tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843001413407397632024-03-19T15:19:53.583-07:00Guns in WisconsinConcealed carry, open carry and the right to keep and bear arms with an emphasis issues of particular interest to Wisconsin.Grey Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10423138361900036213noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-92120774723622803712017-05-18T22:11:00.000-07:002017-05-18T22:11:06.987-07:00Gone Fishing!<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have retired this blog for an indefinite period of time. I'll be launching my new blog:</span> </i></span></h2>
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Grey Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10423138361900036213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-65362180081744077542013-09-09T22:42:00.000-07:002013-09-09T23:02:18.825-07:00The Traditional Gun Safety Rules Are Inadequate<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e8039d7-0661-934f-d381-10dcd14df3e9" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The traditional rules of gun safety are simple concepts. An average eight-year old child can understand them and repeat them. Teaching the rules is not difficult, but attitude is something that cannot really be taught. When it comes to talking about a proper attitude to firearms safety I tell our course participants “I can preach it, not teach it.” I can actually do a bit more; I can demonstrate it and try to be a good role model. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Like I said-- just three lines that are so simple a child can recite them and comprehend their meaning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Frequently we hear the rules expressed in four lines, which I call “Jeff Cooper’s” rules of firearms safety because this is how </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">this very influential firearms instructor</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> expressed them:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Personally I have always preferred Cooper’s set of rules because I primarily teach shooting as it relates to personal defense, and less as an instructor of shooting for recreational or sporting purposes; and NRA rule #3 “keep the gun unloaded until ready to shoot” has limited validity when one is carrying a gun that is “ready to shoot” a great deal of the time in order to be ready for self-defense. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Statistically the number of accidental shootings has steadily declined for a hundred years. It appears that firearms safety training has had an effect and that the traditional safety rules have served well-- or have they? Not when you read about stories like this:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clearly, other than a demonstrated lack of proper attitude to firearms safety by the parents, a completely different rule was violated. It is a rule that I believe is as important as any of the others shown above:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gold’s rule: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No unauthorized access to your firearm. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This obviously involves proper storage when the firearm is not on your person, and maintaining control over who is allowed to touch it when it is on your person. A knowledge of gun retention techniques is prudent and highly recommended, if not mandatory, for anyone carrying a defensive firearm.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I believe this rule ought to take a permanent place among the NRA rules and any other expression of gun safety rules</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, such as Cooper’s. Adherence to this rule would reduce the number of firearms stolen by criminals, and “swiped” by family members. It would put an end to tragedies such as the one at Yellowstone.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ignorance is a frequent cause of firearms tragedies. This ignorance comes in two varieties: ignorance of the safety rules, and ignorance of how to properly operate a particular firearm. Whether you only understand how a particular revolver operates, or whether you know how to operate every type of semiautomatic handgun on the market, you must have knowledge of how to properly unload and verify as unloaded every gun you handle. You must also know how to load and shoot it, if you are going to shoot it. You must know the function of all safety features. If it is </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">your </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">gun or a gun that you will handle frequently, you ought to understand how to disassemble it, clean it, reassemble it, and verify that it is properly reassembled and in safe working condition. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In April 2009 Wisconsin Attorney General, J. B. Van Hollen, issued an informal advisory memorandum <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/43302252.html" target="_blank">Attorney General Says Open Carry Is Legal </a> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> regarding open carry in response to a growing number of incidents and inquiries from legislators and law enforcement officials and the public. That Attorney General advised that barring other factors occurring, the mere open carrying of a firearm ought not to result in disorderly conduct charges. Emboldened by the Attorney General memo, the open carry movement gained considerable momentum across Wisconsin as a number of large “open carry picnics” were organized and attended by hundreds of participants later in 2009. The picnics not only attracted the participants-- most of whom arrived wearing sidearms-- but the attention of the press around the state, country, and beyond. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In every instance of a disorderly conduct citation being issued to an open carrier, the police arrived at the scene in response to an inquiry from a member of the public. In no instance did the callers express alarm at the sight of a fellow armed citizen, they simply did not know if open carry was legal and called the police. Following the open carry picnics and widely publicized incidents, particularly the Madison restaurant incident, anyone paying attention to the news in Wisconsin was, or should have been, aware of the legality of open carry.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Over the course of the past 4 -5 weeks there have been at least three incidents involving open carriers and local Wisconsin police departments. In Somerset, Wisconsin an individual was detained and cited for disorderly conduct for open carrying a long gun. Just yesterday, two individuals open carrying long guns were stopped</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> at gunpoint</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Appleton, Wisconsin police. An audio recording made by one of the open carriers was made public last night:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-35277036052194818152012-01-06T23:16:00.000-08:002012-01-06T23:16:30.278-08:00Knives for Concealed Carry (Part 2)<div style="text-align: justify;">In the previous post I discussed a few reasons why I believe carrying a knife should be given serious consideration by concealed carry practitioners. In this post I will show you a few of the knives that I have that I believe are worthy of consideration. There are other knives that are equally suitable to carry, but the knives I am mentioning are to show the reader examples of what I believe are the types of knives suitable for concealed carry. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Remember, Wisconsin's concealed carry law does not allow one to carry switchblade knives. Switchblade knives have an undeserved reputation for being evil weapons, and as such they have been prohibited by ill-considered bad legislation. On the other hand, switchblade knives do not offer any particular advantage to the average user. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As is the case with smaller handguns, smaller knives are easier to conceal. One might be tempted to say that both larger handguns and knives are potentially more powerful weapons than their smaller counterparts. There may be a certain amount of truth to this, but the variables are so numerous that one cannot say this is true in every circumstance. When it comes to choosing a knife to carry one must consider many of the same questions as when choosing a firearm, e.g., manner of dress, comfort, ease of concealment, accessibility. There is no perfect answer to these questions, and like all security-related issues one must be satisfied with a well-thought compromise when making a final decision.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will see that in general I favor fixed blade knives over folding knives for concealed carry. There are two reasons for this. First, fixed blade knives are mechanically simple and not prone to breakage. More importantly, fixed blade knives are easier and quicker to deploy under most conditions. Fixed blade knives only require that the knife be drawn from the sheath to be brought into action. Folding knives must be drawn and then opened. Opening a knife requires greater dexterity and fine-motor skills then simply drawing a knife from a sheath. Fine-motor skills quickly deteriorate under the extreme stress of a violent encounter. Additionally, it may be difficult to open a folding knife while being physically attacked. While there are many excellent folding knives, one must test and critically evaluate each one to judge its practicality of use under combat conditions. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The knife pictured above is the Safe Maker II made by Cold Steel with a manufacturer's price of $90. This is a push dagger knife with a 3.25 inch blade and can be worn as a boot knife, neck knife or on the belt. I wear mine on the belt on the side opposite of my gun. This knife is primarily used as an aid to gun retention. If an opponent attempts a gun snatch from my holster, my strong side hand is used to retain the gun while my weak side hand draws the knife in order to offer a strong incentive to my attacker to let go. The edges on this knife are razor sharp, a feature one normally finds on all Cold Steel knives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This little neck knife is a Columbia River Fixed Falcon with a 2.12 inch blade. Unfortunately this knife is discontinued by the manufacturer (CRKT - Columbia River Knife and Tool) and had a manufacturer's price of about $25. This knife is well-made, very sharp, small and light and easily concealed under a shirt. The sheath holds the knife very securely, but allows for a quick draw. Similar models are easily found.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A somewhat larger neck or boot knife that I carry is the Point Guard by Cold Steel. This knife has a 4 inch blade and overall length of 6.75 inches. I believe this knife is also discontinued but still available from knife distributors via the Internet for less than the manufacturer's suggested price of $70. Drawing the knife from the sheath does require putting pressure on the large "button" that is accessible through the hole on the knife, but the action is very fast and easily performed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A well-known and popular boot knife that can be bought on the Internet at far below the suggested retail price of $65 is the Kershaw Military Boot Knife. With a 4.5 inch blade and overall length of 9 inches this knife is reasonably sharp and very comfortable in the hand. The knife comes with a sheath that offers a number of carry modes including on the belt vertically or horizontally, boot carry, and what can best be described as a "shoulder holster" rig. At one time I considered this knife to be the largest knife that I would consider carrying concealed. However as you will see my thoughts on size have been modified. This knife is and excellent bargain!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As stated above, generally I favor fixed blade knives over folders. The folding knife I am holding in the picture above is one of the few exceptions that I make. This knife has almost legendary status as a combat knife. This is the "Civilian" manufactured by Spyderco. The knife looks wicked and it is wicked. The hooked 4.125 inch serrated blade is razor sharp. The thin but strong point allows the user to employ a number of special compliance techniques to persuade the person on the wrong end of the knife to move in the direction that the user wants them to move. The knife was designed as a last ditch defensive knife although a number of offensive techniques have been specifically developed around it also. With a suggested retail price of $280 it can be found for approximately half that price with a bit of shopping. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the other few folding knives that I carry and recommend is pictured above. This is the 6-inch blade version of the Ti-Lite from Cold Steel. This knife also comes in a 4 inch version and slightly more expensive aluminum handle version. Mine has the synthetic Zy-Ex handle and a suggested price of $85. A little shopping around can put one in your hands for somewhat less money. This knife is a rather large folder, but since it is a folder it allows one to carry a fairly substantial knife in the pocket. The knife is very strong and sharp, and the greatest advantage is the inclusion of a quillon that one can snag on the edge of the pocket allowing the knife to open very quickly as it is drawn from the pocket. This knife is very fast to put into action, opening faster than any switchbade. Because of the speed and ease of opening the knife as it is drawn from the pocket, I consider this to be a folder that does not have the disadvantage of being a folder. As an side benefit, while in the pocket this knife looks to be no different than any other pocket clipped folding knife. But appearances can be deceiving as it is a surprisingly large knife with an overall length of 13 inches when open. I carry mine often and highly recommend it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Getting into the area of larger fixed blade knives I like the balance and rugged construction of the Roton manufactured "Talon Dagger." This is an 11 inch overall knife with a 6 inch double edged blade. The knife is not particularly common, but can be found for sale in the $200-220 range. This is a true combat knife that is quite sharp and beefy. Since it is a large knife I have carried it only a few times. It is very secure, yet quick to deploy from its very well-made Kydex sheath.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another favorite of mine is quite a bargain also. This is the Hissatsu from Columbia River (CRKT) which has a suggested price of around $110. Mine came shaving sharp out of the box. It has a 7.125 inch blade and a total length of 12.25 inches. This knife was made for speed and its light weight and balance make it an excellent carry knife and a very formidable weapon for close combat. The grip has a semi-soft rubbery texture which feels secure in the hand. The glass-filled nylon sheath is nice also.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Certainly one of my favorite combat knives is this classic: the Mark II by Gerber. Variations on this knife have been around since the Vietnam War. The current version sells for around $116, perhaps less if one shops around. The knife has a 6.5 inch double-edged blade and an over length of 12.75 inches. Wickedly sharp and perfectly balanced it is very worthy of its near-legendary status as a combat knife. The only drawback to an otherwise perfect fighting knife is the old-style ballistic nylon sheath that makes it a bit slow to deploy and limited in mode of carry. Seeing that it was designed for military use this is no great surprise. The sheath is designed to be worn on a belt, with a string tying the bottom of the sheath to the leg. If one wears long coats the knife can be concealed, but it is somewhat limiting. Perhaps a custom-made Kydex sheath is in order!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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The last knife I will show is the Buck Nighthawk. This particular model has been discontinued, but is probably available online. I believe Buck Knives still manufactures a very similar model with a list price of $116. Mine has a 6.5 inch blade and total length of 11.25 inches. This is not a true combat knife, but more of a tactical/survival knife. However the balance and feel of this knife makes it very suitable for defensive purposes. The rubberized grip makes this knife a pleasure to handle and I carry mine often. As with the Gerber Mark II, the major disadvantage is the nylon sheath that does not lend itself to as fast of deployment as one might desire for fighting purposes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This summary is by no means inclusive of all the knives that I recommend. Perhaps I will introduce you to a few others in future posts. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A final word however: do not use your fighting knives as your utility knives. Carry your Swiss army knife, Leatherman tool or other knife for your utilitarian needs. Very few days pass by without me using my Swiss army knife, with the most use coming from the small blade, the magnifying glass or the scissors. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-10207440914976000752012-01-05T16:01:00.000-08:002012-01-05T16:03:50.870-08:00Knives for Concealed Carry (Part 1)<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">There is an often-repeated adage that one ought to never “bring a knife to a gunfight.” A parallel and more amusing adage warns us that “He who lives by the sword gets shot by those who don’t.” But are these words true? I, for one, do not believe these are true statements, or at least not absolutely true. In fact, I believe that the wiser and more prudent person will <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> bring a knife to a gunfight— or more precisely, a gun <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> a knife. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We know that common sense tells us that a knife is ineffective against a gun from a distance. But consider the fact that most criminal assaults occur at very close distances. Most robberies and muggings occur with only the distance of a step or two between the attacker and victim, if not within actual contact. Nobody is sexually assaulted from 20 feet away. Real world experience tells us that violent crimes usually occur very suddenly and at a very close distance. In both theory and in practice there are difficulties with trying to defensively draw and shoot a gun while being physically attacked at close range. The risk of losing the gun during a struggle is significant. If your firearm ends up in the hands of the attacker your situation goes from very bad to the worst possible. Always maintain exclusive control over your firearm. If the gun is concealed it may be better to leave it so and not draw until you are able to gain enough distance from your attacker to make for an unimpeded draw. If the attacker knows you are armed and is trying to get at your gun, it is more effective to protect your gun from a grab while it is holstered than it is while in your hand during a struggle. If you do happen to draw your gun while engaged contact combat with your attacker, the risk of accidently shooting yourself goes up. Also remember that a bullet can cause damage in a straight line, and if you are unable to align the muzzle with your attacker, your bullets will not be effective. These facts call for another solution. This is where a knife comes into play.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Now if you are reasonably skilled in unarmed martial arts, you may be able to defend yourself effectively without the use of a knife or other contact-distance weapon. Most people are not reasonably skilled in martial arts. If your attacker is armed, as they are likely to be, there is a significant risk of injury or death to even a reasonably skilled martial artist. As I see it, the most significant advantage to the unarmed martial artist is that he or she does not have a weapon that can potentially be taken away and used against them by an attacker. I do not view this as a huge advantage for a majority of people. It is true than any weapon— gun, knife, club or electric weapon can be lost or taken away during a struggle. But the very purpose of carrying a weapon is that it multiplies the amount of force one can use. That’s why a smaller or weaker person who is armed can match or outmatch a larger and stronger opponent. For that reason the risk of having a weapon taken away generally is outweighed by the overall advantage of having a weapon in the first place. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Wisconsin’s concealed weapons law is just that: a law that permits a person to carry certain weapons concealed. While most people readily think of the handgun as the weapon most people will conceal, remember that the law specifically applies to knives, clubs and electric weapons as well as handguns. Each of these types of weapons comes with a list of inherent advantages and disadvantages. There is no perfect weapon to fit every situation or every person. But in general one normally puts the handgun at the top of the list of the four types of weapons allowed under this law. The handgun is a powerful weapon in the hands of a weak or small person or in the hands of a person with minimal experience with the weapon. The other weapons will also multiply the amount of violent force a person is able to summon in self-defense, but generally knives, clubs and electric weapons are more limited in their effectiveness due to limited range compared to a handgun, or due to the amount of strength or speed or skill needed to use them effectively. Obviously, regardless of weapon, a person who is trained and skilled or experienced with the use of a particular weapon will enjoy advantages over a person with the same weapon and lesser skills. (There is of course, always an element of luck, good or bad, which can make the outcome less certain.)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The one major area where the gap between the power of a handgun and the power of other weapons is most easily closed is when one is fighting up close. In such a situation a knife is the equal, if not superior to a handgun. Knives bring a number of noteworthy advantages. They are usually smaller and lighter than a handgun and can be easily carried in more places on one’s person. Most concealed carry practitioners will not carry more than one handgun. Carrying even two or three small knives concealed in various locations however is not particularly difficult or burdensome. Knives are reliable. They do not break easily; they do not run out of ammunition, they rarely malfunction. Knives are sometimes allowed in places that specifically ban firearms only. Knives come in a wide variety of styles and sizes making for many more possible modes of carry and with a greater variety of clothing. Unlike a bullet traveling in a straight line, a knife can strike out in any direction with devastating effect. Compared to bullets, there are a greater number of effective targets on the human body for a knife to attack. With proper placement and a little practice, a knife can be brought into use against an attacker in a stealthier manner. It has become cliché to say that the first indication your opponent should have that you are armed with a knife is when they feel it slicing or stabbing into their body. Like TV gunfights, real world knife fighting is very different than what is seen on the small and large screen.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In conclusion, again I recommend both a gun AND a knife under most circumstances for most concealed carry practitioners. And, as always, have a plan. If you carry a knife, do the mental preparation. Rehearse various scenarios in training, or at least in your mind, so that in an actual situation you bring the proper weapon into action at the proper time. Accept that there may be circumstances that call for deployment of a knife before the handgun. Make your response to a threat flexible and your options many. One warning before I end. Remember that Wisconsin’s concealed carry law does allow for carrying knives, clubs and electric weapons. However, if you travel to other states, be very certain to become familiar with the laws of that state. Some states allow only a firearm to be concealed. Do not assume that because you can legally conceal a knife or other weapon in Wisconsin that you can do so in other states as well. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In the next blog I will discuss my thoughts regarding some particular knives and styles of knives and how I incorporate them into my approach to concealed carry.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-84843909499380873532012-01-02T13:58:00.000-08:002012-01-02T13:58:15.045-08:00Readers from other countriesI am curious who is reading my blog in other countries. When I check statistics I see that it has been viewed in probably 20 other countries. Currently, outside of the USA, the greatest number of viewers are in Slovenia, German, France, Romania, Russia and the United Kingdom.<br />
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I hope that some of the international readers will comment and tell us about their interest in "Guns in Wisconsin."<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-70588969005468328672011-12-30T09:01:00.000-08:002011-12-30T09:01:00.475-08:00I am quoted again in this....<a href="http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=35550">This Joe Tar article</a><br />
Joe contacted me regarding Madison Police Department's "policy" on dealing with armed citizens. The policy can be viewed here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/LUfall2011.pdf">Madison PD Legal Updates</a><br />
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My complete reply to Joe:<br />
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<div><i><span>I don't have much to say regarding the MPD policy. It looks like the cautious approach that I would expect in light of the newness of concealed carry in Wisconsin-- and the past mistakes the department made dealing with lawful open carry. I am hopeful and reasonably confident that the Madison PD has taken its past mistakes to heart and that it has made a determined effort to get things right from here on out when it comes to the lawful use and possession of firearms and other weapons, whether openly carried or concealed. I believe that the odds of negative police/armed citizen encounters are much lower now. And I believe that there can be a balance between allowing the police to perform their duties in a safe manner while respecting the rights of citizens to lawfully carry weapons for their personal security. I expect that once the novelty has worn off, concealed carry and open carry will become the non-issue in Wisconsin just as it has become in other states. There may be a rough bump here and there as everyone makes adjustments, but Madison and the rest of Wisconsin will get through it. </span></i></div><div><i><br />
<span></span></i></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1325264287928125"><i><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1325264287928124">If I have a continuing concern in Madison, it lies more with City Hall than with the Police Department. I am concerned that City Hall will put the Police Department in the unfortunate position of enforcing poorly-conceived ordinances and policies. Mayor Soglin announced at one time that he supported an ordinance that would ban possession of a firearms in any business that did not provide express permission to allow them. Fortunately this silly and illegal scheme seems to have fallen by the wayside, as it should. Unfortunately, the City has enacted a policy which bans Metro bus riders from taking firearms onto city buses. </span></i></div><div><i><span><br />
</span></i></div><div><i><span>There can be little doubt that this is contrary to the state preemption law, so once again the City is leaving itself vulnerable to a lawsuit that will undoubtedly come sooner or later-- a lawsuit that the City is almost certain to lose. I cannot understand why political correctness prevails over common sense, but that is a question best directed to City Hall. Perhaps the City Council fancies that it is engaging in some sort of civil disobedience of the law, but that is an odd approach for a legislative body to take. </span></i></div><div><i><br />
<span></span></i></div><div><i><span>While legal, I also question the sanity of the City (and County) exercising the option to ban firearms in it's buildings. Apparently lessons of history and common sense do not impress everyone. The City even considers bus shelters and park shelters that amount to four poles with a roof to be "government buildings." Somehow prohibitions in these structures are meant to enhance the security of those who stand inside them, even though an armed person could stand two feet away from them. Again, common sense has become frighteningly uncommon among certain groups.</span></i></div><div><br />
<span></span></div><i><span>Normally one might ask a person inside a government building whether they believe that the signs banning guns makes them really more safe, or just provide the feeling of being more safe. I can't understand how it would do either one, frankly.</span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-22265501781514487552011-12-30T08:53:00.001-08:002011-12-30T08:53:48.327-08:00New January Dates To Be Announced ShortlyWe're working at booking dates for January concealed carry courses and ought to have some listed soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-73283677981865410502011-10-02T21:10:00.000-07:002011-10-02T21:10:02.183-07:00THE FUNDAMENTALS: CONCEALMENT AND COVER<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Concealment and cover are important concepts that every defensive shooter must know.<span> </span>Simply put, concealment is anything in the environment that prevents your attacker from <i>seeing</i> you.<span> </span>Examples include vegetation, dark shadows, fog, furniture, walls, vehicles and any other conditions or objects that make it difficult or impossible for your attacker to see you, or most of you.<span> </span>It is difficult for an attacker to shoot you if he cannot see you.<span> </span>However concealment will not necessarily make it impossible for you to be shot, since many things that conceal your location will not prevent a bullet from striking you.<span> </span>It is possible that an attacker will detect your presence through sound or motion or some other indicator of your presence.<span> </span>(Those hide and seek skills we spent hours developing as kids can pay off now.)<span> </span>The possibility exists that an attacker may simply make a lucky guess as to your location, has seen you move to a particular spot, or is able to deduce your most likely location.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Concealment is often contrasted with <i>cover</i>.<span> </span>Cover refers to any object that does not allow a bullet to pass through to strike you.<span> </span>An object that provides concealment may or may not provide cover also.<span> </span>Few things, such as thick “bullet proof” glass will provide cover without concealment.<span> </span>(Unless we work in a bank or the neighborhood Stop n’ Rob we probably won’t have that kind of glass nearby.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes something that one normally thinks of providing concealment only will provide a slight degree of cover by deflecting a bullet rather than stopping it.<span> </span>Heavy brush or bushes sometimes deflect rounds from their original trajectory without stopping them.<span> </span>I would not recommend relying on this phenomenon for protection!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cover is never an absolute.<span> </span>The degree of cover that any object provides is variable, depending upon factors such as the material from which it is made and what your opponent is shooting at you.<span> </span><span> </span>For example, the metal body of a vehicle or a postal mail box may be sufficient to stop most handgun rounds, but still allow rifle rounds to pass straight through.<span> </span>Most so-called “bullet proof vests” share that same trait, being designed to stop common handgun rounds but offering little resistance to high-powered rifle rounds.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The distance from an attacking shooter and the angle from which rounds strike also may affect the effectiveness of cover.<span> </span>The sheet metal that car doors are constructed from offer notoriously little cover from most handgun rounds, and much less from rifle rounds. <span> </span>However bullets lose their energy over distance and a round that carries sufficient energy to penetrate a car door at 10 yards may have insufficient energy to penetrate at 50 yards.<span> </span>This is yet another reason why distance is your friend and the more distance you are able to put between yourself and an attacker, the better.<span> </span>If attacked while in your vehicle, normally the best course of action is to first use the accelerator.<span> </span>(Whoa, at times like that I bet you wish you had gone with the Bugatti and not the Prius.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Likewise, a round that penetrates easily at a particular distance when striking at a perpendicular or nearly-so angle may have insufficient energy to penetrate when striking at a more glancing angle.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">How should one incorporate thinking about concealment, cover and their differences into one’s security plan and training?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, we ought to realize that much of what we see functioning as “cover” in the movies or on TV would not provide effective cover in the real world.<span> </span>Many old Western cowboy movies show a gunman flipping a saloon table on its side and bullets failing to penetrate it.<span> </span>(Oddly these amazingly strong tables tend to splinter into a dozen pieces during the barroom brawl scene!)<span> </span>Hold on Pardner, in the real world few wooden tables are thick enough to stop most bullets.<span> </span>In the typical house or apartment, generally there are few, if any, areas that provide adequate cover from gunfire.<span> </span>No big surprise there, few houses are designed with the thought of bullets flying around.<span> </span>Plywood and sheetrock provide good concealment, but generally poor cover.<span> </span>Heavy appliances vary in the amount of cover they provide, and again the factors listed above will determine the amount of cover each offers.<span> </span>Rows of books on a shelf, a waterbed (until it leaks out) and the heaviest furniture may provide a degree of cover.<span> </span>But in general, most homes provide little in the way of cover.<span> </span>Of course we can use this knowledge to our advantage.<span> </span>Within our homes we can determine the areas that provide the greatest degree of cover and if possible fight from that area.<span> </span>Additionally, keeping in mind that as responsible shooters we should always be sure of what we are shooting at, still it is possible to shoot an attacker through the concealment they foolishly thought provided cover.<span> </span>If there are neighbors nearby, or family members, or other people present then we must also take their location and the distinction between concealment and cover into account to make sure any shots we fire do not penetrate and unintentionally strike one of these innocent people.<span> </span>Everything I’ve said here applies not only in the home, but anywhere we find ourselves. <span> </span>As a mental exercise we can habitually identify and take note of things offering concealment or cover at any place we are present.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Training ourselves to think about cover and concealment is also important because whenever one is attacked one of our first instincts, even prior to drawing the gun, should be to seek and take cover.<span> </span>If there is no cover within a reasonable distance, then concealment should be sought and taken.<span> </span>Be open-minded in your thinking.<span> </span>Even the minimal cover afford by a street curb may make the difference in saving your life.<span> </span>Are you Paris Hilton?<span> </span>No!<span> </span>Worrying about that muddy water sitting in the street gutter ruining your clothes should not be a consideration when you are protecting your life.<span> </span>Clothes are replaceable, your life is not. <span> </span>(Paris probably has her private security along wherever she goes anyway.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mounting one’s defense from behind cover is infinitely preferable to doing it in the open.<span> </span>However if you are caught in the open with no hope of reaching cover or concealment within a brief time, then don’t just stand there, move!<span> </span>Do not allow yourself to become a standing target, make yourself more difficult to hit by <i>moving</i>.<span> </span>If you do reach cover, consider the possibility of moving again, but do not move from cover unless it safe to do so and tactically advantageous.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">At any time and place it is possible for us to mentally rehearse how we would respond to a suddenly developing dangerous situation.<span> </span>While standing in line at a store or bank, or walking the dog to the park, it is easy to ask ourselves, “If an attack suddenly started at this time, the nearest concealment is where?<span> </span>Where is the nearest cover?”<span> </span>Make it a habit to mentally be aware of opportunities for cover and concealment during day-to-day activities, so during an actual threatening situation your mind will more likely automatically respond by seeking cover and concealment.<span> </span>Your mental rehearsal ought to include other considerations, such as noting locations of exits or escape routes.<span> </span>Remember, people tend to respond to highly stressful situations in the manner they have trained themselves to respond.<span> </span>Make sure that your autopilot is trained to look for cover!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, our training should incorporate shooting and performing other actions from behind cover.<span> </span>Reloading, clearing a malfunctioning firearm or dialing 911 are actions better performed from a position that provides cover.<span> </span>I will provide more information about shooting and training to shoot from behind in an upcoming post.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In summary:<span> </span>Know the difference between concealment and cover.<span> </span>Train yourself to look for them, and become familiar with the concealment and cover present in the places you are frequently located, such as in your home and work.<span> </span>Make it part of your plan to use them.<span> </span>Above all, seek and take cover whenever possible during an actual attack.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be safe, and if you have to fight, fight to win!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-36080937075051074362011-09-28T00:12:00.000-07:002011-09-28T00:12:20.751-07:00THE SECURITY PYRAMID - My approach to safety.<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">HREATS</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">VVV</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> VV</div><div style="text-align: center;">v</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf0BrI0uiaBN0p8qKHNVwm7N_8fyeR1StetIHEmbz9CPmaxFcPWKsukTzCwI8b3WKs5QEEn2rbjuOQHeMRwU7PnHzgnFTcNw59DyMdKsx5sKBmgXYJbWupmrW2ccTWHmEzL448k7epkPh/s1600/security+pyramid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf0BrI0uiaBN0p8qKHNVwm7N_8fyeR1StetIHEmbz9CPmaxFcPWKsukTzCwI8b3WKs5QEEn2rbjuOQHeMRwU7PnHzgnFTcNw59DyMdKsx5sKBmgXYJbWupmrW2ccTWHmEzL448k7epkPh/s400/security+pyramid.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">"Your awareness skills are more likely to protect you from harm than are your skills with a gun." This may seem like an odd thing for a <i>gun instructor</i> to tell people who are sitting in a defensive<i> gun</i> course. But this is the message that I always try to tell anyone that I am instructing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that most people take an unsystematic approach to their personal security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I say “unsystematic approach” I mean that we tend not to think very clearly or carefully about every aspect of our personal security, and instead we rely on a piecemeal approach. This must end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What follows is a philosophical explanation of a method that I believe can be used as the basis for thinking about our personal safety and security in an organized manner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every aspect of providing for our security and that of our loved ones is interrelated and interdependent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any individual component of this approach to security may by itself enhance one’s safety and security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, only by combining all of the individual components into an organized system inside one’s mind will one achieve their maximum overall personal security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span> </span></span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Once we obtain a weapon, including a firearm, we ought not to think of that weapon as our primary means of defense. We should adopt the attitude that a weapon is our <i>last means of defense</i>, to be use only when all other options and defenses have failed to protect us. Nobody in their right mind will be eager to use a gun against another human being. A gun is capable of causing catastrophic damage or death. Unlike what is often seen on TV or in movies, shooting a person at close distance is a gruesome activity. Do not expect to see a person who has been shot in the shoulder smiling and joking as they are placed in the ambulance. That may be what the handsome hero does on TV, but in real life, there is little to smile about after you have been shot, or after you have shot another person.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">If we accept that a gun is our last, not first, means of defense, then what really <i>is</i> our first means of defense? I have devised what I call the "Security Pyramid" to explain my theory of safety. The Security Pyramid is an inverted pyramid divided into three sections: 1) awareness and knowledge, 2) security precautions, and 3) a weapon. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The broad upper portion is composed of two components: awareness and knowledge. Each of these two components is dependent upon the other. Their relationship is symbiotic and together they form the real "primary weapon" of our defense and security. There is wisdom in the old military adage that "Your mind is your primary weapon." An active and creative mind, continually receiving and processing information, may indeed function as a formidable weapon. It is your mind's knowledge and awareness that form the broad upper portion of the Security Pyramid. In order to harm you, a threat must defeat this level of the Security Pyramid. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">I use the term "awareness" to refer to two distinct types of awareness. First, it refers to literally being conscious of what is occurring in one’s immediate environment in real time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously there are times when it is more appropriate to allow yourself to have your “head in the clouds.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there are times when it is inappropriate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no need to be hyper-vigilant continuously throughout one’s day, but it behooves us to maintain at least a certain level of vigilance and awareness during every waking moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In general, when not within the security of familiar walls, I recommend that one maintain at least the same level of awareness one has while driving a vehicle on a public road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all know that activities such as daydreaming, using headphones for music or allowing other distractions while driving is a dangerous activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>While driving we maintain a relaxed level of alertness, periodically checking speed, the vehicle mirrors, the distance from other vehicles, road hazards, traffic signs, the actions of pedestrians and of other drivers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times we become aware of a potential or actual conditions or situations that threaten the completion of a safe trip and our awareness level rises as we focus in on something in particular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As drivers we recognize that we have a responsibility to maintain a certain level of awareness in order to maintain our safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, once one steps outside of a vehicle, there is a tendency to allow that level of awareness to drop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we have driven to a shopping mall, once we are in the parking lot and heading for the store on foot, our awareness of our surroundings becomes lower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may not pay attention to the people surrounding us, their distance from us and their direction of travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While driving, we automatically pay more attention when approaching a hill or curve that may have a hidden hazard on the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in the parking lot we tend to be oblivious to whether a person could be hiding between parked cars, so we do not put extra distance between those blind spots, if we even think about them at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping a real time level of awareness of our surroundings, similar to that while driving a vehicle, is the first element of the Security Pyramid.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Now remember, I said there were two types of awareness that go into forming our Security Pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other type of awareness is our ability to look into the future and to be aware of things in our environment that do not represent an immediate threat to our safety, but that we recognize the potential to lessen our security and safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a careful look around your place of residence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do the hedges and bushes need trimming, or are they tall enough to easily conceal someone lurking in the dark outside our doors, windows or walkways?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does our outside lighting provide adequate lighting at night?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do our shades and curtains provide the level of privacy we desire?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are our locks adequate?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is the car locked, or does it provide easy access to the house via an unprotected garage door opener?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we aware of these potential flaws in our security?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Criminals certainly will be aware of all of these things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Criminals rarely are looking for a challenge, so in general they are alert to any possible weakness in your security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore we should be equally aware of any weaknesses in our environment that may be exploited by an ill-intended person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the second type of awareness in the Security Pyramid is simply to force ourselves to become conscious of vulnerabilities that hypothetically could be used to the advantage of someone intending to cause harm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Both of these types of awareness are closely connected with our knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowledge makes up the final component of the first layer of the Security Pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Security Pyramid, the relevant knowledge is the knowledge of what constitutes a threat to our safety, plus the knowledge of what countermeasures can be taken to lessen or eliminate that threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an illustration using the analogy of driving a vehicle we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know</i>, for instance, that seeing children ahead kicking a ball in a yard heightens the danger that a child may suddenly dart into the street from between parked cars while chasing the ball or playing the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our knowledge of that hazard combined with our noticing it (awareness) results in taking countermeasures to decrease the chances of an unfortunate result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the car, it may be as simple as reducing speed and creating greater distance between our car and the parked vehicles that could obstruct our view of a darting child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In terms of personal safety and security, the field of knowledge we seek is broad indeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may be simply knowledge that allows us to assess the effectiveness of our locks and doors, or knowledge of how providing personal information on websites can be obtained and exploited by bad people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or, it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may include knowledge of recent criminal activities in one’s neighborhood, community, or in a place that one is planning to visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously, it is impossible for any single individual to gain knowledge of every theoretical security vulnerability they could face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The important thing is to make it a point to arm oneself with as much of this knowledge as possible and to combine that knowledge with the two types of awareness that make up the broad portion of our personal Security Pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, while the list of security vulnerabilities is endless, there are a fairly small number of basic vulnerabilities that apply to anyone in any place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of them are obvious and involve use of common sense, and a few may be slightly less obvious until they are brought to your attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are good places to begin acquiring your Security Pyramid knowledge base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Future discussions will include more details in hopes of stimulating more thought and recognition and developing your ability to make and intelligent and informed assessment of your environment as it affects your security.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The middle portion of one’s Security Pyramid I call “security precautions.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Security precautions are the sum of everything that you do as a result of your combined awareness and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simply being aware or knowledgeable of security vulnerabilities is of limited value if one does not actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do something</i> as a consequence of that awareness and knowledge.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Some security precautions are provided to us by others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we purchase a home or rent an apartment, there are locks on the doors and windows, a peephole may be installed on the front door, outside lighting is provided, a parking garage may have an electronic pass to enter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Likewise our vehicles have locks and alarm systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Police patrol our streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The city provides street lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our combined awareness and knowledge will prompt us to make an assessment of the effectiveness of all of these provided security precautions and to make a decision whether further enhancements ought to be made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Other security precautions we must seek, choose and obtain for ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trimming bushes near the doors or windows where a burglar or rapist could hide is an example of a security precaution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Planting thorny bushes in those locations is another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a flashlight next to your bed, checking your locks, and charging your cellphone, having a dog, taking note of the locations of exits, avoiding dark areas and blind spots, putting distance between ourselves and unknown persons, taking a self-defense class or obtaining a weapon are all additional examples of security precautions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In every case, it is something <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">done</i> as a result of your awareness and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, all of the security awareness and knowledge one has is of limited value if one does not act and take security precautions based on the awareness and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Security precautions alone will not be as effective if not combined with or based on one’s security awareness and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The components that make up the Security Pyramid are not isolated, they are blended.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Finally we get to the third section of the Security Pyramid, the weapon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obtaining and learning to use a weapon is part of the second section of the pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a security precaution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actual <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">use</i> of a weapon for defense is the third section of the pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would prefer if we imagine it to be the very bottom point of our inverted pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is on this point we are standing at the moment we bring a weapon into play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we find ourselves at this point, it means that one way or another a threat has succeeded in penetrating figuratively, and to some degree literally through our Security Pyramid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our awareness failed to allow us to avoid a threat, our security precautions were not sufficient to stop the threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does not necessarily mean that we made mistakes, or took inadequate precautions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we are just not lucky and we are in the wrong place at the wrong time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever the explanation, this is why a weapon is not our primary or first means of defense, it is our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">final</i> means of defense— when all else has failed to allow us to otherwise avoid, escape or stop a threat’s attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One may choose to not have this tip of the pyramid available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without a weapon as the tip, one does not have a Security Pyramid; at most one has a Security Trapezoid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully that is all that any of us will ever need.<span id="goog_78390556"></span><span id="goog_78390557"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span id="goog_78390553"></span><span id="goog_78390554"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">My background: U.S. Army veteran (Military Intelligence), founding member and corporate secretary Wisconsin Carry, Inc (gun rights group), NRA certified instructor for four courses: First Steps Pistol, Basic Pistol, Firearms Safety and Personal Protection in the Home. NRA certified range safety officer. Advanced Civilian Combat League (17 ten-week courses), 30+ years of study of personal security, small arms, guerrilla and unconventional warfare, terrorism, ambush and counter-ambush tactics. Over the years I have held concealed carry permits/licenses from three states. <br />
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Currently I have partnered/teamed with two other instructors who bring their own unique perspectives, experiences and skills to courses too. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Andrea Alongi, is an experienced Advanced Civilian Combat League shooter, concealed permit holder, and is NRA certified to teach Pistol First Steps, Basic Pistol, Home Firearms Safety and Person Protection in the Home. Andrea is also a Certified Range Safety Officer. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Maya Nigrosh also is a concealed gun permit/license holder, Advanced Civilian Combat League shooter, advance level student of Krav Maga, and NRA certified Pistol <span> </span>and First Steps Pistol instructor and Certified Range Safety Officer. <br />
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In addition to the courses that we have developed, we also offer the NRA courses for which we are certified to teach:<span> </span>1) Pistol First Steps, 2) Basic Pistol, 3) Home Firearms Safety, 4) Personal Protection in the Home (This course requires prior firearms experience, contact for details.)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">We offer the courses on a "women only" basis also.</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-15368402639752046602011-09-07T14:20:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:20:06.267-07:00DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF MY WISCONSIN CONCEALED CARRY COURSE<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1) THE PROVISIONS OF WISCONSIN'S NEW CONCEALED CARRY STATUTES INCLUDING:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>APPLICATION PROCESS, ELIGIBILITY AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>APPEALS, EMERGENCY LICENSE, LICENSE RENEWAL, LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TYPES OF WEAPONS COVERED BY THE NEW LAW</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> RESTRICTIONS ON CARRY WITH AND WITHOUT A CCW LICENSE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PLACES WHERE WEAPONS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR THAT MAY ELECT TO RESTRICT WEAPONS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span> "GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES" AND SCHOOL GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS BY EMPLOYERS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span> POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATELY OWNED LAND OR GROUNDS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FEDERAL LAND AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL PARKS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WISCONSIN STATE PARKS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TRANSPORTING WEAPONS IN VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span> RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span> CARRYING IN PLACES THAT SERVE ALCOHOL, GOING ARMED "UNDER THE INFLUENCE"</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CHANGES IN WI'S DISORDERLY CONDUCT STATUTE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OPEN CARRY, PRINTING, LOOSE CONCEALMENT</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>BUILDING AND PROPERTY POSTING REQUIREMENTS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DAY-TO-DAY ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER PEOPLE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2) WISCONSIN SELF-DEFENSE STATUTES AND CONCEPTS:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>THE "PRIVILEGE" OF SELF-DEFENSE<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DEFENSE OF ONE'S SELF<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DEFENSE OF ANOTHER PERSON<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DEFENSE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND DEFENSE OF ANOTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span> TERMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF FORCE AND SELF-DEFENSE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“REASONABLE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">BELIEF," "IMMINENT THREAT”, "GREAT BODILY HARM"<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>PROVOCATION<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>UNINTENDED HARM TO ANOTHER PERSON<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"DUTY TO RETREAT"<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"WARNING SHOTS," "SHOOTING TO WOUND" "DISPARITY OF FORCE" “SHOOTING TO KILL VS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">SHOOTING TO STOP A THREAT"<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"CASTLE DOCTRINE"<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3) USE OF A WEAPON DURING VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS</b>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>REALITY VS TV AND HOLLYWOOD PORTRAYALS OF GUN USE<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT USE OF GUNS FOR DEFENSE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS EXPERIENCED</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"> DURING VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"> AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING PURPOSES<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>EFFECT (OR LACK OF EFFECT) OF SHOOTING ANOTHER PERSON<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CONFRONTING AN INTRUDER OR ATTACKER, TAKING CONTROL AFTER THE ENCOUNTER<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TURNING CONTROL OVER TO THE POLICE AND OTHER CONDUCT AFTER AN ENCOUNTER<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>POSSIBLE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AFTERMATH OF AN ENCOUNTER<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>POSSIBLE LEGAL AFTERMATH</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">4) FIREARMS SAFETY (MODIFIED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICIPANTS)<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CAUSES OF FIREARM ACCCIDENTS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>RULES OF SAFE HANDLING OF FIREARMS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIREARM FAMILIARITY<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SAFE STORAGE AND CLEANING OF FIREARMS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CHILDREN AND FIREARMS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SAFE TRAINING WITH FIREARMS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>INCORPORATING DRY FIRING INTO TRAINING</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">5) FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, ACCESSORIES AND CLOTHING FOR DEFENSE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HOW TO SELECT OR EVALUATE </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b>ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A DEFENSIVE FIREARM:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>REVOLVERS AND SEMI-AUTOMATICS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>SELECTION OF A DEFENSIVE FIREARM BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS, LIFE STYLE,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">PROFICIENCY LEVEL, GOALS, ACTIVITIES, TRAVEL, PHYSICAL TRAITS, ETC.<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>MODES OF CARRY (TYPES OF HOLSTERS, OFF BODY CARRY)<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CLOTHING FOR CONCEALMENT <br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TESTING CLOTHING AND OTHER GEAR FOR CONCEALMENT, ACCESSIBILITY, NON-INTERFERENCE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DAY-TO-DAY CONSIDERATIONS OF CARRYING WEAPONS,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"> e.g., USING THE BATHROOM, AVOIDING INADVERTENT EXPOSURE</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> DURING NORMAL ACTIVITIES<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>GUN RETENTION CONSIDERATIONS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OTHER GEAR<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF AMMUNITION FOR DEFENSE<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>BACK UP GUNS AND OTHER SECONDARY WEAPONS<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">6) </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">SECURITY AWARENESS AND MINDSET</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>EMPHASIS THAT AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF GOOD SECURITY</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"> SKILLS IS MORE LIKELY TO BE OF USE AND DO MORE TO PROTECT A PERSON THAN ONE'S SKILLS WITH A FIREARM<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>LEVELS OF AWARENESS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>USING THE PROFESSIONAL BODYGUARD APPROACH TO ACT AS ONE'S OWN BODYGUARD<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>AWARENESS OF FACTORS THAT AFFECT ONE'S VULNERABILITY TO ATTACK<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>MAINTAINING AWARENESS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>MAINTAINING DISTANCE FROM A THREAT, WHY IT IS IMPORTANT AND ADVANTAGEOUS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>VULNERABLE TIMES/PLACES/ACTIVITIES<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>EVALUATING YOUR SURROUNDINGS FOR VULNERABILITIES AND ADVANTAGES,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">E.G., RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING "FATAL FUNNELS," BARRICADES TO ESCAPE, BLIND SPOTS<br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>MAKING A SECURITY PLAN, MENTAL PREPARATION<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">7) DEFENSIVE FIREARM CONCEPTS, SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND TRAINING</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ELEMENTARY CONCEPTS, SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES (BASIC FOR ANYONE CARRYING A FIREARM FOR PROTECTION)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>SMOOTH DRAWING OF GUN AND HOLSTERING</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>COVER AND CONCEALMENT, SHOOTING FROM COVER (BARRICADE SHOOTING)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>INCORPORATING AWARENESS INTO SHOOTING (BREAKING TUNNEL VISION AND</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">MAINTAINING AWARENESS OF OTHER THREATS)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>INCORPORATING VOCALIZATION INTO TRAINING (I.E., GIVING COMMANDS TO A THREAT)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>SMOOTH RELOADS, MALFUNCTION CLEARING AND IMMEDIATE ACTION)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>SHOOTING FROM GUN RETENTION POSITIONS</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">> </span></span>BASIC GUN RETENTION (ANTI-GUN GRAB) TECHNIQUES</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">●</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>INTERMEDIATE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES (EITHER SOMEWHAT MORE ADVANCED SKILLS OR SKILLS LESS LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED DURING A VIOLENT ENCOUNTER)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A year ago Virginia changed from not allowing concealed carry in establishments that serve alcohol (it required "open carry" if one was bringing a gun) to allowing it. Looks like the doom and gloom crowd was wrong there as well. Crime didn't increase in Virginia bars, it <b>decreased</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/aug/14/tdmain01-gun-crime-drops-at-virginia-bars-and-rest-ar-1237278/">Read the article here</a> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-27452298377010882752011-07-26T18:34:00.000-07:002011-07-26T18:34:47.871-07:00Concealed Carry Classes are in Demand in Wisconsin At least according to this article in the paper:<br />
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<a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_6fda6344-b71f-11e0-a742-001cc4c002e0.html?sourcetrack=moreArticle">Concealed carry classes in demand</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-74975941307353005112011-07-12T17:10:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:38:36.246-07:00WI Concealed Carry Course Times and Places<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">INTRO TO WISCONSIN CONCEALED CARRY</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">PRESENTED BY AURIC GOLD</span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To Reserve you seat, contact: 608-698-9900 or email us at personalguntrainer@gmail.com</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">$ 85 Course Fee ($ 25 non-refundable deposit; pay pal, check or cash)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">4-Hour Class covering: The new Wisconsin concealed carry law, use of force & self defense laws. Firearm Safety: Rules, gun familiarization with revolver, semi-auto, safe cleaning and storage. Equipment: Guns, ammo, holsters, accessories, clothing. Modes of carry, Holster options, Dynamic and reality of shooting and fighting with a gun. Awareness and Safety! Weapons retention and basic tactics, drawing from holster, cover and concealment, movement and more. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Hope Rod & Gun Club </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 3935 Sigglekow Road, McFarland 608-838-8517</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">6 p.m. – 10 p.m.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Monday’s: 7/18, 7/25, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday’s: 9/6, 9/13</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Friday: 8/5</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Homewood Suites (West) by Hilton</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 479 Commerce Dr. Madison 608-271-0600</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">*Saturday’s: 7/30, 8/6</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">*Saturday classes are minimum seating 10 people or class will be rescheduled</span></i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-87252996333471083102011-07-12T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-12T11:09:49.801-07:00Concealed Carry Classes Scheduled! Click poster below to enlarge for details.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTXo1UPWJKmA_wHCfjQcXq7NvLlR7cqZKGXoJJ2SyMc_024x-jCOJinzH50-XR_XzOsbjXU6VMX1NaAyOSfrkLJTqRZ3DrE6upORLPsN4JnQm04KBoYwRRb9sh_jEMzLcTyIEc67TqX4o/s1600/wi+carry+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTXo1UPWJKmA_wHCfjQcXq7NvLlR7cqZKGXoJJ2SyMc_024x-jCOJinzH50-XR_XzOsbjXU6VMX1NaAyOSfrkLJTqRZ3DrE6upORLPsN4JnQm04KBoYwRRb9sh_jEMzLcTyIEc67TqX4o/s400/wi+carry+1.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-12416047554501660622011-07-01T20:58:00.000-07:002011-07-01T20:58:50.013-07:00My WI Concealed Carry Course Outline<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-size: small;">I've been working on developing a instructional course designed as an introduction to Wisconsin's new concealed carry law (which will be signed into law on July 8th.) We have been contacting various venues in the Madison area, and soon will contact those beyond Madison. Within a short time I should be able to schedule classes. Anyone interested in being notified of upcoming classes can send me an email at: personalguntrainer@gmail.com. I will send complete course details to you!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Purpose:<span> </span>The purpose of this course is to give an introduction to individuals who are considering or who wish to carry concealed weapons for their personal protection and security pursuant to Wisconsin’s new concealed carry statutes.<span> </span><u>The course is designed to get participants to actively THINK about all of the issues and considerations that must go into a decision to carry a weapon for protection.</u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Topics include a basic introduction in the following areas:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">1) Important provisions of applicable gun laws, Wisconsin’s concealed carry law, open carry, use of force and self-defense laws.<span> </span>Post-shooting actions and what to expect.<span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">2) Firearm safety:<span> </span>including the rules and procedures of safe handling of handguns including revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, safe cleaning and storage of firearms, firearms and children.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">3)<span> </span>A discussion of guns, ammunition and equipment related to concealed carry.<span> </span>Selecting a firearm or evaluating a firearm for defense.<span> </span>Modes of carry, consideration of clothing and concealed carry.<span> </span>The logistics of everyday carry of a concealed weapon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">4) An introduction to defensive combat shooting:<span> </span>Awareness.<span> </span>Dispelling the myths about shootings and use of a gun (the reality of using a gun), an introduction to the gun handling, shooting and tactical skills needed to prevail with your handgun during a violent encounter.<span> </span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-50606047164449094692011-06-16T23:05:00.000-07:002011-06-16T23:05:57.151-07:00Dane County Executive Apparently Doesn't Know the Law<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier today I was contacted by a TV reporter who asked if I had heard about Dane County's attempt to pass a resolution to prohibit concealed weapons in all county-owned buildings, e.g., the City-County Building, zoo buildings, the Alliant Energy Center, and so on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can read about this proposal <a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_575268d2-9873-11e0-87df-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story">By clicking here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems clear to me that if the Dane County Board passes such a resolution it would be in violation of the state's 15-year old firearms preemption statute. Such a resolution would have no legal effect and be unenforceable according to Wisconsin Statute 66.0409 which states:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">66.0409 (2) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no political subdivision<br />
may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that regulates<br />
the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use, keeping,<br />
possession, bearing, transportation, licensing, permitting,<br />
registration or taxation of any firearm or part of a firearm, including<br />
ammunition and reloader components, unless the ordinance or<br />
resolution is the same as or similar to, and no more stringent than,<br />
a state statute.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-49959274941255475672011-06-13T17:43:00.000-07:002011-06-13T17:43:27.180-07:00Last minute attempts to add stupid amendments to WI Concealed Carry BillThe Wisconsin Senate is scheduled to debate and vote on SB-93, the Concealed Weapons Bill. Not unexpectedly, many amendments to the bill have been proposed in a last ditch effort to make concealed carry a ridiculous farce, and an insult, to law-abiding citizens of Wisconsin. SB-93 originally was a reasonably streamlined 19-page bill, which has now grown to a bloated 60-page monstrosity. <br />
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Let's take a look at the new amendments that have been proposed for consideration:<br />
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1) Replace the current bill's Florida-like broad training requirement with a specific. This amendment was introduced by 21st Senate District Republican Van Wanggaard, whom, it seems, took the required course to receive a Minnesota pistol permit. Wanggaard apparently thinks, for whatever reason, that Wisconsin' permit process should include a similar required course. This is despite the fact that there is no demonstrated benefit to anyone from requiring such a course, except for the handful of gun trainers who will profit by having a monopoly on providing the specific course. Requiring the development and approval of a particular course of instruction will likely slow down the entire process of establishing concealed carry in Wisconsin, plus it will create a bottleneck as classes will fill quickly and will limited to only those offered by a small list of approved instructors. All this for no demonstrable increase in public safety. <br />
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2) Adding a list of private property where handguns will not be allowed by law. In other words, the legislature is substituting it's judgment for the judgment of private property owners, who are apparently too stupid to make their own choice whether to allow guns. We all know that churches, day cares, hospitals and other places never have crimes committed on their premises. We know that employees and visitors to such places never have stalkers or unstable ex's after them. <br />
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3) No guns allowed in domestic violence shelters. Well that makes a lot of sense! After all, someone who has violently abused their partner will automatically refrain from going after that partner once they are inside a domestic violence shelter protected by a statute and a sign on the door.<br />
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4) No guns specifically in the State Capitol building. Hmmm, I seem to recall quite a few death threats being made against legislators and the governor recently. Okay, if you maintain the current weapons screening and police security the legislators who feel threatened may be relatively safe inside the capitol. They do, however leave the building to go home, to go to meetings, to have lunch. Should they be held hostage inside the building for the rest of their term? Wait a minute, maybe there is a bright side to this amendment.....<br />
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5) Prohibit carrying guns on the external grounds of government buildings. Of course! We know that criminals have huge respect for imaginary lines! Just like we know that no crimes ever happen in those 1000-foot "gun free school zones."<br />
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6) No guns during "Special events" on government grounds. It would be nice to see the actual language of this proposed amendment, but suffice it to say it sounds like some ripe for abuse. <br />
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7) Granting colleges and university the authority to prohibit carry on campus grounds. Again, we know that criminals respect campus grounds and never commit crimes there. I can't think of any shootings by criminals on a campus ever. Well, except for that one. And that other one. Oh, yeah... that one too....<br />
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8) Absolutely not one detectable drop of alcohol in a person carrying a gun. Nope, not .08... not .04, not .000001. Nothing. <br />
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I certainly do not advocate drinking while carrying a gun, but any restriction that is so strict that it puts you in danger of violation by having some cold medicine or a slice of rum cake is going too far. The legislature will allow people to drive without penalty if their blood alcohol level is below .08, but they fear a gun sitting untouched in a holster belonging to someone with a .0001 level more. I will accept this amendment if the legislators promise to pass a similar provision for driving. <br />
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9) Prohibit licensees from storing handguns in locked vehicles in parking lots. Okay, if we take this literally, does it mean if you don't have a license it's okay to store your gun in your car? Or, is it acceptable to store your gun in an unlocked car? I don't know who proposed this amendment, but I'll bet $5 was a Democrat. Knowing full well that some employers will prohibit firearms on the job, this amendment would make it virtually impossible to protect yourself on the way to or from work. <br />
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10) Unlimited access by law enforcement to a list of license holders. Nobody has ever explain why this would do anyone any good, and it simply opens up opportunities for abuse of the information.<br />
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11) Public access to the list of licensees. Even dumber than the amendment above, it was probably proposed by the same people who think you'll be safe in a domestic violence shelter. Now your abuser can know just how unsafe you are by knowing you won't be carrying a gun. As an added bonus, criminals can take the guessing out of which houses have guns to steal. Nothing like making life easy for someone who intends to commit a crime.<br />
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12) Make unlicensed concealed weapons a felony. I don't care if you want to make it a felony penalty enhancer to commit a crime with a an unlicensed weapon. Nor do I particularly care if the intent was to add a second felony charge for concealment, if a gun is concealed by a felon (it is a felony for a felon to possess a firearm.) But weapons are already unfairly demonized, they do not need to be demonized further. Enshrining the concept of <i>permitted carry only</i> will present a psychological barrier to future attempts to establish constitutional carry in Wisconsin. This amendment also puts someone in danger of a felony conviction if their shirt accidentally covered a knife or openly carried gun by a person who did not obtain a permit. Rather harsh punishment for having a gust of wind come by at the wrong time.<br />
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13) Bans in common areas of multi-family properties. Too stupid of an amendment to make further comment. I don't know who submitted this amendment, but that person is an asshole.<br />
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14) Increased penalty for trespassing that applies only to gun carriers. Yeah, right. People who have no serious criminal history are the ones we need to really come down on hard!<br />
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15) Don't recognize CCW permits or licenses from other states. Sure, law-abiding visitors to Wisconsin should not be granted the same ability to protect themselves as we grant to ourselves. That ought to make them feel welcome and safe in Wisconsin. Mmmm hmmm!<br />
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16) Prohibit DUI offenders from getting licenses. This coming from a state that doesn't even have a criminal penalty for first time drunk drivers? <br />
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17) No carry in places that serve alcohol. Yes, again, no crime happens inside or in the vicinity of places that serve alcohol, thanks to the ethical code to which criminals voluntarily subscribe. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-52182183608862576752011-06-13T15:01:00.000-07:002011-06-13T15:01:27.167-07:00Madison Police Department Proclaims Itself Champion of Feedom and Constitutional RightsIn a self-serving <a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/news/view.cfm?news_id=2693">PRESS RELEASE </a><br />
the Madison Police Department congratulates itself on its devotion to protecting the First Amendment rights of downtown Capitol Square protestors.<br />
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Unfortunately there was no such spirit of respect for the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights of the FIVE individuals who were given disorderly conduct citations last September because they were peacefully and lawfully wearing firearms while enjoying a meal at a local Culvers restaurant. <br />
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Those charges were recently dismissed and dropped. At the time of that incident last September, Chief Noble Wray indicated that he wanted to "reach out" and start a dialogue with pro-gun rights people. <br />
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We're still here, waiting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-57541998604812602762011-06-08T09:02:00.000-07:002011-06-08T09:02:50.158-07:00Wisconsin Legislature has its priorities: Cream Puffs before Guns<span style="font-size: large;">The Wisconsin Senate is "poised" to make the<i> cream puff</i> Wisconsin's official dessert. Too bad a concealed carry statute is taking much longer! Why is self-defense and restoring citizen's rights a lesser priority?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.channel3000.com/news/28168141/detail.html">CREAM PUFF TO BECOME OFFICIAL WISCONSIN DESSERT</a> </span><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184300141340739763.post-28770636030906119282011-06-08T08:55:00.000-07:002011-06-08T08:55:31.708-07:00Madison News: Woman mugged while stopped in her car<span style="font-size: large;">Note: Current Wisconsin statutes require firearms to be unloaded and in a gun case when transported in a vehicle-- in other words, not immediately accessible. The intent of the law was to make it difficult for game poachers. The consequence, however, was to make it difficult for people to protect themselves while in vehicles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://madisonsouth.channel3000.com/news/crime/woman-mugged-after-spilling-coffee/53390">Woman mugged after stopping car</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0