Episode 38- INTERNAL AFFAIRS what you didn’t know.

I.A. as it is known in “Cop” lingo is an integral piece of a law enforcement agency’s pillar of public trust. Rob Garrett joins me once again to shed light on exactly what it is that Internal Affairs unit’s actually do. As an armed citizen I hope this episode gives you some insight into this uniquely LE related function.

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Episode 37- Getting Dyal’d in with Your Pistol

How do you determine your proficiency with your defensive EDC gear?Justin Dyal and I have ran in the same circles of shooters for many years and finally met for a chat, albeit via zoom but still ideas and knowledge were shared. Justin is a retired USMC Lt.Colonel and program manager/developer for many of the top shooting schools in the Marine Corps. Justin and I talk about how an LEO and a Civilian can get dialed in with your pistol and some exercises you the armed populace can use to assess your performance. Here is my personal favorite courtesy of Justin
5 Yard Roundup-Target- B8 Repair Center Distance 5 Yards/ 10 Rounds of ammunition-Par Time- 2.5 Seconds all Strings
Stage 1- Draw Fire 1 shot from the holster
Stage 2- From Low Ready Fire 4 rounds
Stage 3- Low Ready/ Strong Hand Only fire 3 Rounds
Stage 4- Low Ready/ Off gun hand Fire 2 Rounds
Score Possible 100 Points, Hits outside the 8 Ring are Zero Value

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Episode 36- Rapid Fire Revolver Roundup

Hany is back! Revolvers are a passion of mine as well as Hany’s. In this episode I borrowed a page from the Concealed Carry podcast and hit Hany with a rapid fire Q&A. No super lengthy answers just the meat! If you are an armed citizen is a revolver for you? Two cops that have carried them for over 40 years combined time will give you some valuable insight and tools of the tradecraft of carrying a revolver.

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Episode 35- Martial Arts for the Armed Citizen with Cecil Burch

Cecil Burch or as I affectionately call him the “Jits Hippy” joins the podcast this week to talk about his lifelong study of Martial Arts. Cecil is a nationally known instructor and owner of Immediate Action Combatives. We talk about Jiu Jitsu for cops and armed citizens and some go to Combative Sports that will benefit you as an armed citizen.

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Episode 34- 4/19/1995

Today marks the 26th anniversary of the OKC Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. My guest today is Gary Eastridge of CCWSafe and FTA. While he was a police officer he was assigned to the Murrah building for the duration. This episode digs on the emotions pretty deep. I won’t give anymore away for now. Listen to the lessons learned from someone who was there. 4-19-95 Never Forget

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Episode 33- Dots, Dogma and Glocks.

Spencer Keepers is back, shooting Glocks, and running a DOT???? So in this weeks episode a Cop and a Concealed Carrier, both instructors, dive in to the dot. We talk pro’s and con’s for cops and defensive shooters and to give you some training considerations on both sides. And yes they both still love their DA guns and irons so no need for panic.

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Episode 32- Don’t Fuss, Don’t Cuss and DON’T Press the Fight

Rob Garrett is a prolific gun-writer in the defensive handgun world. Rob is also what can only be described as a modern historian in all things handgun and training. Rob wrote an article in Combat Handguns in June of 1984 on how to not get in a confrontation with responding officer’s to your incident. So grab a glass of Georgia Sweet Tea, tune in, don’t fuss with the cops, don’t cuss the bad guys and don’t press the fight if your involved in an incident!

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