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Mass Pike Road Rage like no other!

February 11, 2019 By Staff & filed under Blog.

Road rage caught on camera, with twists and turns that you do not see every day! A 65 year old man was caught on camera holding on for dear life after a fender bender resulted in road rage unlike anything we’ve seen this year so far. The incident in… Read More

Anytime, anywhere, even at 6:30AM on the way to work!

January 18, 2019 By Staff & filed under Blog.

The last thing you'd expect is for a hard working person to have to face. Up and ready to catch the bus before the light of day, many people feel safe in their cities due to their personal values, great situational awareness, and a firearm by their side with a… Read More

Irresponsible off duty US Border Patrol Agent causes 47,000 acre wildfire

December 11, 2018 By Staff & filed under Blog.

The newly released video from 2017 was featured on INSIDE EDITION recently and shows the shot that started it all during a baby announcement gone very, very wrong. Gender reveal parties have become the norm in America for many expecting families. Popping balloons to reveal confetti is one thing. Read More

Five Fundamentals of Home Defense Training

December 12, 2017 By Staff & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

As a law enforcement officer, I have a front-row seat for watching crime trends grow or decline. I use that experience to my advantage as a firearms trainer for both law enforcement and the private citizen. HOME INVASION An area of increasing concern is the… Read More

Pistol Caliber Carbines: the Rodney Dangerfield of defensive firearms

April 25, 2017 By Staff & filed under Blog, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

“I don’t get no respect, no respect at all!” — Rodney Dangerfield If there ever was a gun which “experts” delighted in ridiculing, it’s the pistol caliber carbine or PCC. “No use for them”; “inferior to a rifle”; “why bother?”; these are some of the predictable comments made by… Read More

Gift of Personal Safety and other Holiday Security Tips

December 22, 2015 By Staff & filed under Blog.

This is a wonderful time of year, full of joy and good cheer. (Hey, I could write greeting cards!) Yet not everyone looks at the holiday season in the same spirit; for some, this is an invitation to larceny — or worse. How do you keep yourself and your family… Read More

Auditory Exclusion: Will It Happen Every Time?

June 26, 2013 By Staff & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

Howard Leight Impact® Sport electronic hearing protectors are available at most outdoor stores. More info is available at the company’s website.How important is your hearing? It’s something I value highly. The ability to hear a bad guy sneaking up on me in a parking lot… Read More

Defensive Detour: Coping With Limited Mobility

February 22, 2013 By Staff & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Personal Defense.

Life throws us the occasional curveball. Circumstances beyond our control can compel us to change the way we do things, and these changes can manifest themselves in any aspect of our day-to-day activities, including our self-defense strategies.My family and I recently encountered one of these curveballs. Although… Read More

Safety in Rural Environments

September 12, 2012 By Staff & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Family Self Defense.

Crop fields provide plenty of hiding places. It can be almost impossible to locate threats in them. I’ve talked to numerous friends, coworkers, students, family, and others about their perception of security in rural environments. The majority assume that living outside of heavily urban or… Read More