Greetings Sheepdogs,
***** Mindset *****
Jerusalem Solution!
http://defense-training.com/dti/jerusalem-solution/
“To anger a conservative, lie to him.
To anger a liberal, tell him the truth”
-- Theodore Roosevelt
Women, and Whisky, and War!
http://defense-training.com/dti/women-and-whisky-and-war/
***** Science *****
Lucky Gunner Labs
Handgun Self-Defense Ammunition Ballistics Test
http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/
Notice which bullets did not reliably expand.
Notice which bullets did not expand at all. Some of
these are very expensive and they behave the same
as copper jacketed round nose bullets. What a waste
of money!
***** Training *****
Readiness!
http://defense-training.com/dti/readiness/
Excerpt: To a person, they all piously swore, amid their
embarrassment, that they cleaned their guns regularly,
but that was obvious a self-serving lie.
Instructors and Qualifications by Paul Howe
http://blog.wilsoncombat.com/ar-style-rifles/reality-check-with-paul-howe/
Excerpt: Problems we ran into over the years were that
we taught people to shoot faster than they could
discriminate and see. This caused many problems with
fratricide and friendly fire [casualties].
Most Dangerous! (holstering)
http://defense-training.com/dti/most-dangerous/
Excerpt:
... designing and manufacturing “safe” guns is akin to
making “safe” chain-saws, or “safe” hand grenades.
***** Pedagogy *****
***** Education *****
Shooting in Self-Defense
http://www.range365.com/shooting-in-self-defense
Excerpt:
Branca added, “I advise people who are being arrested for
a self-defense shooting to ask to be taken to the
hospital. Trust me, it’s better to spend a night in the
hospital than jail.”
***** Tactics *****
***** Instructors *****
***** Gear *****
What cops need to know about 'levels' of holster retention
http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/28377006-What-cops-need-to-know-about-levels-of-holster-retention/
I have found that 120 strokes (one stroke is all the
way forward and all the way back) with a bronze brush and
bore solvent (Hoppes No. 9 or something like that) is
required to clean a bore. I dip my brush in solvent
every 20 strokes. The bore should appear smooth and
shiny, no rough streaks. Those rough streaks are
copper or lead fouling.
Purse Carry is the Worst Carry: Part 1
http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/purse-carry-worst-carry-part-1/
Purse Carry Part 2: Shooting Through Purses
http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/purse-carry-part-2-shooting-purse/
Training is critically important to find out what
doesn't work!
"... at 3 yards ... we had a hit rate of 69% with
a malfunction rate of 34%."
Only a hammerless revolver would be reasonable
when shooting through a jacket or pants pocket. The
clothing material will foul a hammer or slide.
As the test results indicated, the junk in the purse
blocked or deflected the bullet, especially the coins.
***** Miscellany *****
Islamic invasion pulls trigger:
Europe now scrambles for guns
http://www.wnd.com/2015/10/islamic-invasion-pulls-trigger-europeans-scramble-for-guns/
Would-be Waffle House robber dies
after being shot by customer
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151010/PC16/151019902/1180&source%3DRSS
Waffle House is still very anti-gun,
maintaining their gun free zone stance.
Guns on university campuses: The Colorado experience
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/04/20/guns-on-university-campuses-the-colorado-experience/
Excerpt:
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts in-person interviews
with several thousand persons annually, for the
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). In
1992-2002, over 2,000 of the persons interviewed
disclosed they had been raped or sexually assaulted.
Of them, only 26 volunteered that they used a weapon
to resist. In none of those 26 cases was the rape
completed; in none of the cases did the victim suffer
additional injury after she deployed her weapon.
Cheers,
Jon
Jonathan Low
Jon_Low@yahoo.com
Friday, October 30, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
CWP, 10 October 2015 A.D.
Greetings Sheepdogs,
***** Mindset *****
Combat in the Armed Forces is much easier than
combat in the civilian world.
In the military, the rules of engagement are well
defined. (They may not be to your liking, but they are
well defined.) There is always a commanding officer
or some other authority giving the order to use deadly
force and taking responsibility for the action. As
long as you are obeying legal orders, your ass is
covered. (It's actually very difficult to prove that
you were obeying illegal orders and knew that they
were illegal at the time.) The reality is that no one
is going to bother you about it. You usually have
lots of time to prepare and plan the action. You
usually have lots of your buddies around you for
moral support, and everyone is cuing off each other.
And with extremely rare exception, everyone is going
to swear the killings were righteous. You may even
get a medal.
In the civilian self-defense world, the situation
is usually ill defined, even if the rules of engagement
are well defined. And often, the rules of engagement
are ill defined. Depending on the location (school,
home, parking lot, etc.), jurisdiction (state laws,
municipal laws, etc.), and situation (events that
occurred before you started paying attention to the
situation), who knows which laws the police and
prosecutor will choose to apply. No one is commanding
you. No one is helping you. You have to make the
decision to use lethal force by yourself with
insufficient information and insufficient time. You
assume the criminal and civil liability. You don't
get to leave the scene (and the country) and go home.
You have to deal with it for the rest of your life.
The witnesses may be your enemies. The press may be
your enemy.
***** Training *****
Instructor: If you are unwilling to train in the rain,
what makes you think you will be willing to get wet
when the lives of your children depend on it?
Student: But, that's an entirely different situation.
Instructor: Yes, it is. But, you will do what you have
trained to do. By choosing not to train in the rain,
you have trained yourself to not train in the rain.
Several years ago, when the California Highway
Patrol still used revolvers, some officers got into a
gun fight with some bad guys. The dead officers were
found with their spent casings in their pockets.
[This incident was told to us by a former CHP who
taught at Front Sight.] In a high stress situation,
you will revert to your training.
In combat, humans don't rise to the occasion.
That only happens in novels. In non-fiction, humans
regress to the level of training that they have
mastered. So, you have to train in the rain.
How Much Work and Practice?
https://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/how-much-work-and-practice/
Mindset v Hardware
http://www.breachbangclear.com/mindset-v-hardware/
Range Theater Due to Institutional Inbreeding
http://www.recoilweb.com/range-theater-due-to-institutional-inbreeding-72623.html
Oh, so true.
Target Based Behavioral Conditioning
http://www.breachbangclear.com/target-based-behavioral-conditioning/
Never rechamber the same round twice
http://preparedgunowners.com/2015/09/17/why-you-should-never-rechamber-the-same-ar-15-round-twice/
Your Tactical Training Scenario- Violent Purse Snatching
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/your-tactical-training-scenario-violent-purse-snatching-2
On the Shoulders of Giants
http://www.breachbangclear.com/on-the-shoulders-of-giants/
***** Pedagogy *****
Teaching Tip- Gimme Three Steps
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/teaching-tip-gimme-three-steps
***** Education *****
Testimony and video of Wal Mart shooting
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/ambush-killed-two-metro-cops-2014-lasted-4-seconds-testimony-shows
Indicators of an attack
http://forcenecessarytv.blogspot.com/2015/09/tip-offs-he-may-attack-you.html
Kids & Guns with Tatiana Whitlock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEOwis_zfY
***** Tactics *****
Point your magazine well toward your magazine
pouch when reloading for a more efficient motion.
Reloading your shotgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbCjcEO9z1A
Jessie Duff = Jessie Abbate = Jessie Harrison
***** Instructors *****
***** Gear *****
Tatiana Whitlock: Practical Concealed Carry for Women
http://www.recoilweb.com/tatiana-whitlock-practical-concealed-carry-for-women-63449.html
Notice her firing side elbow is pulled all the way
back in the photograph (and she has significant breasts).
Rotate your body, so you're not muzzling your breast.
Notice her magazine pouch is inside her belt.
So, her belt is holding the pouch tight against her
body. The equipment is not flopping around when she
walks.
Don’t go to a gun guy for knife advice
https://thestreetstandards.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/dont-go-to-a-gun-guy-for-knife-advice/
In the real world, fixed blade knives are just too
long to carry concealed. The folding blade knife is the
practical solution. Here in Tennessee, where all knives
are legal, one might think to use a switchblade
(automatic knife), or spring assisted knife. That would
be wrong. Simple is more reliable. One should minimize
the number of parts, especially moving parts, such as
springs. Springs should be elastic. Stainless steal is
not elastic. So, good springs are not stainless steal.
Which means they will rust if you don't clean them
regularly. Rusty springs will break.
Fully supported chambers and tight chambers are bad.
http://defense-training.com/dti/glock-replacement-barrels/
An interesting web site
http://www.holsterops.com/
Rifle Cartridge Anatomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2WCyTGn0Xw&index=10&list=PL4A0FB4EE9156E477
***** Miscellany *****
Tom Clark writes with regards to life time
Concealed Weapons Permits -- Some jurisdictions
(South Carolina for sure) allow such a permit to
satisfy the FBI Background check when purchasing a
gun. So that rather than having the FFL contact the
FBI to run a “background” check, the permit
information is recorded on the ATF Form 1443.
BUT – the identification used for this must have
been issued within the past 5 years. So, a Lifetime
permit would not offer this usefulness after five
years. The applicable Federal Statute is found
at: 27 CFR § 478.102(d).
Death on a Sunny Afternoon
http://bearingarms.com/death-sunny-afternoon-2/
Tom Campbell of Safariland gave a clinic at the
Nashville Armory on Friday, September 25th. He said
that in the law enforcement community 65% use Glocks,
20% use Smith & Wessons, 10% use Sigs, the other 5%
are of various makes.
The BATFE drop test is only applied to imports.
Pistols manufactured in the U.S. are not subject to
the test and many wouldn't pass the test.
2 October 2015
In response to the recent mass murder in Oregon,
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey said,
“Whether the perpetrators are motivated by aggressive
secularism, jihadist extremism or racial supremacy,
their targets remain the same: Christians and defenders
of the West.
While this is not the time for widespread panic,
it is a time to prepare. I would encourage my fellow
Christians who are serious about their faith to think
about getting a handgun carry permit. I have always
believed that it is better to have a gun and not need
it than to need a gun and not have it. Our enemies are
armed. We must do likewise.”
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/tennessee-lt-gov-christians-buy-guns/
Cheers,
Jon
Jonathan Low
Jon_Low@yahoo.com
***** Mindset *****
Combat in the Armed Forces is much easier than
combat in the civilian world.
In the military, the rules of engagement are well
defined. (They may not be to your liking, but they are
well defined.) There is always a commanding officer
or some other authority giving the order to use deadly
force and taking responsibility for the action. As
long as you are obeying legal orders, your ass is
covered. (It's actually very difficult to prove that
you were obeying illegal orders and knew that they
were illegal at the time.) The reality is that no one
is going to bother you about it. You usually have
lots of time to prepare and plan the action. You
usually have lots of your buddies around you for
moral support, and everyone is cuing off each other.
And with extremely rare exception, everyone is going
to swear the killings were righteous. You may even
get a medal.
In the civilian self-defense world, the situation
is usually ill defined, even if the rules of engagement
are well defined. And often, the rules of engagement
are ill defined. Depending on the location (school,
home, parking lot, etc.), jurisdiction (state laws,
municipal laws, etc.), and situation (events that
occurred before you started paying attention to the
situation), who knows which laws the police and
prosecutor will choose to apply. No one is commanding
you. No one is helping you. You have to make the
decision to use lethal force by yourself with
insufficient information and insufficient time. You
assume the criminal and civil liability. You don't
get to leave the scene (and the country) and go home.
You have to deal with it for the rest of your life.
The witnesses may be your enemies. The press may be
your enemy.
***** Training *****
Instructor: If you are unwilling to train in the rain,
what makes you think you will be willing to get wet
when the lives of your children depend on it?
Student: But, that's an entirely different situation.
Instructor: Yes, it is. But, you will do what you have
trained to do. By choosing not to train in the rain,
you have trained yourself to not train in the rain.
Several years ago, when the California Highway
Patrol still used revolvers, some officers got into a
gun fight with some bad guys. The dead officers were
found with their spent casings in their pockets.
[This incident was told to us by a former CHP who
taught at Front Sight.] In a high stress situation,
you will revert to your training.
In combat, humans don't rise to the occasion.
That only happens in novels. In non-fiction, humans
regress to the level of training that they have
mastered. So, you have to train in the rain.
How Much Work and Practice?
https://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/how-much-work-and-practice/
Mindset v Hardware
http://www.breachbangclear.com/mindset-v-hardware/
Range Theater Due to Institutional Inbreeding
http://www.recoilweb.com/range-theater-due-to-institutional-inbreeding-72623.html
Oh, so true.
Target Based Behavioral Conditioning
http://www.breachbangclear.com/target-based-behavioral-conditioning/
Never rechamber the same round twice
http://preparedgunowners.com/2015/09/17/why-you-should-never-rechamber-the-same-ar-15-round-twice/
Your Tactical Training Scenario- Violent Purse Snatching
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/your-tactical-training-scenario-violent-purse-snatching-2
On the Shoulders of Giants
http://www.breachbangclear.com/on-the-shoulders-of-giants/
***** Pedagogy *****
Teaching Tip- Gimme Three Steps
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/teaching-tip-gimme-three-steps
***** Education *****
Testimony and video of Wal Mart shooting
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/ambush-killed-two-metro-cops-2014-lasted-4-seconds-testimony-shows
Indicators of an attack
http://forcenecessarytv.blogspot.com/2015/09/tip-offs-he-may-attack-you.html
Kids & Guns with Tatiana Whitlock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEOwis_zfY
***** Tactics *****
Point your magazine well toward your magazine
pouch when reloading for a more efficient motion.
Reloading your shotgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbCjcEO9z1A
Jessie Duff = Jessie Abbate = Jessie Harrison
***** Instructors *****
***** Gear *****
Tatiana Whitlock: Practical Concealed Carry for Women
http://www.recoilweb.com/tatiana-whitlock-practical-concealed-carry-for-women-63449.html
Notice her firing side elbow is pulled all the way
back in the photograph (and she has significant breasts).
Rotate your body, so you're not muzzling your breast.
Notice her magazine pouch is inside her belt.
So, her belt is holding the pouch tight against her
body. The equipment is not flopping around when she
walks.
Don’t go to a gun guy for knife advice
https://thestreetstandards.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/dont-go-to-a-gun-guy-for-knife-advice/
In the real world, fixed blade knives are just too
long to carry concealed. The folding blade knife is the
practical solution. Here in Tennessee, where all knives
are legal, one might think to use a switchblade
(automatic knife), or spring assisted knife. That would
be wrong. Simple is more reliable. One should minimize
the number of parts, especially moving parts, such as
springs. Springs should be elastic. Stainless steal is
not elastic. So, good springs are not stainless steal.
Which means they will rust if you don't clean them
regularly. Rusty springs will break.
Fully supported chambers and tight chambers are bad.
http://defense-training.com/dti/glock-replacement-barrels/
An interesting web site
http://www.holsterops.com/
Rifle Cartridge Anatomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2WCyTGn0Xw&index=10&list=PL4A0FB4EE9156E477
***** Miscellany *****
Tom Clark writes with regards to life time
Concealed Weapons Permits -- Some jurisdictions
(South Carolina for sure) allow such a permit to
satisfy the FBI Background check when purchasing a
gun. So that rather than having the FFL contact the
FBI to run a “background” check, the permit
information is recorded on the ATF Form 1443.
BUT – the identification used for this must have
been issued within the past 5 years. So, a Lifetime
permit would not offer this usefulness after five
years. The applicable Federal Statute is found
at: 27 CFR § 478.102(d).
Death on a Sunny Afternoon
http://bearingarms.com/death-sunny-afternoon-2/
Tom Campbell of Safariland gave a clinic at the
Nashville Armory on Friday, September 25th. He said
that in the law enforcement community 65% use Glocks,
20% use Smith & Wessons, 10% use Sigs, the other 5%
are of various makes.
The BATFE drop test is only applied to imports.
Pistols manufactured in the U.S. are not subject to
the test and many wouldn't pass the test.
2 October 2015
In response to the recent mass murder in Oregon,
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey said,
“Whether the perpetrators are motivated by aggressive
secularism, jihadist extremism or racial supremacy,
their targets remain the same: Christians and defenders
of the West.
While this is not the time for widespread panic,
it is a time to prepare. I would encourage my fellow
Christians who are serious about their faith to think
about getting a handgun carry permit. I have always
believed that it is better to have a gun and not need
it than to need a gun and not have it. Our enemies are
armed. We must do likewise.”
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/tennessee-lt-gov-christians-buy-guns/
Cheers,
Jon
Jonathan Low
Jon_Low@yahoo.com
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