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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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Would You Give Up Your Right to Self Defense?

Would You Give Up Your Right to Self Defense?

The shooting in Connecticut was a terrible tragedy, which has driven our country into deeply divided debates regarding our constitutional rights on gun ownership. An Americans view on our constitutional right to bear arms is influenced by how we were raised by our parents, personal values & beliefs, political views and party affiliations. If every [...]

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Do You have a Personal Safety Plan?

Do You have a Personal Safety Plan?

I was recently talking to a fellow shooter and he told me what he thought of a recent shooting that resulted in a murder locally. He thought the victim should have practicing their ABC’s and this may have ended differently. I was surprised by this and asked what the heck the alphabet had to do [...]

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Concealed Carry Drill Part Three

Concealed Carry Drill Part Three

In this article we are going to visit “failure to stop drills”. After the recent shootings in Aurora, CO., I feel this drill must be discussed and practiced. What we saw in Aurora was a determined criminal bent on inflicting as many casualties as possible. When I say “determined,” it is not the average criminal [...]

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Concealed Carry Drill Part Two

Concealed Carry Drill Part Two

The purpose of this drill is to concentrate on development and improvement of your Combat Shooting Skills and begin using movement in your shooting drills. In this article we will be expanding on the last article Point Shooting & Concealed Carry Drills, by adding the kneeling shooting position and moving to cover. What is cover? [...]

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Point Shooting & Concealed Carry Drills

Point Shooting & Concealed Carry Drills

The purpose of this drill is the development of point shooting skills. Point shooting is best described as the shooter bringing their pistol up to eye level, with both eyes open point their pistol at the desired target and shoot. Point shooting is generally used from 0 to 7 yards, while for some shooters it [...]

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Speed Is Fine But Accuracy Is Final

Speed Is Fine But Accuracy Is Final

Shooting drills for practice do not need to be complicated or resemble a professional shooter like Tori Nonaka member of Team Glock, shooting a competition stage on the Outdoor channel. We are going to look at a drill, which will aid you increasing your draw speed along with point shooting skills. The best description of [...]

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10 Things NOT To Do When Carrying Concealed

10 Things NOT To Do When Carrying Concealed

In this article we will look at concealed carry lifestyle, training, and practices that can help you to achieve good concealment habits and mastery of the art of concealed carry of a pistol. My recommendation that you attend a course on carrying a concealed pistol that allows you to use all or most of your [...]

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What's In Your Holster?

What’s In Your Holster?

Every citizen who chooses to carry a firearm for self-defense should have the right tools for the job. The concealed carry handgun is no different than choosing the right tool for the right job. When making the decision to purchase that handgun for self defense remember the accessories and training that go along with the [...]

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Defending Against Attacking Animals

Defending Against Attacking Animals

The numbers of news stories about people who have been attacked by wild and domestic animals are very shocking. I also noted instances in these stories where people have defended themselves with their concealed carry pistols. While I was reading the news articles on animal attacks; I started thinking most people who learn to use [...]

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