My stomach dropped when I read the story about a horrifying home invasion in Madison, Wisconsin. Three men broke into a couple's home in the wee hours of the morning. The residents were a legally blind man and his wife, who was six months pregnant at the time of the break in. According to the report, the three burglars pulled the man from his bed and beat him (hard enough to … [Read more...]
I have many a fond memory of plinking in my grandparents' backyard with my brother and his Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. Like many whose firearms interest started at a young age, that was my and my bro's first introduction to guns. Well before we were allowed to pepper any empty soda cans or milk jugs with copper BBs, our dad taught us how to operate it safely. He told us if we … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago, my mother gave me a call. From the moment I answered the phone, I could sense that something was wrong. She sounded uncomfortable, and even a little scared. While making a quick trip out to the local Super Walmart, she had leaned over to grab something off a low shelf, and someone bumped into her rear end. Awkward as it may have been, she gave the stranger … [Read more...]
How would you defend yourself if you couldn't use a gun? Martial arts may not serve as effectively as a force multiplier as a self defense firearm, but there are occasions when using a gun isn't feasible, or appropriate. First, I must give a disclaimer. Getting into a fist fight, or any other kind of struggle with an attacker, is highly inadvisable. Your first mode of self … [Read more...]
How does self defense start? Recently, I received an email from a woman about concealed carry from a female perspective. This woman, we'll call her Lucy, was seeking my advice because she had experienced a self defense scare of her own and wanted to take steps to protect herself and her children. Lucy hadn't previously taken any self defense training, nor did she own a … [Read more...]
In the state of Indiana, the law has mandated that no firearms be allowed on school grounds, establishing the crime of toting a gun to a place of education as a felony. However, Governor Pearce recently signed a bill into law that will tweak that rule once it goes into effect in July. SB 229 will allow firearms on school grounds, with conditions. Firearms are only to be allowed … [Read more...]
