I am not posting a full article with the next couple videos. I wanted to experiment making videos using my class PowerPoint presentations. I did feel the need to be a little briefer in my explanations of the slides than I normally am in class, but that’s because in class, with me jumping around and passing around training aids it takes me about 45 minutes to an hour to describe the concepts I posted here. I don’t think I can keep a YouTube Audience interested for an hour long Handgun video.
As always, these handgun videos do not take the place of live interaction with a qualified instructor. This is just another attempt to use a new medium to help give a new shooter a starting point in their training so they may feel a little more comfortable in a formal class.
I hope this experiment in turning my class PowerPoints into posts is useful. I have lots of class material and would love to share it. I think that information should be freely shared. Time, however, is limited and valuable so I still have to charge for classes.
I like teaching handgun classes and as soon as I can get everything squared away I want to start teaching at the land so I can share more information face to face.
Clint Smith is an expert on the use of Defensive Firearms. He is a Marine Corps Infantry vet, SWAT officer, and has been running Thunder Ranch since 1993.
I like his style, this thought process, and how he teaches. When I teach firearms classes, there are several techniques and lessons that I share that I gleaned from Mr. Smith.
I have searched YouTube for good training videos to share, and I have found several clips of Thunder Ranch training videos. Think of them as advertisements for their full length training videos. (I don’t gain anything from this, but I do think there videos are a valuable and worthwhile purchase.)
As a family man home defense is very important aspect of my preparedness planning. Personal Protection in the Home was one of the first NRA courses I got certified to teach, and it is remains a priority to me as I age.
Whether or not you believe that firearm background checks should be required to purchase firearms, most firearms dealers in the United States do perform such checks after the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act was passed in the 1990s. As a responsible gun owner, it’s important to know basic facts about background checks and other standards of federal and state gun control. Here’s what you need to know.
1.An individual is not allowed to own a gun if a background check reveals a specific criminal history.
Of course, a prospective gun buyer is not automatically disqualified from owning a gun if he or she has had any sort of criminal history. However, in accordance with the Brady Act, a firearms dealer cannot sell a firearm to a person whose background check indicates that he or she has/is
Persons Disallowed Firearm Purchases
Been convicted of or is under indictment for a felony punishable by up to one year in prison.
Been convicted of a felony punishable up to two years in prison.
Renounced American citizenship
A fugitive
An illegal immigrant
Been deemed mentally unstable by any institution.
Used illegal controlled substances
2.If a background check cannot be cleared in three business days, a firearms dealer is allowed to sell the firearm.
Most background checks for purchasing firearms are issued to dealers in a matter of minutes. Firearms dealers have access to national database that streamlines the background check process. Delays mostly only take a couple of hours. If, however, a background check has been delayed by three business days, the firearms dealer may sell the firearm without a background check.
3.It is illegal to privately sell a firearm across state lines.
This is an important rule to keep in mind if you happen to want to sell any of your firearms to an individual privately. While you can sell a firearm to another individual, the transaction must occur within the state that you reside.
4.It is illegal to sell a firearm privately if you know or have reasonable suspicion that the prospective buyer has a criminal history.
Again, this is another important regulation to remember. Of course, it’s entirely possible that you may accidentally sell a firearm to a criminal. But if you have reasonable doubt about the buyer’s criminal background or mental instability, you can be held liable.
Gun control in the United States is ever-evolving, and as the government increasingly encroaches on our freedoms, it may be more and more difficult for a law-abiding citizen to purchase and keep a firearm. Even so, it’s important for all gun owners to be aware of the laws and how it may affect them.
This video was created by a lawyer to give the viewer tips on how to deal with police. It’s name, “The citizen’s guide to surviving police encounters” is a very accurate summary of it’s content.
It is not a lawyer video for thugs, nor does it help if you are guilty, but it does provide valuable information for innocent citizen’s whose instincts for helping and cooperating with government officials may lead them into trouble.
If a policeman is talking to you about a crime they may suspect you, the courts have ruled a law enforcement officer can lie to you, they can use anything you say against you, and cannot use anything that you say that may help you to help you.
When teaching self defense, and especially armed self defense I try to incorporate many of the concepts in this video as they are standard to the field. This is not rocket science and the video does not show anything new or groundbreaking to those in the know, but much of what it teaches is not commonly known to the millions of honest law-abiding citizens that are just trying to mind there own business and help out when asked.
I’m not a lawyer so don’t believe me – Just watch BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters.
