Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

I would like to extend my best wishes to you and your families this holiday season. Have a very Merry Christmas and safe New Year...

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It's been a busy couple months so far in 2013. If you don't know about it or haven't heard there was a HUGE 2013 Lobby Day & Rally in Albany on Thursday Feb 28th 2013...

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There are a number of good personal and family awareness principles that can save your life. Let's review a few of the most important...

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It is intended as a review resource for those who have attended an MDTS class or for those who cannot make it to a class to have a quick and easy drill to work on at the range...

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Summer is almost here and MDTS has classes scheduled almost every weekend somewhere near you. Check out the schedule page for upcoming classes in your area...

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It is well documented that movement is a life saving tactic. Movement almost always helps us except maybe when attempting to engage a target with accurate gun fire...

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This course is nine hours long and is conducted in a classroom and at a shooting facility. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO & Range Standard Operating Procedures...

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I am often asked by students and friends what I think is the best knife to carry for personal protection...

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My close friend and training partner Joe DeBergalis is running for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors...

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Located in Cheektowaga NY, VRI Tactical is a fairly new (3 yrs or so) division of VRI Sharpening owned and run by Brian Benson...

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When a responsible person first begins going armed, he is usually haunted by two recurring questions, or self-doubts...

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Armies understand the value of movement, boxers spend as much time on footwork as they do on punching, and offline lateral movement during close-range gun battles has been proven to drastically increase survivability...

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