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The Ordinary Guy: A Savage Gunfight on the Streets of Tampa
Mark Walters
Tampa, Florida is a beautiful place. I can attest to that after spending nearly 15 years there as a resident. Like many people who move to Florida, I did so to escape the colder weather of the northern cities that I had been transferred to over the years after graduating from college. Meeting friends was difficult in a new place but not impossible, and like most people, I consider myself lucky if I can count my true lifelong friends on one hand. Vincent Savage is one of them. Vincent is one of the most interesting people I have ever known. Well traveled around the world, he has spent time working and sightseeing in areas of the globe where most people . . . keep reading
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Street Tactics: In Steel We Learn Truth
Gabe Suarez
Force on force training has brought the defensive shooting world, kicking and screaming, into a modern age. This renaissance of training development has never been seen before, and I attribute it to several things: One is the proliferation of concealed carry around the world, and another is the willingness of some instructors to step away from the traditional world of the shooting range and involve themselves in force on force training. The same thing happened about a decade ago with the martial arts world when the Gracie family challenged any and all martial artists to a no-holds barred match that morphed into what we now know as . . . keep reading
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It Doesn't Have to Make Sense - It's Just the Law:
Animals and Weapons
KL Jamison
Trial and appellate courts have found animals to be weapons when used to attack or threaten persons, or when used to protect drug operations. [2] The law is often driven by such facts. A Massachusetts court ruled that a German Shepherd dog was a weapon. [3] The Court did not require proof that the dog was actually dangerous, only that there was an objective threat of danger to a person of reasonable and average sensibility. [4] Using reasoning similar to determinations of deadly weapons and dangerous instruments, the court ruled that . . . keep reading
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The Role of the Private Investigator in Deadly Force Cases
Marty Hayes, JD
If you use deadly force in self-defense, police will investigate the possibility that you committed murder (or if the person doesn't die, attempted murder or aggravated assault). Depending on the political climate in your community, that may be a cursory investigation to say they did their due diligence, or it could be a witch hunt to turn up any little evidence that may tend to support criminal charges. Many times, evidence of justifiable use of deadly force will be either overlooked or ignored. This is where the role of the private investigator comes in. . . . keep reading
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Armed Senior: Lessons Learned From Tragedy
Bruce N. Eimer, PhD
It was a typical Sunday morning around 7 AM, in a quiet upscale suburb of a major metropolitan area. A fit, elderly couple was walking, as they did every morning, in a local park not far from where they lived. Both were suddenly attacked by multiple violent criminals armed with baseball bats. The man was beaten to death, and his wife was raped and beaten. She was left for dead, but survived with permanent injuries and physical disablement. She recovered enough to recall that the (two or three) attackers emerged suddenly from a parked van. It is of interest that both victims were CCW permit holders, but neither was armed at the time and place of the fatal attack. The deceased male victim was a decorated, retired Special Forces soldier with training in hand-to-hand fighting! . . . keep reading
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Real World Carry Gear:
Kimber Jet Protector, Wiley-X Sunglasses, Hitchsafe, Quikclot, Proton PRO
Duane A. Daiker
This month's column reviews an unusually wide variety of high-quality self-defense and personal safety related products. Each item reviewed is thoroughly evaluated under real world conditions. Kimber JPX Jet Protector Kimber's JPX is not your average pepper spray. This is an actual pepper spray gun, capable of delivering an impressive payload of OC with aimed fire reaching well beyond the typical distance of a physical confrontation. One of the drawbacks of traditional OC delivery systems is that you have to be very close . . . keep reading
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SigArms Academy:
Concealing the Home Defense Weapon
George Harris
Occasionally I like to create a little controversy just to stimulate the thought process. This column is sure to generate some cranial activity, if for no other reason than to self-evaluate one's own way of living life. Each one of us lives with a unique set of circumstances which influence whether, and how, we conceal our tools of protection. After reading this article an individual can factor in his or her own circumstances and feel a little better about what they are already doing, or address the needed improvements to move closer to the best options for them. There are three major . . . keep reading
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Street Tactics: Semi-Auto Pistol-Caliber Carbine
Gabe Suarez
Recently, several of our staff instructors were discussing new course material and one asked what I think is the tactical niche of the pistol-caliber carbine. They were surprised to hear that I think it is a viable and useful weapon system. The pistol-caliber carbine (as current gun press calls it), or the machine pistol, (as Jeff Cooper and the Germans in WW2 called it), or the submachine gun (SMG) as I like to call it, has its own niche in the tactical scheme of things, just like any other weapon system does. In that niche, the pistol caliber carbine works great, but outside of it, it is at a disadvantage. It's interesting that I could say that for just about every small arm out there. All tools have an intended purpose, and . . . keep reading
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It Doesn't Have to Make Sense:
It's Just the Law! Physical and Mental Considerations
KL Jamison
Twenty-five centuries ago, a Greek soldier stood in the shield wall in close combat. The man next to him took an axe to the head. Although not touched himself, the shock gave the soldier traumatic blindness. Twenty-five years ago, an experienced police officer killed in self-defense. Other officers who responded to the incident found him frozen in shock and literally had to pry the gun from his hand. The officer had killed twice at close range in Vietnam, but it is different when one is alone and at home where violence is not supposed to happen. Twenty-five days ago, somewhere, something similar doubtless occurred, and very likely twenty-five hours ago too. These men suffered stress reactions from close combat. This reaction has been called by many names from "demonic possession" twenty-five centuries ago, to "soldier's heart" during the Civil War, to "shell shock" in WWI to "combat fatigue" in WWII. Since . . . keep reading
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From Incident Through Acquittal:
Arrested!
Marty Hayes, JD
Let's presume for a moment that the officers who have responded to your self-defense shooting have for some reason arrested you. It can happen, despite your glowing halo of innocence. While the police may know you were the victim of the crime and the dead guy is the suspect, there is at least as much likelihood that you will be arrested anyway. If that is the case, by all means keep your mouth shut. Do not talk to the police except if you are injured and you decide to request medical treatment. Talking to the police at this point can do you no good. All further communications between you and law enforcement must be coordinated by . . . keep reading
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Armed Senior Citizen:
Less-Lethal Options
Bruce N. Eimer, PhD
As we all know, the elderly are considered easy prey by violent criminal predators. This is because typically in a fight there will be a notable disparity of force between a younger, stronger person and an older, weaker one. So, if an elderly and physically challenged person is attacked by a younger, stronger person and the older person believes they are in imminent deadly peril, this disparity of force may justify them deploying a deadly weapon--such as a handgun--in self-defense. However, most physical confrontations are not deadly force confrontations. Most . . . keep reading
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Web Bonus!
The Ordinary Guy Interviews Ted Nugent
Mark Walters
Uncle Ted, The Motor City Madman, The Nuge. Refer to him as you wish, but Ted Nugent is one of the loudest voices in America today fighting for your right to keep and bear arms. With the same fervor and passion that he cranks up his amplifiers, Ted Nugent reminds America of the beliefs upon which our country was founded, and he doesn't take kindly to watching our nation lose sight of where we came from. As a fan of Ted Nugent's music for so many years, it is a privilege for me to . . . keep reading
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Street Tactics:
The Pocket Pistol
Gabe Suarez
You know the pocket pistol. It's that little gun that you bought years ago, but you stopped carrying when you realized that John Wayne only carried a 1911. Heck, you can't even take it to "gun school" because many trainers will sneer at your pocket pistol, admonishing you for not carrying a "real gun" like a full-size Glock in .45 ACP. Just like they do. Still, in many places and in many cases, those little guns are the only things available for carry. Guys that have never been to a true NPE (non-permissive environment) in their lives, or those who have the "Badge of America" card, don't worry too much about hiding their guns, so their perspective is perhaps not so applicable to most of us. A non-permissive environment, by the way, is a place, time, or environment where the . . . keep reading
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It Doesn't Have to Make Sense ... It's Just the Law: Introductions
K. L. Jamison
My brother Keith and I had closed the family store when we heard someone breaking in. We both hit the floor. I came up with my .45, Keith with a rifle. I flashed back to the Army and gave Keith a five-paragraph operations order complete with flanking maneuver, air support and a peacekeeping force.[1] My brother, the college graduate, suggested, "Why don't we call the police?" We did so, and told them the bad guys were on the outside, and we were on the inside. Heavily armed officers promptly appeared at the front door. I knew enough to approach them unarmed. I unlocked the door and identified myself. "Gee," one officer remarked, "we were told the bad guys were on the inside." If I had . . . keep reading
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From Incident through Acquital:
Snatching Defeat from Victory
By Marty Hayes, J.D.
Consider the following hypothetical scenario, one that is not too far-fetched: You are leaving the shopping mall, making your way to the second level of the three-level parking garage that is connected to the mall. It is wintertime and already dark. You are aware of your surroundings, cognizant of the fact that you are alone in the dimly lit parking garage. You say to yourself, "It is for times like this, that I carry a gun." In fact, you check to make sure you can get to your concealed carry quickly. You are aware of the clop-clop of your footsteps as you make your way through the garage. Upon approach to your car . . . keep reading
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