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A superlative article by Greg Ellifritz from Armed Response Training.   Armed Citizen Response to the Terrorist Bomber   Written by Greg Ellifritz Active Response Training * I’m reposting this one in response to the terrorist bombings in Belgium today.  It’s important for folks to have a plan to deal…

by John Boch At the Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference, some of my fellow GSL Defense Training instructors attended a seminar by nationally-known instructor Massad Ayoob titled "Lessons from Recent Trials". In that session, Mr. Ayoob counseled against automatically asking responding officers for an ambulance ride to the hospital to get…

Yes, Drudge has forwarded a report on how radical Muslims have sent 400 trained goat romancers to the Western World to continue their Muslim jihad against civilization. My bad.  They aren't trained in the art of goat romancing (hat tip to a GSL contributor for that colorful description), but in…

  Fears and emotions:  they are the fuel that run the gun-phobic machine in our society.   People who fear good guys with guns can't see the irrationality of their fears. KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Many Kalamazoo-area parents are outraged after a father legally brought his handgun to his toddler’s music…

“Self-preservation is the first law of nature” – Samuel Butler by Frank Sharpe Fortress Defense Consultants For decades there has been controversy in the defense community with regard to the notion of asking for medical aid when one is involved in a shooting. In the category of ‘Defensive gun use…

Heidi Czerwiec is a poster child for today's pajama-clad adults living at home with mom and dad who need "safe spaces" on college campuses to avoid perceived microagressions.  This woman-child somehow managed to get a professorship at the University of North Dakota and recently, SHE CLAIMS, she looked out her…

In a brutal smackdown, the 8-member US Supreme Court struck down the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling that because Tasers weren't in use during the time of the Constitution's ratification, the Second Amendment doesn't apply to them - and neither does the Heller decision. Boy, the smackdown they received was unexpected…

The radical Islamic savages have been busy, launching coordinated attacks in Brussels yesterday. They're going to hit America again.  They may even hit your hometown. Are you ready? You don't have to be a defenseless victim. Empower yourself.  Become a gun owner.  Get a carry license.  Get training. Make yourself…

Legislation formalizing Idaho as a Constitutional Carry state sailed through the Idaho House and now goes to the governor's desk for approval.  The governor, Butch Otter, is said to be less than thrilled with the legislation however given its passage by a 54-14 veto-proof majority (and then some), ol' Butch…

It shouldn't have been a surprise when two young thugs thought they had the drop on a customer at Whataburger late last week.  They thought they had the drop on the burger-eater at 1am, and in Illinois or Massachusetts, they probably would have. But this was Texas, where most folks…