First off, the gun is worthless if it doesn’t go bang when I need it to. The 1911 is a proven design to me with 10’s of thousands of rounds down range…
Firearms Training
CCW Naivety of Genuinely Good People
As more good citizens make the decision to “go armed,” many have had precious little relevant training, and much of it fraught with errors and unrealistic expectations…
National Rifle Association Now Accepting Applications for Junior Pistol Camp
Early registration for the camp is until June 16 and only costs $225. All information and forms are available in the registration packet…
BJ McDaniel Collegiate Shotgun Development Camp at USA Shooting Training Center
The camp occurs two years after McDaniel’s passing and pays tribute to the work he did for shotgun shooting as a competitor and as a valued leader and coach of many young athletes…
Situational Awareness- Color Codes of Awareness
Jeff Cooper, one of the greatest instructors of modern Defensive Pistol Shooting in our time, coined the 4 color codes of awareness…
Going to Guns, Part II
Old-timers, who broke me in, fired their first shots at places like Anzio and Inchon and were as serious as an open grave…
Going to Guns!
Officers, and Operators in general, need to be “fully armed,” with all skills, mental/philosophical preparedness, and equipment they will need to be victorious in this dangerous world…
Take Your ‘X’ With You & Turn The Tables On A Violent Attacker
You must know how to go from the reactive stage, in a violent encounter, to proactive or the offensive stage of the fight…
‘Hot’ Modern Urban Rifle Training… Carry Loaded, We Do
When we take breaks, go to the restroom, and eat lunch, rifles stay with students and stay loaded. A challenge can come at any time…
Rob Pincus on the Personal Defense Network Tour
Rob Pincus, owner of I.C.E. Training Company and the developer of the Combat Focus Shooting Program is currently on the Personal Defense Network cross-country training tour…
CMP Offers Pistol Small Arms Firing School & Warm-Up Match in July at National Matches
The school is conducted by members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and sponsored by the Civilian Marksmanship Program…
Illinois Certified Firearms Instructor Bill Needs Your Action
In spite of our efforts to see protections added to HB4290, the Illinois Certified Firearms Instructor bill, it passed out of Senate committee yesterday unchanged…
Institutional Firearms Training & Failed Logic
In private sector gun training, we’ve moved forward rapidly, but many institutions, state & federal, still lag far behind,,, ever timid, ever afraid, ever suspicions of anything not invented there…
‘Jam’ Is Something I Put On My Toast
When a student says, “My gun is jammed,” or “My gun keeps jamming,” that provides me with scant useful information…
Embrace Your Gun-Culture and All Are Welcome
Your smile lays waste to a 50 million dollars in anti gun advertising and all the crazy portrayals of gun owners by the media…
Whittington U Extreme Long Range Masters I Compete
Braving snow and wind, this group of five highly driven individuals overcame obstacles in both environment and equipment. to set new benchmarks including successful 2 Mile Engagements…
Caught Unprepared!
This uncomfortable lesson comes to us from the recent drama at the Boston Marathon, on the anniversary of last year’s bombing incident…
Small Arms Firing School Offered at 2014 Eastern CMP Games
The Eastern CMP Games held at Camp Butner will again host a Small Arms Firing School and M16 Match for new and experienced shooters…
Lights, Sights, Lasers Training Workshop Comes To Independence Township, New Jersey
Lights, Sights, Lasers US Tour set to deliver FREE accredited training to Law Enforcement & Military personnel on April 21st & 22nd hosted by the Independence Township Police Department New Jersey….
Shoot Like A Girl Instructors Corner – Eye Dominance
With the multitude of new women this past several shows understanding eye dominance has played a huge role in the success of several of the newly empowered shooters…
That’s Right, You Never Know…Readiness Is A Chosen Lifestyle
The point here is that “readiness” is a chosen lifestyle. When the challenge comes, usually unannounced, and you’re unprepared, you perish. You’ve heard of “Quick or Dead?”…
Bigger-than-ever Firearms Expo at Gander Mtn. Academy Lake Mary, FL
Gander Mountain Academy, the nation’s largest network of firearms training facilities, is again teaming with some of the firearms world’s top manufacturers to host their biggest Firearms Expo to date…
XS Sight Systems Receives Agency Approval from Perry, FL Police Department
Lights, Sights, Lasers Tour brings opportunity for LE/MIL Students to experience XS Sight Systems upgrades for duty-issued weapons…
Rob Pincus Begins Third Training Tour With Personal Defense Network
This year’s tour runs through August 16, 2014 and will take place across the United States, making more than 25 stops from the Atlantic coast to Alaska…
Pointing ‘Guns’ At Other People Is Not Always Wrong
If you tell a 15yr old it is always wrong to point gun-type-things at people and he sees multi-million dollar Paintball & AirSoft clubs doing it he is going to blow you off and you won’t teach him anything…
When It’s Least Expected, You’re Elected…!
Last week, I was using my H&K MP5, with dummy rounds, while instructing students in stoppage-reduction. At the end of my demonstration, one dummy round was missing…
Replace Your Security Guards With Your Own Private Security Force
Pulse O2DA Firearms Training, Inc. (Pulse O2DA), announced today training dates for a new training course for owners of small and medium-sized enterprises called Business Defense Training…
Winter Weather Ready or Not?
I personally witnessed several thousand people walking away from abandoned vehicles, on just one highway. Ice was an inch thick! I drove as far as I could yesterday morning, and then walked three more miles…
Cop-Show Nonsense … Really?
I don’t I don’t watch a lot of TV, because it is typically so glib and intelligence-insulting, I can’t abide it! But, lately I’ve been watching several of the ‘new’ LEO dramas…
Don’t Worry, You’re Safe Here!
Taking cover in a building and then naively waiting for “help” proved a poor plan in this case…