Par For The Course
I just finished up a piece for Springfield Armory on the implications of Karl Rehn's "Beyond The One Percent" series, where he lays out that only one percent of gun owners take any training beyond the bare minimum required by…
50 Rounds And A Cloud of Dust
I have never been a big fan of all-day practice sessions. I am not a sponsored shooter. I don’t have an ammo contract, and while yes, I could round up some practice ammo from the people I know in the…
Gear For Non-Permissive Environments
There are times in our lives when the need to be discreet trumps the need for firepower. For instance, I worked in an office environment for ten years and managed to stay armed and ready the entire time. By paying…
The Can, May, Should and Must of Open Carry
Next month, I’m doing a presentation for the Cape Coral branch of the Armed Women of America on open carry, and that forced me to revisit this often-touchy topic once again. It seemed to me that for some reason, I…
Introducing Tactical Tuesdays
Let's take a quick look at the things that are holding people back from firearms training: Cost: A top-level class can run into thousands of dollars for a week-long training session Time: Did we mention a week-long training session? Effectiveness:…
Processing Power
Brian Hill and Caleb Giddings probably won’t be co-teaching a class any time soon, but they both arrived at the same idea from different angles. Caleb thinks the Failure To Stop is the single most relevant drill for the armed…
Train Your Weakness, Race Your Strength
First off, I must credit my friend and mentor Michael Bane for this phrase. He learned it while training for a triathlon and then mentioned it on his podcast, where I picked it up. The idea is simple: Find out…
There Can Be Only One
I don’t believe in a “concealed carry rotation.” I carry one model of gun, not skitter around between many different types of guns depending on my mood or the phase of Jupiter. I started out in concealed carry with a…
New Classes!
I've updated the schedule for the rest of the year. The new classes are: Florida Concealed Carry Class: Saturday, September 6th, 9am Self Defense Outside The Home: Saturday, October 18th, 9am Intro to Defensive Carbine: Sunday, October 26th, 2pm Self Defense…
