Tuesday, July 9, 2024

New Defensive Pistolcraft Newsletter and Weekend Knowledge Dump

 Both Jon Low and Greg Ellifritz have new posts this past week compiling the best articles and videos around the internet on firearms, self-defense, and related topics.

    First up, Jon Low has a new Defensive Pistolcraft newsletter (published on July 1). Jon begins his newsletter with this truth:

    "The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie."  
-- Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

     Murdering babies is wrong.  Always.  There are no exceptions. 

     Murdering elderly persons is wrong.  Always.  There are no exceptions.  

     The only purpose of gun control is to enslave the people and commit genocide on the unarmed.  There are no exceptions.  Anyone who tells you that it will have any social benefit is lying to you.  

     Males and females are different and determined by God, not man.

     I could go on for pages, but you get the idea.  Don't participate in the lie.  

     If the liberals can convince you of the truth of something that is false, they have control of your mind.  

And, of course, never lie to yourself, but "to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." 

    In this vein, Jon links to the an article by John Farnam entitled "Nothing to Lose!" that points out two major factors to keep in mind: (i) violent criminal actors (VCAs) have nothing to lose when they attack you, especially in the blue cities and counties where leftist prosecutors and politicians want to protect the criminal class; but conversely, (ii) you have everything to lose (family, career, money in the form of legal expenses or verdicts), especially in blue cities and counties where the leftist prosecutors and politicians love punishing gun owners and the media will whip the public into a frenzy of hate. Farnam concludes: "I recommend joining ACLDN (Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network) now, before the crisis.  You’ll be needing powerful friends on your side!"

    Jon links to the Rangemaster Newsletter and recommends that you check out the map of the sexual offenders. The author of that particular article lives in Florida and pulled up a map of the sexual offenders living within a 5-mile radius of where he lives. The results showed more than 80 registered sex offenders, of which 4 were categorized as violent sex offenders. 

    Jon also cites a Crime Research article examining 28 cases of armed defense during February 2024. Jon adds:

     When the bad guy is bigger, stronger, and faster than you; only a loaded pistol in a holster on your body will do.  You can't depend on other persons to help you.  You can't depend on the police to help you.  

     The photographs may be in daylight (that's when the news crews got there), but the times of the incidents was in the dark hours.  You must have a flashlight, because unlike the bad guys, you must positively identify your target.  Being the good guy in a fight is orders of magnitude more difficult than being a bad guy.  The bad guy doesn't care who his bullets hit.  The bad guy doesn't care about being sued, he has no assets.  The bad guy doesn't mind going to prison, that's high school and college for him.  The bad guy comes out of prison with all kinds of good connections.  Prison is a place to network.  

And he includes these tips from an article--""The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – May 2024"--by the Tactical Professor.

     "These days, we have to make the assumption that if three individuals are after your vehicle, one of them has a gun and will shoot you without hesitation.  The way to challenge criminals, assuming you feel compelled to do so, is from behind cover at a distance (Public Space).  Distance and cover favor the marksman, close proximity in the open favors the criminal.  Don’t challenge criminals in Social Space."

     "The problem with having confrontations is that they can result in a weird bonding effect between the parties.  In this case, what was to be gained by following the shooter outside?  Nothing.  But in the heat of the moment, we’ll often feel the need to ‘get the last word in.’  That’s a huge mistake often resulting in Negative Outcomes.  When the opera is over, it’s time to leave the theater, at least emotionally.  This requires some practice."  

     "Yet another report included utterly incomprehensible commentary from the deceased’s family.  

“As police search for the shooter [he was captured a week later] and Limmer's           family awaits justice, his sister said they are proud he stood up for what he believed was right.  

‘A good Samaritan who is trying to do the right thing and not letting those employees at McDonalds go through that,’ [the sister] said.”

     What? It cost the man his life and the woman her brother.  She’s proud of what he did? Perhaps in the Bizarro World that makes sense but not on this planet."  

     [I disagree with Claude.  I think defending other people (like McDonalds employees) is a noble thing to do.  Yes, sometimes you get hurt or killed doing it.  But if no one did it, we would have a pathetic society. -- Jon Low]  

And these are just a few I curated from the first section of the newsletter. There is a lot more, so be sure to check it out--for instance, why you shouldn't render first aid to a criminal you just shot, thoughts on dealing with a home invasion, a drill for training to shoot an attacking dog, advice on purse carry, a discussion of SpaceX's role in assisting Ukraine, how baseless speeding tickets and civil forfeiture drive negative public opinion about police, etc.--and see what other nuggets you can find. 

    Also, Greg Ellifritz has a new Weekend Knowledge Dump up at the Active Response Training website. He has links to articles and videos on topics such as what gun to bring to a training class (a duty size pistol), an article from Tactical Wire explaining why muzzle control during reloading is more important than speed, an article with information for shooters with vision problems to get better glasses for shooting, three articles from Massad Ayoob on different styles of revolver reloads, a link to some downloadable targets, and more.

    While you are at Active Response Training, be sure to check out Greg's articles on "Protecting Your Outdoor Gathering" (a follow up to his article on  “Mass Shootings versus Active Killer Attacks") that reviews some recent attacks at parties and weddings and advice on how to better protect such events; the difference between a "law enforcement officer" and a "peace officer" which mostly seems to be the mindset of the officer; young police officers as compared to older officers and how the lack of life experiences in young officers results in the lack of the necessary empathy and understanding that comes with being a good "peace officer"; and Greg's thoughts about Louis Awerbuck, who passed away 10 years ago.

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