by Grant Cunningham | Oct 17, 2018 | awareness, CCW, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, gun safety, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training, women
More great defensive preparedness articles for you this week! Making your home into a fortress (?) I’ll acknowledge that the author of this article goes a little over the top at times, and that I think his mania for protecting his identity is a little... by Grant Cunningham | Oct 15, 2018 | attacks, awareness, confidence, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, practice, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training, Travel Safety, Unarmed Defense
The ability to judge risk is critical to the long game of self defense. (As it happens, it’s also critical to efficient preparedness, investing your retirement funds wisely, and the choice between flying or driving to your vacation destination.) Yet, despite its... by Grant Cunningham | Oct 3, 2018 | awareness, carbines, CCW, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, gun safety, Handguns, Holster & Carry Methods, Incident Analysis, medical, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training
It’s the first Wednesday of October, and I’ve got some great defensive preparedness articles for all areas of your life. (Oh, and one article about an idiot with a gun that we should all avoid emulating!) Need some help prioritizing your preparedness? If... by Grant Cunningham | Oct 1, 2018 | awareness, confidence, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Personal Safety, Prepping, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training
Lately I’ve been allowing myself to do something I caution others to never do: read the comments. Whenever I’ve come across a news story that has something to do with self defense or disaster preparedness, I read a few of the comments left by others. I’ve noticed... by Grant Cunningham | Sep 26, 2018 | attacks, awareness, carbines, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, Training
Some great articles for the last Wednesday in September! Keeping the family safe in public spaces Jeff Gonzales has some good advice for what to do with your family when you’re in a public space and a violent incident unfolds. Let’s see…... by Grant Cunningham | Sep 24, 2018 | attacks, awareness, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Incident Analysis, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training, Training Talk
This story made the rounds of social media last week. For those who haven’t seen it (or the graphic video shot by the girlfriend of the man who was eventually killed in the confrontation), the story boils down to neighbors having an ongoing disagreement over trash...