"Late yesterday, I received an email from an individual containing a letter from ATF which was a response to a correspondence requesting the correct method to 'measure a firearm with a ‘stabilizing brace’ and folding adaptor.'

...Based on the letter, ATF is taking the position that because a stabilizing brace is not an integral part of the firearm, it is not relevant to the overall length measurement. Why does this matter?”

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"A few years ago, I was coming out of a New Mexico restaurant after having lunch. As I stepped from the sidewalk into the parking lot, I saw a scruffy-looking guy, definitely out of place, with his hands in his coat pockets, headed straight for me. As he closed, he asked me the time.

Spotting this guy, I had immediately gone from Condition Yellow to Condition Orange..."

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"Last week I introduced Grant’s Patented Plan To Becoming More Self-Reliant In Three Easy Steps ™:

1. Buy a pocket knife.
2. Buy a small high-intensity flashlight.
3. Carry them with you every day.

...Preparedness, then, should always begin with the mundane and proceed to the extraordinary. And I can’t think of any two tools more mundane than the pocket knife and the flashlight!"

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"In a high-stakes situation where you’re trying to defend yourself or others, it’s hard enough to perform a standard draw. But injury or other factors such as fighting off an attacker or trying to protect a third party may require you to draw and shoot with only one hand."

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"I hear this statement with some regularity from some of my students and the folks who comment on the articles I post.  Have you ever actually tried to hold someone on the ground when they don’t want to be held?  It’s not as easy as you may assume."

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"One thing we don’t really think about when sculpting our personal defense system is making a plan for personal identity information and financial safety."

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"...but if you ask me, a far more appropriate measure of a man is his ability to control his anger, to harness it with intent...We’ve all fought angry, but not many of us can say that we’ve fought with a calm and open mind."

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