Utah Concealed Carry and Ongoing Personal Protection Education and Training

The Truth About “Gun” People, at the 2012 SHOT Show. Here is a report of this year’s National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor trade show held in Las Vegas in mid-January. For the third year the largest show of its kind in the world was held at the Sands Exposition center.  Two [...]

Frank and George Freund…Making Their Way To A New World Frank and George Freund were German immigrants intoAmerica.  As craftsmen in Europe were a dime a dozen, the two gunsmiths fell into westward migration inAmericaand finally set up shop inDenver,Colorado.   Following the construction of the railroad, they had established their shops in various locations as [...]

Scatter Gun, The Old Fashioned Way. The late November chill was in the air as Matt and I settled down in our previously constructed duck blind.  At this time of year the reservoir was low, leaving behind a myriad of dried moss and reeds that were very much buoyant during the summer when the water [...]

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 [...]

Racing Technology…Taking Guns to a Whole New Level Some of you reading this title may be wondering what I am talking about or referring to? Well before I get deep into the subject matter let me first touch on something I am always excited about. As a person who is always striving to learn more [...]

Guns can be intimidating; Proper firearm instruction can go a long way… Often as a trainer, I get the great opportunity to work with people who have never shot much before and would be categorized as a first-time shooter.  At the request of a local shooting range, I recently contacted a young mother who wanted [...]

Being safer, being effective with your ammo, in a defensive mind set. Protect yourself and refuse to be a victim.

IN HOME PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON & FIREARM CHOICES In home weapons choices can be confusing!   Individuals who do not shoot regularly and are not comfortable with guns are confronted by a number of choices when considering how to best defend their homes and families from an intruder.  There are a number of choices from big [...]

This is a true story; what would you have done?           On the Front Sight Weekly Blog from Monday Feb. 14, Dr. Ignatius Piazza has posted two videos.  One is a homeowner from Colorado who had fought off a home invasion, the other is the Denver Area District Attorney.  What caught my interest was some of [...]

Range Teaching Tips…Teaching is Learning!