Today is the 38th anniversary of the “FBI Miami Shootout.” FBI agents attempted to apprehend 2 violent criminals in their vehicle. When they did, the next 5 minutes 145 shots were fired and law enforcement and self defense ammo and training changed dramatically as a result. One of the rounds fired by an FBI agent … Continue Reading →
Written by Adam Scholl from Scholl Security Group. Adam is a former FBI and USMS Task Force Officer. Adam has worked for the U.S. DoD as a fieldcraft instructor and currently works in the private security sector. He is also a Renzo Gracie BJJ Black Belt and a Krav Maga Black belt. We’ve all heard the old stories from the Gracie … Continue Reading →
When the FBI released their report of active shooter incidents in the US for 2021, they basically said that civilian gun ownership and concealed carry don’t stop crime. They identified 252 active shooter incidents between 2014 and 2021 and claimed that only 11 of them were stopped by citizens. That’s just 4.4%. It made me … Continue Reading →
Jeff wrote in with a question on electronic laser targets, “I have the iTarget. I train in my house. Are you saying to walk around and shoot at the target?” What I’m going to say applies to several different laser training tools, like iTarget, iMarksman, LASR, MantisX, LaserHIT, GSight, and more. I’m going to use … Continue Reading →
In 2008, one of my favorite authors, Malcom Gladwell, wrote a book called “Outliers” where he laid out an idea called the “10,000 rule.” Gladwell was building on a 1993 paper by Anders Ericsson and claimed that, regardless of the field, “you need to have practiced, to have apprenticed, for 10,000 hours before you get … Continue Reading →
Every time a mass shooting happens, people start looking for bandaid solutions…something they can buy that will make them feel safer, regardless of whether it actually makes them safer. Bulletproof backpacks are one of those things. They’re not bad on their own. (I’ve got one) But there are 3 big problems I’ve seen: Using them … Continue Reading →
I taught a class awhile back and one of the questions that came up was about bullet selection…specifically 9mm and whether a fast+light bullet is better than a heavy+slow bullet. I fumbled with the answer because of how involved it is…so I originally simplified it here. In the year since, I have made a few … Continue Reading →
This is going to be somewhat of a quick highlight reel of things I saw and liked at 2023 SHOT Show. It’s not all-inclusive by any means. Some of it is impractical, but cool. Some of it is fun. And some is super-practical. Let’s start with this James Bond-cool counter-drone gun that has taken out … Continue Reading →
I told you yesterday about the tactical pen that I carry every day. Today, I’m going to share what else I carry every day. I’ll tell you right off the bat that some of the things that I carry are looked down on by other instructors. They’re unpopular. Uncool. I don’t care. And I’ll tell … Continue Reading →
One of the big questions that comes up every 2 years is whether or not you can carry your firearm when you vote. It’s an important question. Voter intimidation at polling locations isn’t widespread, but when it happens, law abiding people should be able to defend themselves if necessary and not left to feel disarmed and … Continue Reading →