Honor History Through Sights, Sounds and Competition at CMP’s 2019 D-Day Event
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. – The annual John C. Garand D-Day event, held June 6-9, 2019, at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama, will stray from its usual format to celebrate history not only through marksmanship competition but also through fanfare and fun. The event will honor the 75thanniversary of the Allied Forces Continue Reading
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This guy got lucky. You might not.
One of my big peeves in this business is the number of bad lessons that are presented in the context of “he had it coming!”
In these stories there’s usually a petty criminal (these are almost always minor property crimes) who is caught “red handed” by a virtuous (and obviously very manly) gun owner. The gun owner either heroically holds the suspect for police, chases him off at gun point, or fires a warning shot to scare the thief …
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Your Hump Day Reading List for May 29, 2019
Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety:
This week in Defense and Training:
Where is your line in the sand?
This article from Greg Ellifritz is one of the most important I’ve read. Most people never think about where their boundaries are — the point beyond which they won’t comply. It’s something you should …
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Texas gets safe storage right
We've seen efforts at getting folks to be responsible with their guns done in a variety of ways- a number of them being highly problematic and doing nothing to actually get the message out that locking your stuff up is a good idea, but rather criminalizing folks with...
Your Hump Day Reading List for May 22, 2019
Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety:
This week in Defense and Training:
Timing is everything
In the defensive training world, everything is always about “faster”. We train to draw faster, shoot faster, move faster. Our drills are always about shooting, rarely about thinking.
The result is that students very often go to the …
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New Pistol Trophy Donated to CMP for 2019 National Matches
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Thanks to the generosity of past marksmen, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has added a new pistol trophy to the National Matches that will recognize the High Army New Shooter during the President’s-National Trophy Individual Aggregate – comprised of competitor scores combined from two of the most prestigious competitions conducted at the annual event. The Continue Reading
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CMP Club News: South Louisiana High Power Club Holds Match in April
Submitted by Rick Mol It was a beautiful day for shooting. While the crowd was only 19, the good news was five of those were Juniors. John Laws shot his usual stellar match for an overall score of 491-19x and the win. Most of the Masters shot their class with Dwayne Vidrine’s fine 477-12x for top Master. Almost all of the Experts Continue Reading
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The Liberal Gun Club Amicus Brief: New York City’s Transport Ban Fails All Heightened Scrutiny
Contact: Lara Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 510-919-3214 Email: Larasmith@theliberalgunclub.com https://v59xrhkc1zx.c.updraftclone.com New York City’s Transport Ban Fails All Heightened Scrutiny The...
Your Hump Day Reading List for May 15, 2019
Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety:
This week in Defense and Training:
Just because it looks cool doesn’t mean it will work
When we speak of defensive shooting with a handgun, there are two likely ranges: within arm’s reach (yours plus your attacker’s), and everything else.
Most handgun training focuses on the “everything else” …
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Are we about to Lose our Rights?
Over the past weeks, I've watched in dismay as several states have moved yet again to restrict our rights. And I get it, my position on this is unpopular with a good part of the American public, but it's pretty disheartening to see such clear evidence that so many...