Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Why Your EDC Won’t Be Enough (and How To Fix It)” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/why-your-edc-wont-be-enough-and-how-to-fix-it/.
Why Your EDC Won’t Be Enough (and How To Fix It)
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DesertSamurai
Alpha
Always be sure to know the laws in your area. There are instances where the "no duty to retreat" comes very much into play. Good read.
Nerka Dude
Alpha
very good article and lines up with an instructor we've engaged several times for our Club.
Mr. Untactical
Master Class
All good advice here. In many conversations about firearms I've quoted most of the article's tenets. I spent a long time (and still do) prior to purchasing my first defensive handgun thinking about the key question: could I take another life to save my own or that of someone I love? To me, that's the first thing anyone should do. It will do more harm than good to bring a gun to a fight and then not be able to pull the trigger - more harm to you, as well as others, since that firearm will likely end up in the hands of one's assailant and then be used to commit other crimes afterward.
Training is expensive (despite the author's inference), but it is an investment that is well worth the time and treasure you put into it. I've been asked, "How much training is enough?" The answer is, it's never enough. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but shooting is a perishable skill and all the "operational" activities the author covers in this article are perishable skills, too. I prove this to myself every time it's been a couple of months in between range sessions.
I still yearn to buy new firearms... because that's what we do
... but these days when I want to drop $600 or more on a new pew, I think about how much training I could get for that money. For the price of a nice Daniel Defense rifle (not that I can afford one!), I could pack up the wife and drive next door to Georgia, pay for the hotel and meals along with the costs of a training session or two with John Lovell (https://warriorpoetsupplyco.com/train1/) - even if most of his courses are elsewhere now (Immokalee, FL in February? 
). I wonder...
Training is expensive (despite the author's inference), but it is an investment that is well worth the time and treasure you put into it. I've been asked, "How much training is enough?" The answer is, it's never enough. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but shooting is a perishable skill and all the "operational" activities the author covers in this article are perishable skills, too. I prove this to myself every time it's been a couple of months in between range sessions.
I still yearn to buy new firearms... because that's what we do
... but these days when I want to drop $600 or more on a new pew, I think about how much training I could get for that money. For the price of a nice Daniel Defense rifle (not that I can afford one!), I could pack up the wife and drive next door to Georgia, pay for the hotel and meals along with the costs of a training session or two with John Lovell (https://warriorpoetsupplyco.com/train1/) - even if most of his courses are elsewhere now (Immokalee, FL in February? ). I wonder...JOENOBODY77
Alpha
Good Morning, looks like your lawyers are firmly in charge! Your article sure won't get you sued, but it sure WILL get alot of folks killed!
Proud moments...
Proud moments...
Expecting trouble?
The handsome, Texas Ranger was attending a fancy, Texas BBQ carrying his best 1911 (BBQ gun) when a very, high-society Texas lady asked, "I see you are carrying your pistol Ranger. Are you expecting trouble?"
The Ranger politely replied, "No ma'am. If I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle."
The handsome, Texas Ranger was attending a fancy, Texas BBQ carrying his best 1911 (BBQ gun) when a very, high-society Texas lady asked, "I see you are carrying your pistol Ranger. Are you expecting trouble?"
The Ranger politely replied, "No ma'am. If I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle."
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JOENOBODY77
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DavidDSmith
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