We try to stay apolitical here on the blog, and not without good reason. However, it’s that time of year again where many state legislatures are back in session. With the options for national bans now out of the question for at least a little while, several states have taken it upon themselves to try […]
In this second in a series of articles I have planned on concealment tips, I wanted to look at the importance of color. In this case, I am not only referring to cover garments, or garments in general. Rather, I am referring to garments AND gear. The Cover Garment In Volume 1, I mentioned how […]
This will be the first of a series of short articles I have planned on concealment tips. The tips I will share in these articles have a variety of sources. Some are based on information shared in some of the classes taken over the last few years. Alternatively, some are based on readings done online […]
This past weekend, both Robert and I were able to attend two excellent one day classes held in Virginia in the DC area. Robert covered the first day’s medical class in his AAR posted yesterday. This is my review of the second day’s groundfighting class. This was the third one day class that I’ve taken with […]
After the fantastic experience I had in Greg Ellifritz’s “Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting” class in October of 2016—my final class last year—it seemed fitting to begin my 2017 coursework with two more classes from Greg. The two courses were “Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine” and “Groundfighting”. John and I chose to take these two […]
I had another article ready to go this week, but something happened the other night that I thought I would share with our readers. I did not repel hordes of ninjas or anything like that. I am choosing to share this story because it seems that, all too often, we read of somewhat similar stories […]
One of the things that separates civilians from the military and law enforcement communities is the fact that we get to choose what we want to carry, rather than having our carry choice dictated by policies enacted by administrators and other supervisory personnel. Nonetheless, our choices should still be based on some universal factors such […]
Yesterday, in what is rapidly becoming an annual tradition, I was again able to visit the Great American Outdoor Show held at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For a general overview of how and why to visit the show, please check out my blog post from last year. What I’m going to […]
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I have the pleasure of living just outside–and working in–one of the most violent cities in the nation. A city of 600,000+ that sees 250+ murders per year and has associated levels of other violent crime. Recently, this city has been in the news as one of those where a…
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