Jerrod Baugh of Guardian Firearms Academy gives home defense shotgun classes. He had one back in April that I attended, and when I spoke to him last weekend he said that he was considering putting on another one later in the year.
I have taken that class from him twice (along with his...
Yep. I had an uncle who was carjacked for his brand new Camero. They stuck a gun in his face, threatened to kill him, and pistol whipped him repeatedly. He was in his 60's at the time. Even after the attack, he was able to talk and walk on his own, and give a report to the police. He dropped...
Jerrod is one of my favorite instructors. I just took the home defense shotgun class (for the second time) in the beginning of April and am signed up to take his defensive pistol class (also, for the second time) in May,, and his defensive carbine class in June. The Designated Marksman class...
The one thing that this event keeps driving home for me is that I REALLY need to get some medical training, specifically training dealing with penetrating wounds (e.g. gunshots, stabbings, etc). Carrying a small medical kit on me at all times would be super useful.
Based on the fact that he has a Michigan CPL, which requires a training course (that has a 3 hour/30 round range component) to get, I assume that he meant he had never fired a gun before taking his training course.
This is pretty common. In Illinois, when I took the course for my FCCL, there...
It is kind of funny. I was at the range earlier today and this older gentleman showed me stories about this on his phone. His basic argument was that all of these counter-protesters were actually protesting against racism & bigotry, they were really part of Antifa and BLM. I tried to confirm...
Nope. Not for me. I may not like a lot of things about how BLM went about issues, but I am not going to equate them with the Klan or Nazis. Heck, I don't even equate them with Antifa. As far as the Black Panthers, which one? The old Black Panthers from the 60's, or the New Black Panther...
Nothing good can happen if i show up at an event like that.
If I went, I would either be in the counter group or an observer. In either case I would be armed, even more so than normal. But wouldn't that violate the MOST BASIC RULE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION (AKA the 4 rules of stupid). Don't go...
By far the best VODA video I have ever seen.
https://youtu.be/Eb9j2ZThHlU
I am on a couple of closed facebook groups that he is on. Most people goof on him whenever he posts (that is where I got the above video). BUT the guy does have a few followers/students. If an "instructor" find a...
Have you tried our Deep Dish Pizza? I pretty much stay for family, pizza, and girls, in that order. There are better looking girls elsewhere (I'm looking at you, Miami) but good pizza is hard to find.
Nah. Just don't get involved in other people's bull**** while in Chicago. Where this happened is actually one of the nicer trendy club areas of the city.
Federal sentencing guidelines can be EXTRAORDINARILY HARSH when a prosecutor wants them to be. For example, you can get 20 years in prison just for lying on your immigration/visa application. There is a reason why over 87% of federal defendants take a plea and the feds have a conviction rate...
The Gander Mountain in Merriville has been my primary source of self defense ammo (I get my range ammo from walmart) due to Cook County's 5 cent per round tax on centerfire ammo. I guess I need to stock up and/or check out Cabelas.
To the post that talked about this being business as usual for Illinois politics, here is why it is not.
Sure, you have to pay for access if you want politicians to listen to your position. HOWEVER, there is ZERO point in paying a politician to listen to your lobbying when they are COMPLETELY...
There is a HUGE difference between donating to both parties and donating to politicians that threaten your industry's existence. There are several downstate Democrat politicians that are very pro gun. Donating to them would be no big deal. However it seems like SA and RRA (through their...
I can highly recommend Guardian Firearms Academy in Greencastle with Jerrod Baugh
Guardian Firearms Academy
If memory serves me, they have a defensive carbine course on June 24th. I haven't taken the carbine course, but I did take Jerrod's defensive shotgun course and it was an excellent...