Quite often, I have discussions with adults who have recently accepted the need to be responsible for their own personal defense. Many times, they have intellectually acknowledged that owning and knowing how to use a firearm would be prudent, but they are emotionally uncomfortable with the idea of guns. This never happens with someone …
Over the past couple of months, the internet has been flooded with chatter about two new guns in particular: The R51 and the Glock 42. The first was celebrated in its release but has met with terrible reviews of the production models in the hands of the intended audience. The second was originally met with …
The Perfect Personal Defense Gun for Concealed Carry? Good Luck… Read More »
I’m not a lawyer… Internet Advice is worth what you paid for it… etc., etc. Now that we got that out of the way, allow me to share the advice that I got from actual lawyers at the firm that I use for consultation on all matters related to firearms, Barney Debrosse, LLC in Columbus, …
As we continue to learn more about the details of the second Ft. Hood Spree Killing in 5 years, I keep coming back to the idea that it shouldn’t have taken so long for someone to take action to stop this killer. All of my thoughts at this point must be tempered with the fact …
Spree Killer Response… armed or not: TAKE ACTION! Read More »
After several months of development, the Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors (ADSI) has launched it’s Virtual School and first distance education course for instructors. This course, on how to teach Intuitive Sighted Fire, is the first of what will eventually be the highest quality collection of Defensive Shooting Instructor Development Courses on the Internet. It …
Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors launches Online Courses! Read More »
Combat Focus® Shooting: The Origin & Early Development The Combat Focus® Shooting program is an intuitive shooting program designed to help the student be more efficient in the context of a dynamic critical incident. “CFS” is the flagship program of I.C.E. Training Company and the cornerstone of all the firearms instruction that I do. (CFS …
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I am very excited about a program that we’ve been working on for a few months now: A collaboration with the Kinesiology Tape manufacturer RockTape® to create a program that makes learning intuitive shooting more efficient and assists defensive shooting instructors on the range. The therapeutic value of “taping” is well known in regard to …
In the aftermath of a national story about a local instructor in Ohio who fired a round into a student’s arm in a classroom (and apparently had also negligently shot a round into a little girl a few decades ago), I was asked to comment on the possible value of the government setting standards for …
Do I think the Gov’t should be involved in setting Firearms Training Standards? No. Read More »
The Springfield Armory XD-S in 9mm was definitely my most anticipated gun of 2013… which is why I am so disappointed that it isn’t perfect. It’s good… maybe great for some… but, not perfect. I finally got to start spending time on the range with my copy in July… but, I was already hearing about hiccups …
The following is an Excerpt from my most recent article at Personal Defense Network… you can read the complete version here: The Importance of Monday Morning Quarterbacking. ***** There is no replacement for experience… or is there? In his book on Combat, Lt. Col Grossman coined the term “Pre-Battle Veteran” to refer to people who had been through …
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