Security Team Thwarts Armed Teen During Attack on Catholic Church Service in Louisiana [VIDEO]
A church security team at a Louisiana Catholic church thwarted an ham-fisted attempted spree shooter Saturday morning. Cops say a 16-year-old perp, armed with a gun, walked in a back door during a first communion service for about 60 second graders. Within moments he was confronted and “escorted” out by church security members. The sanctuary […]
LA ‘Firearms Sensei’ Teaches Guns to Those Who Are Sick of America’s Gun Culture
At least two hours have gone by in the Pistol 101 class, and no student has fired a bullet or even picked up a gun. This isn’t a lesson for anyone eager to pull the trigger. Tom Nguyen’s teaching style is patient, aimed at demystifying an object many of his students have spent their lives […]
Personal Defense Tip: Make Malfunction Clearing Part of Your Regular Range Routine
It seems as though almost everyone loves semi-auto pistols these days, particularly for self-defense applications. Greater carry capacity and faster, less complicated reloads have made them very appealing to average people defending themselves from bad people with evil in their hearts. Of course, Hollywood has done their part as well. If you doubt that, when […]
Sporting Clays: Learning By Watching
I believe in the immersion theory of learning. Diving right in and trying something. I’ve done it more times than I’d willingly admit in a variety of activities. In a few instances, it was accidental, not intentional. The Sixth Annual Providence Cup runs through May 5 at Providence Hill Sporting Club in Mississippi. The accidental […]
No, .22 Handguns Aren’t the Best Self-Defense Choice for the Weak and the Frail
A quick check of the calendar reveals that this is actually 2024, not 1984. That being said, I see that some “firearms instructors” are still passing along advice that should have been put to bed forty years ago. Regarding today’s topic, the argument that “a .22 LR is a good self-defense choice for women with […]
An Inconvenient Truth: Armed Teachers Save Lives
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently signed legislation allowing armed teachers and school staff in school buildings and campuses in the state. Ohio has had armed school staff for over ten years now. In March of 2013, I was one of the two dozen school staff members (out of 1200 applicants) attending the first Response to […]
Her: Women Aren’t Trained Well Enough to Defend Themselves With Firearms
I’ve been a hunter, had a gun, had firearms in my home for about 30 years now. Kinda dates me a little bit. And I tell ya that every single time that I use my firearm I have to actually remember to train myself to say, ‘Where’s my safety’ and to take my safety off. […]
ATF’s Poorly Trained SWAT ‘Operators’ are a Threat to Public Safety
Selection, training and leadership are vital to any special operations team, regardless of their size or mission parameters. The more rigorous the selection process, the more comprehensive the training, the more professional the leadership, the better the unit will perform. Delta Force’s Operators Training Course, for example, is six months long, and teaches advanced CQB, […]
An Unfortunate Truth: 911 Is A Joke
Well, it’s happened again. The United States experienced yet another widespread communications outage. This time it was the 911 Emergency System in four separate states which had the potential to affect millions of citizens. And what is the reason behind this massive outage? According to the latest story, some utility workers cut a cable. Remember […]
3 Lessons to Learn From the Death of an Armed Good Samaritan
No one likes a Monday morning quarterback (Gen Z folks, ask your dads). That being said, when the FAA investigates a fatal airplane crash, they aren’t doing so to be Monday morning quarterbacks or smartasses. No, the FAA investigates in order to determine what went wrong in the hopes that we can prevent that kind […]