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 complicated. The younger... by Grant Cunningham | Jun 4, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Incident Analysis, Legal Issues, mythbusting, Street Smarts, Training
In my job I get some wonderful emails from people who’ve read one of my books or taken one of my classes. I also get awful emails, usually from people who’ve done neither of those things. There is a special class of email, though, that I really dislike getting. It’s... by Grant Cunningham | May 30, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, flashlights, Greg Ellifritz, gun safety, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, medical, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, security, Street Smarts, Training, Travel Safety, Unarmed Defense
This week I bring you more great articles to help you and your loved ones live safer lives. Why not grab a beverage and do some reading? Gun thefts happen — too often An introduction to some of the ways to keep your guns from being stolen. (Frankly, I wish the... by Grant Cunningham | May 28, 2018 | Accessories, confidence, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Firearms Industry, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, realistic, security, Training
The concept of minimalism intrigues me, because of its emphasis on personal growth rather than the acquisition of things. It forces one to ask “what’s important to me?” and “what do I really need?” rather than “oh, look, free shipping if I spend more money than I... by Grant Cunningham | May 23, 2018 | Ammunition & Reloading, attacks, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, Handguns, Home Security, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, Revolvers, Street Smarts, Training, Training Talk
I have no witty introduction this week, just a hand-curated assortment of articles that are worth your time to read. And a plug for my PDN show at the end (don’t miss it!) A look at how to hold a revolver I cover proper grasp in depth in my Threat-Centered... by Grant Cunningham | May 21, 2018 | Defensive Training, Emergency Management, mythbusting, Personal Safety, Prepping, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training
A couple of decades back I started to talk to my defensive shooting students about the likelihood of being attacked and needing to use their firearm to defend themselves. It seemed to me that some people, based on their lifestyle and habits, were more likely to need...
