hit the range more than once a year. -SF New…
John Farnam Quips Compilation
I decided to post a few of John Farnams recent February Quips for your reading pleasure. As Always you can find Mr. Farnam at Defense Training International. When are you ever “off duty?” by John Farnam | 20 Feb 2016 20 Feb 16 “Off” Duty? A man with a dual (USA/Israeli) citizenship was…
Another Reason to be Armed: Armed Citizen STOPS another Mass Shooting
Here is another example of a story about an armed civilian SAVING innocent lives you most likely heard NOTHING about (I Know I didn’t). Guns Save Lives Folks…Stay Armed!! -SF Another legally armed person has stopped a potential mass shooting in Hamilton, Alabama on February 10th, 2016. The shooting occurred in the morning, a little…
Matthew Bracken Talks SHTF and Dirty Civil War
MATTHEW BRACKEN is a former Navy SEAL (BUD/S Class 105), a Constitutionalist, and a self-described “freedomista”. This interview was first published in the Fall 2014 issue of Forward Observer. You might think that the most courageous thing Matt Bracken’s ever done is taking a SEAL team to Beirut, Lebanon in 1983, the same year of…
How Was Gun Control Imposed on an Unwilling World?
Disarmists use the bandwagon fallacy, (argumentum ad populum) to promote citizen disarmament. In essence, the non-argument makes the claim; everyone else disarms their population – so we should do the same. This is a logical fallacy. Perhaps you remember a parent telling you “if everyone is jumping off a bridge, it does not mean…
Israeli Woman Uses Krav-Maga to Defend Herself Against 3 Men Harassing Her
Gili Ganani, 19, a black belt in Krav Maga, appears to be striking powerful blows for female self-defense; in fact, it’s all staged ‘to raise awareness’ A female Krav Maga instructor on Tuesday posted what appeared to be security footage from a bar, which showed her beating up three guys who harassed her. The footage…
Combative Strikes
These are some very old clips but are still IMO some of the best out there regarding realistic Combative strikes that work. *Use these strikes in your CQ empty-hand/stick/knife/gun training as a way to quickly “create distance” between you and the BG so you can draw your weapon. Always stay open to the ideal of…