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Self-Defense
Be prepared with a variety of concealed carry and firearms tips and tactics that can help keep you and your family safe both inside and outside of your home. Find helpful articles and videos, including the Into the Fray training series, that cover everything from situational awareness and conflict avoidance to cover vs. concealment and the use of force in a critical encounter.
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Traveling With Your Firearms
We are on the cusp of the summer camping season and in the midst of “spring break.” Snowbirds are roaming the American south from Florida to California. What about personal defense? How does carrying…
Continue Reading →Your Vacation in the Woods Turns into an Unplanned Robbery … What Do You Do Next?!
Picture this: You’re settling into your RV for the night when all of a sudden, the door flies open… An uninvited intruder enters, and they’re ARMED! You’re seconds away from being attacked with a…
Continue Reading →9 Tips for First-Time Shooters at the Gun Range
Previously we discussed how indoor and outdoor ranges operate and some of the rules you might encounter there. Those procedures benefit everyone. Today, let’s be selfish and share tips that directly…
Continue Reading →Typical Gun Range Rules
Like any other activity-based business, gun ranges employ varying guidelines. But many of the overriding gun range rules apply everywhere. For example, the four cardinal rules of gun safety — while…
Continue Reading →Firearms on the Open Road: RV Travel and Camping Safety
Honest admission: I have never been camping. I love the outdoors and really enjoy and appreciate nature. But with a host of allergies and other random considerations, for me, camping has just never…
Continue Reading →Not Much Cover in an RV
Soon it will be camping season. Meaning people will be dusting off their campers and recreational vehicles and getting ready to hit the open road. This also means it is time to start thinking…
Continue Reading →Choosing a Home-Defense Shotgun
Anyone who is serious about defending themselves, their home and their family in these perilous times ought to have — at the least — a home-defense shotgun. So that we are all on the same page, for…
Continue Reading →Biggest Mistake After Acting in Self-Defense
Summary In this week’s “Ask a Self-Defense Attorney” video, the founder of the largest criminal defense firm in Wisconsin, Tom Grieve, shares with you the biggest mistake that someone can make after…
Continue Reading →How Lucky Am I? Training at My Desk…
As I type this, I have a Beretta Model 92 sitting amongst the clutter on my desk. It is off to my left. The magazine is out. There is no ammo in this room, and a Laser Ammo SureStrike cartridge is…
Continue Reading →What to Expect Your First Time at an Indoor Range
Our great nation contains between 16,000 and 18,000 indoor shooting ranges. That means you can easily find an indoor range no matter where you live. While an outdoor facility is a great place to…
Continue Reading →Two Strangers Try to Take Control of Your Campsite — Would You Know What to Do?
I just put the finishing touches on the intense new training series I’m launching this week. Take a peek at video #1: You’re enjoying a campfire at your campsite when all of a sudden, two strangers…
Continue Reading →How to Choose a Gun Safe for Home Defense
Let’s dispel one myth immediately: Gun safes are for everyone, not just people with children. A safe keeps your guns secure from thieves, protects them from fire and keeps them out of unauthorized…
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