home defense

Thinking You're a Hero, The John Wayne Syndrome
Firearms Ownership

Thinking You’re a Hero, The John Wayne Syndrome

The Concealed Carry Lifestyle is challenging in many ways but at the top of the list is understanding the decision to intervene or to exclude yourself from an external encounter in order to safe the life of a stranger. How will you make that decision?

Isolate the Family and Defend the Room
Training

Isolate the Family and Defend the Room

Since we can’t predict every potential situation we can’t assume that a single response plan is going to work all the time. That said, today I want to review a home defense strategy that I refer to as Isolate the Family and Defend the Room

Be Sure Of Your Target - America's Triple S Disease
Law

Be Sure Of Your Target – America’s Triple S Disease

Perhaps it is due to the TV and movies we watch but there seems to be a sick and sad tendency for American gun owners to shoot at Shapes, Shadows, and Sounds. I’ve even heard other instructors tell their students to

This EDC Trauma Device Will Save Lives
Gear

This EDC Trauma Device Will Save Lives

There most well known is a windless style of tourniquet that uses a handle to lever that when twisted causes the device to constrict around the limb. There are also ratcheting tourniquets that work just as you would expect, a ratcheting device allows the tourniquet to be tightened and stay secure around the limb.

How Many Repetitions Does it Take?
Offers

How Many Repetitions Does it Take?

We recently did an experiment internally. We asked interested employees and trainers to practice a specific holster draw drill 30 times per day or 7 days… or just a total of 210 repetitions over 7 days. These 210 repetitions made a…

Why You Should Already Be Prepared For the Next Riot
Safety

Why You Should Already Be Prepared For the Next Riot

Now as history has shown us, people tend to channel their anger into a violent protest, which eventually leads to rioting. In light of this, USA Firearm Training is sharing some advice as to how to prepare for a possible riot.

What are you Protecting Yourself From?
Safety

What are you Protecting Yourself From?

If the dangers of our world all had the same solution, but this isn’t a world in which every problem needs or should have the same response. If you were caught in the middle of a mugging or in a school shooting you would have a totally different solution in your mind. Hopefully, you are prepared for what to do in each of these situations, even though one of them is much more likely than the other.

search your home for bad guy
Safety

Easy Home Defense Tactics Article Updated

Over a year ago we published a list of 20 easy to implement home defense tactics that can collectively almost guarantee you don’t have home intruders.

We have now updated and refreshed that post with more tactics and better images. We hope you will check it out.

Tactical Home Defense Tips From EJ Owens
Training

Tactical Home Defense Tips From EJ Owens

Based on my team’s research a home invasion is the most common place for you to need to use deadly force and deploy firearm related defense tactics so this is a critical topic. EJ’s course consists of hours of quality video content that addresses every aspect of home defense you could imagine.

[VIDEO] Smith and Wesson N Frame Model 327 Revolver
Gear

[VIDEO] Smith and Wesson N Frame Model 327 Revolver

Damon is back with “Yoda” to look at the Smith And Wesson Model 327 N (large) Frame Revolver. 8 round capacity caliber .357. This is out of S&W’s Performance Center. We think its a great option for home defense… and a lot of other fun things.

Should We Ban Machetes Too?
Justified Shooters

Should We Ban Machetes Too?

Two recent news stories involving home invasions and machetes give contrasting ideas of the role that firearms play both for law abiding citizens and for criminals.