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Overreacting and Fear
March 27, 2018

“When you aren’t skilled and confident, you get scared and you over react.” — Greg Ellifritz My take: In context, Greg was talking to law enforcement officers, but this applies to ordinary people just as much as it does to … Continue reading →

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Feelings
March 24, 2018

In the aftermath of tragedy, we are often treated to a spate of political articles and news stories chiding firearms owners for putting our right to own and carry firearms above the desire of other people to “feel safe.” Yet … Continue reading →

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Emotion motivation
February 16, 2018

A lot of people, when they look at a scenario that they see described online, react emotionally to that description. They then announce what they “would have done” if it happened to them. And that response is almost always based … Continue reading →

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“Slap his face and walk away”
February 12, 2018

Q: “I have often wondered why the old advice of ‘Slap his face and walk away’ is no longer taught in response to an insult or a sexual slur.” A:  Because it’s a terribly bad idea to turn a verbal … Continue reading →

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Blog spotlight: .357 Magnum
February 10, 2018

If you look to the right of your screen, you should see my blogroll. Lots of interesting things in there (though, sadly, I do need to update again, as all too many previously-active good bloggers have moved on to other … Continue reading →

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Dirty Little Secrets
January 31, 2018

The dirty little secret about women’s self defense is that women will more often need to defend themselves from people they’ve met – skeevy neighbors, violent exes, nasty stalkers who happen to be formerly sane roommates – than they will … Continue reading →

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Manifesto
January 17, 2018

This is my manifesto: I believe that the things I do have the power to change my world. I am not a fan of powerlessness. I believe in agency. I believe that the things I do make a difference. I … Continue reading →

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Coulda Woulda Shoulda
January 16, 2018

Some time back, there was a news story about a concealed carry person who tried to intervene to stop a public mass murder. He was in a store when he heard yells, screams, and gunfire from the front of the … Continue reading →

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