The RAC Academy

02/14/2021

A lot of truth here.

With the shooting at Umpqua Community College having reanimated the Progressives’ demands that we withdraw guns from citizens’ hands and leave them solely in the hands of government operatives (a strange demand from the BLM-supporting crowd if you think about it), it’s time for me to rehash my...

02/18/2019

For most it’s a Woobie!

In today’s episode of ASP BITs (Active Self Protection Extra “Butthurt Inducing Truths”) we talk about whether a firearm we carry on our person for protectio...

11/18/2018

Good advice. Both eyes open is even more important in defensive shooting.

Champion pistol shooter Doug Koenig explains how shooting with both eyes open allows him shoot faster and more accurately. Watch Doug Koenig's Championship S...

12/22/2016

Very good point.

The bullet grazed the wife's ear and caused no serious injury.

11/26/2016

Know the law before you draw!

“If you catch someone stealing your car, you can try to contain him, but you just can’t shoot them,” explained Jerry Henry, with Georgia Carry.

09/01/2016

Had one of those "Practice what you Preach" moments today.
People who don't belong at the supposed-to-be-vacant wife's old house? Have property potentially at risk? Have a gun? Have training? Have emotions? Have anger? ..... Control yourself. Deep breath. Drive to the end of the block, call the police. Let 4 Denver PD cars respond, with 5 officers, and handle the squatters who have been there for a week or so.... And their drugs, weapons and outstanding warrants. Far too many people would've confronted them... Maybe it would've worked out... Maybe I would've gotten into a justified shooting today and had a long arduous legal and emotional aftermath... Maybe I would've gotten killed. We'll never know because I did exactly what I and every responsible self-defense instructor I know advises: Avoid Conflict. Let the police do their job... Which the senior officers and new hire on FTO Status all did very well.

06/16/2016

Words to live by when you handle guns.

The first time I heard about the four rules of gun safety I was already working in the gun industry. I’d gotten a job at a gun store and already had a lifetime of gun handling behind me. I gr…

06/04/2016

Good information on things you should know and do if you carry.

“There’s more to shooting than shooting” is the way I often make the point that there’s a whole lot more to self-defense for gun carriers than knowing how to shoot.  Sadly, …

05/29/2016

I agree.

This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch, a retired police officer and well known law enforcement trainer. He has been doing some consulting in the field of church safety and h…

05/25/2016

To “clear” a gun means to check to see if it is unloaded, and (if necessary) to unload it. It is always polite to clear the gun immediately before you hand it to someone else. It is equally polite — and expected! — to clear the gun yourself as soon as someone hands it to you, even if they did the ri...

05/15/2016

When done safely, this is a very good way to train.

When you dry fire, you go through all the motions of firing your gun, including pulling the trigger, when there is no live ammunition in it. We also use the term dry fire to indicate other types of practice we might do with an unloaded gun, such as learning how to use cover, rehearsing a good drawst...

05/10/2016

Very well said!

Exactly!