The Color Purple In our Simple Trauma classes one of the things that we discuss is the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), more specifically, gloves. During the discussion we talk about using nitrile gloves instead of latex due to patient allergy concerns. Another thing that we talk about is the color of the gloves …

We are currently living in a grand time for the modification of firearms. While a lot of things being produced are built mainly as a means of transferring money from your wallet to someone else; there are a number of items being produced that are truly helpful for us. Today we are going to look …

When I started as a cop many years ago, we were issued the 3rd Generation Smith and Wesson 4046 semi-auto pistol. The pistol was an all steel beast that handled the .40 S&W round well and could easily double as a boat anchor. One of the only drawbacks to the handgun was that the gun …

Or so goes one of the most common urban myths surrounding the shotgun and its use in personal protection. According to some, each time the trigger of the shotgun is depressed, an omnipotent ball of death (I really should trademark that) rolls out of the front of the gun and consumes everything in front of …

I was reading some emails the other day when I happened across an email from a District Attorney’s office detailing facts of a recent officer involved shooting and why the DA’s office was choosing not to prosecute the officer. Within the email, there were bullet points from each of the officer’s interviews following the shooting …

A famous American bard once sang: You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away Know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done This week found me on the …

Over the past few years we have seen an ever-increasing push for people to obtain medical training. Across the social media spectrum, and on numerous internet forums, we have seen an often-cited refrain of “but what about medical?” when people are showing off their favorite blaster and zombie apocalypse deployment kit. As a result, a …

This was a review of our recent Lowlight Handgun class taught in Asheboro NC. Defensive Concepts NC (DCNC) Low Light Handgun 1/28/2017 at Carolina Guns and Gear Training Complex in Franklinville, N.C. Introduction: Currently I am a Police Officer in a large department. Prior to that I was in the U.S. Army Infantry for 8 …

Let me start this by simply posting a video. Now let me post a video that defends what we see in video #1. During video #2, the narrator says that there is no mention of there not being shooters downrange when discussing the safety rules and technically he is correct. He then brings up the …

Let me start by stating that I absolutely love aviator gloves. Aviator gloves tend to offer me the best balance between fit, finger dexterity, and protection. I’ve been using aviator gloves in professional capacity since the first time my platoon Sergeant yelled at me to camo my hands while west of Gruber Rd on Ft …