by Grant Cunningham | Aug 14, 2019 | attacks, awareness, Incident Analysis, integrity, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, Training & Teaching, Unarmed Defense
Welcome to your Hump Day Reading List! This is your refuge from the impersonal Google and FaceBook algorithms that seem to run our lives these days. Instead of a machine deciding what you’ll see, I personally go out and look for great articles that actually...
by Grant Cunningham | Aug 9, 2019 | attacks, awareness, Incident Analysis, Personal Safety, realistic
Take a look at the picture illustrating this post. It comes from a security camera in the recent El Paso Walmart incident, and has been shared widely in social media as well as more than one blog. It’s also being used to sell an idea, a notion really, that I...
by Grant Cunningham | Aug 2, 2019 | attacks, awareness, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, practice, realistic, Training & Teaching, Unarmed Defense
In my job I follow a lot of news stories about horrific events. Once I’ve dissected the event for any lessons, however, I usually don’t think about it much. After all, there will be another attacker, or another disaster, to study tomorrow. Whether I’m...
by Grant Cunningham | Jul 3, 2019 | attacks, awareness, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, negative outcomes, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, Training & Teaching
Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety: This week in Defense and Training: “He’s just a kid” can be a fatal assumption...
by Grant Cunningham | Jun 21, 2019 | attacks, awareness, Incident Analysis, integrity, negative outcomes, Personal Safety, reading list, realistic
This is a sobering tale, and I share it for a lesson that’s not immediately obvious. Concealed Carrier vs. Armed Robber The story is relatively simple: Mr. Miller was at his son’s house looking at a plumbing problem. His son was not home at the time, but...
by Grant Cunningham | Jun 12, 2019 | Accessories, attacks, gun safety, Home Security, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, reading list, Unarmed Defense
Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety: This week in Defense and Training: Defending against a dog attack (Note: I hesitated...