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0270 – Personal Security and Redundancy

February 9, 2012 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

If we pay attention in life we get sent little hints from time to time about the little things that might be important. I lived a “One is none, two is one!” scenario recently and I felt like it was a great reminder to myself about redundancy. I figured you might enjoy laughing at me and the situation as well as take the opportunity to make sure you have your back ups in place. I make it a point to ensure that when I get a little wake up call I try to apply it broadly instead of just in that specific instance. Today we are going to talk about redundancy.

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0122 – Carry Weapon Condition

March 8, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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One of the things I enjoy most about teaching is the opportunities it provides to be reminded of my humble beginnings. In the past 12 years or so that I have become increasingly interested in self-defense and concealed weapons I have had the opportunity to gain a tremendous amount of knowledge. Working with students who are where I once was is an excellent reminder of where it is that I came from.

That being said, I don’t ever remember being in a place where I didn’t carry a gun with a round in the chamber. I am always surprised as to how often I read on the www how people are unsure as to whether they should carry their gun with a round in the tube.

Everyone must make their own decision on how it is that they prepare themselves for a violent encounter.

Each individual has their own set of circumstances so we know that one solution won’t work for everyone
There are however some trends in violence that we need to factor into our decision making process
- Violence is chaotic and fast
- We often find out about our involvement in a violent encounter after it has begun
- Since we are behind the curve having to load a handgun only puts us further behind
Handguns are inanimate mechanical objects
- Many people avoid carrying a round in the chamber to avoid the possibility of a ND
- The firing of a gun requires a specific sequence of events to occur and that most often begins with the trigger being pulled by the operators finger.
- Keep you finger off the trigger, and the gun isn’t going to go bang.
Handguns are a tool of LETHAL force and will be treated as such in a court of law and by the dirt-bag you are pointing it at, loaded or not.

If we take care of just a few things, most people can carry a handgun in the condition that most are designed to be carried and that is with a round in the chamber.

Use a good holster that retains the gun well and covers the trigger guard
Keep our handgun in good mechanical condition
Get trained

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0120 – FF Mindset, Tactics, and Improvised Impact Weapon Defeat Armed Robber

March 4, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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James Yeager of Tactical Response uses a tagline that goes something like this: Mindset, Tactics, Skill, Gear. I’m guessing James didn’t come up with this concept, however he states it simply. Make no mistake that he has the order correct. When you check out today’s Friday Film you will see that mindset rules the day.

Miguel defends his business, his customers and his employees.

As we watch the video there are some great lessons to be learned:

Lets start with the cashier that is being held up
- the dirt bag has her in a tough spot
- she is probably right to comply
- when the money hits the floor it is most likely a result of her body loosing the ability to perform fine motor skills as a physiological response to the threat
- it also serves as a great distraction
- know that you may experience similar difficulties in a violent encounter and train to exploit opportunities that this creates
- kudos to the cashier she did a good job
now lets take a look at the second cashier
- again, probably as good a job as can be done under the circumstances
- she activates the stores alarm system (good job having that in place)
- she doesn’t act beyond that
- if she was in possession of a weapon and trained in its use, she was in an excellent position to deploy it
the customers reaction is completely normal but dumbfounds me every time I see it
- customers stand, with jaws open and just watch
- they don’t give themselves distance to protect themselves
- some customers are so unaware that they continue to approach the register
Miguel
- he is a whole different story
- as soon as he understands that his business, employees, and customers are in jeopardy he acts
- his actions are text book
  - he instantly engages
  - he employs the maximum level of force allowed by law
  - his actions decisively end the encounter

In war ”Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”

Heraclitus (circa 500 BC)

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0270 – Personal Security and Redundancy

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