P&S ModCast 254 — Verbal Skills
Darryl Bolke, Varg Freeborn, Chuck Haggard, Doug Tinberg, and Matt Landfair discuss effective communication, conflict management, de-escalation, leadership, and verbal skills.
Miscellaneous P&S
Primary & Secondary articles that do not fit a narrower topic category but still offer useful perspective, discussion, updates, or community context.
P&S ModCast 168 — Mouse Guns
Les Kismartoni, Nate Osborne, Dave Simerly, Claude Werner, and Matt Landfair examine mouse guns, pocket pistols, small revolvers, reliability, caliber, shootability, concealment, and realistic defensive expectations.
P&S ModCast 247 — Chokeholds, Restraint, and Law-Enforcement Training
Michael Brown, Cecil Burch, Chuck Haggard, Matt Larsen, and Matt Landfair discuss chokeholds, neck restraints, law-enforcement training, use-of-force policy, medical risk, and public perception.
Lighting Your Way
Use of light is one of my favorite topics and despite the frequency of darkness and low light environments daily, it seems to be misunderstood by most. There are three reasons to turn on your light and use various techniques (bouncing/umbrella/etc) as needed in the left picture- ID potential threats, clearing unknown areas, and navigation … Read more
P&S ModCast 245 — Setting Up Your Red Dot Pistol
P&S ModCast 245 examines setting up your red dot pistol with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Tribe
A few weeks ago, on my Facebook feed, I made a statement that was not received well by some. In the follow up conversations, one word really drew the ire of the loudest detractor. That word was tribe. During an interview, the interviewer put a special tone on it every time he mentioned it. The … Read more
Error 404: File Not Found
…getting experience doing things in practice so if it came time to use that particular technique, skill, etc. ‘for real’ your brain wouldn’t be left saying “error 404: file not found.”
Military, Law Enforcement, & Government Use Only
At the beginning of my law enforcement career, dead center of an “Assault Weapon” ban, I didn’t understand the issue with my access to things non-LE couldn’t obtain legally. It was unfair, but a perk of the job. I didn’t consider what that meant for people who were not me. As I matured I began … Read more
My Navigation of Guns, Gear, & Everything Else
We have a tremendous amount of choices when it comes to what firearms and equipment we can use. To help with my decisions, I use a similar approach to guns, gear, and training as I do with approving companies to associate and advertise with the Primary & Secondary network. It starts with one simple question- … Read more
Don't Be A Sheepdog
The ability of a person to protect themselves and their family is not only their right, it is their responsibility. People shouldn’t need to wait on the police (or sheepdogs) to come and protect or save them. My primary employment is working as a police officer. I recognize there are those officers with a just … Read more