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I recently heard a story about a girl who was abducted in Kentucky. She gave the international distress sign (I never heard of it until...

With so many new gun owners out and about these past couple of years, there is no doubt a range of concealed carriers who possess a range...

If you are familiar with my book or my podcast with the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., you have heard me tell the story of...

Your car. It can be your haven--or your grave. Situational awareness in your car is just as important as when you are walking down the...

Tragedy struck this week in Arveda, CO when police mistakenly shot a Good Samaritan who had just shot a gunman who murdered another...

I heard a news story a couple of days ago about a father who accidentally shot his son. They were at the range and a hot piece of brass...

The International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. features "Spy Cast" which is a weekly podcast with various intelligence professionals....

Public ranges scare me. You just never know about the other shooters on the firing line. The fundamentals of safety as I learned them...

Chances are that sometime in your life you will run across a medical emergency. It could be a vehicle accident, a violent crime, or a...

You are vulnerable to attack in the moments you get in and out of your car. Most of us lose our situational awareness in those few...

What can be more onerous than cleaning your weapon? Almost nothing. I think my Marine Corps years left me permanently scarred. We...

I first came across the term "combat mindset" during firearms training when a former Delta Force member addressed the class. Jim...

On 6 February, Danielle Hopton was beaten to death by ex-boyfriend Steven McNiel in a parking lot. He was charged with first-degree...

This short clip teaches a couple of good lessons. The first is situational awareness. You can see two muggers involved in the crime. ...

The below video is not meant to sharpshoot at the participants about what they could have or should have done. Rather, if offers a...

The video below purports to be from Brazil and shows an off duty police officer intervening against 4 robbers at a bank. Studies suggest...

If you carry a concealed weapon (in this case, a firearm), it stands to reason that you need to maintain your proficiency. This includes...

News Letter from Guard Well. Happy New Year

If you have tried to buy ammo in the past six months you have no doubt been alternatively flabbergasted and exasperated at the lack of...

When the sociopath strikes, there can be little warning-but there is almost always some kind of pre-attack indicator. In this clip, a...