Gun Articles

This section will include articles about using and training with guns along with articles about legal issues that affect those who train in and use guns for self protection or in law enforcement.

by By Frank Borelli - With the advent of Active Shooter training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School shootings, the law enforcement community has come full circle.In response to critical incidents that the "average" cop was once called on to handle, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) teams were developed.Alongside that development, police doctrine and training changed so that the patrol officer wasn't required to handle hostage and barricade situations. (Read Article)

By Dennis Kennedy The recent shootings at Trolley Square, Virginia Tech and the Omaha Mall remind us that violence can strike at any time and in any place. These types of events happen all the time. They occur everywhere. They happen in churches, malls, schools and workplaces. They will happen again. Have a plan. (Read Article)

Doctor Crimi has been training in the martial arts for over forty years, teaching law enforcement officers for thirty of them, having gained his black belt in 1969. He has a meritorious service award within the law enforcement officers, believing it to be part of his civic duty. He has run his own school and taught all over the world for the last thirty five years, pointing out that his instructor received his black belt in 1925, a man he stayed witrh until his death in1981 and he states simply "that this is what I do." (Read Article)

By Dave Workman - Gun crimes, suicides and firearms-related accidents declined last year at the same time that firearm and ammunition sales climbed, according to data from the US Treasury Department released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). (View Article)

Most violent crimes today are committed by armed criminals, be it with knives or guns, and yet most martial artists spend the majority of their time practicing against empty hand opponents. If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you soon come to the realization that your self-defense training should be more weapons oriented and less empty hand centered. Even for those few martial artists that practice gun disarming techniques, often times the training is unrealistic and does not accurately parallel the realities of actual criminal and terrorist attacks. If you say that your gun training is realistic, then there is just one word to prove it – PROJECTILE.
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America was once known as “a nation of riflemen.” Because of our pioneer and rural traditions, men, women and children used to learn from parents, relatives and friends how rifles, shotguns and handguns worked and how to handle them as safely and responsibly as any common tool. However, because of a great population shift from rural living to cities and suburbs, particularly since 1945, there has been a dangerous reduction in general knowledge about firearms.
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By Lyn Bates - Lyn Bates is the Vice President of We are AWARE (Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment), a competitive shooter, and is certified to teach a range of self-defense techniques. (Read Articles)

By Michael VanBlaricum - There exist an extremely dangerous and ill-conceived idea among some gun enthusiasts that simply having a firearm will provide all the self-defense protection a person will need. Just this past weekend I had a gentleman who stopped by my booth at a trade show commenting, "yeah I don't need any self-defense training because I have my Permit to Carry".  I asked this particular gentleman if he had participated in any additional training after taking his State Mandated Permit to carry course, such as Tactical Pistol, Knife Defense Training, Weapon Retention, etc. The gentlemen responded that he had not
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By Michael VanBlaricum - According to the National Rifle Associations’ Right to Carry 2004 Report, 64% of all the citizens of the United States of America live in one of 38 Right To Carry States (RTC). The majority of states within the U.S. have laws and statutes that give an individual the legal right to defend them-selves. Obviously there can be vast differences between the actual mechanics of the laws and statutes themselves between different states, but the filament of commonality between the states laws and statutes that seem to be present in each state is the “Reasonableness Standard”, also referred to as the “Reasonable Man Standard”, which in short is the legal standard to weigh the actions of an individual in a use of force issue. (Read Article)

by Uri Kaffe with Avi Nardia -Gun disarming is one of the most important skills you want to obtain when training in a martial art that claims to be about self-defense. Now that reality based martial arts have become extremely popular, many so called reality based instructors have started to show knife/gun disarming techniques without realizing that they contain deadly mistakes that can get their students killed! (Read Article)

Events of the last several years have finally sent the “wake-up call” to the entire world. The United States begrudgingly joins with many countries in the sobering realization that safety is no longer a guarantee. Most are beginning to see the big picture. Crime and terrorism are no longer threats that happen to someone else. Violations of public and personal safety have become increasingly open and brazen. (Read Article)

By Frank Borelli - It is common knowledge that a suspect, armed with an edged weapon and within twenty-one feet of a police officer presents a deadly threat. Why? Because the “average” man can run that twenty-one feet in about one-point-five seconds; the same one-point-five seconds it will take that police officer to recognize danger, draw and point his weapon, and then pull the trigger. Even if the officer manages to get the shot off, and even if it hits the suspect; even if it instantly disables the suspect, the blade is going to be so close to the officer that the suspect’s momentum may continue forward with enough force for the edged weapon to end up injuring the officer anyway. (Read Article)

By Frank Borelli - Okay, on the surface, it’s an insane statement: if I have to fight someone, hand to hand, I’d rather be armed with a knife than a gun. However, if you take time to think about it, it makes perfect sense. For me, this revelation came while I was attending an Instructor course on the “Tactical Folding Knife”. I’ve always had an affinity for knives and this particular program was especially appealing to me. (Read Article)

By Frank Borelli - Do you remember your police academy firearms training? During the summer of 1986, at the local county police academy, a basic recruit class enjoyed a whole week of classroom and range training. Of the almost thirty student officers, only two or three had a difficult time qualifying on the paper targets (B27s) as they turned on a timer. The question raised by several instructors at that time was: How many of those student officers had been trained to the point where drawing, pointing/aiming their weapon and firing had become second nature? (Read Article)

The acronym is easy to remember. The cycle itself is absolutely crucial to understand if one is regularly in harms way. In order to consistently and effectively defeat opponents, you must sequentially move through the OODA cycle whether you are aware of it or not. It is model that can be used to dissect compressed timeframes in a logical and sequential manner. All engagements whether they are air-to-air dogfights or an up close and personal, hand-to-hand confrontation, conform to this simple, powerful, and insightful model. (Read Article)

From Strategos International - I would like to address a core assumption that is gaining popularity: The idea that using the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Octagon, K1, so called “no-holds barred” competitions as a measuring stick for “Combatives” in Law Enforcement and/or Military work is useful to the professional armed warrior.
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By Frank Borelli - In the world of police work there are many tools used to increase the officer’s effectiveness and to allow him to operate in environments that are hazardous with a minimized or at least somewhat controlled risk. Some of these items are: body armor – with varying levels of ballistic coverage and protection dependent on the duty performed; Protective (gas) mask – so that chemical agents or OC spray deployment doesn’t inhibit the performance of duties; wet weather gear – so that our uniforms and equipment don’t get saturated and/or ruined by rain; SCUBA gear – for those of us who have to do underwater search and recovery work. (Read Article)

As you can see, there are two sets of firearms safety rules. The NRA set is taught at all NRA basic firearms safety courses and pertains to basic safety. The second set is taught at Concealed Weapons Courses and Law Enforcement Courses. Being that defensive firearms are always loaded, there must be set procedures for safe handling of firearms in these situations. Also being that private citizens and law enforcement personnel are using firearms in defense of innocent life in the public arena, there has to special consideration taken when identifying targets and their backgrounds. (Read Article)

KeepAndBearArms.com is a grassroots movement of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is a call to action, a call for self-education, and a 21 gun salute to the many good men and women who fought and died to bring America into being. This web site is about helping lawful people maintain their abilities to protect themselves and the people they love effectively from anyone who would do them harm - through legal, private ownership and use of guns. We also stand for the repealing of all gun laws which infringe on the civil rights of peaceable women and men to defend their own lives and property. (Web Site)

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our Constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. To that end, we carry on many educational and legal action programs designed to better inform the public about the gun control debate. (Web Site)

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is committed to preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. (Web Site)

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. The ACLJ is specifically dedicated to the ideal that religious freedom and freedom of speech are inalienable, God-given rights. The Center's purpose is to educate, promulgate, conciliate, and where necessary, litigate, to ensure that those rights are protected under the law. The organization has participated in numerous cases before the Supreme Court, Federal Court of Appeals, Federal District Courts, and various state courts regarding freedom of religion and freedom of speech. (Web Site)

We are ATF - A unique law enforcement agency in the United States Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products. We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement and public safety agencies to safeguard the public we serve through information sharing, training, research, and use of technology. (Web Site)

Few issues have been more hotly debated recently than gun ownership. On one side are those who wish that all guns begone, on the other, millions who would fight to keep them. No matter which side of the debate you take, read on. You might glean some insights or just be entertained. (Web Site)

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today hailed a report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel that concludes the Second Amendment "secures an individual right to keep and bear arms." (View Article)

National Rifel Association - Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) Firearms Glossary (View Glossary)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. We provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), more than 190 municipalities, 184 Aboriginal communities and three international airports. (Web Site)

Nevada CCW (Web Information)
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Dangerous Weapons Control Laws (View Laws)

Meet the hardest hitting, most effective, toughest fighting pro-gun organization in the state of California. GOC is attack oriented. We believe the surest way to lose is to be constantly on the defensive. We know the battle is in the political trenches and victory will never be assured until the last anti-gun legislator is defeated. (Web Site)