You receive this monthly newsletter from the premier Minnesota Permit to Carry training organization. Metro Defense Training, founded by Jason Walberg and Michael Walker, is committed to providing engaging and "need-to-know" educational topics for MN Permit to Carry citizens and our students each month.
Did you know? Metro Defense Training currently will teach the Minnesota Permit to Carry Certification FREE to all veterans of the United States Armed Forces? (and yes, if you were in the Coast Guard you can come). Check our site to find an available class. (http://www.metrodefense.com/index.php?page=classes)
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We encourage questions from interested permit applicants, permit holders, and our former students!
Jason and Michael
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Upcoming Classes: We have two. The first is on Saturday, May 16th. The second is May 31st. This is a rare Sunday class. Both classes start at 9:30AM. If you are interested, please register here(http://www.metrodefense.com/index.php?page=classes). Price is $130 for an individual, which includes all range fees and your choice of Everything You Need to Know about (Legally) Carrying a Handgun in Minnesota or Minnesota Permit to Carry a Firearm Fundamentals.
Couples, renewals, and pre-paid registrations all receive various discounts, detailed on our website, or by calling either (612) 385-9100 or (612)618-7430
Veterans can take the class for free.
There are no hidden fees in our class. Bring some ammunition and the $130 fee is the total cost.
As always, if you've taken our class in the past, you are welcome to come back for a refresher.
“There is no doubt that the very thought a potential victim might possess a firearm deters that element of our society that cares nothing about laws or human life but rather understands only one thing—brute force.”
- Judge Robert Ruehlman
Legislative Update:
Representative Paymar's gun registration fraud has been shot down, yet again. This is a good thing.
Let your representatives know how you feel about bad laws.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
--Winston Churchill
As some of you may know, Mike and I have recently attending LTC David Grossman's "The Bulletproof Mind" seminar. Some of the techniques described will be incorporated into our classes over the next few weeks. One of the techniques is a breathing exercise designed for panic, adrenaline and PTSD management. The entire article is linked below, but we will excerpt the most relevent piece.
But [panic/adrenaline/PTSD] doesn’t have to be [debilitating]. If, at the very beginning, we can teach subjects to control their autonomic, physiological arousal, then they can nip this whole process in the bud, stopping the vicious cycle of fear and anxiety before it consumes them. “But,” we say, “it is called an ‘autonomic’ response because it is ‘automatic.’” Yes, but the bridge between the somatic and autonomic nervous system is breathing, and an increasing body of research and law enforcement experience indicates that if we teach the victim to control their breathing then they can control their physiological arousal. (This is based on information and feedback gained from training over 20,000 law enforcement personnel in this technique over the last three years.)Please, read the rest. It is worth your time. It's available here: http://www.killology.com/art_onkilling_anxiety.htm
The breathing technique that is being taught to SWAT teams, police departments, Green Beret battalions, and other elite forces around the world (sometimes referred to as “autogenic breathing”) consists simply of a deep, belly breath: breath in for a four-count, hold for a four-count, breath out for a four-count, hold for a four-count, and repeat three times.
The Constitution shall never be construed...to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
—Samuel Adams
Dry Fire Drills
In class, we recommend you practice dry fire drills with your gun to help build muscle memory and get some work on a few of the fundamentals, without using any ammuntion. We don't go into much detail on the possible drills. We'll describe a few drills here.
First, and most important, when you are conducting dry fire drills, make sure your gun is not loaded! Check it, double-check it, triple-check it. You can't possibly be too careful. Nothing ruins a good practice session like shooting the new big screen TV, or worse.
Unload your gun, put the ammunition in another room, and announce verbally "I am starting my dry fire drill." This sets in your mind that you are practicing now. At the end, you will announce the drill is over, signaling to yourself that your gun is once again loaded.
Drill #1, The Dime Drill: With your firearm unloaded(check, double-check, triple-check), balance a dime on the front site. Gently squeeze the trigger. Keep practicing your trigger control this way until you can reliably and quickly squeeze the trigger without dropping the dime.
Drill #2, courtesy of the late Jeff Coope(check, double-check, triple-check)r:
One particularly good drill is to sit before the televisor with the [firearm] across your lap and to use the commercials for dry practice. Anytime a zero or an o appears on the screen it is up to you to pick it up in your sights, squeeze off a perfectly delivered simulation, snap the bolt and hit it again before it leaves the screen. This is a very effective way to balance speed against precision, since you must not squeeze off a miss, but you do not know how long that zero is going to stay on the screen. I do not watch a lot of television, but I try to get in a couple of weeks of this every time before I go hunting.Drill #3, The same as #2, but try it from a holster.
Remember, always be safe. Make absolutely sure your firearm is not loaded before dry firing. If you pull the trigger on a loaded chamber, you can't call the bullet back. You are responsible for everything it touches. This is a situation where negligence kills.
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
—Thomas Paine
Security in Your Home, Part 5: The Safe Room
Most bedrooms can be converted to a safe room in which you can securely isolate yourself from intruders for a minimal cost. If an intruder enters your house, this is the room in which the family should gather. The door should be reinforced, and there should be a way to call for help. I strongly suggest you put your cell phone charger in this room and keep your cell phone in this room at night. When you enter your safe room in an emergency, first brace the door, then call the police.
To upgrade a room to a safe room, install a solid-core door with a 2x4 brace against the floor using these steps(as explained by Prof. Joe Olson):
- Get a 2x4 about 6 feet long.
- Cut off two 4" blocks.
- Install one block on the back of the door about 3.5 feet from the floor and the other block on the floor about 3.5 feet back from the door. Use three #12 screws about 2.5 inches long to solidly attach the blocks.
- The remainder of the 2x4 should slide between the blocks at approximately a 45 degree angle. Shape the ends of the 2x4 so it fits easily.
- Once installed, it's easier to go through the wall than the door
Put your cell phone in your safe room. If this isn't practical, for some reason, get an old cell phone. Put it, and its charger, in your safe room. Most older phones will still work to call 911. To test this, dial a number that is not 911. You should get a connection and some form of automated system. If this is the case, you now have an emergency phone. Leave it plugged in at all times, to ensure a charged battery.
Windows are a weak point in a bedroom that serves as a safe room. They need to be legal fire escapes, which precludes most forms of inexpensive or discreet barricades. Pegged double-hung or casement(crank) windows provide more security than most other low-cost and discreet options. Windows also provide a possible exit, if you are sure it is safe to leave.
Keep your keys in your safe room. This will not only prevent the easy theft of your car, but, if you have an alarm or panic button on your key-chain, you can wake up the neighborhood with your car's alarm system and provide a loud beacon for responding police.
Your safe room is also the place to store defensive weapons. If a firearm is legally and psychologically available to you, keep it here. There are numerous storage methods that allow quick access while still keeping your gun out of unauthorized hands. If you are not willing or able to use a firearm, a taser, pepper-spray, or even a baseball bat should be kept here.
Until next time,
Jason and Michael
Metro Defense Training, LLC
http://www.MetroDefense.com
You know what the difference between me and you really is? You look out there and see a horde of evil, brain eating zombies. I look out there and see a target rich environment. -- Buzz Knox
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