Thursday : February 26 : 2015
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Sellmark Corporation is in search of a marketing communication specialist. Sellmark's brands include Sightmark, Pulsar, Firefield, 12 Survivors and Southern Crossbow.
The MidwayUSA Foundation Inc., a public charity focused on helping communities and organizations raise funds to support their high school, college, and other youth shooting teams is actively seeking an Executive Director.
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MOLON LABE is the theme of the fourth annual Zombies in the Heartland / Pandemic 2015 3-Gun Match that will take place May 29 through May 31 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Nebraska. Sponsors are encouraged to attend and shoot the match on Industry Day, an event scheduled just for them on May 28, 2015.
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Around the Water Cooler: News Briefs
The American Knife & Tool Institute announced that U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-WY, and Ron Wyden, D-OR, introduced the Knife Owners' Protection Act (KOPA). The legislation is a response to the current patchwork of state and local knife laws, which have increasingly presented problems to lawful knife owners during interstate travel.
Benchmade Knife Company announced the Benchmade Ultimate Experience Contest. Benchmade owners will have opportunity to share their "Benchmade Story" with the company for a chance to win a trip for two to Oregon City, Oregon to visit the Benchmade Factory.
Vista Outdoor Inc. announced yesterday that the company's Board of Directors approved a repurchase program for up to $200 million of the company's common stock.
The Firearms Policy Coalition announced they'd be printing and delivering letters of opposition to the ATF ban on M855/XM855/SS109 5.56x45mm ammo in mid-March – for those letters sent to the FPC "Take Action" platform at ammoban.org.
AllGunTalk.com recently launched as a new gun auction site, online sporting goods store, and discussion forum. It features gun auctions, free classified advertisements, a retail store, and an open discussion forum.
USDOJ announced this week that the independent federal investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
American Built Arms Company announced that Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc. will represent their brand in 29 states throughout the Mid-West, Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions.
5.11 Tactical introduced the launch of the limited edition 5.11 Folds of Honor t-shirt. Created as part of its ongoing mission to support the Folds of Honor Foundation, 5.11 Tactical will donate a portion of the proceeds generated through the 5.11 Folds of Honor t-shirt to the nonprofit organization. Folds of Honor Foundation provides annual educational scholarships and tuition assistance to military families of those who have been killed or disabled while serving in active military duty.
NSSF reported that Cabela's is a Project ChildSafe supporting company which included gun safety messages in its printed and online catalogs and in stores across the country. Last week, Cabela's sent an email blast telling its huge number of customers that "Cabela's Has Teamed With Project ChildSafe To Promote Firearm Safety For The Whole Family" and included a link to its dedicated safety page.
Benchmade Knife Company announced the Benchmade Ultimate Experience Contest. Benchmade owners will have opportunity to share their "Benchmade Story" with the company for a chance to win a trip for two to Oregon City, Oregon to visit the Benchmade Factory.
Vista Outdoor Inc. announced yesterday that the company's Board of Directors approved a repurchase program for up to $200 million of the company's common stock.
The Firearms Policy Coalition announced they'd be printing and delivering letters of opposition to the ATF ban on M855/XM855/SS109 5.56x45mm ammo in mid-March – for those letters sent to the FPC "Take Action" platform at ammoban.org.
AllGunTalk.com recently launched as a new gun auction site, online sporting goods store, and discussion forum. It features gun auctions, free classified advertisements, a retail store, and an open discussion forum.
USDOJ announced this week that the independent federal investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
American Built Arms Company announced that Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc. will represent their brand in 29 states throughout the Mid-West, Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions.
5.11 Tactical introduced the launch of the limited edition 5.11 Folds of Honor t-shirt. Created as part of its ongoing mission to support the Folds of Honor Foundation, 5.11 Tactical will donate a portion of the proceeds generated through the 5.11 Folds of Honor t-shirt to the nonprofit organization. Folds of Honor Foundation provides annual educational scholarships and tuition assistance to military families of those who have been killed or disabled while serving in active military duty.
NSSF reported that Cabela's is a Project ChildSafe supporting company which included gun safety messages in its printed and online catalogs and in stores across the country. Last week, Cabela's sent an email blast telling its huge number of customers that "Cabela's Has Teamed With Project ChildSafe To Promote Firearm Safety For The Whole Family" and included a link to its dedicated safety page.
Skill Set: Synergy
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts," attributed to Aristotle.
The modern term "synergy" applies to the total achieved by adding parts, but the "whole" in this case is greater than the sum of its parts. This isn't a mathematical equation -- sometimes two plus two can equal five, or maybe six.
How does all this apply to our defensive or fighting skills? When you add together movement, communication, the use of cover, and if necessary shooting accurately, combining all these skills into one package, the sum, or whole, becomes something greater than the total of the individual acts. Your reaction, application of these skills, can be greater than the threat's actions.
Moving, communicating, using cover and if necessary shooting, are essential elements to your threat response. Using only one or two of these actions may not be enough to solve your problem. For example moving to create distance and getting behind cover may provide temporary relief from the attack - or it could change their mind about pressing the attack - but these actions won't stop a dedicated threat from advancing or continuing the attack. In this day and time there are plenty of recorded actions that illustrate this point, both with good and bad outcomes. By examining the conflicts when the good guy lost you'll often see a lack of movement, no use of cover, and/or wild, inaccurate shots. Reviewing conflicts where the good guy wins will illustrate the advantages of applying these combined skills. Getting distance and taking advantage of the protection cover can, and does, provide one with the opportunity to place accurate hits on the threat to stop the attack.
Taken separately there are none of these skills that are difficult. Applying all of these principles at once in response to a threat can be programmed, but practice is the key. Without practice, the repetition necessary to learn these skills individually and then the ability to blend them together, you'll be lacking. When applied with the element of surprise these skills are almost always enough to provide you with victory.
Also, keep in mind "victory" is very subjective and depends on who you are. For example an armed citizen has a right, and obligation to protect themselves, family or possibly other innocents. It's not their job to track, attack, or combatively assault the attacker. It's purely a defensive role. The armed professional, law enforcement officers or military personnel, have different definitions of victory, and often it's their job to press the attack.
Knowing these fundamental skills, and just as importantly when to apply them and in what measures is critical. Maybe you're not an expert shot. But, moving, communicating and using cover can make up for what you lack in accuracy. The sum of all your skills, your response, can be enough to win. Don't just go to the range and work on shooting small groups on a target. Make sure your practice includes all the skills needed to defeat the threat. The sum of all your skills will be great than their total.
Tiger McKee is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy, located in northern Alabama. He is the author of "The Book of Two Guns," writes for several firearms/tactical publications, and is featured on GunTalk's DVD, "Fighting With The 1911 - http://shootrite.org/dvd/dvd.html Website: www.shootrite.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shootrite-Firearms-Academy/156608611038230?ref=ts
 A graphic illustration of synergy: by assembling the individual parts on the left together they form a circle, a shape which is greater than the sum total of the smaller parts. |
How does all this apply to our defensive or fighting skills? When you add together movement, communication, the use of cover, and if necessary shooting accurately, combining all these skills into one package, the sum, or whole, becomes something greater than the total of the individual acts. Your reaction, application of these skills, can be greater than the threat's actions.
Moving, communicating, using cover and if necessary shooting, are essential elements to your threat response. Using only one or two of these actions may not be enough to solve your problem. For example moving to create distance and getting behind cover may provide temporary relief from the attack - or it could change their mind about pressing the attack - but these actions won't stop a dedicated threat from advancing or continuing the attack. In this day and time there are plenty of recorded actions that illustrate this point, both with good and bad outcomes. By examining the conflicts when the good guy lost you'll often see a lack of movement, no use of cover, and/or wild, inaccurate shots. Reviewing conflicts where the good guy wins will illustrate the advantages of applying these combined skills. Getting distance and taking advantage of the protection cover can, and does, provide one with the opportunity to place accurate hits on the threat to stop the attack.
Taken separately there are none of these skills that are difficult. Applying all of these principles at once in response to a threat can be programmed, but practice is the key. Without practice, the repetition necessary to learn these skills individually and then the ability to blend them together, you'll be lacking. When applied with the element of surprise these skills are almost always enough to provide you with victory.
Also, keep in mind "victory" is very subjective and depends on who you are. For example an armed citizen has a right, and obligation to protect themselves, family or possibly other innocents. It's not their job to track, attack, or combatively assault the attacker. It's purely a defensive role. The armed professional, law enforcement officers or military personnel, have different definitions of victory, and often it's their job to press the attack.
Knowing these fundamental skills, and just as importantly when to apply them and in what measures is critical. Maybe you're not an expert shot. But, moving, communicating and using cover can make up for what you lack in accuracy. The sum of all your skills, your response, can be enough to win. Don't just go to the range and work on shooting small groups on a target. Make sure your practice includes all the skills needed to defeat the threat. The sum of all your skills will be great than their total.
Tiger McKee is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy, located in northern Alabama. He is the author of "The Book of Two Guns," writes for several firearms/tactical publications, and is featured on GunTalk's DVD, "Fighting With The 1911 - http://shootrite.org/dvd/dvd.html Website: www.shootrite.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shootrite-Firearms-Academy/156608611038230?ref=ts
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