CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Join the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary at the 2016 National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches – fired in July and August at historic…
Weapon Handling in an Active Killer Event
[Recently,] I taught an Active Shooter/ Active Killer response class at The Tactical Defense Institute in southern Ohio. Myself and several other instructors presented three days of material for 27 eager students. One of…
How to choose a defensive handgun
Selecting a handgun for home defense or concealed carry can be a daunting task for many people. Revolver or semi-auto? Which caliber? Which make and model? What ammo capacity? There are many…
Elderly woman uses firearm to defend against three home invaders
Lost in the wake of the terrorist attack at an Orlando nightclub was yet another case of a person using a firearm to defend themselves here in Ohio. From WRGT (Fox Dayton): Crime…
Are Cops Good Shooters?
[Recently,] an article on the Bearing Arms website caused a bit of controversy. Check out HARSH REALITY: Police Are Not Highly Trained Firearms Experts. The article essentially describes how most police officers simply…
Why brandishing, shooting to wound, and warning shots are BAD ideas
For every bit of good advice out there about self defense, there are at least 10 pieces of bad advice. Some of the very worst advice is about how to avoid the…
10 things you should NEVER do after a self defense shooting
When it comes to armed self defense, it's usually not the shooting itself that trips you up legally. More often than not, it's what you do afterward that gets you in hot…
Your Tactical Training Scenario- Brutal Attack on Senior Citizen
I was searching for an old email I had sent when I found a correspondence with Marcus Wynne from several years back. Marcus sent me the video embedded below. Watch the short video….
4 Ethical Lessons of Bearing Arms
The bearing of arms is the essential medium through which the individual asserts both his social power and his participation in politics as a responsible moral being… (Historian J.G.A. Pocock, describing the…
Your Tactical Training Scenario…Robbed While Doing Yard Work
Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were attacked while outside doing yardwork? Most people working in their yards aren’t expecting criminal violence. That makes them a good…