Personal Defense Tip: If You Aren’t Behind Cover, Your Feet Should Be Moving
A tactical absolute that I was taught decades ago was this, if the fight begins and you are not behind cover your feet should be moving.
Do vs. Don’t…Giving and Taking Self-Defense Advice
I have had people who went through the process getting a state-issued concealed carry permit tell me, “I don’t carry all the time, I’m not paranoid.” I’ve lost count of the times that someone who’s a ‘gun person’ told me, “I only carry when I think I might need it.”
Personal Defense: Sorting Reality from Fantasy in ‘Your Gunfight’
The moral of the lesson was, instead of preparing for our imagined gunfight or the ideal self-defense situation, we should rather be preparing for any eventuality from a verbal altercation to an attempted murder.
Learn Self-Reliance: Raise Chickens
We are living in a world where more and more people are waking up to the fact that convenience has a price and that price is dependency. The reality of the world has always been that if you choose to be dependent on outside sources for your sustenance, sooner or later you will find yourself in a position of servitude.
Mindset: There’s More to Armed Living Than Carrying a Gun
Concealed carry handguns aren’t good luck charms or some kind of magic talisman to ward off bad people. It doesn’t do you any good to carry a firearm if you are putting yourself into positions where you can’t get to it.
Yes, Double Action Revolvers Are Still Viable Personal Defense Tools…But You Need To Train With Them
Should you bring your double action revolver to a 2-say pistol class? Answer: if that’s what you are carrying or keeping at home for personal defense, you absolutely should.
‘Where Were the Bodyguards?’ Will More CEOs Hire Security After the UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder?
Businessmen like to see a profit. Security is a cost center. It’s an area that will never turn a profit. The security ledger is always in the red. So some may pay for professional executive protection, but probably not for long.
Gun Review: Century Arms BFT 556 Rifle
The reliable Century Arms BFT 556 chambered in 5.56 NATO ate up steel-cased ammo like it was starving. It has distinctive red hardwood furniture and its AK74-style muzzle device makes recoil almost nonexistent.
Critical Safety Tip: Learn The Four Rules of Gun Safety…Plus One
I didn’t feel comfortable adding to Jeff Cooper’s safety rules that so we settled on “4 Rules Plus 1.” During our range safety briefings, we go over the four rules and then follow it with the “plus one” of let it drop.
Pro Tip: Don’t Waste Your Time With Tactical Masturbation
Like the more traditional form of self-gratification, tactical masturbation might be enjoyable or a good way to pass a short amount of time, but in the end it has little practical application.