by Grant Cunningham | Aug 15, 2018 | Accessories, ammo testing, Ammunition & Reloading, CCW, Greg Ellifritz, Holster & Carry Methods, Information Security, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training Talk, Travel Safety
We may be in the dog days of summer, but I don’t think you’ll find any dogs in this week’s selection of defensive preparedness articles! Uber scams? Say it’s not so! This year I finally became an Uber user and I’ve enjoyed it immensely. Turns out, though, that...
by Grant Cunningham | Aug 8, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, gun safety, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Legal Issues, medical, negative outcomes, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, security, Street Smarts, Travel Safety, Unarmed Defense
It’s the first Wednesday of August — time to get your learning on! Is that “CIA Letter Opener” really undetectable? Turns out that carbon fiber knives are, in fact, detectable. The author of this article looks at materials for undetectable knives, what works and...
by Grant Cunningham | Aug 6, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, Home Security, mythbusting, negative outcomes, Personal Safety, realistic, security
I recently shared to my social media accounts a story of an attempt by a local government to impose storage restrictions on gun owners in their city. The ordinance specified that firearms had to be locked up, except when they were “in use” (whatever that means). Of...
by Grant Cunningham | Aug 1, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, Cecil Burch, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Greg Ellifritz, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Information Security, instructors, Legal Issues, medical, mythbusting, negative outcomes, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rob Pincus, security, snake oil, Street Smarts, teaching, Training Talk
I found more interesting articles for this week’s List, some of them guaranteed to make you think twice! Whatever happened to positively identifying your target? I’m not sure where to start with this article, but I’ll boil it down to this: Just because an alarm...
by Grant Cunningham | Jul 30, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, Incident Analysis, integrity, Personal Safety
It’s been my observation that only a very small percentage of gun owners think deeply about this business of shooting another person. By that, I mean beyond the aspects of sight picture and trigger press. What brought this to mind were the reactions of people to a...
by Grant Cunningham | Jul 25, 2018 | Accessories, carbines, Defensive Shooting, flashlights, gun safety, Home Security, Incident Analysis, negative outcomes, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, reviews, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Travel Safety
I haven’t let this heat wave stop me from gathering more great self defense and preparedness articles for you! (Now, where did that iced tea go…) The gun shouldn’t be the first thing you grab “I don’t need to identify my target, because I can tell my girlfriend’s...
