Sunday before last, on the 19th, I had an interesting student. Susan was born and raised in communist China. She is currently a Canadian citizen, recently married my brother-in-law, a U.S. citizen, and is in the process of becoming a … Continue reading
As I reload almost all my centerfire pistol ammo I have not paid much attention to new ammunition. Hence, even though it has been out for at least three years, I had not heard of Federal Syntech Action Pistol until … Continue reading
Sean points out the failure of the Extinction Rebellion to convince people of the righteousness of their cause by disrupting their lives. Mob action is a form of direct democracy. Democracy has its dark side. It’s easy to demonstrate Extinction … Continue reading
From The Divine Right of the Democratic Party: Some progressives do not think we have two legitimate competing political camps. They think the U.S. is suffering from an infection: the Republican party. … It is not only the Republican party … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about making this blog post for a week or so and reading VIRGINIA DUNCAN, et al., v. XAVIER BECERRA has inspired me to actually do it. This is the critical section that makes my desired point on … Continue reading
Via email from Insights. I wish it was some other time than Boomershoot weekend. Some people might be interested in doing both: Over 60 hours of training in 4 days! Its finally here, the class you’ve been waiting for — … Continue reading
Germany has almost eight times more guns than Ireland, but Ireland has three and a half times more gun homicides than Germany, by rates. Why is that? Well, let’s be honest with ourselves for just this once on the internet. … Continue reading
For several years in the early and mid 2000’s I worked for a government laboratory and occasionally had contact with the CIA. One of the things I remember more clearly than any other is talking to a manager who had … Continue reading
A small part of the class from this weekend: The ultra short version: Pretend compliance Jerk your head back and punch the gas for a second Lean over to put more car between you and the guy with the gun … Continue reading
If you attend a class at Insights one of the things you are taught is mindset. And it’s not just the mindset you need to have to be able to do what you have to do to use lethal force … Continue reading
Trying to stab people who carry guns is generally a bad idea: All the odd red dots are the result of getting shot while trying to stab a bunch of people with a knife. For the past three days I … Continue reading
Every death on the streets of London is an utter tragedy, and I am deeply concerned about the rise in knife crime over recent years. It is time for a new approach. We must send a strong message that carrying … Continue reading
This is going to be interesting. See also here. Via multiple sources and an email from Ry who says, “First time I regret not living in Seattle”. Who is Greg Hamilton? He is the founder and Chief Instructor InSights Training … Continue reading
After 20 years of active duty military experience and nearly 30 years involved with professional civilian handgun training I have observed that: 1) Handguns are at best of tertiary interest to the Army. 2) The criteria used to select a … Continue reading
Modern Progressives, SJWs, and most politicians attempt to build in the world of words. Obama is a perfect example. We just say or don’t say certain things and they will spring to life, or cease to exist. Muslim terrorism (the … Continue reading
In 2009 the headline was UK is violent crime capital of Europe with reports of: Analysis of figures from the European Commission showed a 77 per cent increase in murders, robberies, assaults and sexual offences in the UK since Labour … Continue reading
This is a breath of fresh air: Instead of practicing running, jumping and stabbing in all directions, it might be a really good idea to work on perfecting the basics. It is only when you have truly perfected the basics … Continue reading
Perhaps this is almost too obvious/tautological/stupid to say, but although widespread change must eventually reach the majority, it does not often start there. Writer Rebecca Solnit put it this way: Ideas at first considered outrageous or ridiculous or extreme gradually … Continue reading
Today and tomorrow Barb is attending Insights General Defensive Handgun class. I’ve been teaching her how to shoot and she does well with basic shooting. She just got her holster on Thursday so I have not taught her much about … Continue reading
Do you realize that Obama has more time at the White Board diagraming Saul Alinsky’s “Rule for Radicals” than he has Trigger Time? Bubblehead Les February 2, 2013 Comment to Quote of the day—Sebastian [After spending 20+ hours (about 2000 … Continue reading