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Per BKL RFK DIV, who else would like to see Jordan Salinas and the others who stepped up discuss the incident and the aftermath?

Take a moment out of your wholesome Sunday to watch Garand Thumb vid with Jordan Salinas where Jordan's salt of the earth character shines through.

I'd love to see a roundtable with Jordan, the two police officers, and the lady who attempted to retrieve the discarded firearm, just have them discuss what they did, what the experienced, the aftermath, etc.... good people taking on evil.

Link - https://youtu.be/6d8urXdLBu8

You alone are responsible for the safety and security of those in your house.

Some proclaim there is no need for church teams to do fi****ms training. They state various reasons, including;

Since a deadly force attack is not likely at my church, we don’t train for it
We don’t want to look like gun-nuts
I can’t afford the ammo or the time
There are more justifications, but for time’s sake, let’s consider those three.

ONE “Don’t train for what’s unlikely.” How many police officers do you know? How many of them have ever stopped anyone with their firearm?

While the FBI is launching a new study to determine the frequency, the only current reliable data I have found comes from the Pew Research Center, with assistance from the National Police Research Platform. That polling of 7,917 sworn officers determined only 27% ever fired their weapon on duty.[i] That surprises me on the high side. I suspect when the FBI concludes their developing “National Use-of-Force Data Collection” it will be much broader, accurate and detailed than the Pew poll, and show less than 27%.

Though even law-enforcement officers are not likely to encounter deadly force situations, would you want your local police to drop their officer fi****ms training?

TWO: “We don’t want to look like gun nuts.” If you do ever have a deadly force incident, and none of your defenders ever trained, you have a good chance of looking like a nut. Maybe not a gun nut; just an ordinary, everyday, run of the mill, nut. The kind who endangers those around them.

THREE: “I can’t afford it.” With target 9mm at $0.30 / round (+/-), and $1.00 / round (and higher) for quality duty rounds, it is tough to keep enough on hand for quality training. However, as I reported recently, there has never been a case where a volunteer security operator accidently hurt the wrong person in a defensive action. You can’t afford to be the first.

Drive an older vehicle, stop eating out so much, and brew your coffee at home instead of stopping at Starbucks. Save money somewhere to be able to train. Do dry-fire exercises often.

Training is an investment in the safety of the people you love. Be confident in what you hope to never need.



Think about it

1 Train for both what’s likely, and what’s critical.

2 Don’t be a nut.

3 It’s well worth it to be well trained.


[i] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/08/a-closer-look-at-police-officers-who-have-fired-their-weapon-on-duty

Carl Chinn, President, FBSN

Outstanding!

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The move was already happening when the abuser came through the door.

It was 2001.

Aaron and Evan Steed were young men running a moving company, and they were doing something they had quietly done for several years.

Helping a woman escape a dangerous home.

Quickly.

For free.

Boxes were being packed.

Furniture was moving.

A truck waited outside.

The crew was working as fast as possible.

Then the person she was trying to escape suddenly came home.

In seconds, everything became volatile.

Everyone made it through that day safely.

But the experience stayed with the brothers.

It taught them something important.

Helping someone leave during one of the most dangerous moments of an abusive relationship can itself be dangerous.

Good intentions and physical strength were not enough.

The survivor could get hurt.

One of their movers could get hurt.

Someone needed to think about safety before the truck ever arrived.

That day changed the way Aaron and Evan worked.

But to understand why two movers were inside that house in the first place, you have to go back to two teenagers looking for a flexible job.

Aaron and Evan started Meathead Movers in San Luis Obispo, California, in 1997.

They were still high school athletes.

One wrestled.

The other played football.

They needed work that could fit around practices and competitions.

So they began moving furniture for the parents of friends.

Whatever people were willing to pay, they accepted.

Then they placed a little advertising.

Slowly, the side job became a real company.

And then unexpected phone calls started coming in.

“After a little bit of advertising,” Aaron later remembered, “we’d get phone calls from women looking to flee their relationships because they were being abused.”

He could hear the fear in their voices.

The urgency.

Some women offered furniture.

Belongings.

Whatever they owned.

Anything in exchange for someone helping them get out quickly.

The Steed brothers had no formal program.

No nonprofit.

No written mission.

No system.

They were teenagers with a moving truck.

So they simply started doing those moves without charging.

As Aaron put it, it “felt like the right thing to do.”

For years, that was all it was.

A frightened woman would call.

The brothers would show up.

They would move her for free.

Quietly.

Then came the day when one of those moves nearly became dangerous.

Aaron and Evan realized that doing the right thing was not enough.

They needed to do it safely.

So they created a better system.

They partnered with a domestic violence shelter.

From then on, moves could be screened before the crew arrived.

They could confirm whether restraining orders were in place.

They could make sure counselors were already supporting the survivor.

And when necessary, police could be present.

That approach continues today.

Meathead Movers works with shelters across California.

The screening process is not unnecessary paperwork.

It is part of what keeps the survivor and the moving crew safe.

Then something happened the brothers had never planned.

The idea began spreading beyond their company.

A news story about their work went viral.

Moving-company owners in other states began contacting Aaron.

They wanted to know how they could help survivors in their own communities.

One owner in Fort Worth, Texas, wanted to participate but admitted that his company could not afford to give away large numbers of moves.

Aaron suggested something simpler.

Choose one day each month.

Ask employees to volunteer their labor.

Because labor was the biggest cost.

Almost the entire crew signed up.

That company began partnering with shelters and helping domestic violence survivors move throughout Fort Worth.

Then more businesses started asking the same question.

How can we help?

The Steeds turned the idea into something larger.

MoveToEndDV.

The goal was to challenge businesses everywhere to pledge free services to domestic violence survivors in their own communities.

And it did not stop with moving companies.

Self-storage businesses offered free storage units.

Security companies offered guards who could be present during dangerous moves.

Handymen joined.

Auto repair shops.

Hotels.

Different businesses found different things they could give.

More than two hundred companies eventually pledged support.

And in one recent year, Meathead Movers alone completed more than one hundred free moves for survivors.

By 2020, the effort had grown beyond what one moving company could reasonably manage.

So the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence took over the initiative nationally.

That was exactly what Aaron and Evan wanted.

They had never needed to own the mission.

They wanted experts to carry it farther than Meathead Movers ever could.

Aaron often returned to what these moves really meant.

Because underneath the boxes, trucks, and furniture was something much larger.

“These women are completely abandoning their life as they know it,” he said, “and trying to rebuild from scratch.”

The physical move may actually be the smallest part.

The truck matters.

The movers matter.

The free labor matters.

But on one of the hardest days of someone’s life, something else is being delivered too.

You are not alone.

“We want them to know,” Aaron said, “that people in the community have their back.”

Two teenagers started a moving company because they needed jobs that worked around wrestling and football practice.

Then frightened women began calling.

The brothers answered.

What started with two kids and a truck eventually became a network of businesses across the country willing to give their time, labor, storage, security, rooms, and skills to people escaping abuse.

Sometimes helping someone start over begins with something very simple.

You show up.

You carry what they can take.

And you help them get through the door to somewhere safer.

Life can be unpredictable, and tough times can happen to anyone. That is exactly why having a proactive, out-of-home firearm storage plan makes sense before a crisis ever hits.

• Find options from a local out-of-home storage location at https://coloradofi****msafetycoalition.org/gun-storage-map/.
• Talk to a trusted friend or family member about temporarily storing the gun.
• Understand when an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) might be needed to pause access to fi****ms.

Having a plan in place removes the guesswork when it matters most. Find out more about ERPOs at LetsTalkGunsColorado.com/extreme-risk-protection-orders/.

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CHP Expired?
Colorado has a six-month late-renewal period, but it is important not to confuse that with a six-month extension of the permit.
Under C.R.S. § 18-12-211:
You may renew a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) beginning 120 days before expiration.
If you miss the expiration date, you may still renew for up to six months after expiration, with an additional $15 late fee.
Once the permit has been expired for six months or more, it is considered permanently expired, and you must apply as a new applicant.
The six-month period is not a grace period for carrying concealed. Once the expiration date passes, the CHP itself is expired; the statute merely allows a late renewal.
For example, a CHP stating “Expires 7/31/2026” expires on July 31, 2026. The holder can generally pursue late renewal during the following six months, but should not treat the expired permit as authorization to carry concealed during that period.

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Time to get your range on! Whether you're new to fi****ms or a seasoned shooter join us for NSSM's and celebrate the sport with us! Stop in, test your aim, and be part of the excitement. Learn more:

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