Condition Red Response

10/12/2026

A friend of mine received a bulletin today from the Bureau of Justice Statistics informing the public that they had revised the 2024 crime/victimization report.

According to their new numbers, there was one violent victimization (murder, aggravated assault, robbery, or r**e) for every 34.8 persons in the US in that year.

He said he had "to laugh out loud when I hear someone say 'the odds of needing my gun are 1 in a million.' No, they are 1 in 35, in a single year, not your lifetime."

1 in 35. 1 in 4 over a lifetime. Its something you should be taking seriously.

09/29/2026

Due to the utter disrespect we have been shown by the uscca over the years, CRR has finally had enough and cut ties. I cancelled our insurance with them and received a prorated refund. We will no longer be using their proprietary material in any way.

I cannot express how freeing this is. They have been a thorn in our side for some time now.

We still currently use Fi***rms Legal Protection for selfdefense insurance and recommend them without hesitation.

09/04/2026

I was just reading a post with highly varied results (many instructors not even answering the actual question asked--which is telling) about what the minimum practical skill standards should be for self-defense.

Here is my answer:

There are 2 data sets that go together to form the standard that Condition Red Response uses.
1. The first "good" (ie high value structure) hit is likely to determine the "winner."
2. 2 "good" hits inside 2 seconds is likely to determine the "winner."

IMO most people who can accomplish 2 accurate hits inside 2 seconds will also fall into most other realistic standards arbitrarily set by other institutions. But these are the only 2 data sets I'm aware of that have a positive predictive value on success.

Everything else is just like, your opinion, man.

The reality is that no amount of skill will save you 100% of the time no matter how unskilled the opponent. There is also ample evidence that completely unskilled people "win" gunfights on a regular basis. There are no minimum standards required for success nor minimum standards which guarantee it. Therefore our goal is to achieve skill in an effort to *maximize* our chances. With the most important skill sets most likely based in avoidance and deterrence.

09/01/2026

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08/26/2026

Gun control arguments tend to be disingenuous at best. And frequently deliberate misinformation.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1UbeQNaLKH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The CDC’s fi***rm-violence webpage is once again acknowledging something gun-control advocates would rather ignore: Americans use fi****ms defensively an estimated 60,000 to 2.5 million times every year. The number is not new; the CDC previously published this range, removed it in 2022, and restored it in July 2026.

The wide range is important. Measuring defensive gun use is difficult because many incidents are never reported to police, and the most common outcome may be that no shot is fired at all. A person displays a fi***rm, an attacker backs off, and nobody becomes a crime statistic. The federal National Crime Victimization Survey estimates about 70,040 defensive gun uses per year when violent and property crimes are combined, while other surveys produce much higher estimates.

You cannot seriously discuss fi****ms, public safety, or self-defense while pretending that the lawful use of a gun to stop or deter violence does not exist. The return of this information to the CDC’s site is not “disinformation.” It is an acknowledgement that the available research produces a range of estimates and that leaving defensive gun use out entirely gives Americans an incomplete picture.

08/21/2026

Brand new shooter. These were his first 20 shots with a handgun at 15 feet. I spent approximately 30 minutes with him on technique prior to live fire. When I say our program is one of the best in the country, I don't think thats an exaggeration. Contact me to set up private lessons or group classes. We currently have no open enrollment available due to Columbia City IN and their ridiculous regulations.

08/20/2026

Out teaching a private lesson this morning.