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A Pro-gun Primer on Anti-gun Debate, Part 1 of 3
By Aaron Moyer As a politically-involved civilian firearms owner, I’ve been in many debates about the role of guns in American society. Every time this happens, I find…
Read articleReal Threats To Our 2nd Amendment
We don’t do political posts on Primary & Secondary. In case anyone wonders, we are extremely Pro 2nd Amendment. A majority of the staff are current or former…
Read articleNINE PRINCIPALS OF WAR AND HOW THEY RELATE TO LE SWAT OPERATIONS
Credit is typically given to Clausewitz for the modern principals of war. I will attempt to break these down as they relate to LE SWAT missions. I did…
Read articleLow Ready / High Ready Again
I recently read an article that was espousing the benefits of high ready over low ready. Within the article the author stated that one explanation for high ready…
Read articleThe Basics of Hosting a Training Class
By Adam Syfrett Many people entertain the idea of playing host to a professional instructor, in the hopes of potentially mitigating some of their own personal logistical hurdles…
Read articleProfessionalism In Posting Within Social Media
Unless this is your first encounter with Primary & Secondary, you’ll have more than likely noticed mention of ‘dis-information’ in today’s world of social media. In similar fashion…
Read articleUS Army TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine – Stability
Greetings all. Since this is my first blog for Primary & Secondary, let me take a second to let you know that if you are reading this you are…
Read articleArmorer Delusions
By Rick Largesse I recently attended a Remington AR-15/M4 Armorer Certification course. For two of us this was a re-certification, but for the other fifteen students, this was…
Read articleThe Varying Quality of the AR15 and Why. Part 1
By Will Larson, Owner: Semper Paratus Arms Over the course of the last few years and most recently in the last four years since I started teaching an AR-15…
Read articleTrends You Can Influence
The state of the gun industry rant: ON. Right now large gun industry entities are promoting and providing an outlet for non-rates (who probably should be classified as…
Read article“MIl-Spec” – The Minimum Standard For Quality
“Milspec” is a sales buzzword that provides a loose definition of the minimum standard of quality for a specific dependable combat weapon. There are several brands that say…
Read article2nd Amendment, Facts, & Social Media
We complain about liberal inaccuracies with firearms. Anti-gun agendas are using made up statistics and facts to scare people who don’t know better. Much of today’s pro-gun community…
Read articleLE use of NVG for Warrant Service – One Cop’s opinion.
I have been a SWAT dude for over 20 years, during that time I have seen huge advances in tactics, techniques and procedures as well as gear and…
Read articleCompetition Will Get You Killed On The Streets?
Tore Haugli provided insight in the P&S Facebook group P&S – Firearms Competitions in regards to an article that was critical of competition shooting. Here are his thoughts: I have recently seen a…
Read articleLessons Learned As An Instructor
One of the biggest things I learned as a firearms instructor which took years of focus and near 360 degrees of observation of the student – the ability…
Read articleA Quick Guide To Fighting
As a cop there really are very few trained and disciplined crooks that can actually fight. All of them understand the street, talk shit while you move inside…
Read articleWhy Primary & Secondary
Before microwaves we used ovens. Before cell phones we used payphones. Before the internet we used libraries (and we actually had to talk to people). Nowadays we get…
Read articleLaw Enforcement Case Law and What it Means for You
So after Bill Blowers and I discussed LE training on a ModCast recently, I got several questions regarding case law and how it applies to training and where…
Read articleAn Armed Citizen’s Guide to the Online Firearms Galaxy
The internet is a wide open space with few rules and little supervision. Things in the real world such as credibility, lineage, and integrity can easily be counterfeited…
Read articleBecoming A Victim Of Our Frame of Reference
“Never say always, never say never.” When we give advice as instructors, teachers, “that gun guy,” etc. we must be very careful that we do not become…
Read articleThe Need For A Mentor
“Surround yourself with those smarter than you.” I’ve heard variants of this saying many times in various venues. Sometimes it was narrowly focused – “you are a new…
Read articleThe New ATF Rules on NFA Trusts and How They Affect You!
By: Mark Toronjo http://www.t-plaw.com/ 41(f) And You! What do you need to know and how does it affect you? As you are most likely aware the ATF proposed…
Read articleEffective Social Media Moderators
Without seeing the big picture, many participants in various forums and social media outlets do not understand what impact a simple post or reply can cause. If we…
Read articleThoughts On Civilian Response To An Active Shooter
By: Michael Bronson I always ask people’s plans as civilian response to active shooter. Far too many haven’t thought things out, let alone properly trained for it. There’s…
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