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With the year winding down, and fewer and fewer blog posts from this author, it seemed appropriate to tell the kind readers of this blog about some of the derp The Rifleman has seen this year. There was plenty of it.  Today's entry is a near instant classic.  The Rifleman was in a class. It was a certification class. Teaching the participants to be teachers. One of the exercises was that each of the participants was picked to teach a session. The Rifleman was selected to teach "bench rest shooting." For just under 5 minutes, I described getting into a position, how to take aim, and how to gently squeeze the trigger. The position described resembled this entry from " Box O Truth " -  As with all of the sample sessions, critique was offered after the session. The instructor (former Army MP, and NRA Instructor, among other credentials), and a fellow participant (former USMC Scout Sniper) both suggested holding the fore-end, preferably with a hand over the top, to ...

A friend shared this video  with me and wanted some thoughts.  Here are some. Meal Team 6.  There's (at least) one in every group.  Their room entry was terrible. Dynamic entry should have died with the dinosaur. Beyond that, the point man kept going down the straight wall on a corner fed door.  And he kept getting sucked into his zone.  Once it is verified clear, cover another sector.  They were right - the Civil War is imminent (or has already started). Whitmer did bring all of this on herself.  The reporter said they were "right wing" - but we do not know if that was true.  The reporter on voice over likened them to the "Alt-Right." There was no proof.  To draw such a correlation is irresponsible. The editing and splicing of statements made by Mary McCord and the reporter around the 3-minute mark are combinations of truth and absolute falsehood. - Militias cannot act as police. This is true.  - Militias cannot attack leg...

Copied from Social Media - It’s impossible to get away with rigging an election. If this election was rigged by way of rigging 3-4 key swing state cities, as Republicans claim, then this election would’ve produced a ton of data anomalies and irregularities. We would expect to see things like: • bellwether counties would suddenly stop being bellwether counties despite decades of near 100% consistency • the rigged cities would produce implausibly high urban turnout but demographically identical cities in neighboring battleground states would have normal urban turnout • you would have an implausibly high number of Biden-only ballots (no down ballot selections) but the same phenomenon would not be seen with Trump ballots • a forensic audit of the voting machines used in these rigged cities would produce unexplainably high error rates and the edit logs would be nowhere to be found. They would often be wiped by partisan officials before any audits coul...

This will be a review of the documentary video, The True Christian History of America .  ABSTRACT A number of years ago, I was teaching a jiu-jitsu class. Two students had a conversation that eventually led to a discussion of the founding of America. One participant suggested that virtually all of the Founding Fathers were Christian. The other student said that most were not. Of course, they each gave their rationale, and eventually the conversation was steered (by me) back to the topics of martial arts.  Naturally I researched the argument, as I had always been under the impression that the majority of the Founding Fathers were Christian. And certainly that is the case. A few were " Deists " - which the one student called "Agnostic." Certainly, the men of the day were familiar with deism, as well as most of them being Christian. Not entirely different than people today.  DISCLOSURE For posterity and full disclosure, I received a free copy of the DVD from the write...

The election is over.  The Press is proclaiming Joe Biden as the winner.  But, there is a problem.  Widespread and well-substantiated allegations of fraudulent ballots and incorrect counts are to be had. All in key battleground states. Court battles are afoot. How will it end? Time will tell.  Still, I stand by my statement that Trump won or Biden cheated.  Trump legitimately garnered 73 million votes. That's 10 million more than he earned in his election in 2016. For comparison, Obama secured 4 million fewer votes when he was re-elected than when he was first elected. Speaking of which, if you really believe Joe Biden secured 77 million legitimate votes - more than anyone in history - I've got some oceanfront property here in Tennessee to sell you.  Speaking of improbable numbers -  check out this link . It is an in-depth investigation into the improbability of the numbers we are getting fed. Most notably - 1 million votes in PA for Trump being "lost....

 For those living in a cave, the US Presidential election was held last night.  Summary: I *think* Trump won. He was ahead in 5 key states where, in an unprecedented series of events, officials have stopped counting votes. Mostly, in those states, Trump was ahead by a margin that suggested it would take a miracle for Biden to win. That "miracle," I believe, may come in the form of Democrat shenanigans.  It would have been better if Trump had secured the 320 electoral votes I thought he might. However, as I was once reminded by my friend, "Lefty," this nation does not value freedom. The majority vote for a living while myself and others in the minority work for a living.  That it is/was this close, despite the overwhelming onslaught by the #FakeNews for the past 4 years, phony impeachment, lies, distortions, and censorship, is still telling. There is a glimmer of hope. And our propagandist "news" outlets and public education system will likely destroy what ...

Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns . I've suggested since Day-1 that if wearing masks worked, the Kung-Flu would never have made it out of China.  Those people wear masks when there aren't phony pandemics afoot.

According to the CDC,   wearing masks  is linked to a higher likelihood of contracting COVID. 70% of COVID patients "always" wear masks. 14% of COVID patients "often" wear masks. Fewer than 4% of COVID cases were contracted when the person "never" wears a mask. Masks not only do not work, they do more harm than good. 

CDC Quietly Reports 6% Actually Died from COVID   Yes, the link is a month old at the time of this article.  And it answers the question that has been demanding an answer since March. 6% of the people who die with COVID actually die from COVID. It is important to know the difference.  This is no pandemic.  This is a cold.  I had it.  I call it a #SpicyCold .

President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19 over the weekend for roughly three days. Since his return to the White House, the Left has been absolutely apoplectic.  The #FakeNews would have you believe this #SpicyCold is death on wheels. It is not, and our President proved it. These #LibNuts actually believe all of the media fiction and are calling it a "hoax." The Left said that Trump was putting Secret Service Agents in peril when he made his appearances to the crowds. There are a few problems with this: 1. These are the same people who just a week ago would say "All Cops Are Bastards" (ACAB) and want to defund law enforcement. Why would they suddenly care about the President's law enforcement officers?  2. If masks work, then the Secret Service Agents were in no peril. If masks do not work, then why the mandates? The Left is unhinged. They have been for years. They do not use logic or reasoning on any subject. Why anyone would vote for them is beyond me. 

In the Tuesday night Presidential Debate - you know, the one where Trump debated "Moderator" Chris Wallace and opponent Joe Biden - Wallace made several false statements. Not coincidentally, all of Wallace's false statements were aimed at President Trump. Of note, Wallace said that Trump has failed multiple times to "denounce white supremacy and militia groups." There are two main glaring problems with that statement.  First - Trump has repeatedly denounced white supremacy. Second - the terms "white supremacy" and "militia groups" are not synonymous. For the record, I am part of one of these " militia groups ." For the record, we are a 3% prepping and training group, but I also realize that the #FakeNews media wishes to lump us all in together.  We have persons of every race in the group. One of the particular things we vet for is to make sure candidates are not racially bigoted.  And if one slipped through the cracks, they wou...

Debate 1 is in the books. Some thoughts - WINNER - TRUMP Scanning through social media, the only people who think that Trump lost are alpha widows and very weak men.  This is the case for people on both sides. The very weak men are just that period.  The alpha widows are women who have been sexually promiscuous their entire lives, and have slept with many alphas , but can't seem to nail one down in marriage. 2ND PLACE - CHRIS WALLACE Although it is not part of the written duties of a debate moderator to jump into the debate himself, Chris Wallace most certainly did. Every time Trump would hand Biden a couple of heavy verbal blows, Wallace would insert himself and stop Trump. 3RD PLACE - JOE BIDEN Joe Biden came in 3rd in a two-man debate. Read that again. He read off a few scripted liberal talking points, and wound up losing his cool against his opponent, resorting to name calling: "This Guy," "Clown," "Racist." Remember when liberals use th...

How to fix my problem? 90% diet. 10% exercise.  I stopped running 6 years ago due to knee injury. I will resume walking when cleared.  Diet - 90% carnivore. And I must stick to it. And I shall.  To be sure, several close family members feel this is an error. They may even feel that it was meat that got me into this situation. There is simply no objective proof of that. The "studies" were based on surveys of people trying to remember what they ate - not actual controlled studies with closely managed variables (types and amounts of food given).  There is no diet that can guarantee human longevity.  However, there is a diet that can guarantee a shorter life - the standard American diet.  - Dr. Ken Berry.  At the time this was written, 9 days without a processed carbohydrate. Only a handful of green vegetables consumed. 16 pounds lost. Blood Glucose returning to normal levels. 

Tuesday, September 1 at noon, I was wheeled into an operating room. I was prepped and given anesthetic.  The objective was to insert a tube up my arm via the artery in my wrist. This procedure used to go in at the groin, but new advances have made it possible to perform via the wrist. The groin area was prepped, just in case.  The exploration revealed a blockage in one of the vessels on the heart, and a near blockage in another. Two stents were put in - one in each vessel.  Halfway through the procedure, I awake, pop my head up, and say, "hey, guys, how is it going?" This understandably caused a bit of commotion. They asked if I was in pain - I wasn't. My wrist burned, and otherwise, I was fine. Except my left hand and both feet hurt from laying on the hard surface for so long. The next time I awoke, they were wheeling me to my room. The procedure was a success.  The doctor put me on a chemical cocktail of meds - mostly blood thinners and blood pressure meds. This to...

Monday evening, August 31, I came home after my son's football game. I sat down to dinner, and a few bites in, I became uncomfortable. There was a tightening in my chest. My upper back also became tight, as did my upper left arm. After finishing the food, I laid down, and tried to get comfortable. No luck. Not even with changing of positions or having more water. I texted my wife to come into the room for a minute.  I think I'm having a heart attack.  10 minutes later, we are in the emergency room. She had driven. A neighbor stayed with my kids. A man was speaking with the receptionist, trying to find a friend or relative. I tried to wait for him to finish... but the discomfort had grown unbearable and was not stopping. I interrupted: Miss, I think I'm having a heart attack.  Within moments, I was in a bed in the emergency room, being attended to by a male RN whose name I remember, but will not disclose on here because I'm not certain he wants it shared. He gave me a ni...

Recent conversations relayed to the author: Q - What distance will we be shooting at this tactical carbine class? A - From 3 - 300 yards.  "Great! I'll bring my Savage 110 bolt action rifle!" Participant in a recent class did not hit as often at 300 as he wanted to. Participant changed ammo types twice in class (losing zero each time) and became understandably frustrated. Friend of participant says about his AR15 carbine equipped with a red dot: "Your instructor should have advised you that you were ill-equipped for the task at hand." Prospective participant asks about bringing multiple rifles to a carbine class: "Can I bring my bolt action with a scope for the long range portions?"  (the "long range" portions are 100, 200, and 300 yards.) Both of these statements proceed from a point of absolute ignorance. Sadly, this ignorance is widespread in and among the gun community. Mention shooting past 50 yards, and people start assuming one needs a...

This meme was shared on social media, and it reminded me about something from childhood. For the record, one platform of social media has a whole section dedicated to "insane parents." My mom had all of them beat.  That will be important to know here.  When this happened, I was about 12. We were gathered around, all looking at something (I forgot what). My mom shifted position, I was bumped, and I fell backwards. I landed on the edge of a milk crate that was being used to hold homeschool books.  The crate looked like this: When I landed on it, I yelled out in pain.  My mom fussed at me for being so "dramatic." I ran around a bit in a haze of pain, clenching my injured left buttock with my hand.  When I pulled my hand away, there was blood. A fair amount of blood. I showed my mom, and she examined the wound and called my dad to come home to take me to the hospital.  Side note: my dad's place of employment was very close to the hospital in downtown Chat...

Normally, just one reason should suffice, so pick from the nine reasons below why you should not date a single mom. This article inspired by an article online that tries to make the opposite points - why one should date a single mom. Of note, this author observes that among the thousands of single moms encountered, only one was a single mom due to husband's death (in the military - and he is thanked for  his service). The rest of the single moms encountered were so by their own design. The nine points and this blog's counter-points: 1. Weak men can’t handle us or our kids (Notice the shaming tactic and the psychological projection) The complaint is centered around a hypothetical toddler having an outburst and a man "unable to handle it." The reality so often is a 10-year-old having the same type of an outburst and the man she wishes to trap date is unwilling to tolerate it.  Counter Point - Don't date single moms. They refuse to parent their children.  2. We don’...

Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with an Appleseed Red Hat Instructor. The subject matter of that conversation made me think. I was reminded of that conversation more recently, when I was speaking with a student from one of my recent rifle classes. The Appleseed instructor mentioned that they are the first training class for so many people. The conversation with my student emphasize the fact that this was the student's first training class, as well. Additionally,  The Appleseed instructor with whom I recently spoke had a total of 40 live-fire classes under his belt, 13 of those as an assistant. My most recent class was my 61st as primary instructor. If you read many of my old entries on this blog, you will see that I was critical of Appleseed at the time. Those criticisms still stand, however, they were meant as constructive criticism then, and that still stands today. Appleseed has changed a little bit, as well they should. However, my opinion is that they probably ...

A man was arrested in Nashville for not wearing a mask . Screen shots to preserve the report in case something else is claimed later.  The officers enforcing this order need to be fired immediately and permanently banned from ever working in law enforcement again.

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch explains why not to shoot.  Here are some additions this author would add: 1. I don't have time.  It is all about priorities. A person will make time for the things he thinks are important. So, a more honest statement would be: "I do not think this is a top priority." 2. Money (I don't have enough to train) Again, this is a priority. What is funny is seeing people who vape or smoke, drink heavily on most weekends, then "don't have the money." Once, this author even saw that excuse, then the same person went to the beach the following weekend.  3. Weather If only all self defense situations were in perfect environments. Also, some of the best reviews come from classes held in the worst weather. 4. Safe Princesses Why have a gun if you cannot shoot it? And if you collect some guns, why not pick up a few to train with? The good training guns are usually cheaper than collector guns.  5. I already know how to shoot.  If you say t...

In the past, this blog has made recommendations on optics for your AR15 rifle. Specifically, the red dot, the Low Power Variable Optic (LPVO), and the low power fixed optics have been suggested for use on your rifle.  Moving forward, the suggestion for a low power fixed optic will be removed.  If you already have a low power fixed optic, train with it. In addition to marksmanship, work really hard on the up close material. Get used to using the Bindon Aiming Concept. Work hard on the up close - you will be at a disadvantage here, so over come it.  And that is reason #1 why the low power fixed is no longer on the suggestions list - most people will not train on it nearly enough to fight with it at urban distances.  Reason number 2 - the low power fixed optic does nothing that the LPVO cannot do. In many cases, the LPVO can have higher magnification. And the LPVO is vastly superior up close.  So here are the suggestions: 1. RED DOT You may want a flip to the side ...

The following three phrases were spoken to this author recently: "My son needs the basic pistol training, but I probably don't." "Some instructors get anal about pointing the gun at someone. I tell you this: if you're in a gun fight, you're gonna point the gun at everybody. Your buddy, your enemy, your wife; everybody." "I'm telling you, you can't hit a target with a pistol past about 10 yards." Some observations: This guy needs training desperately. Pointing a gun at something (or someone) you don't want to destroy is NOT EVER ok. Every student at every pistol class I've taught has hit a target at 25 yards with a handgun.

Saturday, July 25, 2020.  Class: American Rifleman 25 paid participants. 22 came to class.  1 audited the class (heat concerns with health). Of the 22 participants: 5 ladies, 1 youth (age 10, male), 7 prior military (1 combat role - Army Cav Scout), 15 first rifle class, 15 first training class. Drills performed - marksmanship, zero the rifle, steel at 100 / 200 / 300 yards, Fundamental Marksmanship Evaluation. The Fundamental Marksmanship Evaluation is 10 shots on two 300 yard simulated targets (actual distance this day was 50 yards) performed in 90 seconds or less. "Expert Rifleman" is awarded for 9 or 10 hits. There is a mag change after 5 shots.  Given the distance and time, this evaluation is more difficult than the US Army marksmanship qualification. Note: the US Army reports an average of 27% of soldiers qualify as "Expert Rifleman." Their Marksmanship training is 2 weeks in length.  This class is a single day.  15 of the 22 participants scored ...

There is much ado about nothing these days. The much ado is named Covid-19. The nothing is the effect it has had on people. The real deleterious effect has been the reaction of the governing officials, and impossibly fearful people in the populace. This author not only contracted Covid-19, but survived it quite easily. Treatment consisted of normal "home remedy" treatments for the common cold, which is a strain of corona virus. It was, for all intents and purposes, a "spicy cold" - this term being used by the author's 15 year old son and his friends. Symptoms were slightly more severe than a common cold, but not as severe as the flu. Five weeks after the fact, the author was tested for antibodies and the test was positive. So, for people under age 60, we know that Covid-19 is not as deadly as the typical flu. For people over age 60 and with comorbidity factors, it can be as deadly as some more severe flu strains. In Tennessee, there were at least  2100 fl...

It has been well-established, and this blog has been a reminder, that one must not only pay attention to what is said , but also pay attention to what is not said . THE BAN This week, the FDA revoked use of hydroxycholroquine as a treatment for certain (emphasis mine) Covid-19 patients. Among the reasons given in the article,  "Additionally, in light of ongoing serious cardiac adverse events and other potential serious side effects, the known and potential benefits of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine no longer outweigh the known and potential risks for the authorized use." The WHO cited the reason as  " The Solidarity Trial 's hydroxychloroquine arm is being stopped, on the basis of evidence showing it does not reduce mortality for hospitalised #COVID19 patients."  (quoted Tweet) And there is also this Tweet from the WHO: " Aside from #COVID19 , hydroxychloroquine is still regarded as a generally safe drug for patients with autoimmune diseases o...

It is a known fact that one must not only listen to what is said, but also to what is not said. Fact-finding depends on doing both well. Earlier this year, an article came out stating that the wearing of masks does not offer protection from infection. From the article: "We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic." Just recently, the three doctors tried to put a spin on their statements: "TO THE EDITOR: We understand that some people are citing our Perspecti...

#Scamdemic #Plannedemic #KungFlu Since one side of this debate insists that masks be mandated, and they say there is no science behind the contrary, here are some links. The death count is inflated . Crowder sources his work, as usual. The Cases count is also inflated. Masks don't work . Seriously, they don't... and if they did, you wouldn't need mandates to make people wear them. Bloomberg even admits many deaths attributed to COVID-19 without being tested at all. There are many, many more. But people are stiff-necked and won't even accept these, much less the others. No reason to do extra work for no extra reward.

If wearing a mask were so essential, then it would not need to be mandated. If you presume to think it needs to be mandated, then you are presuming that you are more intelligent than one who refuses to wear one, and there is simply no evidence to support that assumption.

Often, you will see someone display one of these two flags.  The Gadsden Flag ("don't tread on me") and the "Thin Blue Line" flag.  From time to time, you may see someone who displays both flags.  That is just laughable - these two sentiments are diametrically opposed opposites.  Don't tread on me, at its core, is a thought of individual freedom. The thin blue line is a thought of support of American Police.  There is nothing more the antithesis of personal freedom than the police.  Folks who fly don't tread on me flags often mean that they are gun owners and they will not relinquish their firearms to government overreach.  Whom do they think will be performing the overreaching actions? Politicians will not be trying to pick up the guns - they will send the police.  Although police are not outright seizing firearms at this time, it doesn't mean they aren't infringing rights.  Think about it - how often does a citizen come out ahead of an ...

On social media, this post was to be found: It is with a heavy heart I make this plea for help from my fellow (Patriots). As you may be aware the communists have been in Nashville burning down buildings and on the 4th the American legion was set afire by arsons. They have been in Johnson City beating up WHITE PEOPLE and passing out money to the communities encouraging them to buy guns and ammo for assaulting WHITE PEOPLE. After some tried to purchase firearms at a local pawn shop and were denied, they stood outside and harassed the shop owner for 8 hours trying to push their way in. When he pushed them back out they filed assault charges. The communists target is historic Rogersville Tennessee this Saturday. Your fellow Tennesseans are asking for your help to protect the history and the residents. I will attempt to meet with the NEW BLACK PANTHER leaders and see if I can put out this fire on Saturday before they rage but I need security and bodies. I fear this won’t go well based on ...

From the meme - "so why are they judging all cops for the actions of a few?" Because it is not the action of a few.  It's most - and this is my strong attempt to be impartial and realistic.  The system is corrupt.  There is no going in and correcting it from the inside.   Comprehensive reform is needed now.  

Meghan McCain, in a since-deleted tweet, expressed that her dad is the only one that matters, and also that she is the only person who has ever lost a father.   Since neither of these opinions are quite right, let's compare a less-famous dad - my Pops - to her infamous dad.   My dad lived to see her dad croak.  That made his heart happy.  And mine.  My dad never killed any of his fellow service members - via negligence discharge of missiles, or otherwise.  My dad earned his rank in the Army... his father was not an Admiral who cleared the way.  My dad was not #GlobalistScum . My dad did not lose an election to the most beatable political candidate to ever be put forward by the Left.  My dad did not vote with Obama more than half the time.  My dad didn't stay anywhere long after his welcome was worn out.  My dad actually raised his kids to be successful people without having to ride his coat tails. My dad actually gave...

As this is written, several precincts of Police in Atlanta called in to work. They are upset because one of their former officers is charged with Murder and several other crimes. A few days ago, a good friend suggested that myself and fellow patriots go and peaceably stand in front of police during protests for a show of solidarity. I politely declined. In my estimation, if police and antifa - two organizations that do not have my best interests in mind - want to kill each other, then that is a win-win situation. This is not an anti-cop sentiment. It is an anti-bad cop sentiment. And they have brought it on themselves. And it applies to virtually every cop out there now. How? If you have 1000 "good cops," and 10 bad cops; yet the 1000 do not arrest the 10, then you really have 1010 bad cops. When you enforce unconstitutional laws, you are a bad cop. When you falsify your report to the ADA, trying to make the youth seem older than they are - just so you can get an ...

This meme has been floating around. Sadly, as with most Leftist "memes," it is nowhere near accurate. The Left truly wants to completely eliminate police funding. This is not good. That said... We need to: REDUCE SUBSTANTIALLY all police funding. We are over-policed.  Eliminate quotas - particularly for traffic offenses and other victimless crimes.  Demilitarize the police. They don't need machine guns, and they sure as hell don't need MRAPs. Put people addicted to drugs & controlled substances into rehab - not jail.  Decriminalize victimless crimes.  Abolish police unions - they only preserve the bad cops.  Incentivize the arrest of bad cops.  National blacklist for Bad Cops.  Abolish paid leave while under investigation. Abolish "no-knock" raids.  Abolish qualified immunity.  Make police have to pay for their defense when prosecuted.  Mandatory insurance to be purchased by the individual officers....

From the Tactical Professor, What is the Value of Training? My favorite part: You don’t know what you don’t know. Much of what you know is wrong. It’s good to have some of the answers to the test before taking it. You really should read the entire article! 

These days, one will frequently see on social media claims that while COVID-19 survival rates are over 99% - the real issue is the long term and permanent side effects.  Folks, if we have only known about this strain for six months, how on earth could we possibly know about long term and permanent side effects? Logic dictates we cannot.  Also - the actual survival rate is 99.975%.

This was too long to post on the Facebook page, and it also needed a blog post. In Star Trek fiction, the Kobayashi Maru test was the  no-win scenario. This same no-win scenario most certainly exist in the gun culture. Specifically, when people ask the credentials of an instructor. The no-win scenario comes in because there is no way to make everyone happy with the instructor's credential. If the instructor was a Navy SEAL, then the person asking will say they wanted an Army Ranger. If the instructor was an Army Ranger, then the person asking will say they wanted a Navy SEAL. If the instructors were a Navy SEAL and an Army Ranger, then the person asking will say they wanted Marine Force Recon. If the instructor was former military, then the person asking will say they wanted former law enforcement. If the person was former law enforcement, then the person asking will say they wanted former military. There's no way to win. Furthermore, even if the instructor matches wha...

Recently, I asked several military veteran friends how they thought I might attract more former combat military to my classes. They were very gracious in their responses. The one subject line that kept coming up was ego - on the part of combat vets. The questions still remained though - how to get past that ego. I asked five different men: and I got five different answers (not surprisingly). I did not expect going in that any of them would have the answer to the question. I did expect they would provide insight from different points of view. I was not wrong in my expectations. For the sake of clarity - vets who did not serve in combat roles and are honest about that will be lumped into the same group as most civilians - they have minimal training, and they have almost identical buying habits to civilians when it comes to gun classes.  The purpose of these questions was to attract combat vets. Based on the responses I got, here are the discoveries made: Not all civilians adverti...

Several years back, I was able to play witness to a small number of US Military Veterans really give a civilian a hard time about gun and tactical training that was being taught. The irony was that the civilian was actually teaching at the behest of most of these individuals just a few months prior. There had been some drama, and the vets couldn't seem to drop it. This was what really changed my mind as to whom can instruct firearms and tactics classes. Hence, this blog post - which was written shortly after the drama, edited over time, and was way back in the day set to post on the last business day of April this year. Over the years, my perspective matured and refined. Of course, during that time, I took multiple classes myself - and that helped mold my current opinion, as well. When I take a class and take notes, some of the notes are of what the instructor does well. Some of the notes are about relevant material. And some of the notes are about presentation of the material...

I keep seeing this meme about why you should wear masks.  It attempts to make a simile to why we wear pants and don't urinate on one another.  As usual, the Left and the Globalists can't meme, and this shows.    Cloth masks  do not work unless you combine with hand washing and social distancing.  Since the vast majority of people will not adhere to these strict guidelines, cloth masks are virtually useless.  A better simile would be that even though we all wear pants (hopefully), we can still all smell the other person's flatulence, as well as our own. 

On a social media post about the Wisconsin officers that arrested a dog groomer for failing to follow quarantine "orders," one actor posted the above meme and added the statement - "Before you criticize these officer try to borrow their shoe and walk in it." Reply of the day was sent by someone else - "No thanks, I'm not fond of beating women, killing unarmed people, and ruining someone's life over a traffic ticket."

One more entry on this topic . Shooting Illustrated recently published an article to the exact same effect. Some of the interesting tidbits from that article: - In addition to differences in personality and physical attributes, there is the difference in mission objective between the cop, the Soldier and the civilian. The police officer’s duty is to conduct investigations and enforce the law. Though, technically they may not have a duty to intercede, in practice they almost always do, keeping the peace, diffusing dangerous situations and arresting serious criminals even when that requires those criminals first be physically subdued. Combat soldiers have an even more demanding mission: locate and engage the enemy, and kill, drive or take as prisoners as many as possible. Both are in complete contrast to the “duty” of the armed citizen. While he or she may defend his or herself or intercede on behalf of the innocent if a crime is being committed in their presence, they can’t go out ...

In reference to this post , there was a comment delivered that 90% of police can only shoot marginally well. A reader writes in and challenges that. "I think that is a mistake. Every cop I know can shoot way better than your regular joe." OK. I'll take this bait. Let's work from the presumption that this is true, and the reader really believes it, and has no reason to mislead. Let's also work from the presumption that this is not hyperbole. For the sake of clarity, let's use the old "1 - 10" scale. 1 is someone who has never handled a firearm, and 10 is Jerry Miculek. 90% of police would be a "3." While this is much better than the 1's and 2's out there, it is nowhere near what that sort of statement makes them out to be. Some of these police know this. Some do not. With a sole exception, every firearms instructor I've taken a class from was at least a 7 on this scale within his/her discipline. So, even if pistol is no...

A series of messages sent through Eventbrite to my training school in regards to a medical class and a knife defense class: This group called global vision is charging for this event and another one for which the Wilson county School board is free. I believe they should both be cancelled with refunds. Not an essential activity. Wilson county Police will be notified This event is a non-essential one. It needs to be cancelled. This is a Hands-On activity which should not be held at this point in time. I will contact the Mount Juliet Police and government officials regarding this event. I believe these events put on by global vision Church should be cancelled. Total disregard 4 the rules that aren't being implemented sometimes? It's poor judgement and the police should be notified. Please cancel this class. Pandemic! Inappropriate. Local officials will be informed. This class needs to be cancelled. HANDS ON activity not allowed during Pandemic! Totally inappropriate and the orga...