It has layers. One single school resource officer from the local Sheriff's office watching over a school is NOT a layer, it's a single point of failure. And a single point of failure will fail every time. The panel investigating…
If you're looking for an opportunity to put your dry-fire skills in action, I wrote a piece for Beretta outlining a 100 round practice session that can be shot an indoor range, even on ranges which limit the number of…
Oh, the hours I spent behind the gun counter, guiding people through this decision. We keep looking for that (literal) magic bullet, the One Gun To Rule Them All, the gun that will turn us into Wyatt Earp every time…
Well, here's one good reason why. A public library on a Sunday morning pretty much personifies the idea of an idyllic, pastoral setting, and yet here we have a homocide happen in just that situation mere minutes from where I…
I wrote this piece for Ricochet.com over a year ago, long before I decided to become a trainer myself. The only thing I'd add to it now, more than a year later, is to train with someone whose knowledge is…
At some point in your journey through the armed lifestyle, you're going to realize that there is more than one way to be your own first responder. We carry a gun because we know there won't be a cop around…
From time to time, I hear people say "Look, I don't need to take a class, I learned how to shoot in military / I was a cop / etc." But. There is a big, big difference between people who…
John Murphy is one of the best in the business when it comes to the mental game of personal self-protection. Here's a short video on what clues to look for if someone walks up to you with evil in mind.…
I am a big fan of trainers who acknowledge the glaringly obvious fact that most of what we teach is based on the work of others. So with that in mind, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the…
According to NeighborhoodScout.com, Fort Myers is the 38th most-dangerous city (per capita) in the United States, with a 1 in 81 percent chance of being a victim of some kind of violent crime. So what does that mean? Well, for…