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5 things authorities don't want you to know about calling 911

3:00pm Wednesday, May 18, 2016

You might think you know all you need to know about calling 911 after using a firearm for self defense. But most likely, you got your information from TV and movies, which are not the best sources. Watch a character on TV call 911, and it appears to be a quick and painless process. The person calls, tells the operator what happened, and police show up to comfort you and immediately cart away the...

Rep. Tom Emmer Introduces Firearm Due Process Protection Act

7:00am Wednesday, May 18, 2016

[Last month], Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced H.R. 4980, the Firearm Due Process Protection Act. This legislation is meant to ensure that eligible firearms purchasers are not arbitrarily denied their right to obtain firearms. The Act would afford those who are denied a firearm purchase by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) an effective and expeditious means of...

12 Effects of Post Shooting Syndrome

3:00pm Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Defending yourself with a gun is not something any rational person ever wants to do. It's something you do only when there is no other choice. And the personal toll it can take on your mental wellbeing can be surprising, often referred to as "post shooting syndrome." TV dramas and blockbuster movies portray good guys shooting bad guys in heroic fashion. But in the real world, it seldom feels...

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Your Tactical Training Scenario - Denial

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Read the first paragraph of this article about the 2011 active killer event in Arizona. “Pam Simon’s first thought was “this is not happening.” The aide to Gabrielle Giffords’ next thought was “that’s a toy gun.” A moment later: “It’s happening.” This shooting was so outside her reality that she couldn’t accept what was happening. Her brain was trying to rationalize it as anything but an attempt...

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Exceptions to Justifiable Use of Deadly Force

3:00pm Monday, May 16, 2016

We've written about when it is justifiable to use deadly force . To quote from our own previous article: While specific laws vary, it is generally accepted in every state in the U.S. that you have a right to defend yourself with lethal force. Whether you exercise this right legally is based on the "reasonable man" doctrine. In other words, would a reasonable person in the same situation be likely...

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Old Ammo - Will it Still Work?

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, May 16, 2016

In my former job as the police department’s armorer, it was my responsibility to dispose of all the old ammunition that people brought in to the department. You would be shocked at the amount and type of old ammunition I saw. Rarely did a week go by that I didn’t have some old dirty box, bag, or crate of ammo sitting on my desk when I arrived in the morning. A woman once donated 20 rounds of...

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Should I Provide First Aid to the Attacker I Just Shot?

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Friday, May 13, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/lcs9) I had an interesting question posed to me by a student in the Systems Collapse Medical Class I taught [recently] in Virginia. He asked me: “ If I have to shoot a criminal in a gunfight, should I provide first aid before the paramedics arrive? ” It’s a good question. I’m probably going to ruffle a few feathers with my answer, but I maintain that an armed citizen...

Another school shooting ended with low casualties thanks to immediate armed response

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, May 13, 2016

On Saturday, April 23, an 18 year-old coward opened fire with a rifle on students leaving prom at his high school alma mater in Antigo, Wisconsin. Two victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. The media initially ran with the typical articles about how the attacker had been bullied, etc. (his mother told the Associated Press that she hopes the tragedy “shines light on bullying and how...