Month: June 2017

It is important to integrate a lowered center of gravity into your training regimen as it is one of the most common reactions to being scared and/or startled. The reason for this survival reaction is that it prepares us to move. In fact, if we try to integrate lateral movement into our presentation quickly when

An English professor at the University of North Dakota has made a public pledge to call 911 every time she sees ROTC drills with parade rifles. She is so terrified of guns on her campus that she has taken to calling the police to report uniformed students carrying out standard drills with fake weapons. She

The largest budget in California history contains none of Gov. Jerry Brown’s promised cuts—but it’s chock full of nasty surprises for taxpayers—including increases in taxes, more money for legal defense of illegal aliens, and expands gun control. This budget is a far cry from the priorities Gov. Jerry Brown laid out back in January.  When

With the conservative media focused solely on running against the mainstream media and accusing it of fomenting violence, wouldn’t it make sense to at least notch a policy victory and actually preserve our chances of winning in 2018?  Let’s start winning instead of whining. Thus far, the GOP trifecta of control has accomplished absolutely nothing.

One of my favorite things in this world is when I get a new gun. And whether it is a rifle or handgun, it’s an equally good day. A very close second “good day” is when I buy a new optic for one of my rifles, because that means I get to mount it and

When the Alexandria attack led to call for Congress to pass national reciprocity so citizens can protect themselves, the New York Times responded by suggesting no one wants to live in society where everyone is armed for self-defense. The NYT said the desire to arm up for self-defense is “an entirely reasonable reflex” after such an

via Lana Drennan on Facebook

A Huffington Post writer appeared to criticize the baseball shooter for poor planning Wednesday, saying “violent resistance” has to be more organized to “work.” “For violent resistance to work it’d need to be organized,” writer Jesse Benn tweeted. “Individual acts can be understandable, but likely counterproductive/ineffective.” For violent resistance to work it'd need to be

Adam Taxin interviews me shortly after the GOP-targeted shooting. The single most important lesson to be taken from this horrific event is that “a good guy with a gun, stopped a bad guy with a gun.” (For you sticklers, a good woman with a gun…) The discussion the day after is the need for members

To enter the U.S. Capitol, one must walk through a metal detector, flash an ID badge, put any bags or purses through a scanner and pass several armed police officers. Outside those marble halls, however, hundreds of members of Congress and their staff have no security whatsoever—unless they hold one of a handful of leadership positions. “When