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A DOJ study of the active shooter phenomenon. Well worth reading to anyone who carries a gun. You’ll find it very interesting this study makes it repeatedly clear that both law enforcement and the ordinary citizenry can interdict an active shooter. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/september/fbi-releases-study-on-active-shooter-incidents/pdfs/a-study-of-active-shooter-incidents-in-the-u.s.-between-2000-and-2013

Was having problems with my Glock 19 failing to go into battery with a slidelock reload. At first I thought the problem might be related to my recoil spring, I was running a 15-pound ISMI (factory stock recoil spring poundage is 18 pounds) and the ISMI G19 springs do run somewhat shorter than stock. I…

CCW holders versus an “active shooter” played by a real-life SWAT cop. And the winner is… http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/12/news-station-puts-concealed-carry-permit-holders-to-the-test-in-realistic-good-guys-vs-bad-guys-scenarios/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons

A bit off the topic of self-defense handguns, but I have recently developed a fascination with late 19th/early 20th Century military bolt action rifles. Here is an great article on five of these that could be pressed into service as game guns even in the early 21st Century. http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/5-great-military-surplus-rifles-for-hunting/recreation-leisure

An excellent article on aspects of defensive handgun usage and training that a lot of people “just know” are true. http://www.gundigest.com/concealed-carry-news/7-defensive-handgun-training-myths

NEWS FLASH. When there are a lot more guns out there, and only a few states left with no provision to issue concealed carry permits, if you want to do a mass shooting, you’re a lot more likely to succeed long enough to rack up a serious body count if you choose to do it…

ALERT: WILDCAT AMMO USED BY TERRORISTS I’ll bet those tiny .9mm, .223mm and .22mm long rifle rounds were a total bitch kitty to handload, too. They must have used tweezers.

Only carrying a gun when you think there might be trouble is like only carrying a spare tire in your car trunk when you think you might have a flat. My solution to the problem of “…if I think it’s a place I might get in trouble” is to simply not go there. Not being…

An excellent article on how to improve your speed with accuracy. http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/my-journey-to-idpa-master/recreation-leisure

Rick Breneman, the former president of my IDPA club, and current Area Coordinator for the Northwestern United States, does, along with other experienced shooters from this area, this thing called The Power Factor Show. He actually devoted an ep – or the first half of an ep, anyway – to discussing the Duane Thomas vs.…