“I’d been involved in real violence in my life several times, and never before in training had I felt that kind of pressure.” -Shawn...

“ECQC is designed to teach deploying a firearm at extremely close ranges. But when we think that through for a second, the solution is...

“[Being] able to go ‘Okay, I’ve seen this before, I have a mental map for how this might play out,’ and work through that...

“The problem is, I think, when you’re new to this, you’re confusing one with the other; you’re confusing that goal as the end state.”...

“Many ads do both; they kind of reflect that people have an interest in this thing, say a subcompact gun, but they can also...

“I would say that mastering yourself and both having the discipline to work on your issues, and the ability to figure out successful ways...

“I think the biggest thing when training the newbies is that the how’s matter just as much if not more so than the whats.”...

“The things that appeal to gun buyers like size of the gun, wind up having some mythology attached to them.” –Jon Hauptman   Jon...

“Well, when you look at it in the overview that use of the gun in self defense is an aberration of the norm in...

“How well you learn the skill is going to also insulate that skill against the effects of stress.” -John Hearne    Fast talking John...