Posts Tagged ‘safety’
5 Safety Strategies For Facebook Marketplace Meetups-Your Guide to Secure Transactions
In the wake of an incident in Peoria, Illinois, where a routine Marketplace meetup turned into a life-threatening situation, the need for comprehensive safety strategies during on transactions is apparent. These incidents are so commonplace that people are not even surprised to hear of them. As technology continues to reshape our buying and selling…
Read MoreGuide to Prescription Safety Glasses – Options and Recommendations
In this article, we focus on the options available, both good and bad, for shooters who wear prescription glasses. When shooting, protecting your eyes is very important. Seeing your sights and the target and being aware of the surrounding environment are also important. Since there is generally no immediate consequence of wearing poor and improper…
Read MoreWatch, Man Shot During Reckless Live Fire Handgun Training—Exploring the Myth of ‘Realistic’ Training
Some in the firearms training world believe in the notion that taking unnecessary risks leads to realistic and effective training. However, this belief rests on shaky ground, as it disregards the fundamental principles of safety and responsible firearm handling. In this post, I’ll show you just one video of many available on the internet,…
Read MoreSurviving the Storm: A Gun Owner’s Guide to Disaster Preparedness
In a world of unpredictability, where nature’s fury can strike without warning, I cannot overstate the importance of being prepared for natural disasters. For gun owners, this readiness takes on a unique dimension, requiring a strategic approach that combines both commitment to personal safety and responsibility as firearm custodians. As hurricanes, floods, and other disasters…
Read MoreP320 Drama Continues—Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Sues SIG Sauer over Discharge
Another law enforcement officer sued SIG Sauer in what seems is a never ending drama over their allegedly unsafe P320 handgun. Detective David A. Cole filed the suit in Somerset County Superior Court, and alleges SIG Sauer: designed a defective firearm and negligently marketed it without warning customers of its flaws. Brief Background of the…
Read More6 Required Behaviors To Stop Negligent Discharges – Follow These Like It’s Religion
A few years ago I worked on and our company published a significant research study of 300 Negligent Discharges. We loed at publicly available news stories occurring over a 24-month period in which a gun went off unintentionally. When we published the results of that survey we included information about injuries vs death, locations, children,…
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