Utah Concealed Carry and Ongoing Personal Protection Education and Training

Recognizing and Knowing Your Limitations Knowing “when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em “ as the old Kenny Rogers song says, touches on something I have been encountering more and more of and I’m now studying.  Working mainly with first-time gun owners/shooters in concealed carry courses, and also with people who carry while [...]

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 [...]

The Dirty Little Secret: Call 911 and probably, you will DIE. In an earlier contribution to the Defense Actions blog, I mentioned the “dirty little secrets” I share with students in Utah Concealed Firearm Permit courses.  The one that gets the most attention and even shocked reactions is when I point out that the police [...]

The Aftermath Is Just As Crucial As The Confrontation. Here at Defense Actions, the subject of what comes after a self-defense situation or “the aftermath” has been noted.  The idea that just getting a gun and/or a concealed carry permit is “enough” and nothing else is needed has been the subject of articles on training [...]

Some Flash Mobs Turn Violent…Surprised? As of recent events, from the news reports to the web reports, there is a new “Gang Tactic” that is becoming more prominent and obtrusive in our society as a whole; Flash Mobs.  I know that since the news decided to do a report on this juvenile and ridiculous teenage [...]

Some Points of Self-Defense You Need To Consider… From teaching self-defense courses for many years and studying what happens in self-defense situations, I discovered what I call the “Dirty Little Secrets”.  This is information that often is not taught, shared or discovered, and in some cases deliberately left out of training. The three points I [...]

The Ready Kit Can Put You, And Your Family, In A Safer Position Against Criminals! Since the creation of the “Defense Actions Ready Kit” referred to as the “Ready Kit”, (also known as D.A.R.K.) I have spoken to many people about what it is and why it’s important. The one thing I have found is [...]

Perception – Its Role in the Violent Encounter This chapter is about a specific thing; Perception!  The focus is on three points in particular: An overview of a current theory about the way in which human beings perceive their environment. An explanation of how the perceptions of the officer and offender at the crime scene [...]

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 [...]