DEADLY FORCE INSTRUCTOR CLASS
Teaching the judicious use of lethal force in lawful defense of self and other innocent persons has been my primary vocation for decades now. There are too many myths and misunderstandings out there about...
CHAPMAN ACADEMY RETURNS
I had grown up reading about Ray Chapman, the man the late, great Jeff Cooper called “the maestro” of practical handgun shooting, and got to meet him in Los Angeles in 1978 during a...
THE JOY OF WORKING WITH THE BEST
Back in the teaching saddle after five Christmas season weeks of sabbatical where all I had to work on was writing and some legal consults, I’m reminded of two of the reasons I love...
LESSON FROM A HELICOPTER CRASH
In the blog entry below this, you'll see a retrospective on a helicopter crash a couple of years ago, with links to discussions on it at the time. You'll also find what we didn't...
STUDENTS REINFORCE LESSONS FOR TEACHERS
For 19 years, I served as chair of the Firearms Committee for ASLET, the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, and spent a few years on their Ethics Committee as well. ASLET’s motto was...