Scar Tissue That I Wish You Saw
We keep hearing about "training scars" within the firearms community, those issues that show up when we try to apply inappropriate techniques to the current situation. But are they a real thing? Maybe.
We keep hearing about "training scars" within the firearms community, those issues that show up when we try to apply inappropriate techniques to the current situation. But are they a real thing? Maybe.
At one point or another in my shooting career, I've worn every type of hearing protection there is (my current favorite is these in-ear active units, but they are a bit spendy). I have a roundup of what hearing protection…
The decision to carry your gun all day, every day is absolutely vital to the armed lifestyle, because without that decision, everything else is theoretical at best (and a total %#$!off, at worst). Carrying a gun everyday, ANY gun, is…
I understand the desire to keep our schools safe by posting law enforcement in and around our schools, and to be honest, I’m glad they’re in our schools. I grew with a cop assigned to my high school, and I…
And then the bullhorn crackles And the captain tackles With the problems and the how's and why's And he can see no reasons 'Cause there are no reasons What reason do you need to die - Bob Geldof, "I Don't…
My friend Kat has a really good article on what "situational awareness" is and why it's so vital in the world of self defense. I've read dozens and dozens of articles on this topic, but this is one of the…
I've been writing variations on the idea that personal safety requires more than just a gun for at least a half-dozen years now. First was for the now defunct Tactical.com blog, then for Teamgunblogger, and now for Shooting Illustrated. I…
Dave Grossman's concept of the "sheepdog" has had a big influence on both civilian concealed and law enforcement. The idea is that there are three kinds of people in the world*: Sheep, who will not or can not take responsibility…