The chart below was in an e-mail I received from Dry Fire Training Cards[1] the other day. I have seen it before but, because of a conversation I had last Sa...

Wow!! Two people injured in the parking lot of a popular restaurant, one fatally. Who would have thought something like that could happen there? Here’s a new...

Quite often, we’ll watch an “action movie” or TV show that inevitably has the obligatory shoot-out between the good guy and bad guy. If holding true to form,...

Niccolo Machiavelli is credited in “The Prince” with saying; “Prima di ogni altra cosa, siate armati” (Before all else, be armed.) I have to agree with Mr. M...

I shot in my first handgun match in 1978. I won a 5-inch-tall trophy for ‘Best New Shooter’ (I still have it!). Since then, I have shot in dozens of matches ...

Do I have your attention? My mentor, John Farnam, posted this: 5 November, 2019 Continuing chaos in Mexico: Three SUVs, containing only unarmed women and you...

Over the years, I have received many phone calls that went something like this; “Hello” “Yes, do you teach self-defense classes?” “Yes we do. What are you lo...

I just watched this video from Clint Smith (See it here - Clint Smith). (Clint is quite the character, and the language is a little RAW, so send the kids to ...

· Gilroy, California, July 28, 4 deaths, including the gunman, and 13 injuries. · Dayton, Ohio, August 4, 9 killed and 27 injured. · El Paso, Texas, August 3...

In the past week in our area, there have been several shooting incidents in which at least 5 people were killed, and 8 others wounded. It appears that most o...

Friends!! A favorable outcome to a potentially critical situation. Again, my friend John Farnam gives us an example of what it means to be prepared and WILLI...

“Don’t think outside the box … Get rid of the box.” 1. “Most Gunfights Start Out as Fist Fights” - Or at least the attacker will be close to you. Many gun ow...

Over the years I have read dozens of books and articles in which the authors listed a host of philosophies, both factual and flawed. Some pertained to large ...

Generally it is thought by the non-shooting public, that shooting a handgun is an almost purely physical act. However, anyone who carries a handgun as part o...

Where is the “safe place”? Is it your home? Your neighborhood? Your school? Your Church/Synagogue? Perhaps in this post electronic age, there is no 100% safe...

Paris, Brussels, San Bernardino, Orlando, Tel Aviv, Turkey … Much has been written about the ‘First Responders’ to a critical incident. These include the Pol...

Here’s a couple things that have been on my mind ….. Stalkers I had a former seminar student call the other day and she said she thought she had a stalker. T...

As of last week (February 21), I retired from the Hunter Police Department (Department of the Army Police) after ten years as Chief of Police. This was my se...

Are You Prepared for an Active Shooter or Other Critical Incident? Mass shootings and terrorist attacks seem to be daily news lately. Firearms and explosives...

Life After Your Initial Training. Congratulations!! You have completed your basic CCW or state mandated firearm training class and, you have your permit to c...