2717 Defensive Concepts

Michael training his brother A Permit Isn't Readiness: Why 2717 Defensive Concepts Exists In 2004, I was working in Rankin, Pennsylvania. My shift started early. I'd be arriving around 3 or 4 in the morning. The company I worked for was great. The neighborhood wasn't. There were mornings I didn't feel safe walking in. So I sought out concealed carry training. I lived in West Virginia, but I took my class in Ohio (both states required a class to get a permit), and the Ohio cla

The Wake-Up Call About a year ago, I found myself in a Archangel Defense Handgun Dynamics Class with instructor Kerry Dugan. During one of our breaks, Kerry pulled out a grip strength measuring tool and started passing it around. I figured I’d do pretty well—after all, I work out regularly and lift weights. My grip had to be developed, right? Wrong. I gave it a shot and thought my numbers were decent. Then I listened to everyone else’s measurements. I was the low man on the t