I will not be conducting any classes for the month of September due to family commitments and other scheduling items. I will resume teaching again in October, so please check back on September 20, 2010 for those class listings.

If you haven’t signed up to be notified any time we post class offerings via email, please do so on the upper right of the site. Your email is safe and secure with us and we won’t spam you or sell it to anyone.

I thank you for your understanding and look forward to seeing you in October.

God Bless!

Joe

ps…Remember the 4 cardinal Gun Safety Rules!

BOONE COUNTY CONSTABLE – 3rd District

WHEN: Primary election is Tuesday, May 18th. Mark your calendar. I will only have competition in the primaries since no Democrat has registered to run in November.

WEBSITE: www.JoeForConstable.com

FACEBOOK: Joe Kalil for Constable

FUNDRAISER: Buffalo Bobs Restaurant off the Mt. Zion exit of I-75 in Florence, KY. Wednesday, March 31st from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. 10% of your food receipt goes to my campaign.

Address: 9910 Berberich Drive, Florence, KY 41042 Phone: (859) 371-5244 (Owner also attends my church and is a good man)

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP ME OUT:

1) Vote for me if you live in Boone County’s 3rd District (most of Florence, part of Erlanger, eastern part of Union, and northern part of Walton)

2) If you know someone in the 3rd District, refer them to my website and tell them to contact me.

3) Go door-to-door for me in your immediate neighborhood if you live in 3rd District.

4) Sign up to be a Fan on my Facebook page (looking for high number of fans – also good way to keep up-to-date on my campaign)

5) Attend my fundraiser or consider contributing to my campaign (see webpage: http://joeforconstable.com/donate/)

6) Let me know if you know of a good place for a yard sign.

DILEMMA: Unfortunately, 95% of the people I know do NOT live in my district, so I need help getting the word out to people in this area. Please consider referring people to my website and/or Facebook page.

Thanks for your support

Check my website on March 20th at 6:00 pm to see course dates for April. You can register for the courses on the website under COURSE REGISTRATION.

One of our goals for 2009 is to redesign the site, which will offer you a lot better navigation, resources and articles related to handgun training and defensive topics.

We are pleased to announce our first partner to kick off this new year.  After much work, we have worked out that anyone going to BlackHawk will receive a 10% discount automatically!  This might not sound like much, but the quality that you are getting from BlackHawk is amazing for the price.

Head on over to BlackHawk for your discount and check out our Resources page where we will be adding future information about other partners and discounts.

During the last year, shootings have occurred in schools, shopping malls (Salt Lake City’s Trolley Square & Omaha, NE), churches, the workplace, etc. If you have a means to protect yourself and your family, you are less likely to panic during such an event because now you have options. You should have the mindset that you “refuse to be a victim.”

Your “mindset” is your biggest variable in your survival. Condition yourself to prevail regardless of the circumstances (multiple assailants, you are injured, etc.). The biggest problem is letting panic rule your judgement.

Your state of situational awareness can help you avoid a potential conflict. See below for the various levels of situational awareness:

CONDITION WHITE  –> Unaware:

- Oblivious to your surroundings
- Suitable for sheep and children

CONDITION YELLOW  –> Aware:

- Heightened level of awareness
- Radar ON – aware of those around you & your environment
- “I may have to defend myself and my family today”

CONDITION ORANGE  –> Alert:

- You are aware of a potential threat
- “If they do ______, I will do ______.”
- Have a plan
- Avoid the threat if possible

CONDITION RED  –> Action:

- The decision has been made that action is imminent
- The state of readiness to fight or flight (freezing, submitting or posturing are not viable options)

Suggestions to enhance your daily situational awareness

DRIVING
- Do not stop at a red light or stop sign too close to the vehicle in front of you that you cannot see their rear tires. Some criminals will box you in and rob you since you will not have enough room to pull away.
- Your vehicle is a potential weapon if you are attacked (from front or rear)
- Keep your doors locked and windows up if in a potentially dangerous area

WALKING
- Be aware of locations people can hide and surprise you
- Give corners some birth
- Use shop windows to casually monitor those behind you

DINING OUT
- Sit facing the entrance and most of the customers
- Be aware of all potential exits (including entrance to the kitchen)
- Do not get trapped by sitting on the inside of a booth

Summary
If you are not conditioned to doing these things, it may sound like someone who is paranoid. On the contrary, it will become second nature, enhances your situational awareness, and gives you reaction time if something happens. It is not being paranoid, rather prepared. Remember the saying, “Prior planning prevents poor performance.” In a short period of time, you will learn to enhance your situational awareness without others noticing. Don’t forget: if you see a potential conflict, AVOID IT.