In this litigious society we live in today; Liability is at the top of the concerns of all churches. Imagine the damage a single mistake could cost your church. If your security team should be responsible for the injury or death of an innocent person, were to be guilty of assault, false arrest...
With every church shooting we all hear the mantra “You got to have a PLAN?” It’s as though a “PLAN” is some onerous piece of literary work comprised of millions of pages of processes and procedures.
I was once a managing consultant to fortune 500 companies...
Security and Ushers: Handling “difficult” people
Definition: Difficult People are defined as persons who refuse to adhere to the scriptural practices of good order and discipline in the body of Christ. Hecklers, protestors and other individuals who demonstrate a lack of...
Today we revisit the off-hand deployable blade and what makes the grab and stab concept so simple and convincing.
Primarily used in close quarter deadly force situations and arguably the best option for firearms retention, the off-hand blade is to be simple, secure and easily brought into the...
If you don’t know how to do something, how do you learn? YOUTUBE! If you want the very best in Navy SEAL training? YouTube! Brain surgery? YouTube! If you want to know anything, YouTube it! Ok, ENOUGH already!
The internet has made almost everything easily accessible. There are so many...
There are all sorts of tactics taught by all sorts of experts. Some touting decades of SWAT and Special Forces experience, etc., etc.. First, I want to thank them for their service to our country.
Second, I would like to point out some of the tactics I don’t think will work in our theater...
There are mental skills and physical skills. Looking for people who “Don’t Look Right” would be an example of a mental skill. If you have been in your church for years, recognizing a potential disrupter may be easy because you have the experience of knowing what is...
Another madman has struck in California. Seemingly defenseless people without anyone to stand in the way. We thank God every day for our selfless men and women that have taken their time and effort to prepare for just such an event. Some still say that this is a gun thing. Even thousands of...
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A look below the surface level…
Come Jan 1, 2016 we watched as the open carry law went into effect and witnessed firsthand how Texas quite tactfully excepted the new lift of restriction that you no longer needed to conceal your...
We frequently get a question that has no good answer. “If an incident happens at our church what should we do about all the concealed carry people pulling out their guns?”
In the latest news we see churches encouraging everyone in the congregation to bring their guns to church. In...