Home Defense Pistol Skills

By tacticalprofessor on

My latest Shooting Illustrated article is up.

“In the process of defending one’s home with a pistol, several additional skills beyond marksmanship are useful and necessary. In particular, the ability to move through the home while holding a handgun and techniques to inform the all-important DON’T SHOOT/SHOOT decision are critical.”

https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/home-defense-pistol-skills

Flashlight skills at home are important enough that the flashlight chapter of Indoor Range Practice Sessions is a free download on my ebook store.

https://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=2505573

Posted in: deadly force, decision making, firearms, flashlight, home defense, Living with Guns, low light, Negative Outcomes, Serious Mistakes, skills

3 responses

  1. Bob Jewell
    Is it wise to teach the average civilian to grab their handgun and search their house versus grab your handgun, find a hard corner behind a locked door, and call 911.

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    1. tacticalprofessor

      Given that the POlice in many places will not even come to the scene of an actual crime, I doubt the likelihood of their responding to a call of “I heard a noise in my house.” And people are going to do it anyway, so I want to give them some ideas about doing it with the least risk. In years past, I would have agreed with you but 2024 USA is not the same as it was even a decade ago.

      1. Bob Jewell

        I’ll respectfully disagree with you on this one.