In theory, should you find yourself in a nasty situation where you may need to go to concealed-carry guns for your survival, it’s a simple matter of drawing your pistol, point the muzzle toward the threat and press the trigger, right? Well, what if that simple solution to a complex problem turns out to be [...]
Knives are very useful as utility tools and you may also carry one as a personal-defense tool, but is this a wise decision? Depending upon assignment, my clients who are either Department of Defense (DoD) employees or civilian law-enforcement officers (LEO), carry a primary and secondary weapon system. High-profile operators carry a carbine as their primary [...]
Bad things happen to good people. Terrorist attacks, home invasions, active shootings, cyber threats, kidnappings and homicides are just a fact of life today. We can either accept this reality and be willing to do something about it, or deny the facts and suffer the effects of being potentially blindsided. John Adams, the second president of [...]
As a professional edged weapons instructor, I am often asked, “What should I look for in an every-day carry or EDC knife?” To help you decide, the better question is: “What are you going to use the knife for?” Form fits function. If you’re going to use it to dig holes in the ground, then [...]
Be it a terrorist attack, home invasion, active shooting or other undesired event, violent physical attacks on individuals who are unaware and unprepared for them are, sadly, becoming the new normal. Those who are aware and prepared are concerned about self-defense and protecting their family. What separates the prepared from the unprepared?...Read More
I teach firearm courses nationwide, and at the start of one of my most recent, intermediate-level shooting classes, I posed the question: “Most of you are licensed to carry a concealed firearm. Can anyone tell me where you may NOT carry a firearm?” Answers varied from federal buildings such as post offices and courthouses to [...]
In recent years, curbside stabbings in Jerusalem, slashings in New York and an edged-weapon assault injuring eight at a shopping mall in Minnesota are clear examples of a disturbing trend of knife attacks against civilians. Although we may all be potential victims of physical violence, few of us are fully equipped to handle such assaults. Being [...]
