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U.S. Concealed Carry
Weekly Newsletter
June 22nd, 2007
Dear Friend,
Have you ever had one of those days at the range when you are just on fire? Where your groups are so tight you feel like framing the target, only to return the next week and all of a sudden, you can't shoot worth a darn? Well I haven't, if that's what you're thinking! I'm kidding!
For this week's "Video of the Week", I'm going to stray from the norm and give you GLOCK fans (and gun enthusiasts alike) something to impress your buddies with. This video shows you how the mechanics of a GLOCK function- check it out!
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Five Rules for Concealed Handgun Carry By: Tom Perroni
Photo courtesy of Steve Krystek - www.pfctraining.com
1. Your concealed handgun is for the protection of life only. Draw it solely in preparation to protect yourself or an innocent third party from wrongful and life threatening criminal actions of another.
2. You must know exactly when you can use your handgun. A criminal adversary must have, or reasonably appear to have, the four elements in order for you to claim that you were in fear of your life (or the lives of others you had the right to protect i.e.; family). These elements are:
2a. The ABILITY to inflict serious bodily injury or death. The attacker or attackers must have the ability to inflict death or grave bodily injury or harm (he / she is armed or reasonably appears to be armed with a weapon that could cause death or serious bodily injury, or there is a disparity of force, such as a male versus a female or a 300lb person versus a 110lb person or if you are an average citizen and your attacker is a skilled or professional fighter or a group attack three or more people versus one person).
2b. The OPPORTUNITY to inflict bodily injury or death. The attacker or attackers must have the opportunity to employ the ability just defined. While the attacker may have the ability to cause death or bodily injury, they must have the opportunity to do so at this moment - right here right now. "Right here right now" means that moment they are in a position to cause you bodily injury or death. They can not be threatening you from a block away with a knife claiming they will stab you right now. They must be in close enough proximity to employ the knife. How close is too close? Is someone say 21 feet away with a knife to close? The answer would be yes the average person can cover that distance in about 1.5 seconds. So if someone was say eight yards away with a knife and no obstacles between you would they be to close? The answer is yes. However we will discuss the 21 foot rule in a future article.
2c. You must be in JEOPARDY the attacker must be behaving in such a manner that you as a reasonable and prudent person taking into account the totality of the circumstance at that moment, conclude that the attacker is placing you in jeopardy. You must at this point be in fear of your life or serious bodily injury. You need not know that attackers intent (we aren't mind readers). However if the actions noted put you in fear of your life or serious bodily injury then this represents jeopardy.
2d. PRECLUSION is not so much an individual consideration as it is an all encompassing lens through which to view your actions. It is more complex that the other three, but just as important. It is the concept that, in any situation, you are to use force only as a last resort, or only when circumstances preclude all other option. Then you must use only the force necessary to control the situation. Your use of force must stop when the threat ceases. The point is you must exercise self restraint to the greatest extent possible. You must remember you bear the burden of proof. Until your lawyer proves otherwise, the law merely sees you as two citizens in a dispute. There must have been no other course of action you could have taken to maintain your safety or the safety of the innocent third party except the use of force (such as escape).
3. Fight or Flight As a CHP holder I will assume that you will be armed a great majority of the time. However if you are a (Sheepdog) does this mean that you will always stand and fight when confronted? Just because you are armed does not mean you must confront the BG (Bad Guy) at
Photo courtesy of Steve Krystek - www.pfctraining.com
gunpoint. You must develop your "situational awareness" skills. I would recommend my article on the "Combat Mindset" which can be found on the USCCA web site. You must be in condition Yellow at all times. However your goal is to avoid conflict and only use force as a last resort. You can "Tactically Relocate" that's a cool way to say RUN... or move to a position of cover and observe the situation. I teach that the BRAIN is our greatest weapon... we all need to use it.
"Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option".
4. Do not let your emotions get the best of you. If, despite your best efforts to the contrary, you do get in some kind of heated dispute or altercation with another person while you are armed, never mention, imply or brandish your handgun for the purpose of in intimidation or one-upmanship. This will simply make a bad situation worse for you.
5. You must get Training. I can't say this enough: take as much training as you can from as many different instructors that you can. Your tactical toolbox needs to be full, but not just with handgun training; also include training on other tools such as knife, empty handed, martial arts, and shotgun, AR-15 / M4. Learn as much as you can from everyone you can. However you need to progress in your training to get a solid foundation. At Perroni's Tactical Training Academy we use the crawl, walk, run method of training.
Tom Perroni is the owner, President and Chief Instructor of Perroni's
Tactical Training Academy. Pulling on a five-year law enforcement
operational background, Tom has spent the last fifteen years delivering
training to government, military, law enforcement and private security
companies. Tom is also the lead contract instructor trainer for the
Virginia Dept. of Criminal Justice Services, responsible for vetting private
security trainers approved by DCJS. Tom is also a Contract Instructor for
Blackwater Training Center. Tom appreciates feedback and can be reached
through the Contact page on his company website at
http://www.perronitactical.com.
Gun and Gear Review
Here we go! My favorite part of every "Tip of the Week". This is where we get to look at some neat and interesting guns and gear.
Last week, I kicked off the "Tactical LED Pocket Light" review series with a review on the INOVA T1. We've got a lot of reader feedback, and trust me- the series is going to be awesome. BUT- This week, I came across a product so amazing, that I decided that to not tell you all about it as soon as I could it would be a great disservice to you all! You'll see why in a moment…
A few weeks ago, I was looking for some safety glasses to use for shooting that would be a little more stylish than the pair I had, and also were tinted. I found a few sets online, but they all seemed cheap- and I vowed long ago not to learn the hard way when it comes to eye injuries. Then I came across the "Revision Sawfly Eyewear System", and after a lot of research, I decided to get a pair.
What if I told you that there exists eye-protection that can stop a load of #6 bird shot fired from a 12ga at 16 feet, traveling 1300 feet per second?
What if I then told you that this eye protection looks so cool that it has replaced my daily-wear sunglasses? (Bearing in mind that my standards of "cool" might be a little different than yours!)
Before giving the Revision Sawflys a wear, I would not have believed either of these outrageous statements. 1) Because I know how much force a load of #6 shot has at 16 feet, and 2) Because most of the safety glasses I've ever wore look pretty dorky- at least when compared to an average pair of sunglasses.
But not these things, they are simply awesome. The kit I got, is the "deluxe" kit, which includes three different lenses (tinted, clear, and the yellow high contrast, which are PERFECT for skeet and trap shooting).
Am I right or am I right? These things are SWEET!
The lenses are easy to change, and absolutely no tools are required- just two hands. The kit also includes a belt pouch, a head-strap for the glasses, and a protective carrying case. Let me tell you this- when you put these things on out of the box, you're going to be amazed. Other than being comfortable and conforming perfectly to your face, the lenses are crystal clear, without a defect on them. The nose guard is small, and does not interfere with your vision, even the way my old "nice" pair of sunglasses did. Did I mention they have an optional Rx carrier, so these can double as eyeglasses as well- without sacrificing on protection?
These babies were designed with the military in mind, and for good reason! If you go to their website (www.revisioneyewear.com), you'll find some testimonials where these glasses have saved soldiers eyes, and in some cases, their lives! One guy was riding on top of a Stryker when it hit a roadside bomb, and the blast hit him so hard that it knocked him down into the vehicle. Afterwards, he found a shard of shrapnel that had punctured and stuck into the lens in front of his right eye, but had only punctured a millimeter or so.
If shotgun pellets going 1300 FPS barely dented these things, I can't imagine how fast this chunk of road or bomb must have been going, and I don't even want to image what would have happened to this hero if he would have been wearing anything less.
Needless to say, I'll probably never shoot without my Sawfly glasses again, and I strongly recommend them to anyone! In fact, I'm wearing 'em right now! DEAD SERIOUS!
USCCA Forum Highlights
Every Deluxe Member has complete access to the USCCA forum, which is constantly being accessed by members sharing information, knowledge, insight, and fun. With over seventeen-thousand posts and growing by the hour, this is one heck of a valuable resource!
One in the chamber revisited Back in May, there was a thread on this forum concerning the advisability of carrying a round in the chamber. The consensus of opinion was that carrying one in the chamber is the best option and that is the way most of us carry...
WHY THE GUN IS CIVILIZATION Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and
force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of
either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding
under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those
two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that's it...
Trigger technique for AR-15 Rifle? I've recently purchased my first AR-15 rifle. I've previously been a bolt action person. The thing I'm having the most difficult time managing is how to engage the trigger. If I put the trigger on the pad of my trigger finger where it works best for bolt action rifles that don't have the pistol grip of the AR-15 then my whole wrist feels out of whack...
Glock 22 Magazine cleaning.
The instruction book states to remove the floor plate; "just squeeze the sides of the Mag. and slide the plate off..." My mag. is steel. I cannot squeeze it with hands. I do not want to take a pair of pliers to it for fear of bending the sides in permanently. Any clues?
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Quote of the Week
Sometimes a good quote will inspire or motivate you. Sometimes, they'll just put a smile on your face! Here is the quote for this week...
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
The man with a plan ~George Washington
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