Archive for June 2021
Assault on 2nd Amendment Continues
On Wednesday June, 23rd President Biden and AG Merrick Garland announced a strategy to combat the “staggering surge” in violent crime.” The speech was a vailed attempt to conceal the REAL meaning of the 2nd Amendment, appease the anti-gun groups, and try to stop the bleeding from the “defund the police movement” that seems to…
Read MoreGreg Ellifritz coming to Boondocks FTA™
In February 2022 Boondocks FTA will be hosting Greg Ellifritz. Greg is the founder of Active Response Training, and a recently retired Police Officer with an extensive training background. He instructed classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for 17 years and served as a lead instructor for TDI’s ground fighting, knife fighting, active shooter, impact weapons,…
Read MoreTactical Mental Training (TMT)
There is a saying in the Firearms Training Industry “Your Body Won’t Go Where Your Mind Hasn’t Been.” This saying alludes to the importance of mental training and having a plan to deal with dynamic critical incidents. Visualization and Mental Training have been used for years in Competitive Sports and the importance of “training your…
Read MoreOn The Hunt: Safe, Comfortable, Quality Holsters
At least once a week I get a message asking for holster recommendations. In and effort to reduce the number of times I have to repeat this information I thought it would be beneficial to you (and me) to include this as a topic in our On The Hunt series. Holster Requirements First and foremost…
Read MoreOn The Hunt: Affordable, Quality Firearm Accessories
Recently a representative from Ozark Armament contacted me after reading some of our blog entries and wanted to know if we would be interested in testing some of their products. I had not heard of Ozark Armament before, so visited their website and social media accounts. They describe their company as follows. “Ozark Armament is…
Read MoreConstitutional Carry: What Does It Mean?
On May 26, Texas became the 21st state to join the ranks of Constitutional Carry States. Constitutional Carry, also called Permit less or Unrestricted Carry, means residents can carry a firearm openly or concealed without a state issued permit. Since 2010, the number of Unrestricted Carry states have skyrocketed from 2 states (Vermont has always…
Read MoreTactical Mental Training (TMT)
There is a saying in the Firearms Training Industry, stating “Your Body Won’t Go Where Your Mind Hasn’t Been.” This saying alludes to the importance of mental training and having a plan to deal with dynamic critical incidents. Visualization and Mental Training have been used for years in Competitive Sports and the importance of “training…
Read MoreTwo New Guest Instructor Events!
We are excited to announce another great Special Event for this Fall. On October 9th & 10th John Hearne will be at Boondocks FTA conducting his Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why Lecture plus his Cognitive Pistol w/ Tactical Anatomy Course. John is a fellow RangeMaster Instructor and his Who Wins lecture has been published…
Read MoreChurch Safety – Protecting Your Congregation
Here at Boondocks FTA™ we now have a FREE Seminar designed to help you and your church be better prepared! In this approximately 2.5 hour seminar we cover the following Church Safety Topics: Know the laws Recognize the signs of potential threats Analyze past events Create an Emergency Operations Plan Understand the common challenges most…
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