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The 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 articleArmorer Certification and the Limits of Expertise
Rick Largesse examines how unsupported claims spread through armorer training and why certification must be reinforced by documentation, proper tools, and continued verification.
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 articleHow Consumers Can Improve Firearms-Industry Information
Consumers can improve firearms-industry information by distinguishing visibility from expertise and rewarding evidence, transparency, corrections, and sound judgment.
Read articleWhat “Mil-Spec” Really Means for an AR-15
Understand what mil-spec does and does not mean for a commercial AR-15, and how to evaluate materials, assembly, testing, configuration, and quality control.
Read articleSecond Amendment Advocacy, Facts, and Social Media
Accurate sourcing, honest context, and public corrections make firearms discussions—and Second Amendment advocacy—more credible.
Read articleWhy Primary & Secondary
Primary & Secondary explains the why behind guns, gear, training, mindset, law enforcement, and defensive preparation through evidence and experience.
Read articleLaw Enforcement Case Law and What it Means for You
Editor’s note: This article reflects information available when it was originally published. Laws, policies, products, personnel, technical standards, and recommended practices may have changed. Verify time-sensitive details through…
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 articleRemembering Ihor Balaban
A memorial to Ihor Balaban featuring first-person training footage recorded at DARC in October 2013 and a link to his Extended P&S Network profile.
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