Beginners Guides
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“See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body” – Yagyu Munenori If there is a single element of mindset that seems to truly separate those who take self-defense seriously from those who don’t it is the mental visualization of possible defensive scenarios. This mental activity is called by a…
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CCW High Stress Training With Firearms
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We all have different ways in which we exercise our Second Amendment rights. Some take tactical training courses, others become instructors, many get to the range often to practice marksmanship with pistols, some with rifles, others primarily with shotguns. There are also those who may simply buy a single gun to keep at home in…
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I will start off by saying that I always, one hundred percent of the time, carry a reload for my handgun. Usually just a single reload, perhaps a second reload if I am spending time in the woods or some such thing, but always at least one. When carrying my usual double-stack 9mm pistol I…
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At a recent firearms display in Las Vegas, I was lucky enough to get to hear Rob Pincus of the ICE Training Company discuss the importance of staging firearms for use around the house. Rob’s background can be traced through twenty-some odd years of teaching law enforcement, military, and the civilian sector and he takes…
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Personal Defense Network’s Instructors Explain What Reality-Based Training Can And Can’t Do For You
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I had the privilege of getting to hear Pincus speak at a Springfield Armory sponsored event at the Pro Gun Club outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Springfield Armory invited over a dozen firearms writers from various backgrounds to get to see their new Saint AR-15 and XD(M) OSP 9mm handgun. They wanted to give the writers…
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Trigger Jerk Keeping You Down? Pro Shooter Rob Leatham of Springfield Armory Gives Us Some Tips
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Back in October, Springfield Armory brought out a bunch of gun writers to check out their Springfield XD(M) OSP with Vortex® Venom red dot sight pre-installed. As someone who’s not particularly experienced with the red dot sight system for everyday carry, I had the opportunity to fire this pistol in a variety of different training situations.…
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This Firearms Instructor Was Forced To Defend Himself — We Discuss The Line Between De-escalation And Self Defense
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When a customer at a gas station convenience store attempts to start a fight with the clerk, a firearms instructor is unwittingly pulled into the confrontation. What’s noticeable about this situation is the number of clear red flags that were present and how, at each stage, the instructor attempted to de-escalate and avoid the conflict.…
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![[VIDEO] The LA Watchmaker That Defended His Life Four Times — His Lessons Learned About Concealed Carry](https://imagedelivery.net/sbm_lYeJbALkepJgtmRD5w/concealednation.org/2016/10/lance-thomas-american-gunslinger.jpg/w=1200,h=645)
[VIDEO] The LA Watchmaker That Defended His Life Four Times — His Lessons Learned About Concealed Carry
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Lot of folks around here likely remember the Justice Files. But when we have conversations about real life concealed carry gun use, we have to take a moment to remember the pivotal lessons delivered in one episode about the Los Angeles watch repair man who refused to be a victim. We’re talking about Lance Thomas.…
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Halloween. That time of the year you get to see just how disgusting that coworker can look in an undead nurse’s outfit. It’s also an excuse for adults to get together and dress as whatever their id secretly desires. Jokes aside, Halloween is a great fun time held by both children and adults. For children,…
