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Someone sent me a an email recently, and I’m sure the answer he got wasn’t the one he was expecting: “Why don’t you make up t-shirts for sale?”, he asked. “You could put quotes from your books on them, some of the cover art, etc. I’ll bet they’d do well.”
Why not, indeed?
I’ll admit it’s an enticing prospect. There are lots of ...
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I didn’t intend for this to be Revolver Week, but I did find several good revolver-related items — plus information on surviving wildfires, con men, shooting out of fear, why some people put off training, and more!
This is the first of two articles I’m sharing about lessons learned from the recent wildfires in California. These fires, pushed along ...
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Following my recent post about the Las Vegas attack, someone sent me an email that said, in effect, the best way to survive such an attack was to not be there in the first place. If one only stayed away from all crowds, such as concerts and sporting events, one would never be the victim of a mass killer. “Bet those people wish ...
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It’s Wednesday, which means a new collection of great information to make your life safer and more secure!
On Monday I suggested that everyone — regardless of whether they carry a gun or not — should always have the ability to treat trauma that causes massive blood loss. There are a number of ways you can carry ...
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As I write this it’s been five days since a man opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and wounding over 500. While information is still being processed by law enforcement, and there are still many unanswered questions about the motives of the attacker, enough information has come out about the circumstances of the incident that we can ...
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In the aftermath of the horrific and cowardly attack in Las Vegas this week, I put myself on a mandatory commentary blackout. The reason I did so was to prevent idle speculation without solid facts, and if you followed any of the news stories you know how far off the mark the first day or two of reporting was!
I’ve ...
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Be sure to join me tonight at 6:pm PDT/9:pm EDT for PDN Training Talk, the live webcast about self defense: training, equipping, and preparing!
Tonight I’m planning on having an in-depth discussion with Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics. We’re going to look at the practicalities of immediate medical response in a mass casualty incident, when people are panicking and you might still be “under fire”. What do you need to know, what do you need to do, and how should you practice those ...
Continue Reading →Be sure to join me this Thursday evening at 6:pm PDT/9:pm EDT for PDN Training Talk, the live webcast where you’ll learn about the things you can do to keep you and your family safe!
This week my special guest expert is Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics. We’re going to look at the practicalities of immediate medical response in a mass casualty incident, when people are panicking and you might still be “under fire”. What do you need to know, what do you need ...
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Last night we did Take Two of Training Talk. Our last show (on the 21st) was “rained out” due to a Google Hangouts crash, so last night we started over. And what a show it turned out to be!
I started off with a rant about holster purses that will probably have some of their manufacturers up in arms. They’re too often ...
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If you tuned into Training Talk last Thursday, you witnessed a technical failure that left me steaming mad!
About 10 minutes in, the Google Hangouts cloud-based software crashed. I saw an error message, was locked out of the video, and then the video itself shut down. The software wouldn’t let me log back into the session and when I finally got logged back in everything was ...
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As I’ve mentioned (and expanded on in Prepping For Life), I’m not usually a fan of the “bugout” concept — at least as it’s typically conceived.
As many people think of it, bugging out is a semi-permanent relocation to a retreat preselected for its defensibility and likely stocked with survival provisions. Others think of bugging out as running to a wilderness area where they ...
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More great articles to help you and your family stay safe and sound!
…but do you know how to use it? Caleb Causey from Lone Star Medics shows you the basics of applying a tourniquet properly.
…but have you practiced applying it to yourself under a realistic scenario? Caleb’s back, this time with ...
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Be sure to join me tonight at 6:pm PDT/9:pm EDT for PDN Training Talk, the live webcast all about self defense: training, equipping, and preparing.
Here’s the link to the show page, which goes LIVE this evening. I hope you can join me! (If you can’t make the live show, you can always watch the replay at that link as well!)
— Grant
P.S.: Remember to invite your friends!
Continue Reading →Be sure to join me this Thursday evening at 6:pm PDT/9:pm EDT for PDN Training Talk, the live webcast where you’ll learn about the things you can do to keep you and your family safe!
Here’s the link to the show page, and it will go LIVE this Thursday evening. Be sure to join me then! (If you can’t make the live show, you can always watch the replay at that link as well!)
— Grant
P.S.: Remember to invite your friends!
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What’s in the Hump Day Reading List this week? A variety of articles on self defense, preparedness, safety, and responsibility — all aimed at helping you live a more resilient and happy life!
There is a perception, particularly among those who have little exposure to actual violence, that empty hands aren’t really dangerous — at least, “not ...
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Ever heard the old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? It should be engraved on concealed carry licenses all across the country.
You’re always better off taking small precautions (regular immunizations, checkups, and eating properly) to prevent getting sick than you are spending lots of money trying to get well after the fact.
In self defense terms, it means that ...
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It’s the world-famous Hump Day Reading list! More great information this week, perfect for sharing with others.
I recently had the chance to sit down and talk with Lloyd Bailey, host of The Armed Lutheran podcast. We talked, of course, about revolvers (and I get in one of my famous digs on the 1911 and its creator), as well ...
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If you missed last night’s Training Talk episode, you’ll definitely want to watch the replay!
My Guest Expert was Joshua Gideon, who presented us with a conundrum: what happens when technology becomes both friend and foe?
We looked at a number of technologies and the implications — both good and bad — of relying on them. From pairing your phone in ...
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Another Wednesday, another Hump Day Reading List! I’ve got quite a variety today, all aimed at helping you live a safer, more secure life.
We’ve all seen them, and perhaps even consulted them from time to time. Maps showing gun laws and concealed carry restrictions are common on the ‘net, but how reliable are they? As it happens, ...
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Good news for revolver owners: There are still a few openings for my Threat-Centered Revolver course in Phoenix, AZ this November 11th & 12th!
In the last couple of years Threat-Centered Revolver has become my most popular course, and for good reason — very few people in the training world take the revolver seriously as a defensive tool. Many don’t understand ...
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My new book, Prepping for Life: The balanced approach to personal security and family safety, is now available on Amazon and the iBooks Store!
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, or watched my posts on social media, you probably know that my focus is on total self protection. I focus on personal security in what can only be described ...
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This coming Tuesday, August 1st, I release my new book!
Prepping for Life: The balanced approach to personal security and family safety is a fresh way to look at how you can plan to lead a safer, more resilient life.
This is a very different book than what I’ve written in the past. Over the last decade I’ve come to see self defense as ...
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I’ve noticed a trend in the last year. More and more news stories are covering incidents where gun owners (usually with concealed carry licenses) use their firearms inappropriately or even recklessly. Along with this trend I’m also seeing more gun owners cheering them on, usually from a “get tough on criminals” point of view.
As it happens, more of these people being convicted for their ...
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Gosh, it’s been a couple of weeks since I put together a Hump Day Reading List. I apologize for the break, but life sometimes intrudes. Let’s get back to it with a pile of interesting and informative articles!
If you follow me on social media, you may remember my comments when this story broke last November. ...
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Why so quiet, you ask? What have I been working on, you wonder?
This…
More to come. Stay tuned!
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Last night’s show it was all about man’s best friend!
My guest was Evan Carson, owner of Off-Leash K9 Training and Innovative Defensive Solutions. We talked about a dog’s role as a defensive asset, what it takes to train a dog to perform protective tasks, what you can expect from a mutt, how responding police see dogs, and much more.
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I was finishing up the manuscript for my 10th book this week when I received an email asking, in essence, how to go about writing a book.
I don’t know that I’m very good at it yet, nor that anyone should follow my example, but I certainly have some experience under my belt! Every ...
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More great articles for you! This week, some tips for the new concealed carrier; what happens when preppers (or anyone else) goes overboard; how to coordinate defensive actions with others; yet another shooting that a flashlight could have prevented; a comprehensive look at women’s carry options; snubbies are making a comeback, and it’s noticed in an unusual place; pepper spray gets oversold ...
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On last night’s episode of Training Talk, I had the pleasure of talking with martial arts master Cecil Burch. He’s one of the foremost practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the world, along with having high belts and instructor credentials in a bunch of other disciplines. If anyone can speak to the topic of martial arts for self defense, it’s Cecil!
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The other day I shared this video on Facebook. The video is by a friend of mine, Richard Johnson, who runs a website called Guns, Holsters and Gear. He reviewed the Steyr S9-A1, which is my concealed carry semi-auto of choice.
In the Facebook comments, a fellow named Andy wanted to know about my gun. He asked if I’d ever blogged about ...
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