“American Sniper” is really two stories in one: Chris Kyle‘s journey to becoming the United State’s most prolific military sniper ever; and a surprisingly frank account of a couple’s marriage strained by the separation caused by the war and Kyle’s commitment to the Teams. Interwoven into the story of Kyle’s deployments overseas and his brief [...] Read more »
Assisting with a recent concealed handgun instructional module in a high level executive protection course revealed a number of items which apply to everyone carrying a concealed weapon for self-defense. This particular course had representatives from the military, law enforcement and the security industry. There was also a very skilled martial artist taking the course as a way [...] Read more »
The photo in the story linked to below at the L.A. Times is horrific — lifeless bodies strewn on the rocks at the edge of an Norwegian lake amidst a green backdrop of pines. Today’s attack at an Oslo-area youth camp has killed at least 80 people. Apparently a single 32-year-old Norwegian man is the [...] Read more »
There are many, many shooters who experiment with different holsters and equipment in an effort to add speed to their draw. The prevailing attitude seems to be that when you need your handgun, you really, really need it right now! But there is another attitude that is usually espoused by members of the brotherhood in [...] Read more »
Defend University’s latest Tactical Studies Group workshop explored techniques for solving low-light and no-light self-defense shooting scenarios. Here’s a quick video with some of the highlights of self-defense shooting techniques in low light scenarios or in the total darkness. Chances are, your self-defense shooting will take place in an area where there is either [...] Read more »
If you look at the top navigation bar you’ll see a tab for “Tactical Studies” which is the page for Defend University’s Tactical Studies Group. It is a relatively new working group that explores armed defense and combatives applicable for Protection Security Operators, those training to be PSOs, and responsible citizens looking to employ the [...] Read more »
You’re picking up your prescription at the drive through window of your local pharmacy. Normal enough.
But then you are approached by two women on foot. Not so normal, but, hey, they are just women right?
Tourists had to be evacuated as Mexican soldiers and drug cartel outlaws had a major shootout in Acapulco, one of Mexico’s most popular tourist spots.
A gunman has opened fire in a busy cafe in Holland, killing one person and injuring three others, police have said. The man attacked customers in the premises and then ran outside where he shot at bystanders on the street. A police spokesman said people outside the cafe wrestled the gunman to [...] Read more »
Article here from the Wall Street Journal questioning whether a perceived rise in crime is a result of a faltering economy. The general take: “By and large, the studies show that lousy job markets — particularly for young or unskilled men — are linked to more thefts. But the connection isn’t so plain with violent [...] Read more »