Eric Holder and the Phantom Terrorists at U.S. Gun Shows
The fact that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners is not a surprise. What may be a surprise, and worthy of examination at his confirmation hearing, is Holder's post-9/11 contention that a pressing threat to our national security is terrorists shopping for weapons at U.S. gun shows.
In an op-ed from October 2001, Holder cited the 9/11 attacks as a reason to enact tighter gun control provisions:
In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the nation is eager for ways to increase security at home — and understandably so. These unspeakable crimes have taken thousands of innocent lives, devastated countless families and made us feel a new and terrible kind of vulnerability. Throughout the country, people are having the same conversations: How could this happen? How do we cope with it? And what can we do, as a nation and as individuals, to safeguard against further acts of terrorism?
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If the recent increase in firearms sales is attributable to people who may lawfully purchase firearms, that is the decision of the individual and not a matter that should be the subject of government oversight. If, on the other hand, any firearm purchased in this country falls into the hands of a terrorist because no background check was done, that is another national tragedy waiting to happen.
In his op-ed, Holder claimed there were "numerous and chilling" examples of gun shows putting arms in the hands of terrorists, and specified two. The first was Conor Claxton, who Holder wrote was "smuggling guns and other weapons from the state for use by the Provisional Irish Republican Army." Claxton was indeed convicted of weapons smuggling, but was acquitted on the charges of attempting to supply arms to terrorists. And for what it is worth, the IRA claimed they had not sent Claxton to obtain the arms. In the eyes of the law, he was your basic gun smuggler — a criminal, to be sure, but not a terrorist.
The second example cited by Holder was Ali Boumelhem, who, in his description, "went to a Michigan gun show, where he was legally exempt from a background check, and purchased assault weapons, shotguns, ammunition and flash suppressors that he intended to ship to the terrorist group Hezbollah."
NRO contributor Dave Kopel pointed out that while some of what Boumelhem was accused of smuggling could have been obtained at a gun show, the FBI informant's description of "automatic weapons, explosives, grenades and rocket launchers" are certainly not. Kopel observed, "it appears that Boumelhem had some source unrelated to gun shows from which he obtained very powerful weapons." Kopel noted that Boumelhem was already a convicted felon and unable to make the purchases, so he brought his brother to gun shows, to make "straw purchases." Background checks like the one Holder was calling for would not have stopped the straw purchases, since the straw purchaser (the surrogate for the real buyer) is chosen because he has a clean record.
Beyond that, if any member of al-Qaeda had ever bought a gun at an American gun show, we would have heard about it, endlessly. The fact that these two are the only examples citable out of the millions of transactions at gun shows over the past decades suggests that on the list of threats to U.S. national security, the probability of a terrorist buying a firearm at a gun show ranks just above an invasion from Mars.
It is revealing that in the aftermath of two terrifying terror attacks — one involving boxcutters and hijacked planes, the other involving anthrax — that the first instinct of Holder was to make it harder to purchase a gun. As the nation was beset by real threats, he decried the fake one.
UPDATE:
Another fun question for the confirmation hearing: What did then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder think when Bill Clinton convened a meeting in 1999 "to prepare an all-out offensive on guns in the coming year"? Did he feel that "an all-out offensive on guns" was in keeping with the Second Amendment?
By Jim Geraghty of the National Review Online 11/19 05:57 PM
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Our next classes are now being scheduled:
We still have room in the upcoming 2 CCW classes on Monday Dec 1st & Saturday Dec 13.
Our next Basic classes will be Friday Dec 12 & Sunday Dec 14
Classes will be held in Maricopa, AZ.
The class hours are 9:00-5:30 (apx).
Class size is limited. Call now to reserve your seat! Feel free to bring a sack lunch and some beverages to drink. Restaurants are close by.
A $20.00 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. Your deposit will be applied to your class fees. In the unforseen possibility the class is cancelled by Arizona Personal Protection, your deposit will be refunded.
Sorry, no personal checks.
Cash (preferred), money order or cashiers check only.
Our next classes are now being scheduled:
We still have room in the upcoming 2 CCW classes on Monday Dec 1st & Saturday Dec 13.
Our next Basic classes will be Friday Dec 12 & Sunday Dec 14
Classes will be held in Maricopa, AZ.
The class hours are 9:00-5:30 (apx).
Class size is limited. Call now to reserve your seat! Feel free to bring a sack lunch and some beverages to drink. Restaurants are close by.
A $20.00 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. Your deposit will be applied to your class fees. In the unforseen possibility the class is cancelled by Arizona Personal Protection, your deposit will be refunded.
Sorry, no personal checks.
Cash (preferred), money order or cashiers check only.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
HOW TO CLEAN A SEMI-AUTOMATIC GUN.
How to clean a semi-automatic gun
Includes several good tips on handgun care.
Cleaning your handgun is one of the most basic and essential parts of owning a handgun. With regular cleaning and care, a quality semiautomatic pistol will last for many years.
The first step in cleaning your semiautomatic pistol is to purchase a cleaning kit. These are available at most sporting goods stores and anywhere firearms accessories are sold. Kits are available for specific firearms, or specially designed for certain types of firearms (i.e. rifles, pistols, shotguns, etc.), but usually the best value is to purchase a Universal Cleaning kit – especially if you have more than one firearm. These kits are designed for use on almost any type of modern firearm. They come equipped with a cleaning rod, cleaning solvent, oil, cleaning patches, and “end rod accessories” (used to hold the patches on the end of the rod). In addition to these tools, an old toothbrush and plenty of old rags are also very helpful.
To begin, choose a workspace in a well-ventilated area. You will need a surface on which to work - a desk, workbench, or tabletop work well for this. Spread a large cloth over the work surface in order to protect both it and your pistol. Lay out all of your cleaning equipment and your pistol.
Now is the time to make sure your pistol is absolutely, with out a doubt, UNLOADED. This is definitely the most important step of cleaning your pistol.
Once you have made sure your semiautomatic is unloaded, begin disassembling it. Since there are almost as many different ways to disassemble a semiautomatic as there are semiautomatics, it is not possible to list here the steps of how to disassemble your pistol. To do this, reference your owner’s manual. It should have detailed instructions on disassembly.
Once disassembled, your pistol should be in four main parts: the frame, the slide, the barrel, and the magazine. Most semiautomatics will also have a slide guide rod and a spring. It is not necessary and, in most instances, not recommended to disassemble the handgun any further.
Take the toothbrush and dip it into the cleaning solvent. Use it to scrub the inside of the frame, the ends of the barrel, and all the other internal parts. Use a rag to remove the loosened fouling and the solvent.
Next, choose the proper end rod accessory, attach it to the rod, and insert a cleaning patch into it. The proper end rod accessory is usually the largest one that will easily fit into the barrel. Saturate the patch with cleaning solvent and push it slowly through the barrel. Once it comes out the other end, remove the patch.* Wipe the rod clean with a rag and insert a new patch. Saturate the patch with solvent and use it to swab the inside of the barrel back and forth a few times. Again, remove the patch and wipe the rod clean with a rag. Insert a third patch and push it through the barrel without any solvent. Repeat this process until a dry patch comes out clean.
*Note: For an exceptionally dirty barrel, push a solvent saturated patch through the barrel and allow the solvent to sit for several minutes. It will help to loosen the fouling.
Once a dry patch comes out clean, saturate a new patch with oil and slowly slide it through the barrel.
Finally, apply a very small amount of oil to all moving parts of the handgun. Reassemble the pistol and inspect it to make sure it is clean and working properly. Work the action several times to make sure it is reassembled correctly. Store your handgun in a locked container located in a cool, dry place. It is also recommended to store your handgun unloaded and separate from tha ammunition (unless it is used for personal protection).
Includes several good tips on handgun care.
Cleaning your handgun is one of the most basic and essential parts of owning a handgun. With regular cleaning and care, a quality semiautomatic pistol will last for many years.
The first step in cleaning your semiautomatic pistol is to purchase a cleaning kit. These are available at most sporting goods stores and anywhere firearms accessories are sold. Kits are available for specific firearms, or specially designed for certain types of firearms (i.e. rifles, pistols, shotguns, etc.), but usually the best value is to purchase a Universal Cleaning kit – especially if you have more than one firearm. These kits are designed for use on almost any type of modern firearm. They come equipped with a cleaning rod, cleaning solvent, oil, cleaning patches, and “end rod accessories” (used to hold the patches on the end of the rod). In addition to these tools, an old toothbrush and plenty of old rags are also very helpful.
To begin, choose a workspace in a well-ventilated area. You will need a surface on which to work - a desk, workbench, or tabletop work well for this. Spread a large cloth over the work surface in order to protect both it and your pistol. Lay out all of your cleaning equipment and your pistol.
Now is the time to make sure your pistol is absolutely, with out a doubt, UNLOADED. This is definitely the most important step of cleaning your pistol.
Once you have made sure your semiautomatic is unloaded, begin disassembling it. Since there are almost as many different ways to disassemble a semiautomatic as there are semiautomatics, it is not possible to list here the steps of how to disassemble your pistol. To do this, reference your owner’s manual. It should have detailed instructions on disassembly.
Once disassembled, your pistol should be in four main parts: the frame, the slide, the barrel, and the magazine. Most semiautomatics will also have a slide guide rod and a spring. It is not necessary and, in most instances, not recommended to disassemble the handgun any further.
Take the toothbrush and dip it into the cleaning solvent. Use it to scrub the inside of the frame, the ends of the barrel, and all the other internal parts. Use a rag to remove the loosened fouling and the solvent.
Next, choose the proper end rod accessory, attach it to the rod, and insert a cleaning patch into it. The proper end rod accessory is usually the largest one that will easily fit into the barrel. Saturate the patch with cleaning solvent and push it slowly through the barrel. Once it comes out the other end, remove the patch.* Wipe the rod clean with a rag and insert a new patch. Saturate the patch with solvent and use it to swab the inside of the barrel back and forth a few times. Again, remove the patch and wipe the rod clean with a rag. Insert a third patch and push it through the barrel without any solvent. Repeat this process until a dry patch comes out clean.
*Note: For an exceptionally dirty barrel, push a solvent saturated patch through the barrel and allow the solvent to sit for several minutes. It will help to loosen the fouling.
Once a dry patch comes out clean, saturate a new patch with oil and slowly slide it through the barrel.
Finally, apply a very small amount of oil to all moving parts of the handgun. Reassemble the pistol and inspect it to make sure it is clean and working properly. Work the action several times to make sure it is reassembled correctly. Store your handgun in a locked container located in a cool, dry place. It is also recommended to store your handgun unloaded and separate from tha ammunition (unless it is used for personal protection).
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
AZ CCW Family & Personal Protection
CCW - Family & Personal Protection
Your family is the most important part of your life. You would do anything to protect them from harm. You keep a first aid kit and fire extinguishers to help protect them. You don't think you are a doctor or a firefighter, but you know that if something happens you will be there first. What about violent crime? It happens too. Are you prepared to protect yourself and your loved ones?
There are many levels of protection and here at Family & Personal Protection Training, we will teach you some basic, easy methods to protect your family & yourself.
A handgun has often been called The Great Equalizer because it doesn't matter if you are a small child, a man, a woman or even a senior citizen - they all can shoot a handgun with equal ability. We can teach you about safely handing handguns in our Basic Handgun Safety course. We then can take your training to the next level and can teach you what it takes to legally carry a handgun to protect your family & yourself in our Concealed Carry Course (AZ CCW). At the end of you class, all you need to do is drop your payment to AZ DPS in the envelope provided. Your permit should arrive in about 2-6 weeks.
Sometimes carrying a handgun is not legal or practical, and for whatever reason, a person may have objections to using LETHAL FORCE.
For those people we offer TASER (LESS THEN LETHAL) instruction. TASER temporarily incapacitates your attacker, allowing the victim the opportunity to run away form the danger and go to a safer location.
We also offer you the ability to learn some methods to protect your family and yourself in our BASIC UNARMED DEFENSE course, again allowing the victim the opportunity to run away form the danger and go to a safer location.
The four standard courses are offered to families and individuals in the privacy of their own homes. We also offer custom courses and private counseling.
Your family is the most important part of your life. You would do anything to protect them from harm. You keep a first aid kit and fire extinguishers to help protect them. You don't think you are a doctor or a firefighter, but you know that if something happens you will be there first. What about violent crime? It happens too. Are you prepared to protect yourself and your loved ones?
There are many levels of protection and here at Family & Personal Protection Training, we will teach you some basic, easy methods to protect your family & yourself.
A handgun has often been called The Great Equalizer because it doesn't matter if you are a small child, a man, a woman or even a senior citizen - they all can shoot a handgun with equal ability. We can teach you about safely handing handguns in our Basic Handgun Safety course. We then can take your training to the next level and can teach you what it takes to legally carry a handgun to protect your family & yourself in our Concealed Carry Course (AZ CCW). At the end of you class, all you need to do is drop your payment to AZ DPS in the envelope provided. Your permit should arrive in about 2-6 weeks.
Sometimes carrying a handgun is not legal or practical, and for whatever reason, a person may have objections to using LETHAL FORCE.
For those people we offer TASER (LESS THEN LETHAL) instruction. TASER temporarily incapacitates your attacker, allowing the victim the opportunity to run away form the danger and go to a safer location.
We also offer you the ability to learn some methods to protect your family and yourself in our BASIC UNARMED DEFENSE course, again allowing the victim the opportunity to run away form the danger and go to a safer location.
The four standard courses are offered to families and individuals in the privacy of their own homes. We also offer custom courses and private counseling.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wrigley Mansion Bill of Rights Day Party!
Celebrate Bill of Rights Day at the Wrigley Mansion!
National event at historic Phoenix landmark, Mon. eve. Dec. 15
Celebrate Bill of Rights Day at the Wrigley Mansion!
Monday eve. Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Everyone’s invited but seating is limited, YOU MUST RSVP to attend
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Wrigley Mansion, http://www.wrigleymansionclub.com
2501 E. Telawa Trail; Phoenix, AZ, 602-955-4079
WHY: Spend a little time enjoying what makes America great, and celebrate your rights. Join people nationwide who will break bread with their neighbors, and as a group read the Bill of Rights, on the day it was ratified in 1791.
This year we have the distinct honor of holding the Phoenix event at one of the most spectacular sites in the state -- the exquisite Wrigley Mansion.
We will read the original Bill of Rights out loud from a parchment copy, and then jointly discuss its health in town-hall style. Is it working? Are our rights intact? What are the threats to the precious rights we hold dear? What are the prospects for the future?
This is the sixth year in a row that Arizonans have gathered to recognize and honor one of the most important documents ever created. Join us.
You will remember this experience for a long time to come.
The Wrigley Mansion is honored and delighted to provide the use of its Garden Terrace Room for this special event.
"Resort casual" or business attire (no jeans or shorts please)
5:30 p.m.
Doors open, mix and mingle
Self-guided tours of the Mansion (built from 1929 to 1931),may be available depending on their schedule.
Cash bar, and an enticing spread of light appetizers
6:30 p.m.
Call to order
Welcome and speechifying
Remarks by "Patrick Henry" (portrayed by Dr. Lance Hurley)
7:00 p.m.
Solemn reading of the Bill of Rights, from a parchment copy
Roundtable discussion of its health, and prospects for the future
Time to network and chat, bar remains open
8:30 p.m.
Event concludes
By special arrangement, attendance is only $15, payable at the door. Students with ID $10.
If you've never been to Wrigley Mansion, don't miss this chance. It is TRULY amazing.
This is a golden opportunity to visit a magnificent Phoenix landmark, while celebrating a tradition that changed planet Earth.
You MUST RSVP to attend. Space is limited.
There is still space available, RSVP to secure your place.
Double click to RSVP:
mailto: book@bloomfieldpress.com
**Please indicate if additional guests will be joining you
(If link doesn't work for you, reply to: book@bloomfieldpress.com
Special passes for news media personnel contact Jill Johnson, 602-553-7382.
DIRECTIONS:
Use the website to get detailed directions and map. http://www.wrigleymansionclub.com
The Mansion is tucked away on a secluded hilltop in central Phoenix:
From 24th St., head E. on Arizona Biltmore Circle (which is 1/2 mi. S. of Lincoln Dr. or just over 1 mi. N. of Camelback Rd.); Take the second right turn into the National Bank of Arizona parking lot. Continue past the bank and over the white canal bridge.
Parking choices -- Once you're over the small bridge:
1 - turn right to the free lower lot OR;
2 - turn left, then right into the free middle lot OR;
3 - turn left then make the second right and drive up to the Mansion.
The Garden Terrace Room is halfway up the hill, look for the red tile reception area on your left. Valet parking is there for $5. For a spectacular view, drive to the top cul-de-sac, and then head back down to the Valet or lots. Note -- You may find it a bit bewildering, as most hilltop mansions are, have faith, you'll arrive. http://tinyurl.com/49jalk
IMPORTANT P.S.
Are you already occupied or too far away to join us? Hold your own event! Gather with friends on Mon., Dec. 15, morning noon or night, and read the Bill of Rights -- aloud. It's a magical moment, as the words sing out. Take time in your busy schedule to enjoy this reflective pause, and recount the tremendous values these freedoms have brought to you, your family and the world.
Honor your American heritage, help set an example for the planet.
All of the Bill of Rights for all of the people.
Read all the details online here:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/newstuff.htm
Download a one-page flier you can copy and circulate:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/pdf/BOR-Day-2008-Wrigley-Mansion.pdf
Contact: Alan Korwin, Publisher Bloomfield Press
4848 E. Cactus, #505-440 Scottsdale, AZ 85254
602-996-4020, Fax 602-494-0679, 1-800-707-4020
alan@bloomfieldpress.com
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com
If you can’t make our event in Phoenix, arrange your own
--Details here, with a review of the event at the Goldwater Institute:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/BOR%20Day%202006.htm
National event at historic Phoenix landmark, Mon. eve. Dec. 15
Celebrate Bill of Rights Day at the Wrigley Mansion!
Monday eve. Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Everyone’s invited but seating is limited, YOU MUST RSVP to attend
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Wrigley Mansion, http://www.wrigleymansionclub.com
2501 E. Telawa Trail; Phoenix, AZ, 602-955-4079
WHY: Spend a little time enjoying what makes America great, and celebrate your rights. Join people nationwide who will break bread with their neighbors, and as a group read the Bill of Rights, on the day it was ratified in 1791.
This year we have the distinct honor of holding the Phoenix event at one of the most spectacular sites in the state -- the exquisite Wrigley Mansion.
We will read the original Bill of Rights out loud from a parchment copy, and then jointly discuss its health in town-hall style. Is it working? Are our rights intact? What are the threats to the precious rights we hold dear? What are the prospects for the future?
This is the sixth year in a row that Arizonans have gathered to recognize and honor one of the most important documents ever created. Join us.
You will remember this experience for a long time to come.
The Wrigley Mansion is honored and delighted to provide the use of its Garden Terrace Room for this special event.
"Resort casual" or business attire (no jeans or shorts please)
5:30 p.m.
Doors open, mix and mingle
Self-guided tours of the Mansion (built from 1929 to 1931),may be available depending on their schedule.
Cash bar, and an enticing spread of light appetizers
6:30 p.m.
Call to order
Welcome and speechifying
Remarks by "Patrick Henry" (portrayed by Dr. Lance Hurley)
7:00 p.m.
Solemn reading of the Bill of Rights, from a parchment copy
Roundtable discussion of its health, and prospects for the future
Time to network and chat, bar remains open
8:30 p.m.
Event concludes
By special arrangement, attendance is only $15, payable at the door. Students with ID $10.
If you've never been to Wrigley Mansion, don't miss this chance. It is TRULY amazing.
This is a golden opportunity to visit a magnificent Phoenix landmark, while celebrating a tradition that changed planet Earth.
You MUST RSVP to attend. Space is limited.
There is still space available, RSVP to secure your place.
Double click to RSVP:
mailto: book@bloomfieldpress.com
**Please indicate if additional guests will be joining you
(If link doesn't work for you, reply to: book@bloomfieldpress.com
Special passes for news media personnel contact Jill Johnson, 602-553-7382.
DIRECTIONS:
Use the website to get detailed directions and map. http://www.wrigleymansionclub.com
The Mansion is tucked away on a secluded hilltop in central Phoenix:
From 24th St., head E. on Arizona Biltmore Circle (which is 1/2 mi. S. of Lincoln Dr. or just over 1 mi. N. of Camelback Rd.); Take the second right turn into the National Bank of Arizona parking lot. Continue past the bank and over the white canal bridge.
Parking choices -- Once you're over the small bridge:
1 - turn right to the free lower lot OR;
2 - turn left, then right into the free middle lot OR;
3 - turn left then make the second right and drive up to the Mansion.
The Garden Terrace Room is halfway up the hill, look for the red tile reception area on your left. Valet parking is there for $5. For a spectacular view, drive to the top cul-de-sac, and then head back down to the Valet or lots. Note -- You may find it a bit bewildering, as most hilltop mansions are, have faith, you'll arrive. http://tinyurl.com/49jalk
IMPORTANT P.S.
Are you already occupied or too far away to join us? Hold your own event! Gather with friends on Mon., Dec. 15, morning noon or night, and read the Bill of Rights -- aloud. It's a magical moment, as the words sing out. Take time in your busy schedule to enjoy this reflective pause, and recount the tremendous values these freedoms have brought to you, your family and the world.
Honor your American heritage, help set an example for the planet.
All of the Bill of Rights for all of the people.
Read all the details online here:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/newstuff.htm
Download a one-page flier you can copy and circulate:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/pdf/BOR-Day-2008-Wrigley-Mansion.pdf
Contact: Alan Korwin, Publisher Bloomfield Press
4848 E. Cactus, #505-440 Scottsdale, AZ 85254
602-996-4020, Fax 602-494-0679, 1-800-707-4020
alan@bloomfieldpress.com
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com
If you can’t make our event in Phoenix, arrange your own
--Details here, with a review of the event at the Goldwater Institute:
http://www.bloomfieldpress.com/BOR%20Day%202006.htm
Contact Us
Contact Us
Please contact us with any questions you may have regarding our classes or products.
REMEMBER:
Private personalized instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!
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Arizona Personal Protection
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REMEMBER:
Private personalized instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!
Place your preferred methods of contact here.
If you prefer e-mail contact, use only the Contact Us Module on this page:
http://arizonapersonalprotection.com/contactus.aspx
Arizona Personal Protection
Bus number: 520.424.5191
480.251.8084Fax number: 520.568.0179E-mail address: Info@ArizonaPersonalProtection.com
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LEARNING SELF DEFENSE COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Hand to Hand Self Defense (Martial Arts)
LEARNING SELF DEFENSE COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
(Private, discrete instruction is available, on YOUR shedule!)
WOMEN'S AND MENS SELF DEFENSE
Learn techniques that will help you plan for a potential attack. Planning is the key to survival and this class will give women the mental and physical tools necessary to make appropriate and expedient decisions in the time of adrenaline and emotion. This class is suitable for ages 12 and up. Avoidance and awareness are key to this program but in the event you cannot avoid an attack, you need to know how to defend yourself.
A portion of this class is hands on, comfortable clothing is suggested.
THE STYLES OUR INSTRUCTORS SPECIALIZE IN ARE TAEKWONDO, JUDO and KENPO KARATE.
"Martial Art" is a broad term encompassing the many styles of physical discipline (fighting) arts that have been developed over the centuries. To say it is just self-defense would be to lose most of the valuable ideas and philosophy behind this ancient art.
These disciplines and levels within the disciplines are part of a fully-integrated curriculum, in which everything a student learns reinforces everything else. YOUR INSTRUCTORS ARE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS!
Each Instructor is a graduate of an instructor program that represents many years of research and development.
The ATA and its affiliated organizations help build a strong foundation of Songahm Taekwondo in each of its members, a foundation from which advancement in both the martial art (mind and body) and in self defense can be built and added on to in perpetuity.
LEARNING SELF DEFENSE COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
(Private, discrete instruction is available, on YOUR shedule!)
WOMEN'S AND MENS SELF DEFENSE
Learn techniques that will help you plan for a potential attack. Planning is the key to survival and this class will give women the mental and physical tools necessary to make appropriate and expedient decisions in the time of adrenaline and emotion. This class is suitable for ages 12 and up. Avoidance and awareness are key to this program but in the event you cannot avoid an attack, you need to know how to defend yourself.
A portion of this class is hands on, comfortable clothing is suggested.
THE STYLES OUR INSTRUCTORS SPECIALIZE IN ARE TAEKWONDO, JUDO and KENPO KARATE.
"Martial Art" is a broad term encompassing the many styles of physical discipline (fighting) arts that have been developed over the centuries. To say it is just self-defense would be to lose most of the valuable ideas and philosophy behind this ancient art.
These disciplines and levels within the disciplines are part of a fully-integrated curriculum, in which everything a student learns reinforces everything else. YOUR INSTRUCTORS ARE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS!
Each Instructor is a graduate of an instructor program that represents many years of research and development.
The ATA and its affiliated organizations help build a strong foundation of Songahm Taekwondo in each of its members, a foundation from which advancement in both the martial art (mind and body) and in self defense can be built and added on to in perpetuity.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Gun Control does NOT control crime!"
Gun Control does NOT control crime!"
ARIZONA PERSONAL PROTECTION
"Guns SAVE Lives. We DO NOT support gun control.
There's just not a cop on every corner when you need one, so we teach people how to protect & defend themselves and those they love. Private discrete instruction available on YOUR schedule.
For your convenience, our Instructors will travel TO YOU!
(Private, discrete, one on one instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!)
CCW EligibilityApplicants must:
ARIZONA PERSONAL PROTECTION
"Guns SAVE Lives. We DO NOT support gun control.
Gun Control does NOT control crime!"
There's just not a cop on every corner when you need one, so we teach people how to protect & defend themselves and those they love. Private discrete instruction available on YOUR schedule.
Basic Handgun and Concealed Weapons Training (CCW)
Arizona Personal Protection instructors are Certified NRA Instructors and are Certified by the State of Arizona as CCW (Concealed Carry) Instructors.
For your convenience, our Instructors will travel TO YOU!
(Private, discrete, one on one instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!)
CCW EligibilityApplicants must:
• be a resident of this state or a United States citizen;
• be 21 years of age or older;
• not be under indictment for and not been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;
• not suffer from mental illness and been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution;
• not be unlawfully present in the United States;
• satisfactorily complete 8 hour firearms safety training program approved by the department of public safety pursuant to ARS §13-3112.O
Welcome to the Arizona Personal Protection website!
Welcome to the Arizona Personal Protection website!
Unfortunately, in todays world, we sometimes wish there were a cop on every corner! But they aren't...
The sad truth is, sometimes, they just can't get to you in time...
That's where we come in! Arizona Personal Protection will teach self-reliance and confidence!Your convenience and comfor is important to us. Our instructors will come to you and teach on your schedule!
We also offer reduced rates for groups.
The BIG question people have asked..."Aly, why in the world do YOU need to carry a gun??"
Has anyone ever asked you that question? It's a question I've had asked of me several times when a person finds out that I carry.
You know what my usual response to that question is?"Why do YOU need to wear a seatbelt?"
I don't blame people who can't understand the desire to carry a gun -
I do however believe it takes a person who has things... ummm... shall we say, figured out... to carry a gun.
Those who don't understand simply don't have a grasp on reality - at least not to the extent that we do...
I don't LIVE in fear. I don't DRIVE in fear. I live, and drive cautiously, because I have seen cars on the side of the road smashed to pieces.
The same goes for concealed carry!
Alyssa PetersenInstructor/Owner
Unfortunately, in todays world, we sometimes wish there were a cop on every corner! But they aren't...
The sad truth is, sometimes, they just can't get to you in time...
That's where we come in! Arizona Personal Protection will teach self-reliance and confidence!Your convenience and comfor is important to us. Our instructors will come to you and teach on your schedule!
We also offer reduced rates for groups.
The BIG question people have asked..."Aly, why in the world do YOU need to carry a gun??"
Has anyone ever asked you that question? It's a question I've had asked of me several times when a person finds out that I carry.
You know what my usual response to that question is?"Why do YOU need to wear a seatbelt?"
I don't blame people who can't understand the desire to carry a gun -
I do however believe it takes a person who has things... ummm... shall we say, figured out... to carry a gun.
Those who don't understand simply don't have a grasp on reality - at least not to the extent that we do...
I don't LIVE in fear. I don't DRIVE in fear. I live, and drive cautiously, because I have seen cars on the side of the road smashed to pieces.
The same goes for concealed carry!
Alyssa PetersenInstructor/Owner
Friday, November 21, 2008
BARACK OBAMA'S Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners!
Gun Law Update:
Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners!
Eric Holder and the Phantom Terrorists at U.S. Gun Shows
The fact that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners is not a surprise. What may be a surprise, and worthy of examination at his confirmation hearing, is Holder's post-9/11 contention that a pressing threat to our national security is terrorists shopping for weapons at U.S. gun shows.
In an op-ed from October 2001, Holder cited the 9/11 attacks as a reason to enact tighter gun control provisions:
In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the nation is eager for ways to increase security at home — and understandably so. These unspeakable crimes have taken thousands of innocent lives, devastated countless families and made us feel a new and terrible kind of vulnerability. Throughout the country, people are having the same conversations: How could this happen? How do we cope with it? And what can we do, as a nation and as individuals, to safeguard against further acts of terrorism?
...
If the recent increase in firearms sales is attributable to people who may lawfully purchase firearms, that is the decision of the individual and not a matter that should be the subject of government oversight. If, on the other hand, any firearm purchased in this country falls into the hands of a terrorist because no background check was done, that is another national tragedy waiting to happen.
In his op-ed, Holder claimed there were "numerous and chilling" examples of gun shows putting arms in the hands of terrorists, and specified two. The first was Conor Claxton, who Holder wrote was "smuggling guns and other weapons from the state for use by the Provisional Irish Republican Army." Claxton was indeed convicted of weapons smuggling, but was acquitted on the charges of attempting to supply arms to terrorists. And for what it is worth, the IRA claimed they had not sent Claxton to obtain the arms. In the eyes of the law, he was your basic gun smuggler — a criminal, to be sure, but not a terrorist.
The second example cited by Holder was Ali Boumelhem, who, in his description, "went to a Michigan gun show, where he was legally exempt from a background check, and purchased assault weapons, shotguns, ammunition and flash suppressors that he intended to ship to the terrorist group Hezbollah."
NRO contributor Dave Kopel pointed out that while some of what Boumelhem was accused of smuggling could have been obtained at a gun show, the FBI informant's description of "automatic weapons, explosives, grenades and rocket launchers" are certainly not. Kopel observed, "it appears that Boumelhem had some source unrelated to gun shows from which he obtained very powerful weapons." Kopel noted that Boumelhem was already a convicted felon and unable to make the purchases, so he brought his brother to gun shows, to make "straw purchases." Background checks like the one Holder was calling for would not have stopped the straw purchases, since the straw purchaser (the surrogate for the real buyer) is chosen because he has a clean record.
Beyond that, if any member of al-Qaeda had ever bought a gun at an American gun show, we would have heard about it, endlessly. The fact that these two are the only examples citable out of the millions of transactions at gun shows over the past decades suggests that on the list of threats to U.S. national security, the probability of a terrorist buying a firearm at a gun show ranks just above an invasion from Mars.
It is revealing that in the aftermath of two terrifying terror attacks — one involving boxcutters and hijacked planes, the other involving anthrax — that the first instinct of Holder was to make it harder to purchase a gun. As the nation was beset by real threats, he decried the fake one.
UPDATE:
Another fun question for the confirmation hearing: What did then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder think when Bill Clinton convened a meeting in 1999 "to prepare an all-out offensive on guns in the coming year"? Did he feel that "an all-out offensive on guns" was in keeping with the Second Amendment?
By Jim Geraghty of the National Review Online 11/19 05:57
Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners!
Eric Holder and the Phantom Terrorists at U.S. Gun Shows
The fact that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners is not a surprise. What may be a surprise, and worthy of examination at his confirmation hearing, is Holder's post-9/11 contention that a pressing threat to our national security is terrorists shopping for weapons at U.S. gun shows.
In an op-ed from October 2001, Holder cited the 9/11 attacks as a reason to enact tighter gun control provisions:
In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the nation is eager for ways to increase security at home — and understandably so. These unspeakable crimes have taken thousands of innocent lives, devastated countless families and made us feel a new and terrible kind of vulnerability. Throughout the country, people are having the same conversations: How could this happen? How do we cope with it? And what can we do, as a nation and as individuals, to safeguard against further acts of terrorism?
...
If the recent increase in firearms sales is attributable to people who may lawfully purchase firearms, that is the decision of the individual and not a matter that should be the subject of government oversight. If, on the other hand, any firearm purchased in this country falls into the hands of a terrorist because no background check was done, that is another national tragedy waiting to happen.
In his op-ed, Holder claimed there were "numerous and chilling" examples of gun shows putting arms in the hands of terrorists, and specified two. The first was Conor Claxton, who Holder wrote was "smuggling guns and other weapons from the state for use by the Provisional Irish Republican Army." Claxton was indeed convicted of weapons smuggling, but was acquitted on the charges of attempting to supply arms to terrorists. And for what it is worth, the IRA claimed they had not sent Claxton to obtain the arms. In the eyes of the law, he was your basic gun smuggler — a criminal, to be sure, but not a terrorist.
The second example cited by Holder was Ali Boumelhem, who, in his description, "went to a Michigan gun show, where he was legally exempt from a background check, and purchased assault weapons, shotguns, ammunition and flash suppressors that he intended to ship to the terrorist group Hezbollah."
NRO contributor Dave Kopel pointed out that while some of what Boumelhem was accused of smuggling could have been obtained at a gun show, the FBI informant's description of "automatic weapons, explosives, grenades and rocket launchers" are certainly not. Kopel observed, "it appears that Boumelhem had some source unrelated to gun shows from which he obtained very powerful weapons." Kopel noted that Boumelhem was already a convicted felon and unable to make the purchases, so he brought his brother to gun shows, to make "straw purchases." Background checks like the one Holder was calling for would not have stopped the straw purchases, since the straw purchaser (the surrogate for the real buyer) is chosen because he has a clean record.
Beyond that, if any member of al-Qaeda had ever bought a gun at an American gun show, we would have heard about it, endlessly. The fact that these two are the only examples citable out of the millions of transactions at gun shows over the past decades suggests that on the list of threats to U.S. national security, the probability of a terrorist buying a firearm at a gun show ranks just above an invasion from Mars.
It is revealing that in the aftermath of two terrifying terror attacks — one involving boxcutters and hijacked planes, the other involving anthrax — that the first instinct of Holder was to make it harder to purchase a gun. As the nation was beset by real threats, he decried the fake one.
UPDATE:
Another fun question for the confirmation hearing: What did then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder think when Bill Clinton convened a meeting in 1999 "to prepare an all-out offensive on guns in the coming year"? Did he feel that "an all-out offensive on guns" was in keeping with the Second Amendment?
By Jim Geraghty of the National Review Online 11/19 05:57
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ANTI-GUN RIGHTS CANDIDATE COULD GUT THE "DC/HELLER" DECISION
Gun Law Update: Brady Backs Barack
Anti-Gun-Rights Candidate Could Gut "DC/Heller" Decision
Anti-Gun-Rights Candidate Could Gut "DC/Heller" Decision
> Full contact info at end
> > > Gun Law Update: Brady Backs Barack
> > Will Anti-Gun Group's Endorsement Help Or Hurt?
> > Anti-Gun-Rights Candidate Could Gut "Washington DC/Heller" Decision
> >Now that Barack Obama has received the endorsement of the Brady Campaign
gun-control group, will the Supreme Court's findings in the D.C. gun-ban "Heller" case matter?
> >That's the question experts are asking in the wake of Obama's 11th-hour support from America's leading gun-ban advocates. The late-date endorsement was conspicuously absent
from most large news outlets. Those groups have repeatedly claimed that anti-gun-rights agendas were a key issue in the Democrat election defeats of 2000 and 2004.
> >"Obama publicly supported Washington D.C.'s total gun ban until the Supreme Court's 'Heller' case voided it," says Alan Korwin, co-author of "The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed," which was just released (see below for news-media review copies). "His opposition to gun rights is well known and carefully documented in the new book," he said. Obama swiftly reversed his position after the High Court found that gun rights belong to individuals, a point also documented in the new book.
>>"Before the ban was overturned, Mr. Obama supported the position of the Court's dissenters-- that gun bans are fine and the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights does not protect people, it protects 'collective rights" of states," Korwin notes. That position had little to support it in the historical record, but was favored by people seeking to ban firearms from public hands. The "collective rights" theory, a recent creation, was dismissed with ridicule by the Court (equating it to Alice in Wonderland). The Amendment itself speaks of "the security of a free state," and "the right of the people."
> >As the first book released about the landmark gun-rights decision, "The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed" describes the events leading up to the case, and precisely what the Court said, word-for-word and in plain English. If Obama follows the Court's decree, the civil rights of the
general public should be fairly well safeguarded with respect to owning and using firearms.
> >If he instead follows the lead of his endorsers in the Brady Campaign, gun rights as America has known them for more than two centuries could easily end. His campaign positions so far suggest the latter, if he is elected. His widely available voting record is 100% consistent -- voting for every restriction on law-abiding gun use, and against every proposed protection for innocent individuals.
> >Virtually all recent gun-law proposals fall into those two categories -- bans on honest ownership and rights, or support for honest ownership and rights. New laws targeting criminals are rare, since every imaginable criminal activity with guns is already against the law and carries severe penalties.
> >The only thing left, according to leading experts, is to ban guns for non-criminals, a policy choice adopted in some circles. Gun bans on criminals have had embarrassingly little effect on street gangs, the drug war and career criminals in general. Facing abject failure of crime-related
social policies, and unable to disarm criminals, many politicians are turning instead to civil-disarmament schemes. Working against this trend, "Disarm Criminals First" says one campaign slogan in the Marksmanship Movement.
> >The three publicly announced elements of the Brady-Obama anti-gun positions include:
1- Ban the freedom to sell firearms from one innocent person to another, euphemistically called the "gun-show loophole";
2- Allow all law enforcement officers to fish through gun-dealer records looking for paperwork or other violations, and compile data as they see fit, euphemistically known as "repealing the Tiahart Amendment" (which prevents them from doing so currently);
3- permanently ban an enormous list of perfectly legal firearms and accessories based on looks, names and operating characteristics, euphemistically called an "assault-weapons ban."
> >First, knowledgeable observers know assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware, plus the ban seeks to outlaw all semiautomatic firearms. Second, it's already completely illegal for criminals to buy firearms under any circumstances, so the proposed private-sale ban would only affect innocent citizens. And third, the Tiahart Amendment protects the innocent from government registries and abuse, so all three proposals, as noted above, have virtually no effect on stopping crime, but do crush freedoms Americans currently enjoy.
> >A long wish list of other gun-freedom repeals have been previously announced by Brady, Obama and their supporters, but have not shown up in the candidate's platform yet. See some of them here:
> > and many more here:
>> including (as listed during the Clinton administration):
> >THE FIVE YEAR PLAN:
1. National Licensing of all handgun purchases.
2. Licenses for Rifle and Shotgun owners.
3. State Licenses for ownership of firearms.
4. Arsenal Licenses (5 guns and 250 rounds of ammunition).
5. Arsenal License Fees (at least $300.00, with a cap of $1,000.00).
6. Limits on Arsenal Licensing (None in counties with populations of more than 200,000).
7. Requirement of Federally Approved Storage Safes for all guns.
8. Inspection License. (Gun safe licenses, yearly fee for spot inspections).
9. Ban on Manufacturing in counties with a population of more than 200,000.
10. Banning all military style firearms.
11. Banning Machine Gun Parts or parts which can be used in a Machine gun.
12. Banning the carrying a firearm anywhere but home or target range or in transit from one to
the other.
13. Banning replacement parts (manufacturing, sale, possession, transfer, installation) except
barrel, trigger group.
14. Elimination of the Curio Relic list.
15. Control of Ammunition belonging to Certain Surplus Firearms. (7.62x54R and .303).
16. Eventual Ban of Handgun Possession.
17. Banning of Any ammo that fits military guns (post 1945).
18. Banning of any quantity of smokeless powder or black powder which would constitute more
than the equivalent of 100 rounds of ammunition.
19. Ban the possession of explosive powders of more than 1 kg. at any one time.
20. Banning of High Powered Ammo or Wounding ammo.
21. A National License for Ammunition.
22. Banning or strict licensing of all re-loading components.
23. National Registration of ammunition or ammo buyers.
24. Requirements of special storage safe for ammunition and licensing.
25. Restricting Gun Ranges to counties with populations less than 200,000.
26. Special Licensing of ranges.
27. Special Range Tax to visitors. ($85.00 per visit per person).
28. Waiting period for rentals on pistol ranges.
29. Banning Gun Shows.
30. Banning of military reenactments.
PLUS:
Ban of all clips holding over 6 bullets.
Elimination of the Dept. of Civilian Marksmanship.
Ban on all realistic replica and toy guns (including "air soft" and paintball).
The right of gun-violence victims to sue, with financial assistance from government programs, the gun manufacturers.
Taxes on ammo, dealers, guns, licenses to offset medical costs to society.
The eventual ban on all semi-automatics regardless of when made or caliber.
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--Edmund Burke
SURVIVE REGARDLESS OF THE COST!
SURVIVE REGARDLESS OF THE COST!
Fear paralyzes people from responding to crime.
Deal with your fear before you encounter violence.
Arizona Personal Protection Instructors will give you the training and the confidence you need to come out of an intense, dangerous situation intact and alive!
Fear paralyzes people from responding to crime.
Deal with your fear before you encounter violence.
Arizona Personal Protection Instructors will give you the training and the confidence you need to come out of an intense, dangerous situation intact and alive!
Fear is a natural response to a threat. Your body's natural mechanism for controlling fear is adrenaline. If unanticipated, this strong natural chemical can cause a person to freeze.
Even the best physically-trained can freeze in an encounter with crime. That is because mental preparedness to violence is typically not taught or trained.
It only takes a few seconds of concentrated effort to react effectively.
This is the correct response to fear:
• Focus on survival
• Have a Combat Mindset
• Confidence from Training
• Expect to be injured
Focus on Survival
The primary outcome is to survive. Focus your thoughts and energies toward doing whatever it takes to survive. Do not worry about what the criminal will be doing. Think about what you can do to get out of the situation. Do not let them move you to a second location, as isolation will provide them time and freedom to do their worst.
Combat Mindset
Adopt the combat mindset. Commit to the primary objective of survival, it will determine everything else you will do and the ultimate outcome.
According to author Jerry VanCook, successfully defending yourself is the result of approximately 99% psychological and 1 percent training. Focus on your primary objective: survival.
The combat mindset is more important than polished technique. When faced with attack, act immediately and try to escape the situation.
Do not let anything get in your way of survival. Never, NEVER give up!
The essential components of the Combat mindset are:
>Toughness
Mental and physical toughness means being absolutely ruthless about your defense. You act without compassion, pity, or mercy against the attacker who wants to violate you. You become an “animal,” propelled by indignant rage.
You MUST have the willingness to injure or kill if necessary to preserve your life.
>Immediate Response
Respond immediately with the appropriate level of force. Stop the attack and escape. A soldier does not wait, as the advantage is the surprise of instant and direct offense. Most criminals expect their victims to be in fear and comply.
Do the opposite and resist quickly and forcefully.
>Focus
Stay focused and single-minded on your goal of surviving. Be persistent and continue to respond if first response is not effective.
Commit to your goal of survival and let nothing get in your way.
The combat mindset, or mental development, must progress along with training. Without some balance, you either are overly confident and cannot execute the response, or are extremely skilled but mentally unable to carry out your techniques.
Direct your natural response, fear, into primal rage against the attacker. Be outraged - how dare they attempt to violate you! No way will you allow them to hurt you! Summon up your strength and courage to get through it alive!
Confidence Gained by Training
Training into muscle memory your physical responses ensures automatic responses to attacks. To make training even more effective, induce adrenaline so that you know what it will feel like in the face of fear and still perform physical techniques. Knowing what to do removes anxiety and uncertainty. Prepare by using the mental scenario-based training called mindsetting. Simply, determine likely scenarios of violence, getting ideas from the news. Then discuss with friends and/or family how you would respond. The process of discussing with someone else could reveal approaches that you may not have thought of. Then visualize yourself in the situation and respond with the approach you discussed. Do this several times during idle times of your day (at stoplight, waiting in line, etc.) to burn it into memory.
Expect to be Injured
Being afraid of being shot, cut, bruised, broken causes a delay in response as you worry about the consequences. The reality is, you will likely be hurt or injured. However, survival with injury is far more desirable than being dead.
Act with the knowledge that you will be hurt.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
BASIC PISTOL TRAINING AND BASIC HANDGUN SAFETY
ARIZONA PERSONAL PROTECTION
There's just not a cop on every corner when you need one, so we teach people how to protect & defend themselves and those they love. Private discrete instruction available on YOUR schedule.
There's just not a cop on every corner when you need one, so we teach people how to protect & defend themselves and those they love. Private discrete instruction available on YOUR schedule.
BASIC PISTOL TRAINING
Arizona Personal Protection instructors are Certified NRA Instructors and are Certified by the State of Arizona as CCW (Concealed Carry) Instructors.
(Private, discrete instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!)
BASIC HANGUN SAFETY
This class stresses handgun safety and marksmanship and is designed for first time shooters or those who have been away from firearms for a while. The course covers many aspects. Basic, safe handgun handling. The proper operation of the handgun. Basic marksmanship skills such as stance, grip, and sight alignment picture. We cover Ranger rules, conduct and commands. We teach the proper methods of removing a handgun from and returning it to the holster. Safe loading and unloading. Cleaning and maintenance.
You will understand differences between the many types of calibers and types of guns available. You will as well, you will receive quality hands-on instruction with a variety of handguns including .22 revolvers, semi-automatics, and several different 9mm pistols.
You need to bring: Your own handgun (caliber not specific), holster & belt and 50 rounds of the proper size, FACTORY ammunition. Eye protection and a hat with a brim. (Ballcap is suggested)
Loaner guns available for the price of the ammunition.
This seminar takes 3+ hours.The class fee is $80, paid prior to the start of class.
Your fee includes: all other supplies necessary for the class such as targets, use of a handgun (with the purchase of ammunition from us), range time and instruction. We will provide ear protection for a small fee.
Classes are held on demand and on a basis to accommodate your busy schedule.
Please check with Arizona Personal Protection for class dates and times.
This program is also available for private instruction, for a slightly higher fee. .
WOMEN AND GUNS
This class is designed for women who are interested in learning how to use a firearm for self-defense. The course covers many aspects of shooting such as stance, grip, and sight picture. You will understand differences between the many types of calibers and guns available. Most importantly, you will receive quality, hands-on instruction with a variety of handguns intended to make it easier for the individual to choose the right defensive handgun. The program also covers self-defense issues to consider, including environmental awareness and family safety.
During the course of the 4-hour seminar, you will shoot different styles and calibers to help familiarize you with features available. The class fee is $95, paid prior to the start of class.
You need to bring: Your own handgun (caliber not specific), holster and 50 rounds of the proper ammunition. Eye protection and a hat with a brim. (A ballcap is suggested)
Your fee includes: all other supplies necessary for the class such as targets, use of a handgun (with the purchase of ammunition from us), range time and instruction.
During the course of the 4-hour seminar, you will shoot different styles and calibers to help familiarize you with features available. The class fee is $95, paid prior to the start of class.
You need to bring: Your own handgun (caliber not specific), holster and 50 rounds of the proper ammunition. Eye protection and a hat with a brim. (A ballcap is suggested)
Your fee includes: all other supplies necessary for the class such as targets, use of a handgun (with the purchase of ammunition from us), range time and instruction.
Classes are held on demand and on a basis to accommodate your busy schedule.
Please check with Arizona Personal Protection for class dates and times.
This program is also available for private instruction, for a slightly higher fee.
Women and Men who are interested in non-lethal training should inquire
as to our TASER course or the HAND TO HAND SELF DEFENSE course.
Arizona Personal Protection
Bus number: 520.424.5191
480.251.8084
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Monday, November 17, 2008
SELF DEFENSE, STOPPING POWER AND CALIBER
Please read this article BEFORE you purchase a handgun.
Sooo many people (read women) REGRET the $250-$700 they have spent on their new gun once they have been truly educated, rather than given a "sales pitch" or a "personal opinion" (which is generally insulting to a womans abilities and intelligence) by a "gunshop commando".
To the embarrasment of men, studies and statistics have PROVEN women have batter "hand eye" coordination than men. With PROPER INSTRUCTION, many times, women are BETTER MARKSMEN THAN MEN!
Sooo many people (read women) REGRET the $250-$700 they have spent on their new gun once they have been truly educated, rather than given a "sales pitch" or a "personal opinion" (which is generally insulting to a womans abilities and intelligence) by a "gunshop commando".
To the embarrasment of men, studies and statistics have PROVEN women have batter "hand eye" coordination than men. With PROPER INSTRUCTION, many times, women are BETTER MARKSMEN THAN MEN!
SELF DEFENSE, STOPPING POWER AND CALIBER
I don't have any experience with this guy's work, but from what I hear, he's one of the best there is. This is the first part of an EXCELLENT series that he just wrote. Here goes...
I've gotten a bunch of emails recently regarding the choice of an appropriate self-defense caliber and/or bullet. Around this one topic swirls more misinformation - and outright insanity - than any other I can think of.
And now, here's mine! What follows is a layman's understanding, backed by years of hunting and shooting experience, of the practical mechanics of wound ballistics. It is not intended to be a complete and exhaustive study of the subject. Instead, I hope to give my readers - who are, in all likelihood, layperson's themselves - a solid base of information to help make good decisions when choosing self defense ammunition.
Let's start by understanding that in a self-defense scenario our goal is simply to cause the perpetrator of a crime to cease immediately his/her antisocial activities. That's it - we want the miscreant to quit doing whatever it was that caused us to draw our gun in the first place. The closer to "immediately" that this occurs, the better for all concerned.
There are two mechanisms by which this can be accomplished: psychological incapacitation and physical incapacitation.
The first - psychological incapacitation - is the less predictable of the two. Some people will stop and run when grazed by a well-thrown rock, others will soak up all manner of chemical, electrical, and physical deterrents without so much as flinching. Since we cannot count on delivering a reliable jolt to a criminal's psyche, we must focus on doing enough physical damage to cause cessation of action through reduction of motor skills.
On this subject has been constructed all manner of measures, each attempting to quantify the unquantifiable: "One shot stops." "Knockout index." "Wound channel volume." There are more, and none of them ever seem to agree (at least most of the time) on what actually works.
Well, folks, hunters have known something for a very long time, and it has been proven in the field again and again: to reliably put the brakes on a living entity, a bullet must do what I call:
The Twin Tasks.
1) It has to get to something the body finds important, and
2) It has to do rapid and significant damage to that thing when it arrives.
That's it! Either, by itself, simply won't deliver the results we seek - at least, not in the physical sense. If the projectile fails at either of these Tasks, any success that occurs is in fact a product of psychological incapacitation, which we already know to be both unpredictable and unreliable.
Keep in mind that as the bullet traverses the target, it may repeat the Tasks; in other words, it may encounter more than one thing the body finds important. The more times that it does, and then completes the second Task, the faster the incapacitation is likely to occur. (Note that I didn't say "will", only "likely to". Handgun rounds are underpowered things, and with them nothing is ever certain.)
Within certain limits, it doesn't really matter what the caliber is or what the bullet is made of or how fast it travels, as long as it does both of the Tasks. That's why there seems to be such a wide range of calibers, weights and velocities that have shown "good" results in self defense shootings, and why arguments about "stopping power" rage on the gun forums: there is, as the saying goes, more than one way to skin a cat.
Remember, as long as both Tasks are accomplished, the envelope of "how" they are is large enough to encompass a variety of approaches.
The reason that the "heavy and slow" and "light and fast" bullet camps exist is because, generally, their choices just happen do both of those Tasks on a fairly regular basis. Arguing about which is the "better" approach is really quite silly, because when they work it's because they did both Tasks, regardless of the actual mechanism; when they fail, it is simply because they didn't do one (or both) of the Tasks, again regardless of their physical attributes.
It's at this point that someone invariably chimes in "but my cousin is engaged to a girl whose brother-in-law heard about a guy who saw someone shot a fifteen times with a 9mm, and the victim was still able to walk into a French restaurant, order a 5-course meal, eat, chat with the sommelier, and stiff the waiter before finally collapsing on the sidewalk while waiting for his cab! That's why I carry a .467 Loudenboomer Ultra Grande - if it hits them in the pinky the hydrostatic shock wave will knock them down!
"I'm exaggerating, you understand, but if you regularly haunt the gun forums you'll recognize that it isn't all that far off.
Yes, small caliber bullets fail. Guess what? Large caliber bullets fail, too. As someone once told me, "put on your big-boy pants and deal with it!"
A good friend of mine gave me a first-hand account of a battle incident wherein a fellow absorbed several large caliber, solid torso hits, and was still able to jump from his vehicle and cross a road before finally collapsing. The gun in question? A .50 caliber heavy machine gun.
Yes, you read that correctly. Sometimes, folks, nothing works.
Our job, then, is to choose those calibers and bullets which seem to do the Twin Tasks fairly reliably, and prepare to deal with the times that it just isn't enough.
(With handgun rounds, those times are more common than the “gun shop commandos” would have you believe.)
Aly
Arizona Personal Protection
Bus number: 520.424.5191
480.251.8084
E-mail address: Info@ArizonaPersonalProtection.com
Basic Handgun Safety
Basic Pistol Training
Arizona Personal Protection instructors are Certified NRA Instructors and are Certified by the State of Arizona as CCW (Concealed Carry) Instructors.
(Private, discrete instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!)
BASIC HANGUN SAFETY
This class stresses handgun safety and marksmanship and is designed for first time shooters or those who have been away from firearms for a while. The course covers many aspects. Basic, safe handgun handling. The proper operation of the handgun. Basic marksmanship skills such as stance, grip, and sight alignment picture. We cover Ranger rules, conduct and commands. We teach the proper methods of removing a handgun from and returning it to the holster. Safe loading and unloading. Cleaning and maintenance.
You will understand differences between the many types of calibers and types of guns available. You will as well, you will receive quality hands-on instruction with a variety of handguns including .22 revolvers, semi-automatics, and several different 9mm pistols.
You need to bring: Your own handgun (caliber not specific), holster & belt and 50 rounds of the proper ammunition. Eye protection and a hat with a brim. (A ballcap is suggested)
Loaner guns available for the price of the ammunition.
This seminar takes 3+ hours.The class fee is $80, paid prior to the start of class.
Your fee includes: all other supplies necessary for the class such as targets, use of a handgun (with the purchase of ammunition from us), range time and instruction. We will provide ear protection for a small fee.
Classes are held on demand and on a basis to accommodate your busy schedule.
Please check with Arizona Personal Protection for class dates and times.
This program is also available for private instruction, for a slightly higher fee.
Arizona Personal Protection instructors are Certified NRA Instructors and are Certified by the State of Arizona as CCW (Concealed Carry) Instructors.
(Private, discrete instruction is available, on YOUR schedule!)
BASIC HANGUN SAFETY
This class stresses handgun safety and marksmanship and is designed for first time shooters or those who have been away from firearms for a while. The course covers many aspects. Basic, safe handgun handling. The proper operation of the handgun. Basic marksmanship skills such as stance, grip, and sight alignment picture. We cover Ranger rules, conduct and commands. We teach the proper methods of removing a handgun from and returning it to the holster. Safe loading and unloading. Cleaning and maintenance.
You will understand differences between the many types of calibers and types of guns available. You will as well, you will receive quality hands-on instruction with a variety of handguns including .22 revolvers, semi-automatics, and several different 9mm pistols.
You need to bring: Your own handgun (caliber not specific), holster & belt and 50 rounds of the proper ammunition. Eye protection and a hat with a brim. (A ballcap is suggested)
Loaner guns available for the price of the ammunition.
This seminar takes 3+ hours.The class fee is $80, paid prior to the start of class.
Your fee includes: all other supplies necessary for the class such as targets, use of a handgun (with the purchase of ammunition from us), range time and instruction. We will provide ear protection for a small fee.
Classes are held on demand and on a basis to accommodate your busy schedule.
Please check with Arizona Personal Protection for class dates and times.
This program is also available for private instruction, for a slightly higher fee.
Friday, November 14, 2008
SPEED TRAP LIST PHOENIX METRO AREA
Known camera locations listed at the end of this message.
A connection to gun rights is slim but present: Drive slowly or pay.
DPS is rolling out 100 speed-tax cameras throughout the state. The first nine were live by October 22nd (noted with asterisks below). The other locations are coming soon. I don't have the entire list, these are mostly Phoenix metro, but the whole state will get these "Big Brother Is DEFINITELY Watching You" devices. Arizona is getting 60 stationary and 40 mobile cameras for now.
A ticket for 10 miles over the speed limit will cost you $181, a lot of money according to experts. The whole nation is watching Arizona to see how it goes, before installing these moneymakers themselves. Tell your relatives.
If your speed is well in excess of the limit a criminal penalty may apply (typically a low-level misdemeanor). "Well in excess" differs depending on the road type and posted limit. In extreme or unusual cases, police may (with or without proper authority) seek to search your vehicle, and if firearms are present, have been known to use discretion in "taking custody” of them.
In other words, permanent, always on, plentiful speed cameras now pose a small threat to your right to keep and bear arms, just for traveling too fast.
This tiny problem may not matter since the entire federal government fell into the hands of anti-gun-rights Democrats on Tuesday November 4, 2008.
The plans for gun bans I've been hearing from reliable sources are absolutely monstrous. Hard news coming when I have it -- like if and when the actual bills are introduced (before extremely rapid passage).
Now that the freedom to go a little faster is being computerized out of existence: Government tax revenues are set to increase --(they call it a fine but if government ends up with your money its tax, a “speed tax." The state expects to get $2.5 million PER WEEK from the driving public according to one report); Insurance rates will increase (the insurance companies don't mind); Productivity is bound to drop; You'll be late more often (or get less done on a day); Comfort while driving will be diminished (that pit-of-stomach terror when a cop appears in the rear-view mirror is now replaced by the cold hard mechanical eye of Big Brother on the roadside).
The biggest long-range problem I see is that computer-traffic-enforcement makes sense, in a kind of way.
Enforcement of the law is now air-tight, mandatory and unavoidable, who could argue with that? So what if your constitutional right to confront your accuser is erased? The freedom to evade minor or nuisance laws is cleanly eliminated.
With that logic in place, how long before your grocery bill is connected to your health-insurance premium? Beer, liquor, red meat, salt, refined sugar, ice-cream, fast food, junk food, bacon, why let a person get away with any behavior that has an impact on, well, anything?
Why would an honest person object? Why indeed... PROTESTS the public and politicians are beginning to protest the plans, on all sorts of grounds. The idea of a foreign-owned company (Redflex is based in Australia with offices around the world) placing cameras all over the country is enough to raise nearly anyone's concern, aside from the totalitarian nature of the cameras themselves.
They say they're for speed but their complete capabilities have not been divulged. For more details, including some of the fraudulent and potentially criminal activities of authorities involved in the schemes, try this website:http://camerafraud.com/
Interstate 10
**Eastbound, I-10, 287th Ave.
**Eastbound, I-10, Miller
**Eastbound, I-10, Watson
Westbound, I-10, 91st Ave
East & West, I-10, 75th Ave
East & West, I-10, 59th Ave
Eastbound, I-10, 35th Ave
Eastbound, I-10, 43rd Ave
Eastbound, I-10, 27th Ave
East & West, I-10, 15th Ave
Eastbound, I-10, 16th Street
Westbound, I-10, Buckeye
Westbound, I-10, 24th Street
Westbound, I-10, 40th Street
US 60
Westbound, US-60, Alma School
Westbound, US-60, Mesa Drive
Westbound, US-60, Gilbert Road
Interstate - 17
Southbound, I-17, 15th Ave
Southbound, I-17, 12th Street
Northbound, I-17, Thunderbird
Northbound, I-17, Bell Road
State Route - 51
Southbound, SR-51, Thomas Road
Southbound, SR-51, Highland Pkwy.
Southbound, SR-51, Bethany Home Rd.
State Route - 101
**Southbound, SR-101, McDowell Rd
**Southbound, SR-101, Indian School
**Southbound, SR-101, Bethany Home
North & South, SR-101, Glendale Ave.
Southbound, SR-101, Olive
** Eastbound, SR-101, 75th Ave
** Eastbound, SR-101, 59th Ave
** Eastbound, SR-101, 35th Ave
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