A Baseline of Normal
One of the biggest problems with the idea of firearms training as a martial art is there is no such thing as a UFC of concealed carry. The best indicators of what we teach actually works or not are things…
Dunning, Kruger, Smith and Wesson
My friend Alex posted this as a response to a question in a Facebook group on how to become a firearms trainer. Sign up for Rangemaster Instructor Development Train with other instructors that have been through Rangemaster Identify your niche…
Normalcy Bias Is Far Too Normal
I live in a small community that’s literally built around a large Catholic church. It’s full of “good people” who love God, raise families and regularly vote Republican. Oh, and there was a domestic violence incident here today where one…
School Uniforms
I took a Gunsite 150 class at Shooter’s World in Orlando over the weekend, and I tell you, I have never had a bad class when a Gunsite Instructor was teaching it. The professionalism and teaching ability of Gunsite instructors…
With A Bit Of A Mind Flip
“An ordinary person spends his life avoiding tense situations. A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations.” - Harry Dean Stanton, “Repo Man” I’m working on standing up the security team for my church, and part of that…
Mass Hysteria
My friend and mentor Michael Bane had a great podcast episode this week on the difference between a mass shooting and an active killer. I will confess that tended to confuse the two before I listened to his podcast (and…
Upcoming Training
When I said I was taking some time off during the summer for some training, I wasn't kidding. Here's what I have planned for the rest of the year. Force on Force Training - 5 Hours I'm taking this class…
Scope of Work
If you’ve been following this blog for awhile you’ll note that I rarely talk about gear. There are two reasons for that. The first is, I’m not really interested in gear all that much. I mean, as long as you…
The Concealed Carry Balancing Act
I'm meeting with a new student in a few hours to talk about her options for personal defense and look over some possible guns for her. She's a 65 year old widower and has a niece who is a trainer…
Community Building
A few of my friends in the firearms world have been poopoo-ing the SIG Sauer Rose Retreats, where women pay a healthy chunk of cash ($5k or so) to get some training, a signature pistol and hang out for a…