“While They Prey, We Pray: The Failure of Lockdown to Protect Students and Academic Personnel,” by Virginia Little and Anthony Vander Horst of Kent State University. The main point of this paper was that lockdown has never been recommended by any security authority and yet is the accepted policy and practice in many schools. Lockdown … Continue reading
This year I attended for the first time the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, which were held in Houston, Texas from May 3-5 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The NRA reported that 82,228 people attended – a record number (previous high was 73,740). They also reported an 86% increase over the previous year … Continue reading
Seeing the following graphic from the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) blog made me think about the meaning of the phrase “shots fired!” Usually that phrase is associated with law enforcement officers involved in criminal situations, and appropriately so. No one wants to hear those words screamed out. But in surveying the world of guns, … Continue reading
Rob Leatham is a world champion shooter. By some accounts he was won more championships than any shooter in history, including 6 International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Championships and more than 20 United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) national championships. He shoots faster than the average person can imagine. From the perspective of the … Continue reading
