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How I Spend my Sunday Afternoons

How I Spend my Sunday Afternoons

I realize that how I spend my Sunday afternoons may not sound like the most exciting topic, but trust me, you’ll likely find some valuable information in what I’m about to share with you. The fact is, I work 6 days a week because I love what I do. The only reason I take Sunday [...]

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How to Survive the Ammo Shortage

How to Survive the Ammo Shortage

For the past two weeks the most frequent question I’ve been asked is “why can’t I find any ammo in my town and what should I do about it?” Well, there’s plenty of conspiracy theories out there, among them is that the government is buying up all the ammunition so the people can’t have it. [...]

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5 Steps to Take to Support Second Amendment Gun Rights

5 Steps to Take to Support Second Amendment Gun Rights

I want to share some information about my gun rights beliefs, why I believe what I do, and suggest five things you can do today to support our gun rights. Like millions of law-abiding gun owners in America, I am a peace-loving person and honestly want to AVOID trouble at all costs. I have not [...]

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Will YOU Get Arrested During a Home Burglary?

Will YOU Get Arrested During a Home Burglary?

Unless you live in the state of Texas, I encourage you to pay attention to what happened to a homeowner in Utah. The homeowner arrived at his house to find a suspicious vehicle in his driveway and his front door wide open. He retrieved a gun from his car and attempted to hold the two [...]

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Close Your Eyes to Improve Your Draw

Close Your Eyes to Improve Your Draw

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I spend about 10-15 minutes every day dry firing. Some days I solely work on trigger control and other days I only work on my draw without even pulling the trigger. Today, I’d like to share with you a way to improve your draw so that when your gun [...]

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General Legal Considerations for Use of Firearms in Self-Defense

General Legal Considerations for Use of Firearms in Self-Defense

I write this article merely to give you some general information and concepts about using firearms and deadly force for self-defense, as a classroom firearms trainer and not as an attorney teaching legal definitions, concepts, doctrine, or strategies. Understand that I am not a licensed Lawyer and most certainly am not offering legal advice, legal [...]

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Is the Government Still Racist?

Is the Government Still Racist?

Over the years, the United States government has done some despicable things to people. We have the murder and relocation of the Native Americans. We have slavery, the Japanese internment camps, and the persecution of numerous religious groups. And with yesterday being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and with the current gun control legislation, I [...]

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Caching the Snubby Revolver

Caching the Snubby Revolver

I recently finished reading the book, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People. It’s not a gun book, but a very entertaining read about the life of a gambler. In the book, he mentions that throughout his gambling days he always carried a .38 Special snub-nosed revolver in his pocket. I imagine there [...]

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America, Do We have Rights or Privileges?

America, Do We have Rights or Privileges?

Americans have the greatest freedoms on the face of the earth that are guaranteed by our countries founding fathers foresight in writing a bill of rights to protect every citizen’s rights from any man or government. I ask every one of my readers today, “would you give up your right to free speech?” If your [...]

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New York Castle Doctrine

New York Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground Laws Facts and Myths

Since the recent tragedy of Trayvon Martin, and George Zimmerman’s trial, in Florida, there has been a significant reaction to not only the highly controversial philosophy of gun ownership for personal protection, but also the amount of leverage given to those who do by the laws. The laws that seemingly receive the most praise by [...]

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Feel Good Measures do not Fix the Real Problems We are Facing

Feel Good Measures do not Fix the Real Problems We are Facing

With the recent acts of violence in Connecticut a young man whose mentality was that of a child, killed his mother, and then went to an elementary school, continuing his killing spree. He killed twenty people and later committed suicide as a law enforcement was arriving. As a parent and former law enforcement officer, I [...]

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Use Dummies to Improve Performance

Use Dummies to Improve Performance

The two loudest sounds in the world are; A bang when you expect a click and a click when you expect a bang. Strict adherence to the rules of firearms safety can prevent the first and practice can aid in speedy recovery from the latter. Through the years I have seen amateurs and professionals hesitate [...]

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