I get a lot of folks asking me how they can become a firearms instructor, so today I’m going to tell you exactly what I’d do if I were you. Obviously, it helps if you have prior experience such a police or military, but I know plenty of instructors who don’t have either. However, they [...]
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6 Flashlight Shooting Techniques You Must Know
The majority of self-defense shootings occur during low-light or the night time. The exact statistics are all over the place, but I’ve most frequently seen them as saying 60% to 79% of shootings occur in these conditions. It’s for this very reason that I recommend you have a flashlight and carry it with you. At [...]
Front Sight, Squeeze, Follow Through
This sounds like very basic instruction for a novice shooter. You may expect to hear this in a concealed carry class or a basic firearms familiarization course. What many fail to understand about this saying, this concept, is that it applies to every level of shooting. There is a plaque at the U.S. Training Center, [...]
Defensive Intelligence, The Foundation
If you “Google” self defense in your given city, you’re probably going to see a list of martial arts schools. Rarely will you see a school that blends unarmed and armed tactics with a firearm. I know you can get training at a dojo for nunchaku, swords, etc. But those are not things you are [...]
The 18-Year-Old Almost Made this Mistake
Unless you live on another planet, you’ve no doubt heard the story of the 18-year-old Oklahoma woman who killed a home intruder with a shotgun, protecting not only herself but her baby. Now, the most important thing going for this woman was that she had a gun for home defense purposes. Better yet, she had [...]
Why I Don’t Worry About Home Invasions
The other night my wife woke me up about 2:00 in the morning. I was half asleep as she told me the helicopter had been circling our neighborhood for a while. Since I was half asleep and because I didn’t hear any helicopter, my only comforting words to her were “okay.” About five minutes later [...]
The Gun Books I Got for Christmas, Which You May Want to Read Too
I had a very good Christmas. I ate a lot of good food, got lots of presents and went to church. Speaking of going to church, my wife and I went with my father to his church. Sitting in front of us were 5 kids who I was pretty sure were going to kill each [...]
Why My Christmas Tree May Be The Death of Me
If you’ve ever been in law enforcement or in the military, you know that clearing a home at night is a difficult task, which you never want to do, and it becomes even more difficult during the Christmas season. Why? Well, the following story about how my wife and our Christmas tree are trying to [...]
How Not to Get Shot by Your Dog
A fellow in Brigham City, Utah was out duck hunting with his dog when he accidentally got shot by the pooch. Now, I’ve never been duck hunting in my life but I’m pretty sure this isn’t supposed to be how things happen. So how exactly did this fellow get shot by his dog? Apparently, he [...]
Oh Come To Old Faithful
As Christmas nears and the busy-ness of getting prepared weighs in heavier, those familiar two things seems to always happen; we become very focused on shopping, decorating, baking, standing in long lines, filling out Christmas cards, and running out of time, and we develop an almost magical belief that everyone in the world is a [...]
Why Reloading This Way Could Get You Killed
After teaching my concealed carry class on Saturday I headed over to the NRA range for some personal training time. Since I had just taught a class my gear was in a bunch of different boxes, and when I got to the range I couldn’t find my magazine pouch. After spending a while looking for [...]
Christmas, Guns, and Traveling…
It’s just a few days before Christmas and you’re probably getting ready to travel. Hopefully, if you live in a gun-friendly state (and not a terrible state like MD, NY, NJ or CA) you’ll be bringing a firearm with you. But before you do, let me give you a few quick thoughts on Christmas travel [...]
Dad Shoots Son at Gun Range
I was driving home from the NRA shooting range on Saturday when I got a call from my brother who lives inUtah. My brother recently graduated from the police academy and spends a lot of time at the range because he thinks one day he’ll be able to shoot like his brother… Even though he [...]
Hold Over, Hold Under, Hold On!
It has been stated that “Practical Accuracy” is the ability of a gun, cartridge, and the shooter to aim and fire at a specific target… and HIT that target reliably, at will, and with confidence. Can You Draw and Fire 5 Rounds in a 3″ Group in Under 4 Seconds? If so, is this a [...]
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