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Holiday Safety and Security Tips… a collection from various sources.

1 Comment / Featured Articles, Guest Article, Personal Defense Network, Training Article / By / April 8, 2021

This is the time of year for Holiday Safety and Security Tips. Rather than give you a re-hashed presentation of the same ‘ol tips, I thought this year, I’d give you a collection of links to thoughts from a variety of resources. There’s a ton of great info linked below, rather than try to digest it all, maybe bookmark this page and come back for a new link every few days. Or, maybe assign various links to your family members and then you can all take turns sharing highlights at meals over the next couple of weeks.

PDN Training Tour: Two Person Armed Defense Course Review!

Featured Articles, I.C.E. Training Courses, I.C.E. Training in the Media, Training Article / By / April 8, 2021

This year’s PDN Training Tour offered the most diverse collection of courses we’ve ever offered. One of the more unique courses that was taught in a few locations across the country was I.C.E. Training’s Two Person Armed Defense. A Team Tactics Course specifically designed for the everyday person who spends a lot of time with other people who are armed. It is not a fantasy camp class where students pretend to be SWAT Team Members or perform bounding overwatch across open ranges with burning cars and smoke grenades creating great photo ops, but no practical value.

Sig P320s banned from Live Fire Courses… and WHY.

2 Comments / Featured Articles, I.C.E. Training Courses, Training Article / By / April 8, 2021

Officially: Sig P320s that are not Improved to the new factory specs (or otherwise modified to reduce Drop Fire Risk) may not be used in I.C.E. Training Company Live Fire classes. While their response to the safety issue is currently being touted as a Voluntary Program, I wouldn’t be surprised if this actually evolves into a more traditional “Recall” at some point.

Being Armed is a Mindset, not a Physical Condition.

Featured Articles, Personal Defense Network, Political, Training Article / By / April 11, 2021

…I knew 99% of the audience would believe that there was a HUGE difference because at home those attending the NRA Show would believe that they could “always” have a firearm in their home, but realizing that there would be times where that wasn’t possible or practical outside of the home. The nature of the response is a tactical issue, not a philosophical or strategic one… but, that isn’t always obvious.

Six Tips for Defense in Gun Free Zones at PDN!

Personal Defense Network, Training Article / By / April 11, 2021

Gun Free Zones are an everyday reality for many people. Hardly anyone is entirely immune to them. If you have kids in school, if you fly on commercial aircraft, if you travel overseas, if you drink alcohol, if you travel frequently in the U.S. and don’t carry a badge, and/or if you don’t let your gun …

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The Best of PDN Articles & Videos: 2015

Featured Articles, Personal Defense Network, Training Article / By / December 23, 2015

BEST OF PDN 2015: TRAINING ARTICLES AND VIDEOS Posted by Rob Pincus Personal Defense Network has been around long enough that we have a couple of traditions. One is our annual “Best of” collection of videos and articles. The presentation of the Best of the year has changed over the past five years, but has a consistent …

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