Kermit says: “You Learned Nothing at that 2 Hour Class at the Gun Show. But that’s none of my business…”
So you took a basic gun safety class or one of those hokey $19.95 online “Get Your Permit in 30 minutes or less!” courses, now what else do you need to know besides the NRA 3 Rules of Gun Safety or Jeff Cooper’s 4 Rules of Gun Safety?
- Know How to Spot Trouble Before it Happens
- Understand the term “criminal assault paradigm”
- Understand that the gun is the last line of defense in a layered home security plan
- Know the “3 Stupids Rule”
- Avoid
- Stupid Things
- Stupid Places
- Stupid People
- Avoid
- Read Street Smarts, Firearms, and Personal Security by Kelly McCann
- Read Defensive Living by Ed Lovette
- Read “Managing Unknown Contacts” from Craig Douglas (SouthNarc)
- Read Massad Ayoob’s material
- Watch videos of muggings on YouTube
- Take a close look at the body language of the assailants prior to them striking their victims
- Know Your Local Self-Defense Laws
- Know How to Draw Your Gun Efficiently From Concealment While under Stress
- This means not using a cheap floppy nylon holster.
- This means practicing your draw at home
- This also means practicing your dry-fire at home!
- Know How to Deploy a Less Lethal Weapon Efficiently
- Not every problem is a gun problem…
- If you are carrying pepper gas, where is it right now?
- Know some Unarmed Combatives
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu helps a lot!
- Fitness matters!
- Consider the Paleolithic diet and just cutting out calories.
- PROTIP: Stuffing your face with a large french fries and a 96oz Coke (1040 Calories) is bad for your health.
- Consider the Paleolithic diet and just cutting out calories.
- Cecil Burch has a great article on this very topic.
- Comet MMA has some excellent programs.
- Be able to fight off an ambush assault and respond accordingly.
- Be able to retain your gun in a “fouled up tangle”
- If you open carry, then you should seriously consider carrying a fixed blade knife to aid in gun retention.
- TDI Law Enforcement Knife or the ShivWorks Clinch Pick are excellent choices
- Understand the concept of in fight weapons access (IFWA)
- Know some Basic Tactical Medicine
- Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training puts on an excellent tactical medicine course.
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