Utah Concealed Carry and Ongoing Personal Protection Education and Training

UVU Comm. Students Take “Group Project” To A Whole New Level… This is a special post, and due to its unique nature, you get to see the adventures of a small group of communication students at Utah Valley University.  The nature of the project was to get into groups, choose a subject, and use multiple [...]

Trigger Control, The Key To Success At the recent SHOT Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, I once again had an opportunity to mingle with the experts and professionals in the shooting industry.  Coupled with the on-going study of how to shoot well and correctly, I found some more pearls of wisdom.  I had the [...]

The BANG We Never Want To Hear. The term we often use when a firearm discharges unintentionally is “accidental discharge”.  In most cases, a more accurate term would be “negligent discharge” as a safety rule was neglected or forgotten or worse yet, ignored.  Those who are involved in firearms instruction and training hear stories about [...]

According to Massad Ayoob, the Commandments of Concealed Carry! Most, in the civilized world, are familiar with the Biblical 10 Commandments.  I’d like to review another set of commandments that pertains to concealed carry as written in several sources by author and expert Massad Ayoob.  I have seen this in several articles and a couple [...]

An Option for Concealed Carry Permit Holders Seeking Further Training!!! This article will review the National Rifle Association’s, Personal Protection Outside the home course. For many decades, the NRA has been in the forefront of firearms safety and training. In recent years, the continued growth of concealed carry permits across the country brought recognition that [...]

And You Wonder Why Responsible People Want To Carry A Firearm! National Crime Statistics show that the weapon of choice for criminals is the handgun. National firearm restrictions, passed by the Federal Government, attempts to restrict firearm purchases by offenders. However, the offenders in this study stated that NONE of these laws or statutes deterred [...]

One of the 2 most important steps to “Perfect Shooting.” You are at your local range working on a specific part of your skill set and see the other shooters happily making noise and empty cases, but seldom putting their shots into any kind of group on the target.  You observe more closely and see [...]

The Offender This chapter focuses on the offender: the characteristics of each and the attitude associated with their actions. This is the third of a three-part study by the FBI. The first published in 1992, the second in 1997 and the third, the one focused on here, in 2006.  We must give credit to the [...]

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