National CCW Reciprocity
10 Dec 17 “‘The Nation’ will not be the organ of any party, sect, nor body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much […]
The Dead Can Wait!
7 Dec 17 “When it’s least expected….” From a friend and student in CA: “The fire here in Ventura erupted suddenly, like an earthquake. There was scant warning! On extremely short notice, we were forced to evacuate from our home late Monday. As we departed, we could see a literal ‘wall of fire,’ from our […]
Triggers!
5 Dec 17 “Trigger Control” “When you walk, just walk. When you sit, just sit. But, whatever you do, don’t wobble!” Ummon “The mind of a perfect man is like a mirror. It grasps nothing. It expects nothing. It reflects, but does not hold. Thus, the perfect man can act without effort.” Chuang Tzu My […]
Slaughter of the Disarmed
28 Nov 17 “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you!” Leon Trotsky On Saturday, Islamic jihadis attacked a Mosque in the village of Rawda, Egypt massacring over 300 disarmed Sufi worshipers. “Sufi” Islam is despised by ISIS, because it advocates at least a little tolerance of other religions. Knowing […]
Saint Pistol
21 Nov 17 “AR Pistols” Yesterday, at the ITOA Convention (Illinois Tactical Officer’s Association) in Oakbrook, IL, I had the opportunity to handle Springfield Armory’s “Saint Pistol.” SA’s “Saint” line of “standard” ARs has been popular, and we’ve had students bring them to class. All have run fine! However, this “Pistol” version features a 7.5″ […]
What People Say!
18 Nov 17 “Newspapers don’t print the truth. They print what people say” Frank Galvin (played by Paul Newman) in the 1982 feature film, “The Verdict” In our upside-down civilization, some crimes are considered so serious that innocence is no longer a valid defense! Provable guilt has become all but irrelevant! It is only necessary […]
2018!
14 Nov 17 2018 Training Schedule: Our 2018 DTI Course Schedule is now posted on the DTI Web Page at: defense-training.com More Programs will be added of course, but there are many exceptional ones currently posted, in various venues, around the Country. You may register directly for any of them from our Web Page, via […]
A New Record!
13 Nov 17 “That nation is surest to live in peace, that is most capable of making war; and a man with a sword always by his side, shall have least occasion to make use of it.” John Trenchard The City of Chicago is about to pass yet another dubious milestone: Six-hundred homicides this year […]
Predictable!
9 Nov 17 So predictable! In the wake of last Sunday’s church shooting in TX, leftist, elitist hypocrites from CT, DC, MA, NJ, NY, IL, CA, MD, et al are howling like demons for enactment of legislation that forever bans private possession of firearms and ammunition. … legislation that will never apply to them, nor […]
AR Optics
7 Nov 17 High-magnification optics on ARs: During an ARTA Course (Armed Response to a Terrorist Attack) on the East Coast last weekend, a student brought an H&K MR762A1 (commercial version of H&K’s 417), with a 6x Acog optic (6×48) mounted on the upper receiver. This is an gas-piston, autoloading, military rifle in 7.62×51 (308), […]
CorBon
3 Nov 17 Update from CorBon: Peter Pi, CEO of CorBon, and my friend, knows only too well about the frustration of his many loyal customers in trying to find CorBon DPX ammunition. Pete is an ammunition company CEO who is, himself, a genuine Operator! Here is what he told me today: “It’s great your […]
Fall Hunt!
2 Nov 17 Fall Hunt at Shawnee Ridge (shawneehunting.com) Yesterday, Vicki and I, along with several friends, spent the day hunting in southern OH. I used my Robinson Arms XCR in 300Blk. Vicki used her new Inland Mfg M1 Carbine. I have an Aimpoint TI, forward-mounted. Vicki used iron sights that came on the rifle. […]
Again!
31 Oct 17 The beat goes on! Another vehicle attack today, this time in NYC! Could have been much worse, were it not for a courageous school-bus driver As has been pointed-out by many, including me, this kind of attack is easily put together, and easily exported. We’ll see more of it! The single suspect […]
Don’t Go!
30 Oct 17 Don’t Go! Mexico is currently, via TV ads, desperately, almost hopelessly, tying to lure skeptical American tourists. Understandable, since the entire tourist industry south of the border, due to relentless, dramatic, and widespread violence, has all but dried up. Competing drug-gangs are using high-profile, ghastly, tortuous murders as a kind of “terrorism […]
True Colors!
24 Oct 17 “There are no longer ‘liberals,’ nor ‘progressives,’ just Communists, in varying shades of red.” Marshall It’s not so much what leftists say, but what they do, when forced to reveal themselves for what they really are, that their true colors become obvious. Some, with a straight face, even claim to “support” our […]
Upcoming DTI Courses
19 Oct 17 Training with John S Farnam and DTI: We regularly update our schedule on our Web Page at defense-training.com, and a number of students have asked that we start sending monthly notifications of what’s coming up. We promise not to spam you with every change! As a reminder, you can save $25.00 by […]
“The Thick of the Fight!”
18 Oct 17 “We had no home front We had no soft soap They sent us Playboy They gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep And shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ With all of our might Remember Charlie? Remember Baker? They left their childhood On every acre And who was wrong? […]
The Test, Ready or Not!
13 Oct 17 Welcome to the wild, wild world of 2017 AD! Our Las Vegas, NV Sheriff says his officers didn’t arrive on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel until shooting was mostly over. Hotel spokesman insists uniformed police were there much earlier. Either way, in today’s volatile world, all LEOs having quick […]
Century Arms RAS47 Rifle
11 Oct 17 “All that is complex is not good. All that is truly good, is simple.” Kalashnikov Century Arms RAS47 Kalashnikov Rifle I’ve had many Kalashnikovs come through my Urban Rifle Classes. They have been manufactured in the (former) Soviet Union, China, America, even Pakistan. With the exception of the ones made in Pakistan, […]
What’s in a Name?
10 Oct 17 Names and Reputations: “Character is much easier kept than ‘recovered’” Thomas Paine Among most American Indian tribes, at least in the 1800s and before, each individual had a name, but you didn’t get to select it yourself! You were named for some habit or quirk displayed at you grew up. Some were […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
