A magnetic gun holster is a wonderful piece of home security equipment that can be used by a person on his way to work, while playing sports, or even while camping. If you would like to make your living or your hobby a lot easier, this may be the best investment that you have ever […]
The Quick Shelf with RFID locking system is the safest place to hide and secure weapons, money, jewelry, etc. It looks just like an ordinary shelf so it blends in on any wall, effectively hiding your valuables in plain sight and adding just a touch of decoration. CLICK HERE to Get All The Details. There […]
The Streetwise Driveway Alert is a wireless notification system that will alert you if a car or person enters or exits your driveway. Simply place the transmitter near the entrance to your driveway and the receiver inside your home up to 400 feet away from the transmitter. A person or car passing within 26 feet […]
The very fact that this article, 5 reasons for women to take a self-defense course, has to be written speaks volumes about the collective female psyche of today. As a group, we continue to deny the need for our own self-protection, relying instead on arguments that the law, our spouse, brother, father, etc, should be […]
Criminals, especially burglars, want to get in and out as quickly and as quietly as possible. They choose their targets by watching homes and looking for tell tale signs that the occupant has let down their guard. They know what to look for, do you? We are going to share the top 10 security flaws […]
Criminals, especially burglars, want to get in and out as quickly and as quietly as possible. They choose their targets by watching homes and looking for tell tale signs that the occupant has let down their guard. They know what to look for, do you? We are going to share the top 10 security flaws […]
With crime on the rise – especially those of burglary, drug-related robberies, and kidnapping – it’s wise to prepare in advance how you will protect your home and family. In the event of an attack or break-in, there are many ways to protect your family, but preparation is a must. Your family members, even those […]
College students , who are limited in what they can carry on campus. Women aged 18-35, who are popular targets for criminals. Late-shift workers, who are targeted under the blanket of darkness. They all need a way to defend themselves in todays crime infested world. You never know when an attacker will strike. That’s why […]
SHOT Show is an annual tradeshow for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. This year’s event takes place from January 17 through the 20th in Las Vegas, NV – and our very own Rob Pincus is going to be there for the 21st year in a row!
He has seen a lot of changes over the years and always comes away with plenty of insight on gear and training trends, so for our next PDN Live we invite you to ask any question you have about this year’s SHOT Show.
Our next event goes live on Tuesday, January 24th at 8 P.M. CST. Feel free to ask questions live during the event by using the comment box below.
SHOT Show is an annual tradeshow for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. This year’s event takes place from January 17 through the 20th in Las Vegas, NV – and our very own Rob Pincus is going to be there for the 21st year in a row!
He has seen a lot of changes over the years and always comes away with plenty of insight on gear and training trends, so for our next PDN Live we invite you to ask any question you have about this year’s SHOT Show.
Our next event goes live on Tuesday, January 24th at 8 P.M. CST. Feel free to ask questions live during the event by using the comment box below.
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Training Talk with Grant Cunningham is the show to watch to get reliable and responsible self defense information!
Training Talk is the webcast that talks about you: about your life and how to protect it. Grant and his guests cover defensive shooting, unarmed self defense, home defense, situational awareness, training tips, and much more.
No politics, no conspiracy theories, just authoritative information you can use — right now — to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you’ve been looking for rational and reasoned commentary about all aspects of self defense and personal safety, Training Talk is the show for you!
Join Grant at 6:pm Pacific/9:pm Eastern for the LIVE broadcast of Training Talk! Of course, if you miss the live show you can always watch the replay right here!
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Training Talk with Grant Cunningham is the show to watch to get reliable and responsible self defense information!
Training Talk is the webcast that talks about you: about your life and how to protect it. Grant and his guests cover defensive shooting, unarmed self defense, home defense, situational awareness, training tips, and much more.
No politics, no conspiracy theories, just authoritative information you can use — right now — to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you’ve been looking for rational and reasoned commentary about all aspects of self defense and personal safety, Training Talk is the show for you!
Join Grant at 6:pm Pacific/9:pm Eastern for the LIVE broadcast of Training Talk! Of course, if you miss the live show you can always watch the replay right here!
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WICHITA, KANSAS – A Mexican man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that traveled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. another nine times since 2003, records obtained by The Associated Press show. More
Derrick Hand was the New South Wales State Coroner for five years and had served as a magistrate and deputy state coroner for many years before that. In fact, at the time of his retirement he’d worked 47 years in the court system.
This book is a fascinating look into his career and the many cases – some of Australia’s most high profile – that Hand worked.
Police shootings, the death of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, the Threadbo disaster and many murders including that of Anita Cobby – Derrick Hand writes from his unique perspective.
Having seen so many deaths and complex cases, Hand details the case that affected him the most – 1991’s Strathfield Plaza massacre in Sydney by taxi driver Wade Frankum.
On the massacre, Hand writes: “People ask what was my most harrowing experience. This was it. Six bodies lay where they had fallen”.
Hand was the magistrate when Sydney’s “Granny Killer” first appeared in court. Hand recounts the case of John Glover who murdered six elderly women from Sydney’s North Shore, an exclusive enclave of the harbour city.
Co-written with journalist Janet Fife Yeomans, The Coroner is a gripping read. I Highly recommend you get your hands on a copy.
Derrick Hand was the New South Wales State Coroner for five years and had served as a magistrate and deputy state coroner for many years before that. In fact, at the time of his retirement he’d worked 47 years in the court system.
This book is a fascinating look into his career and the many cases – some of Australia’s most high profile – that Hand worked.
Police shootings, the death of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, the Threadbo disaster and many murders including that of Anita Cobby – Derrick Hand writes from his unique perspective.
Having seen so many deaths and complex cases, Hand details the case that affected him the most – 1991’s Strathfield Plaza massacre in Sydney by taxi driver Wade Frankum.
On the massacre, Hand writes: “People ask what was my most harrowing experience. This was it. Six bodies lay where they had fallen”.
Hand was the magistrate when Sydney’s “Granny Killer” first appeared in court. Hand recounts the case of John Glover who murdered six elderly women from Sydney’s North Shore, an exclusive enclave of the harbour city.
Co-written with journalist Janet Fife Yeomans, The Coroner is a gripping read. I Highly recommend you get your hands on a copy.
Training Talk with Grant Cunningham is the show to watch to get reliable and responsible self defense information!
Training Talk is the webcast that talks about you: about your life and how to protect it. Grant and his guests cover defensive shooting, unarmed self defense, home defense, situational awareness, training tips, and much more.
No politics, no conspiracy theories, just authoritative information you can use — right now — to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you’ve been looking for rational and reasoned commentary about all aspects of self defense and personal safety, Training Talk is the show for you!
Join Grant at 6:pm Pacific/9:pm Eastern for the LIVE broadcast of Training Talk! Of course, if you miss the live show you can always watch the replay right here!
P.S.: Be sure to sign up for the FREE Personal Defense Network update emails!
Just click here to get the latest information direct to your mailbox!
Special Deal on Premium Membership for Training Talk viewers!
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Code GRANT10 at checkout gets you the first year for only $10!
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Training Talk with Grant Cunningham is the show to watch to get reliable and responsible self defense information!
Training Talk is the webcast that talks about you: about your life and how to protect it. Grant and his guests cover defensive shooting, unarmed self defense, home defense, situational awareness, training tips, and much more.
No politics, no conspiracy theories, just authoritative information you can use — right now — to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you’ve been looking for rational and reasoned commentary about all aspects of self defense and personal safety, Training Talk is the show for you!
Join Grant at 6:pm Pacific/9:pm Eastern for the LIVE broadcast of Training Talk! Of course, if you miss the live show you can always watch the replay right here!
P.S.: Be sure to sign up for the FREE Personal Defense Network update emails!
Just click here to get the latest information direct to your mailbox!
Special Deal on Premium Membership for Training Talk viewers!
Click here to become a Premium Member
Code GRANT10 at checkout gets you the first year for only $10!
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It seems that someone in the IT department at Academy Sports clicked publish instead of draft on the sales page of the yet to be released new handgun: The Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0. The very likely possibility that S&W has revamped their flagship automatic has the interwebs a buzz with anticipation. Of course, no one is really sure about anything as there has been no announcement from Smith & Wesson and the leaked information from Academy’s sales page was vague. But that won’t stop everyone from beaming with anticipation.
I like a new handgun just as much as the next gun enthusiast especially when the pistol touts improvements that will increase the performance of the gun. So a major revision is a good thing, right? As with most product introductions, there doesn’t seem to be much that is revolutionary with the new M&P. Instead the changes seem to be evolutionary.
So what’s the big deal?
Efficiency
When dealing with a spontaneous violent attack efficiency is important. We want to solve the problem of the attack with as little time, effort and energy as possible. The faster we end the attack, the less likely we are to experience the negative consequences of violence.
We would be silly to ignore the fact that the efficiency of our tools can help us to respond more efficiently. The M2.0 from S&W shares major characteristics with its predecessor the M&P 9. It’s a 17 round striker-fired gun and I’m guessing it will use the same reliable M&P magazines. According to the listing and congruent with the new S&W Shield in 45 ACP the grip has a new enhanced and more aggressive texturing.
Improving the texturing on the grip of the M&P is a good thing. Humans have a natural tendency to grip our tools fiercely. It is how we have survived dangerous situations against foes for thousands of years, by holding on to our fighting tools. Improving the grip surface to make it easier to hold on to only makes sense and has the potential to be a solid improvement in efficiency in a violent encounter.
Another area that is potentially being improved is the trigger. A decent trigger is an important part of a defensive handgun. The trigger needs to be pressed straight to the rear without disturbing the gun. A good trigger can make that easier to accomplish especially since the trigger press is an unnatural part of using a gun for defense.
An improvement in the trigger press and in the texture of the grip have the potential to increase the efficiency of your handgun and that is a good thing.
You see, selecting the most efficient defensive handgun is a choice that you can make long before you are ever involved in a violent encounter that could have an impact on the outcome of the event.
The right defensive handgun can improve your chances long before the altercation.
There is no doubt that is the case. At the same time, you have to ask yourself, “Is the cost of investing in a new gun worth these incremental upgrades?â€
For most folks I say that the answer is no. Assuming that a new M2.0 is going to cost you around $500, I think that money could better spent if your goal is improvement. For $300 you could find at least a day of quality defensive shooting instruction (maybe even 2) and the remaining cash could be spent on 1000 rounds of 9mm. Think about how much stronger your grip and how much smother your trigger press could be after the investment of some training and time on the range in serious practice.
I think that resources invested in ammunition and instruction can have a more significant impact on the outcome of a violent encounter than the incremental changes in the M&P series pistols.
Invest your resources on improving you, not your handgun.
Over the course of years the evolutionary changes that we see regularly in defensive handguns can really add up to revolution and that is a great thing. The difference between a semi-auto in 1975 and its current day descendants is great and can’t be ignored, but I will also argue that an individual that was dedicated to training with that 20th century blaster for 40 years would be a force to reckon with regardless of the gun in their hand.
Sometimes there are revolutionary changes in the defensive gun world. Chasing incremental equipment improvements is fun because you get to hold something new in your hand, however, if you really want to own something new, invest in yourself. Instead of buying the newest whiz bang gun spend your money on training and practice. When you consistently invest in your abilities it will become incredibly clear how trivial short term evolutionary changes in handgun design are when it comes to defensive use.
-Paul Carlson
The post Why Incremental Improvement of Defensive Handguns is Important and Why It Isn’t appeared first on Personal Defense Network.
It seems that someone in the IT department at Academy Sports clicked publish instead of draft on the sales page of the yet to be released new handgun: The Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0. The very likely possibility that S&W has revamped their flagship automatic has the interwebs a buzz with anticipation. Of course, no one is really sure about anything as there has been no announcement from Smith & Wesson and the leaked information from Academy’s sales page was vague. But that won’t stop everyone from beaming with anticipation.
I like a new handgun just as much as the next gun enthusiast especially when the pistol touts improvements that will increase the performance of the gun. So a major revision is a good thing, right? As with most product introductions, there doesn’t seem to be much that is revolutionary with the new M&P. Instead the changes seem to be evolutionary.
So what’s the big deal?
Efficiency
When dealing with a spontaneous violent attack efficiency is important. We want to solve the problem of the attack with as little time, effort and energy as possible. The faster we end the attack, the less likely we are to experience the negative consequences of violence.
We would be silly to ignore the fact that the efficiency of our tools can help us to respond more efficiently. The M2.0 from S&W shares major characteristics with its predecessor the M&P 9. It’s a 17 round striker-fired gun and I’m guessing it will use the same reliable M&P magazines. According to the listing and congruent with the new S&W Shield in 45 ACP the grip has a new enhanced and more aggressive texturing.
Improving the texturing on the grip of the M&P is a good thing. Humans have a natural tendency to grip our tools fiercely. It is how we have survived dangerous situations against foes for thousands of years, by holding on to our fighting tools. Improving the grip surface to make it easier to hold on to only makes sense and has the potential to be a solid improvement in efficiency in a violent encounter.
Another area that is potentially being improved is the trigger. A decent trigger is an important part of a defensive handgun. The trigger needs to be pressed straight to the rear without disturbing the gun. A good trigger can make that easier to accomplish especially since the trigger press is an unnatural part of using a gun for defense.
An improvement in the trigger press and in the texture of the grip have the potential to increase the efficiency of your handgun and that is a good thing.
You see, selecting the most efficient defensive handgun is a choice that you can make long before you are ever involved in a violent encounter that could have an impact on the outcome of the event.
The right defensive handgun can improve your chances long before the altercation.
There is no doubt that is the case. At the same time, you have to ask yourself, “Is the cost of investing in a new gun worth these incremental upgrades?â€
For most folks I say that the answer is no. Assuming that a new M2.0 is going to cost you around $500, I think that money could better spent if your goal is improvement. For $300 you could find at least a day of quality defensive shooting instruction (maybe even 2) and the remaining cash could be spent on 1000 rounds of 9mm. Think about how much stronger your grip and how much smother your trigger press could be after the investment of some training and time on the range in serious practice.
I think that resources invested in ammunition and instruction can have a more significant impact on the outcome of a violent encounter than the incremental changes in the M&P series pistols.
Invest your resources on improving you, not your handgun.
Over the course of years the evolutionary changes that we see regularly in defensive handguns can really add up to revolution and that is a great thing. The difference between a semi-auto in 1975 and its current day descendants is great and can’t be ignored, but I will also argue that an individual that was dedicated to training with that 20th century blaster for 40 years would be a force to reckon with regardless of the gun in their hand.
Sometimes there are revolutionary changes in the defensive gun world. Chasing incremental equipment improvements is fun because you get to hold something new in your hand, however, if you really want to own something new, invest in yourself. Instead of buying the newest whiz bang gun spend your money on training and practice. When you consistently invest in your abilities it will become incredibly clear how trivial short term evolutionary changes in handgun design are when it comes to defensive use.
-Paul Carlson
The post Why Incremental Improvement of Defensive Handguns is Important and why it isn’t. appeared first on Personal Defense Network.
It seems that someone in the IT department at Academy Sports clicked publish instead of draft on the sales page of the yet to be released new handgun: The Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0. The very likely possibility that S&W has revamped their flagship automatic has the interwebs a buzz with anticipation. Of course, no one is really sure about anything as there has been no announcement from Smith & Wesson and the leaked information from Academy’s sales page was vague. But that won’t stop everyone from beaming with anticipation.
I like a new handgun just as much as the next gun enthusiast especially when the pistol touts improvements that will increase the performance of the gun. So a major revision is a good thing, right? As with most product introductions, there doesn’t seem to be much that is revolutionary with the new M&P. Instead the changes seem to be evolutionary.
So what’s the big deal?
Efficiency
When dealing with a spontaneous violent attack efficiency is important. We want to solve the problem of the attack with as little time, effort and energy as possible. The faster we end the attack, the less likely we are to experience the negative consequences of violence.
We would be silly to ignore the fact that the efficiency of our tools can help us to respond more efficiently. The M2.0 from S&W shares major characteristics with its predecessor the M&P 9. It’s a 17 round striker-fired gun and I’m guessing it will use the same reliable M&P magazines. According to the listing and congruent with the new S&W Shield in 45 ACP the grip has a new enhanced and more aggressive texturing.
Improving the texturing on the grip of the M&P is a good thing. Humans have a natural tendency to grip our tools fiercely. It is how we have survived dangerous situations against foes for thousands of years, by holding on to our fighting tools. Improving the grip surface to make it easier to hold on to only makes sense and has the potential to be a solid improvement in efficiency in a violent encounter.
Another area that is potentially being improved is the trigger. A decent trigger is an important part of a defensive handgun. The trigger needs to be pressed straight to the rear without disturbing the gun. A good trigger can make that easier to accomplish especially since the trigger press is an unnatural part of using a gun for defense.
An improvement in the trigger press and in the texture of the grip have the potential to increase the efficiency of your handgun and that is a good thing.
You see, selecting the most efficient defensive handgun is a choice that you can make long before you are ever involved in a violent encounter that could have an impact on the outcome of the event.
The right defensive handgun can improve your chances long before the altercation.
There is no doubt that is the case. At the same time, you have to ask yourself, “Is the cost of investing in a new gun worth these incremental upgrades?â€
For most folks I say that the answer is no. Assuming that a new M2.0 is going to cost you around $500, I think that money could better spent if your goal is improvement. For $300 you could find at least a day of quality defensive shooting instruction (maybe even 2) and the remaining cash could be spent on 1000 rounds of 9mm. Think about how much stronger your grip and how much smother your trigger press could be after the investment of some training and time on the range in serious practice.
I think that resources invested in ammunition and instruction can have a more significant impact on the outcome of a violent encounter than the incremental changes in the M&P series pistols.
Invest your resources on improving you, not your handgun.
Over the course of years the evolutionary changes that we see regularly in defensive handguns can really add up to revolution and that is a great thing. The difference between a semi-auto in 1975 and its current day descendants is great and can’t be ignored, but I will also argue that an individual that was dedicated to training with that 20th century blaster for 40 years would be a force to reckon with regardless of the gun in their hand.
Sometimes there are revolutionary changes in the defensive gun world. Chasing incremental equipment improvements is fun because you get to hold something new in your hand, however, if you really want to own something new, invest in yourself. Instead of buying the newest whiz bang gun spend your money on training and practice. When you consistently invest in your abilities it will become incredibly clear how trivial short term evolutionary changes in handgun design are when it comes to defensive use.
-Paul Carlson
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