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Member Incident Report

Member Incident Report

by | Mar 9, 2017 | Self Defense

Special Report Second Call Defense Member Incident by Trent Marsh “I just shot a kid.” Words nobody wants to say. When a 72-year-old man we’ll call “Gary Russell,” left work on his bicycle to go home, I doubt he thought he would be saying those...
CCW While Hunting

CCW While Hunting

by | Mar 7, 2017 | Self Defense

Carrying Concealed While Hunting by Trent Marsh It’s dark. You’re alone. You hear a noise to your left, not far away. It sounded like a footstep. Are you in some dark alley, or a vacant parking lot behind the mall? No. You’re on your way to your tree...
2A Exceptionalism

2A Exceptionalism

by | Mar 2, 2017 | Self Defense

Second Amendment Exceptionalism by Drew Beatty In America around dinner tables, hunting cabins and on blogs like this one, we talk about firearms. If you are anything like me — and you probably are if you’re reading articles on this site — firearms, ammunition,...
Defensive Choices

Defensive Choices

by | Feb 28, 2017 | Self Defense

A Second Look at Defensive Choices by Keith Coniglio In the not too distant past, “The Mugger” was the concealed carrier’s threat model — the boogeyman we had in mind as we honed our shooting skills and researched the best defensive handgun. We...
Judging Gun Owners

Judging Gun Owners

by | Feb 23, 2017 | Self Defense

Judging Gun Owners by Keith Coniglio As I opined in an earlier piece, there is no such thing as “the gun owner.” We’re a varied lot with differing opinions, motivations, and attitudes towards guns and our Second Amendment. But we have one unifying...
Criminal Interview

Criminal Interview

by | Feb 21, 2017 | Self Defense

The Criminal Interview in Real Life by Drew Beatty After reading an excellent and informative blog post about how criminals use questions to set up an attack by Second Call Defense contributor Greg Ellifritz, I was reminded of an “interview” incident I...