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Surprise Slide Lock Reload Drill

Surprise Slide Lock Reload Drill

by Attorney Sean Maloney | Apr 7, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Self Defense, Training, Videos

The slide lock reload drill is a simple drill that you and your training partners can use to create surprise reload opportunities. Learning the mechanics of proper reloads is just a starting point; your goal should be learning how to apply those mechanical skills...
Armed Defense- How Close is Too Close and How Soon is Too Soon?

Armed Defense- How Close is Too Close and How Soon is Too Soon?

by Second Call Defense | Feb 28, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training

By Rob Morse – Slowfacts When should we use our guns? We hear that question asked in every concealed carry class. That doesn’t mean we’re eager to shoot: if anything it indicates the opposite that we want to know how long we can wait. There is more to this than...
High Compressed Ready Position

High Compressed Ready Position

by Attorney Sean Maloney | Feb 21, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Gun Safety & Storage, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training, Videos

Many handgun ready positions exist. Rob Pincus strongly prefers the high compressed ready position. The gun is held in front of the chest above the area the gun moves to when it comes up out of the holster. The gun is also close to the chest, and the shooter’s elbows...
How Hard is Real Armed Defense?

How Hard is Real Armed Defense?

by Second Call Defense | Jan 30, 2023 | Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training

by Rob Morse – SlowFacts Everyone has an opinion. If you ask them, most people will give you their impression of armed defense. Is it trivially easy or is it impossibly hard? After studying self-defense for most of a decade, I’m beginning to understand what I...
Knife Defense Drill Training: Clear, Control, Counter

Knife Defense Drill Training: Clear, Control, Counter

by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jan 21, 2023 | Beginners 101, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training, Videos

We can’t always count on having the time and distance needed to deploy our knives before we actually need to defend ourselves. A good way to approach knife defense when you don’t have your knife out is by using the three Cs: clear, control and counter. In this...
Retired & Carrying a Firearm Under LEOSA

Retired & Carrying a Firearm Under LEOSA

by Attorney Sean Maloney | Dec 8, 2022 | Facts & Fiction, Self Defense, Training

by Sean Maloney, Attorney at Law, Second Call Defense Now that you are retired, or preparing to retire, there are a number of changes you should be aware of concerning carrying a firearm under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA). For example, because of...
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