They want to return the world to a pre-age-of-reason/age-of-enlightenment world. That is where the split took place that put the muslim world as second rate to ours. They believe that their world, following the will of God, must be able … Continue reading
You know what they teach you in the military about what you use a handgun for? You use it to fight your way to a rifle. Greg Hamilton Self Defense Instructor Nov. 19, 1995 [Greg may have picked this meme … Continue reading
Verbal Target Indicator: Yelling without reason in a fight or when someone says something stupid like, “Hey, my gun is not loaded!” in a fight. From the Greg Hamilton to English Dictionary by Meredith Robinson
We’ve thought about that as an intimidation tool. Some guy is hassling you on the street and you start putting your ear plugs in. The guy says, ‘What are you doing?’ You say, ‘It looks like I’m going to be … Continue reading
Do you know how to double the effectiveness of any bullet? Put another round through your target. Greg Hamilton Self Defense Instructor Nov. 19, 1995 [The lesson was, don’t put effort into buying the best bullet or cartridge, put your … Continue reading
I saw an ex-marine buddy of mine back down two Seattle Seahawks in a bar once — scariest thing I have ever seen. This guy is only about 5’8″, the Seahawks just towered over him. Things escalated to the point … Continue reading
Insights is offering Y2K compliance testing for firearms systems. You bring your guns to class and we go out on the range. Then we set our watches to January 1, 2000 and we see if everything still works. Greg Hamilton … Continue reading
Chances are, if you’re ever going to be involved in a home defense situation with a shotgun, you’ll be in your birthday-suit. So unless you’ve got ammunition Velcro’d to your ass, all the extra ammunition you’ll have will be on … Continue reading
In Pierce County [Washington] the way the prosecutor decides whether to press charges or not is to print out the arrest records of the people involved and weigh them… Scumbag dead, good guy still upright — good guy walks. Scumbag … Continue reading
In some areas of the country showing someone your middle finger is the universal hand signal for “shoot me”. If you are carrying a gun and give such a hand signal you likely to be held at fault if the … Continue reading
From the Greg Hamilton to English Dictionary by Meredith Robinson: Steely eyed dealers of death. Translation: Microsoft Gun Club Members. [For my friends at Microsoft. They know who they are and why I chose this one for today.–Joe]
Happiness is being near the top of the food chain. Back of a T-shirt worn by Greg Hamilton Self defense and firearms instructor September 15, 1997 [Also applicable to the truth laid bear ecosystem for blogs.–Joe]
Verbally confronting a guy who is already shooting people is generally a bad idea. Add to that he has a rifle and it becomes a worse idea. Since we began teaching response to active shooter (over 10 years ago), … Continue reading
A attorney who in specializes in self-defense told me that of the 300 clients who said something to the police before talking to him, only two managed to NOT hurt their case. Those two didn’t help their case, they just … Continue reading
Shooting at the head is a tough one. There’s really only two spots you can really do any good with a handgun. The eyes. Any higher and even if you do get through the armor you’ll only take off the … Continue reading
If I didn’t participate in any event or join any group unless they did things just like me, I wouldn’t be able to do anything with anyone else. If you want to be a good shooter, shoot. Shoot all you … Continue reading
You’ve just dumped a scumbag. Don’t put your gun away. You scan the area. Jackals and lions travel in packs. You probably will never be involved in another shooting in your entire life. This is it! Make the most of … Continue reading
As for the “I don’t shoot that kind of game because I don’t want to learn bad tactics” crowd, I think that is an over used excuse by people that can’t win. Shooting IPSC or IDPA won’t make you a … Continue reading
We’ll know the gun-grabbers have been put out of business when you can buy a blister pack of six Glock’s at Costco. Attributed (but unconfirmed) to Greg Hamilton
If it ever becomes time to shoot someone, shoot early and shoot often. Greg Hamilton Self Defense Instructor Nov. 19, 1995