I found this article to be right on the money about the mindset of self-reliance. It’s liberating when you start thinking about how you can help yourself rather than wait for someone else to take care of you. Here it is from the Washington Post: Don and Jonna Bradway recently cashed out of the stock market and invested in gold and silver. They have stockpiled food and ammunition in the event of a total economic collapse or some other calamity commonly known around here as “The End of the World As We Know It” or “SHTF” — the day something hits the fan. The Bradways fled California, a … [Read more...]
Panic at JFK Highlights the Need for Situational Awareness
Last night panic spread through New York's John F. Kennedy airport as reports of shots fired spread. Two terminals were closed, passengers were fleeing blindly and ducking for cover, and police escorted innocent civilians out of the building with weapons drawn. In reports, travelers told the media they ran because everyone else was running. Without detail, and without any information, people panicked. The key to improving your chances in a herd-stampede situation like this is situational awareness. You can improve yours by being on guard, aware of your surroundings and by critically analyzing … [Read more...]
Love at First Shot: Daria Bruno Featured on NRA Show
Rhode Island native, radio personality, and firearms instructor Daria Bruno has been featured on the NRA's Love at First Shot. Daria regularly introduces first-time shooters to the sport. Becky spent time with Daria learning the basics back in 2013. Women are the fastest growing demographic in shooting sports, and Daria regularly holds women only nights where she teaches first timers and more experienced shooters new skills and safety. Check out Daria online here. Love at First Shot | S2 E12: "After the First Shot: Education Has No Limits" … [Read more...]
Stand with the NRA
A friend forwarded this to me and I'm doing the same for you. Pass it on... Following the horrific terror attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in June, all of the usual suspects—from President Barack Obama to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer—began calling for the same old non-solutions to terror, murder and criminal violence. And true to form, gun-hating politicians and many in the anti-gun “mainstream” media started pointing fingers—mostly at the 5 million law-abiding Americans who are members of the National Rifle Association. But … [Read more...]
Dallas Shooter Attended Self-Defense Course
This is a good piece by Scott Witner at the Loadout Room. Reports are still coming out about the shooters weapons, his weapons cache that was discovered, and now the training he has had. Obviously when a tragedy such as this one happens the suspects life gets turned inside out and the public is overwhelmed with information whether it’s accurate or not. It is being reported that the shooter had attended a private ‘self-defense’ course that taught military style drills to include shooting on the move. Nobody will ever know his true intention for taking that course. It could have been for … [Read more...]
Open Carry Open Dialogue
I like this advice from David French in National Review, a concealed carry permit holder, on what he does when he's pulled over: I’m both a concealed-carry permit holder (in Tennessee we call it a “handgun carry permit”) and a habitual speeder. I’ve been pulled over numerous times — fortunately so far without incident. Here’s what I do: First, I presume that the officer is going to be on heightened alert since he’s run my plates, knows I have a carry permit, and assumes that I have a gun in my truck. Second, As he approaches the truck, I make sure that he can see both my hands at all times … [Read more...]
My Colt AR-15
Originally posted February 19, 2015. Your ability to defend your turf is an ongoing endeavor. Yesterday, for example, I was reading about the military’s ongoing controversy between the M4 and the M16. For you and me, it comes down to what you’re comfortable handling. I want you to consider adding an AR-15, to your self-defense arsenal. Think of your self-defense strategy in terms of many different scenarios. If there’s a bang in the night and I need to move through the house quickly then I’ll go to my 9mm Sig Sauer 226 which is the standard issue Navy SEAL sidearm. And if time and … [Read more...]
Your Right to Carry Keeps Getting Harder
The ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals takes away power from the many and puts it in the hands of a few. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com … [Read more...]
Introducing the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge
Wouldn’t it be incredibly helpful to you and your family if you could swipe your iPhone and instantly gauge the pulse of the nation? Risks to the economy? And do it on multiple levels? At your fingertips would be an intelligent way to take the temperature, if you will, of the country. I wanted such a tool and I thought you would too. And I wanted it to be about stuff I’m interested in and not some irrelevant government statistic. Allow me to introduce to you the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge. Stay tuned over the coming weeks to learn how it’s constructed. … [Read more...]
Preserving Your Constitutional Right to Carry in D.C.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon issued an injunction prohibiting D.C. from requiring lawful citizens to show “good reason” before being granted a permit to carry a firearm, reports America’s 1st Freedom. Sticking up for your rights, Judge Leon found that the D.C. law violated the “core right of self-defense”. He quoted the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller: “The enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.” And he reinforced the right to carry for self-protection, stating that the Second Amendment “Is not limited to the home”. It … [Read more...]