Saturday, July 5, 2025

Weekend Reading

 A few things to check out this weekend:

  • Greg Ellifritz has posted a new Active Response Training Weekend Knowledge Dump with a round-up of links related to firearms, self-defense, and--on this occasion--traveling. On the latter topic, check out the "My Best Travel Packing Tips" which is a detailed article where the author (and his wife) draw on their long experience traveling to offer advice on carry on bags, what to pack in the way of clothes, toiletries, first aid, etc. Some other articles I found interesting included walking a dog while armed, a few pre-attack indicators, history of the Thompson SMG, and some rough estimates of what will be the impact on silencer sales now that the $200 tax has been eliminated. 
  • Greg also linked to the  Rangemaster Firearms Training Services Newsletter. This issue includes the Federal Air Marshal pistol qualification; an explanation why even if you are not a police officer you should read "When Cops Kill," by Lance LoRusso, Esq., because it goes in detail how post-shooting investigations are conducted, how to interact with your attorney, and more. He also lists books that every firearms trainer should have, and probably beneficial to most civilian defenders. 
  • Jon Low has a new Defensive Pistolcraft newsletter.  If you haven't previously looked at his newsletters, I will just say that they are detailed and cover a lot of topics. Here is the general table of contents for this and his other newsletters:

 Prevention
     Mindset 
         Situational Awareness
     Safety
     Training 
          Psychology
     Practice 
  Intervention 
     Strategy
     Tactics
     Techniques 
  Postvention
     Aftermath
     Medical
     Survival
  Education
     Legal
     Instruction
     Gear
Cryptology
Signals Intelligence
Intelligence
Religion and Politics

Believe me when I say that you WILL find something that will interest you, educate you, or otherwise tickle your fancy. 

    The following caught my attention because I told my children essentially the same thing as the grandfather:

      “My grandfather, a cop and blooded gunfighter, was present one night when I was a small child and had a nightmare.  My parents, of course, were dedicated to calming me down and included the old canard of "there's no such thing as monsters" in their assurances.  My grandfather later sat me down and told me there were indeed monsters in the world.  "What makes 'em scary," he told me, "is they look like everyone else.  But if you keep your eye on 'em and be on your guard . . . sooner or later, you'll see the mask slip." ”  
-- Jay Winton

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