DARPA, the Pentagon, and other organizations are now exploring incredible stun gun technology which seems to be promising to render an assailant unconscious for minutes, instead of potentially rendering them unable to temporarily function.  What does this mean?  It means cheaper, less lethal and more available threat deterrents, which could ultimately lower crime and provide
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Ultimately your mindset is one of the biggest determining factors to your safety.  For instance, look at special operations teams and special military and law enforcement units around the world.  They practice in areas and situations that are simply “potential,” and they practice as though they are a normal occurrence.  The muscle memory, the experience,
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Body armor should be a primary consideration for any truly serious prepper or retreat homeowner. Whatever your word du jour is to describe either a prepper, survivalist, or off-grid homeowner, most of them are more concerned with how many guns to buy, what kind of guns to buy, and building up mountains of food in
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Self-defense has been a lifelong study for me. I realized early on that you can always learn something new, and that there is always another technique out there that may be just a little better than the current technique you are using. I have also learned that self-defense techniques are a very personal thing. They
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There is a long list of non-lethal self-defense weapons available these days, and it is often difficult to know which one to choose. There are many different factors to take into consideration when trying to decide which one is just right for you. With the economic situation the way it is, cost is obviously a
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As a husband and father, obviously it has been of great importance to me to keep my wife and children safe – even above my own personal safety. I know the husbands and fathers reading this now can definitely relate. You know without question that you would lay your own life down for those you
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If you are ever put in a position where you have to duck from firing bullets—let’s say that an intruder breaks in and there is a confrontation—where are you going to hide so you don’t get shot? Are you looking to take cover or are you looking for concealment? Some of you may be asking
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As a parent, it can be one of the hardest things to do – sending your son or daughter off to college. This can be especially hard if you read some of the staggering statistics on crimes committed against college students. What is even more concerning is the fact that so many crimes against college
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Although our children have not hit the “teen world” yet, as a youth pastor I get to deal with this stage pretty much each and every day of my life. Some of my worst nightmares occur when my wife and I take a group of teens on a mission trip and I have to keep
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This is the second part of a series on how to defend yourself and your family. In the first article we focused on how to protect your younger children – around 10 and under. Now we are going to focus on how to protect your “pre-teen”. Isn’t it amazing how the term “pre-teen” has just
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