One of the BEST and most Practical articles I have read in a long time on training for and surviving an Active Shooter situation.-SF A lot of people have asked me about how they could increase their survivability in an active shooter situation. The reality is sometimes you can’t win and that’s something you should…
Category: Training
Farnam Quips: Survival Lessons Learned From Recent Terror Attacks
From recent terrorist incidents, several life and death survival lessons emerge: 1. Don’t head for the restroom! Restrooms are dead ends. There is likely no exit from the restroom. You will be trapped there. When you don’t see another eligible exit, head for the kitchen. The kitchen always has a back door! 2. Have a…
Armed Citizens Corner: Recognizing an Opportunity For Action When The Killer’s Gun Jams
By Greg Ellifritz I’ve written quite a bit about malfunctioning guns over the years. I published Criminals and the Guns They Carry. That article was a study of all the unloaded broken and malfunctioning guns police take from criminals. A couple weeks later I wrote Weapon Malfunctions in the Active Shooter Environment about…
Civilian Operator 101: Stopping a “Jihad-Mobile”
By Hammerhead With the recent terror attack in Nice, France we saw yet again how a determined jihadi with a relatively simple attack plan and using a vehicle as a weapon wreaked absolute havoc and carnage on a group of innocent civilians, killing 84 and wounding 202. Terrorist Using Vehicles as Weapons is of course nothing…
Armed Citizen Corner: Start Practicing More Headshots Because Terrorist Love Explosives
If you are reading this, then you are probably the type of person who would be willing to fight back against a terrorist attack using your guns. The fact is that more and more terrorist attacks are going to be occurring on American soil because the “Global War on Terror” includes the USA now. That…
Blade Training: The Illusion of Proficiency
The Illusion of Proficiency I will sometimes open seminars by having students emulate real-life knife tactics used by criminals, working through a handful of techniques that I have picked up from various sources over the years. The point of the exercise isn’t to train these techniques for self-defense purposes, but rather to illustrate the glaring…
Firearm Training Tips: Living With Astigmatism When Using Red Dot’s, Holographic or Prismatic Optics
About 15 years ago I sadly boxed up a brand new Red Dot Optic for it’s return to the manufacturer without ever having used it to fire a shot – the reticle was a blurry burst rather than a crisp clear dot. But before I called and asked for a return authorization, I decided to…
Health and Fitness: The Physically Adaptive Combat Athlete
Although this is obviously aimed for military application, I think it gives the Civilian Operator a great springboard template to base his Physical Fitness training regimen off of, especially if you want to integrate small unit tactics. -SF The Physically Adaptive Soldier: Creating the Combat Athlete Darrell E. Fawley III As the Army transitions…
Trauma Medicine: Through-and-Through Gunshot Wound to the Chest
This is an excellent educational article on traumatic gunshot wound care and treatment. Lots of good photos and vids, so please click on the Original link at Tac-Med Australia to see ALL of It!-SF 02 JUL 2016 The following case study is of an Afghan civilian woman who was medically evacuated to a Forward Surgical…
Farnam Quips: Quick or Dead!
As Mr. Farnam reiterates below, when you budget for any defensive weapon, be it a handgun or long gun, also budget for some classes in how to use that weapon effectively. Beware of classes that only make you “feel good about your abilities”, seek out a class that challenges you and forces you to improve!…