First 30 Seconds: The Active Shooter Problem - - book review

More time = more casualties

This is an excellent book that shows the importance of the armed, almost instantaneous, counterattack to an active shooter.

The author illustrates that the counterattack must occur within 30 seconds to keep the body count in the single digits.

Unfortunately, "officialdom" is uncomfortable with the idea of armed staff on campus and usually revert to outsourcing their security to an SRO or patrol officers who will arrive later after the body count has risen to teens or twenties or more.

Legislatures (with few exceptions) also are accessories before the fact by making it either very difficult, very expensive, or IMPOSSIBLE, for schools to have armed staff.

Was I wrong about ammo?

 Prices have remained stable, in contrast with what I previously wrote. 

But, like TP, peanut butter, and other non-perishable commodities, it is a good idea to continue to stock up. Don't wait until you need them.

Ammunition! Buy Now!

NOW is probably a good time to stock up on ammo. Here's why -

Today I got an email from John Farnam of DTI (Defense Training International). He notes a possible short supply of ammunition components. You can read it here.

Several years ago, I made a post about ammo. Read it here.

How much should you buy now? You decide.

Tennessee Firearms Association Annual Meeting 2024

 It will be held in Lebanon, TN., on September. Pete Hegseth will be the keynote speaker. Here's his promotional video. (1 minute, 14 seconds)

The Smith & Wesson Goldilocks .380

 Thursday August 15, in conjunction with their GOALS Convention in Knoxville, Gun Owners of America had their first Media Range Day near Sweetwater, TN. We were able to shoot a large variety of firearms. One that caught my attention was the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 in .380 caliber.

I call this the Goldilocks .380 because, for a .380 it is just right. There are lots of .380's on the market of varying sizes. Walther has had one on the market for many decades. Many manufacturers have one out there today. A game changer in the .380 market was the Kel-Tek P3AT, which put the .380 in a true pocket-pistol category. The Ruger LCP followed, which popularized that size firearm. 

This S&W is slightly larger than the LCP, with their dimensions compared at the HandgunHero website. From the HandgunHero site, here are same-scale silhouettes of the two pistols.

 Where the S&W really shines, though, is that despite its diminutive size, the felt recoil* is considerably less than the P3AT and LCP, which makes it just right as a .380; small enough to carry discreetly, yet relatively gentle to the user.

*Felt recoil, as the term implies, is a measure of how it feels to the user. Every cartridge from the .22 short to the big magnum African game cartridge has its own intrinsic recoil. From there, firearm shape, action type, weight, etc., all have a bearing on felt recoil. Each shooter will have their own perception of recoil, also.

Gun Owners of America Convention

REGISTER HERE

 Gun Owners of America (GOA) is holding a convention in Knoxville August 17-18. It will be held in the Convention Center downtown. 

Sign up to attend HERE. 

This event is for GOA members. If you are not a member, you can join HERE.