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Self-defense: Strategy, Context, and Tactics
In my book, I used the “fact box” to discuss the benefits and harms of concealed carry. The fact box was created by the Harding Center for Risk Literacy. I first read about them in the book Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer. They were developed to help people determine the risk of specific health tests,…
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Scammers
I recently gave a presentation about online / phone scammers. If you have elderly friends and family, this presentation may be a good one to share. There are two versions – a color and a black & white. Enjoy! Here is the color one. Here is the black & white one, in case you want…
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Memes
I like memes! For a wide variety of reasons, when I am traveling, I carry a 1911 in condition 3, which means I have to rack the slide to shoot. I’m an ordinary civilian with a normal threat level. I’m mostly concerned to minimize opportunities for negligent discharges and being able to easily separate my…
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A Popular Topic
In the March/April 2024 Combat Handguns magazine, we have another article called “What To Say To The Police” by the vetran Massad Ayoob. Ayoob writes great thought provoking articles and his experience provides him great insight. I’ve written about this topic in the past here and here, so I’ll try and focus on a couple…
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Traffic & Methodology
In my book, I chose to start off with the topic of Perceptions. Violent crime is not as common as property crime or crimes involving drugs and alcohol. We find out about violent crime via the television, social media, or news websites. Due to the Engagement Bias, much of what we “know” about violent crime…
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UCR 2022 & NIBRS – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
I created a PDF document that describes the UCR and NIBRS. Going forward, the NIBRS will be used exclusively for yearly violent crime details.
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Complex Problems and the Myth of the Simple Cause
In the Nov/Dec 2023 issue of Tactical Life magazine, there is an article entitled “GUNS or DRUGS?” by Lee Williams. The main thrust at the end of the article is a call to conduct further research on Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of anti-depressants, and links to mass shootings. I certainly have no…
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Escalations and Thinking in Bets
In her book, “Thinking in Bets,” author Annie Duke remarks in the introduction, “Thinking in bets starts with recognizing that there are exactly two things that determine how our lives turn out: the quality of our decisions and luck.” She continues in the chapter LIFE IS POKER, NOT CHESS: “[…] our tendency to equate the…
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Rape and The Matrix
The first part of my book is called Perceptions. What I explore in that section is an ordinary civilian’s perceptions of violent crime. It is evident through the social studies data cited that the public’s violent crime perceptions do not follow violent crime statistics. This mismatch should be disconcerting to everyone. What this means is…
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Residential Dry Fire Simulators: For a Small Room
I believe two primary home dry fire simulators are appropriate for the home. They are Smokeless Range 2.0 and Point Blank Simulator. However, they are usually set up in large rooms. I only had my bedroom to use, and the usable space was about 10 feet by 10 feet. I won’t evaluate Smokeless Range 2.0…
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