by Grant Cunningham | Aug 15, 2018 | Accessories, Ammunition & Reloading, CCW, Concealed carry, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, Holster & Carry Methods, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Revolvers, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training, 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,... by Grant Cunningham | Jul 25, 2018 | Accessories, carbines, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, flashlights, gun safety, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Reviews, Revolvers, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training, 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... by Grant Cunningham | Jun 6, 2018 | carbines, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Home Security, medical, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training, Training Talk, Travel Safety, women
It’s the first Wednesday of June? Why, let’s celebrate with some great self defense, personal safety, and family preparedness articles! How will you protect your children? When you have children, defense planning gets substantially more... by Grant Cunningham | May 16, 2018 | Accessories, Ammunition & Reloading, carbines, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, hollowpoints, medical, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training, Travel Safety, Unarmed Defense, women
Is it Wednesday again already? How time flies when I’m collecting articles to share with you! Credit card thieves are amazingly enterprising Krebs on Security posted this article about credit card skimmers — but this time there’s a new wrinkle: they were... by Grant Cunningham | May 14, 2018 | carbines, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, mythbusting, Rifles & Shotguns, Training
A recent talk with a colleague reminded me that in our zeal to embrace the new, we sometimes lose sight of the virtues of the past. Before you get all worked up and start calling me a “Fudd”, understand that I love the things modern technology has given us. Whether in... by Grant Cunningham | Apr 11, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, awareness, CCW, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, flashlights, Greg Ellifritz, gun safety, Handguns, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, Rob Pincus, security, Street Smarts, Training, What's New?, women
Is it Wednesday already? Wow, how time flies when you’re busy collecting great self defense and preparedness articles to share! Training or practice? Why not both? Something that the gun world often gets wrong is the difference between training and...