On occasion, I think back to situations that I’ve experienced and wondered how things might have gone differently, specifically in the context of being an armed citizen. Recently, having finally finished Andrew Branca’s excellent “The Law of Self Defense” book, I lay awake contemplating potential different outcomes to a property theft that I suffered several […]
I was going to make this a simple Facebook post, but thought it might deserve a little longer post here on the blog. Not unlike my post here, nothing really happened, but I was able to use this situation as a good thought exercise. Background There is a trip made from my house to the […]
I’m on record here on the blog as being against the early-adopter philosophy, particularly when it comes to mechanical devices. Thus, when the Glock 43 was released in mid-2015, I did not run out and purchase one. Fresh in my mind were some of the issues with the Generation 4 Glocks—especially in 9mm (how many […]
Readers of this blog are most likely familiar with the term “the other strong hand”. Many firearms instructors use this terminology (Bill Rapier used this term in this class) in lieu of “weak hand”. Words have meaning, and the idea is to use positive words (“other strong”) versus words with more of a negative tone […]
I’m starting a new title format for blog posts with this particular post. From here on out, whenever both Robert and I attend a class and both of us have viewpoints we want to share, the second AAR to be published will include AAR2 (After Action Review Two/Too) in the title. – John This past […]
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