Sidearm Defense Coach

11/23/2025

08/22/2025

Here's an Op-Ed I wrote that was recently published by a think tank in Colorado. Enjoy!

When listening to assault victims’ experiences, a pattern common to most violent crime emerges.

03/19/2025

"In non-gun-free zones, where civilians are legally able to carry guns, concealed carry permit holders stopped 51.5 percent of active shootings, compared to 44.6 percent stopped by police, CPRC found in a deep dive into active shooter scenarios between 2014 and 2023."

https://crimeresearch.org/2025/02/a-deep-dive-into-cases-where-civilians-stopped-active-shooters-did-they-accidentally-shoot-bystanders-get-in-the-way-of-police-get-their-gun-taken-away-or-more/

06/07/2024

THE NUMBERS ARE IN: There are 22.3 million more first time gun owners since 2020. What are you waiting for?

In a major shift since 2020, a population the size of Florida has become first-time, brand-new gun owners.

03/08/2024

Propaganda: “the mass suggestion or influence through the manipulation of the psychology of the individual… with the ultimate goal of having the recipient of the appeal come to “voluntarily” accept propagandists’ position as if it were his or her own”

Josh Sugarman, Violence Policy Center 1988 on creating the term “Assault Weapon”:

“The weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons - anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun - can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons.”

America today:

02/29/2024

Shhh… don’t tell them or they’ll want to ban shoulders and thumbs
😏😏😏😂😂😂

02/21/2024

This is adorable…

02/20/2024

Tell us you’re new to the gun control debate without admitting you’re new to the gun control debate…

“jUsT mAKe iT iMpoSsiBle tO bUy GuNs”

02/19/2024

This is the kind of B.S. that could lead women into harm.

In the vast majority of case studies women who use fi****ms in self-defense survive:
1) Without the assailant obtaining possession of the gun
2) Without firing a shot

Pepper spray and tasers are okay, but depending on the state the attacker is in (hard drugs or just prone to outrage) it could just make the assailant angrier.

02/12/2024

This is Miley Cyrus at the Grammys. Best known for wearing t-shirts that say "Protect kids not guns" and performing at The March for Our Lives, she prefers her bodyguards to carry a firearm disguised as an umbrella.

02/12/2024

I'll go ahead and show this video at women's abuse survivor meeting I'm speaking at next week. It's sure make them think twice about how they vote and who they think is on their side.

01/30/2024

For the past three years well over half of my students have been black Americans and a good number of these have been single women over 30. And it’s a beautiful thing.

As the 2024 elections begin in earnest, each side is settling on their key topics, and banning guns is a favorite for Democrats. But they should be careful pushing too hard because the latest data about who is buying and shooting guns look a lot like a list of liberal Democratic voters. “New shoot...