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Rude
February 11, 2013

…permission to protect your own life. This isn’t really a one-step, one-time thing. It’s an ongoing process, a deliberate series of decisions to set yourself free from the things you didn’t realize were holding you back. For example, last month one woman told me a story. I might write about that story in detail one of these days, but the short version was that she found herself in a hilariously uncomfortable – and potentially dangerous – place,… Continue reading →

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Parking Lot Safety
January 1, 2000

…1; from behind the next car if you glanced at the entire lot and saw them before they went into hiding. Avoid multiple trips. Try to avoid taking two, three, four, fifteen trips back and forth to the house when you leave and come home. If you must: remember the baby is the last thing that goes into the car, and the first thing that comes out. And never, ever, ever leave your keys in the ignition or lying on the driver’s seat while a child… Continue reading →

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Hard Work
April 29, 2013

…s a small child? Am I willing to do it if it is someone I once cared about, such as a violent ex-boyfriend or ex-husband? Am I absolutely sure I want to go down that road? Am I able to face those choices without flinching or freezing? After dealing with the legal and emotional/ethical questions, we come to the social issues. What will my mother say about my decision to carry a firearm, if she finds out? How will my friends react, if they find… Continue reading →

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Face It
November 6, 2013

…ult indicators, using lower levels of force, physical and physiological reactions to extreme danger, how to deal with law enforcement officers after a shooting, and more. In addition to the terrific flood of information that comes with membership, ACLDN also provides expert advice and financial resources to help its members weather the aftermath of a shooting. Those financial resources are not insignificant — $10k immediately up front for… Continue reading →

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Kids say the darnedest things
March 2, 2013

…ms with unknown others because we never know if the sweet person we’re talking to actually has a criminal family member who might be looking for a place to rob.) I’m pressed for time, so the rest of today’s free ice cream comes in the form of a question for you to answer for each other: If you have kids, how have you taught your kids not to talk to outside others about your firearms? What tips would you give a young mom on this… Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions
November 11, 2013

…ong. Here’s what’s in the works right now. First, we still aren’t done with the Trigger Awareness Exercise series. There will be a new one a little later this week, and several more after that. Keep watching this space. Also coming up soon, a post about a product I hope nobody will buy. And about the ethics of naming names when someone in our community tries to sell something dangerous, stupid, or dangerously stupid to the rest of us. Have you… Continue reading →

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Motor program
March 7, 2013

…oal in the driver’s seat is to think about the road ahead of us rather than focusing on how to use the knobs and levers that make the car go. We need that good motor program because if we are ever attacked, we want our minds free to think about solving the criminal problem, and we don’t want to tie up brain cells thinking about the mechanics of making the gun work. This is why practice is important, and why it’s important to practice the right… Continue reading →

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Women’s Shooting Groups – Good & Bad
January 24, 2021

…people who shoot together. That is the weirdness around getting better, becoming a truly good shot. Pay attention to your own local group and if you find a consistent pattern of people disappearing or drifting away as they become more competent shooters, that’s a small red flag you might want to look out for. (It’s a small flag because there are other reasons people drift away and if the group consistently helps people do better, then of course… Continue reading →

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