November Newsletter

Here is a photo of Karen, a student from earlier this year. She started out with the Ladies Introduction to Handguns Course and look at her now. There is nothing like shooting an AR-15.......way to go girl.

This months newsletter is a little different. I have asked fellow instructor TK to write a little something. I hope you enjoy it.

Be prepared.

That has been the Boy Scout motto from day one. I interpreted that lesson when I was growing up to mean to be prepared for life. To be prepared for the unexpected in the wilderness, be prepared in your mind to learn for a life time, be prepared for life as an adult and be prepared to be a responsible American by giving back where needed.

But it seems the world has changed these past few decades. Life has become more complex, violent and uncertain. To be prepared has changed. Now it seems that not only must we be prepared but we must BE READY. Ready for the unexpected that is around every corner.

What is it “that” we must be ready for?

Watch the evening news or monitor the wires of the daily events around our globe and you certainly start to see what others have not been ready for. I am not talking about the whole terrorism aspect, which has its own level of preparedness. Ask any member of our valiant military personnel or dedicated law enforcement officials. They will tell you how they prepare for just that threat alone.

We now must be armed with a variety of skills beyond good map and compass reading. We must be ready with good defensive driving skills as you never know when you may encounter road rage or be involved in a severe accident. Fatalities on the highway are a daily headline. Then there is the random “crime.” From the weekly attempted home invasions, attempted rapes, shootings and robbery’s, there is a lot to “be ready” for. You may be shaking your head that I exaggerate. More likely, you have just tuned it out because we all know it is all around us. Check the call logs posted by your local police department and you will be more than shocked at what happens in our community.

It seems light years ago that we did not have to “worry” about such things. Perhaps it is nostalgic for me to think that we used to be able to play outside, ride our bikes in the neighborhood, walk to school unattended and go six blocks to a friend’s house WITHOUT our parents having to worry about our safety. Now they must be concerned about creeps watching us for perverted reasons. The fact that an organized syndicate exists for the exploitation of children for perverse reasons is often beyond my comprehension. But it is the reality of the world we live in today and you and I must be ready to defend that which we love.

For our family, being ready means a lot of things. Given where this article is being published, you know we have made the choice to exercise all our constitutional rights as citizens, and particularly the 1st and 2nd amendments. But most importantly, we have learned to go back to the old rule I learned as a boy scout. Being prepared means we are prepared for the realities of the world we live in today, not yesterday. Be prepared when you are alone in a parking lot, be prepared when you walk to school, be prepared when you drive for the unexpected; and be prepared not to be the next headline on the daily news.

Be prepared and ready for the unexpected. That’s the new motto of an old Eagle Scout in a different world.

TK~

CCW CLASS on Nov.15th still has a few spaces available. If you are thinking about getting your Concealed Carry Permit sign up today.

The Tactics class continues to sell out. Due to the high demand I have added another date. The next co-ed class will be on Sunday December 6th. I will be posting additional class dates on the website in the next few weeks.

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement!
A brand new course is coming in December. Keep checking your email, you'll be the first to know.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR WHEN YOU GO TO BED SATURDAY NIGHT.

Until next time....

Vicki-