Are You Being Served?
I chatted John Hearne a bit today about the state of the art of the firearms training industry. I mentioned to him that I'm not teaching any classes right now (for a number of reasons) but even if I was,…
Green Shoots
There's been a lot of chatter about what the weakening of the NFA has in store for American gun owners. The legal status of suppressors is a little confusing right now, with some people being able to buy them with…
Long Distance Relationships
In the aftermath of the spectacular work done by Jordan Salinas during an active shooter event in Idaho, the question has been raised on social media about how often you practice shooting at over 15 yards. Well for me, it's…
You’re Not Fooling Anybody
This comment was left on a recent video I did. "I wear a 5.11 vest. In 29 years I have had approximately six people ask me if I was a fisherman or a photographer." Six people realized "That ain't right"…
Signalling Your Intent
There's an interesting quote in this article by John Farnam on open carry: “Security discussed is security compromised.” As he sees it, a defensive firearm in plain sight is a firearm that is not as effective as it could be…
Seeing The Elephant
Many years ago, I attended a two-day training class with a rather famous firearms trainer who was also a veteran law enforcement officer. Not only that, but he had served many years on his agency's SWAT team and was the…
Three By Three By Three
Claude Werner has an interesting drill based on the "three yards, three rounds, three seconds" rubric for armed self defense. I'm neutral as to whether this idea is as applicable to the armed citizen as it is to law enforcement,…
The Expert’s Gun
I spent many a night in the darkroom of my local community college when I first started out on my (successful) quest to be a photographer, learning how to do black & white prints from 35mm negatives. The skill level…
Can We Get Serious Here?
What separates a serious practitioner of the martial art of concealed carry (or someone who has fully embraced the concealed carry lifestyle) from the casual gun owner? I saw this question on social media recently, and my answer was, "A…
Trainer or Therapist?
Maybe we're approaching the 1 Percent Problem from the wrong perspective. We know, by the numbers, that almost 82% percent of all armed encounters end without a shot being fired: All the armed citizen needed to do was a) have…