by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 27, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Health Planning
Many of us want improved eye health, but simply do not know where to start. With all of the problems challenging our vision it can be difficult to discern whether or not you have complete autonomy over your eyes. Source: 4 Simple Exercises for Improved Eye Health If...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 23, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 22, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 22, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
But then Kuntzman really took a journey to deep left field. He explained, “I’ve shot pistols before, but never something like an AR-15. Squeeze lightly on the trigger and the resulting explosion of firepower is humbling and deafening (even with ear protection). The...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 21, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Gun control bill AB-1511, which limits loaning of firearms to immediate family members, was passed today out of the Assembly’s “Public Safety” Committee. Criminals everywhere are rolling on floor laughing (ROFL) at the new restrictions on law-abiding...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 16, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
I don’t follow the NRA format in my classes, but this may be of interest. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 15, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
This assault* revolver is made possible by new training methods, perhaps, but mainly dogged, old-fashioned perseverance. Another shooting great, Bob Munden, is shown immediately below (further down is an idiot). I met Mr Munden at a Front Sight July 4th party,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 15, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 13, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 12, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
Sometimes defensive shooting outside the home is necessary. Rarely is it so humorous. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 12, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
John Lott points out last night’s mass shooting in Orlando occurred in a “gun free zone” and that media reports fail to mention this, and of course Dr. Lott is right that if it were not a gun free zone then much life could have been saved: From the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 4, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 31, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 30, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
Really good article: Imagine you are looking for a parking spot at the mall on a busy weekend. You finally find someone pulling out of a spot, and once it is empty, you pull into it. But because there is a lot of traffic, you didn’t see another driver who had been...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 29, 2016 | Firearm Training
Hmm — as long as quick access is not at the expense of secure storage. Rising gun sales have triggered a new trend in furniture fashion — coffee tables, cabinets, headboards and hutches with secret compartments for firearms. Source: Furniture firepower:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 29, 2016 | Archived, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 27, 2016 | Firearm Training
This is an amazing story. Most of us who carry hope we’ll never have to use it, but if we must that a good result will obtain. The famous Heimlich Maneuver is even used in firearm training as an example of the good you can do if adrenaline can access some actual...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2016 | Archived, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
For our neighbors in Newport Beach at least, today is officially John Wayne Day: Newport Beach council members voted 7-0 to recognize Wayne, one of the city’s most famous residents, with a John Wayne Day. Councilman Kevin Muldoon proposed the resolution, calling Wayne...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 25, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Glad FPC made this video as these particular bills (SB 1332 and AB 1511) are at the top of my kill list as dangers to Firearm Legacy planning. I am working right now on a custom-drafted corporate grantor gun trust for a Boy Scout council up in Northern California and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 22, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
“Don’t rely on luck. Rely on training.” If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 19, 2016 | Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 18, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
You train “shoot to STOP” not “shoot to kill” — though of course that may be the result of using lethal force. There must be no specific intent to kill. Article 7. Whether it is lawful to kill a man in self-defense? Objection 1. It would...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Good video. Just remember never to store a gun while you are using it, and while awake you should nearly always be using at least one (safely holstered). If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Good intro to the OLD way to clean guns. Ugh. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Why does this video leave me feeling like I just watched PBS and listened to NPR? NRA does certain things better than anyone, and I wish it would stick with those things. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Below are a few notes from Day 2 of my recent private training — didn’t cover quite as much as Day 1 as I needed to get on the road about noon (one of the perqs of private training is you can set your own schedule): Shoulder straight down on Count 3—no...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 14, 2016 | Firearm Training
At the outset of Carry Life, we made a reference to defensive pistol icon Col. Jeff Cooper’s awareness levels, or as he called it, the “Cooper Color Code.” The code itself is simple in concept, and of long standing. It—or something very like it—is essential to the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 14, 2016 | Firearm Training
PAHRUMP, NV — Halfway through a two-day private training session with instructor Matt Jeng at Front Sight, here are my notes from Day 1 (see also Day 2): Finger on trigger at Count 4, slack out beginning ~ Count 4.5 (when you can see sights) Thumbs relaxed to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | Firearm Training
Regular “Carry Lifers” know we much prefer to stick to the useful, the objective, the constructive. Now and again, however, we happen across such outrageous claptrap that comment becomes necessary, mainly because it’s not useful, objective (or corrective, as in this...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
PAHRUMP, NV — At Front Sight this weekend for two days of handgun private training. Most of the training I’ve done over the last year has been with rifle and this is my first handgun training since last June, when I was finally able to pass Front...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 12, 2016 | Firearm Training
First, the good news: the number of deaths resulting from the accidental or negligent discharge of a firearm is at a 25 year low, if not an all time low. This applies to all age groups—there were 69 fatal accidental shootings involving someone under the age of 15 per...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 11, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
» QUESTION: With the evolving current events in the United States and the rest of the world, the two of us have made the decision to own one or more firearms, probably handguns, for personal protection purposes. We have resisted this measure for some time simply due...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 10, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
Carry Life doesn’t have many friends we count as dear as Cris Bonser, and not just because she’s a smart, classy lady, and splendid companion for a range day. She strikingly refutes the boorish stereotypes the anti-gunners maintain of anyone who enjoys shooting and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 9, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Available to both private and public colleges and universities of all sizes and in all 50 states, the NSSF Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative Grants are awarded to qualified applicants on a first come, first served basis each year. The 11 schools awarded grants for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 8, 2016 | Firearm Training
Might be time for one of these, considering I have four rifles sitting uncleaned for weeks. No time anymore for the hassle of manual cleaning — which is not as thorough as this anyway. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
Read the whole article but disregard these two moronic sentences and carry everywhere, even at home: Most of us do not typically carry on-body in our home as a matter of course. However, we do often have a handgun stashed near where we spend most of our time at home....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
The majority of states that issue concealed-carry permits allow for the carrying of multiple handguns. Not many civilians do so, however, but there is a degree of understandable logic there. Source: Shooting Illustrated | The Second-Gun Advantage If attacked, do you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
In the 1988 film “Biloxi Blues,” a young World War II Army recruit played by Matthew Broderick is going through summertime training in Mississippi. Being from New York City, he is amazed by the temperature. “Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 3, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
As I often say, Legacy is only 10% giving stuff away and 90% training. And if you train your family to train others, that is a very fine legacy indeed. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 3, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
This may sound heretical, but be very wary of NRA firearm training. The NRA is unparalleled as a political powerhouse, and is hugely important in teaching firearm basics and launching new certified firearm instructors. But if you don’t go beyond the basics...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 1, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
Choosing to legally carry a handgun for personal protection is a big responsibility that must be taken seriously. Above and beyond which caliber is the best or what action type to choose, there are a variety of important considerations which need to be taken into...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 1, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
More women are choosing to protect themselves and their families with concealed firearms these days, and for good reasons. A greater variety of easy-to-pack pistols are available now than ever before. Many states are providing firearm permits with affordable fees and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 1, 2016 | Firearm Training
Establishing a bond with a pocket pistol is similar to marriage—in one way: You have to be willing to accept compromise. To make any compromise worth the effort, there must be a clear objective. In this case preserving your life is the goal, and pocket pistols,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 1, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
Experts in the field of personal protection advise their students to arm themselves with the most powerful defensive handguns they can manage. But how much felt recoil any one individual can deal with is governed by a variety of factors. Age, injury, illness or a lack...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 1, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2016 | Firearm Training
Women are turning to firearms in droves. The NRA reports that women are the fastest growing market within the shooting industry. It’s no surprise that gear companies are now catering to this growing sect of shooters. While the “pink it and shrink it” business model...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Slightly different take on situational awareness than Front Sight’s “color codes of mental awareness”: First we Observe. Even though we process approximately 80 percent of the information we receive with our sense of sight, we can (and do) make...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
Anti-Trump protesters, please take note: Some Trump supporters are armed when they attend rallies, and some are less public about it than others. The California race is critical and there is a sense that things could get out of hand (even more than it already...