Archive of posts filed under the Preparedness category.

Student involved incident report March 2022

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I recently received an email from a student that was involved in a defensive incident. He gave his permission for me to share it with others with some minor edits to protect his privacy. His account This afternoon I went to the UPS Store west of the Capitol in Austin to drop off some packages.  …

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March 2021 Preparedness Seminar Videos

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In March 2021, Paul Martin gave a well-attended presentation on preparedness. We were able to capture the entire presentation on video, and it’s now available as a series of low cost videos on our Vimeo site. Rent the entire set for 3 months for $19, download the entire series for $25, or get the 2018, …

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Feb 2021 Winter Storm AAR

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Paul Martin has already posted his winter storm AAR. Here’s another one about prepping for under $200, and one more from Lawrence on “cheap prepping”. Dealing with multiple locations One of the big challenges we faced was having two locations to winterize and worry about – doubly complicated when they are 50 miles apart (our …

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Meeting and Maintaining Acceptable Standards

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We recently modified our Basic Pistol 2 course to offer a two-hour version that serves 3 functions: Basic Pistol 2 The BP2 course is the class we recommend for people that know how to shoot, but have never had a formal handgun course where fundamentals were taught in depth, and/or have never shot on a …

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Preparedness Study Resources

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Paul T. Martin Video Preparedness Series

Here are several online resources useful for preparedness. Ready Citizen Manual – free e-book from Paul Martin’s website After a Disaster – free e-book from Texas A&M Agrilife and Paul & I have curated more than 14 hours of videos on preparedness topics available online for minimal cost on vimeo.com In the coming weeks I …

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Armed Citizen-Police Interaction Video

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As part of the ongoing 2020 Virtual Preparedness Conference Paul Martin and I are presenting this fall, LEO instructor and private sector trainer Lee Weems from First Person Safety contributed this video giving guidance for armed citizens interacting with police. Like the other videos in this series, it’s available to stream or download, ad-free, for …

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Gun Rights Video

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Paul Martin and I have been posting new videos as part of our ongoing Virtual Preparedness Conference. These videos are part of the package of On Demand content we have on Vimeo. Each video is a few bucks to stream (3 month rental) or download. The newest video is from retired NRA-ILA researcher, firearms training …

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Austin Crime Stats and upcoming tactics courses

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(From Paul Martin): Last week, the Greater Austin Crime Commission released a Crime in Austin report. Download it here. Citywide, aggravated assaults and individual robberies were up last year. Response times are slower, and traffic fatalities increased. Cutting 100 cops takes us back to 2015 staffing levels. Does that make sense in a rapidly growing …

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