How to stop a Mass Shooter, Mr Dicken the hero who stopped a tragedy
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- How to stop a Mass Shooter. Here at Garand Thumb we believe very strongly in the actions of Mr. Dicken and in the carrying of concealed handguns. Mr. Dicken's actions ultimately saved many lives. There is much to learn from what occurred.
00:00 How to Stop a Mass Shooter, The Dicken drill
2:37 Your life will likely be peaceful, but it may not be
4:00 Elisha Dicken conceal carried as soon as he could
5:00 You don't need to be a LEO or Military to be tactically sound
9:12 Long shots are easy if you train
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We also have to remember, Mr. Dicken was also using a pillar in the mall for support and cover. Also, his girlfriend was studying to be a Nurse. She rendered aid to the victims that were shot. So I say they both were heroes!
The target was also moving so until I see that replicated the guy is next level.
Also all these RUclipsrs with their gucci glocks with red dots and laser pointers are missing that Dicken was running a base glock
That is some power couple shit.
Yes absolutely and I don’t say this often because we’ll I just don’t. By all accounts she stood up and got right in rendering help, she’s a hero too.
When the Support and Medic team up
Re watching this 6 months later and no one will probably see this but the line about the possibility of someone being out there training and preparing to try to kill me inspired me to lose 80 lbs. thanks
Thanks Dad. That ♥️ means a lot to me
Good stuff man.
Keep going man, great work
How did you do it? I wanna lose weight idk where to start.
That's awesome man! Keep improving.
From Spain. I can't imagine why somebody who has the rights, infrastructure and the opportunity to train and hold guns, wouldn't do it. Seriously people. Most of the world don't have your options. Make the difference for all of us.
It took me about 20 years after I became a voter to have all of the following:
> the proper understanding of my own constitution
> the justification to arm myself
> the means to arm myself
What I've come to realize is that the U.S. has been waging an internal ideological war for a very, very long time - and what's on the line is the constitutional rights we enjoy, themselves.
Imagine being halfway done with life and only suddenly realizing how important your rights are, because you were lied to about them for so long.
Something tells me we'll be alright though; there have been so many lies stacked on top of each other for so long at this point that it's become impossible to hide all the contradictions and logical faults to the average person.
Those who want to strip us of our rights have been losing - consistently. And now the machine is thrashing about in its desperation to hold power at any cost.
We'll be ok, sir. If anything, in the future I'd like to see us throw our economic weight around in an effort to extend the same rights we enjoy to everyone in the EU as well.
PSA incoming: America is here because we had to fight a World Power to escape religious persecution and pews made it possible so the founders made it possible for the public to arm themselves just in case another country wants to FAAFO, almost like Ukraine but they were already a sovereign country as we were not.🇺🇲💯
@@joshdurbin8045 what are you talking about?
So you’d just die in the mass shooting?
@joshdurbin8045 lol this guy doesn’t even understand the topic he’s defending! The U.S. gave the right to bear arms so that the people couldn’t be trapped and persecuted by THEIR OWN government….not another countries.
It is truly sad that we live in a world where the shooter gets more press coverage than the hero.
I didn't even know about this until I was scroll through dad's videos for something to watch
It's by design. The media wants to demonize guns and their owners.
That the shooter gets press coverage, is usually a large amount of their goal. We know from the science that the goal of these people is to be famous. And the US press has been told for decades now that the shooters pictures and named should not be broadcast, since this encourages more mass shootings. Yet the news media always do. These shooters do not know the difference between infamy and fame. The US media causes a huge amount of the problem
@@teo2975 It's intentional I think. The news stations know this but also they make tons of $$$ off of shootings.
Well, I mean… that’s just how news works, bro. A crazy lunatic causing a public disturbance is gonna get way more views and clicks obviously. And more eyes = more money. The media is heartless but that’s how it works. They only run reports on subjects that will garner the most attention.
Eli not only saved scores of lives, but also raised the bar on how people train with their firearms. What an impact this guy has had
So true.
To be fair that's just because the bar has been lowered so far over the past couple of decades. 25m is the standard and always has been, not 7m.
For real. My local indoor range (24/7, it's nice) only goes back to 15 yards. I'm going to need to get another membership elsewhere to train those bigger distances.
@@fallofshadows2209 most gun store ranges I know of are 25 yd, and you pay money for a membership to a 15 yd?
Did Eli have a red dot?
8 out of 10 shots landed at 40 yards on a moving and hostile target with no formal military or LEO training. Legend!
Kind of brings Kyle to mind too, no formal training but when the moment came he performed.
@@Brigand231 Exactly. Ice under pressure.
@@Brigand231 Kyle had formal training. He was in a police program. Not taking away the amazing trigger and muzzle discipline he showed, but he had some training.
@@shawnm2113 Thanks for clarifying.
@@Brigand231 Sure thing, brother. Again, I take nothing at all away from Kyle that night.
Thanks for using the proper terminology when referring to the shooter as “asshole, piece of shit, scumbag, twinkie…” 👍🏻
Absolutely, correct terminology was applied in this video. F**k that guy and may he forever be tormented in the fires of Hades.
The twink line killed me 😂
@@CanWeGetDeep twink?
thats insulting to twinks, men make the best women.
@@maxthibodeau3627 No.
I know it’s a wee late.
The greenwood park mall is right across the street from where I live. Elijah is a damn hero. It was an absolute clusterfuck for a while after. Big win for the concealed crowd.
Sad thing is though that the media didn’t blow this up like it should have been because the media doesn’t support the gun crowd
@@jacobymeyer5953 he was largely vilified around here. “No gun zone”.
@@SoFloTransplant vilified meaning people thought he was in the wrong?
@@jacobymeyer5953 yes
@@SoFloTransplant yeah, its weird. They didn't vilify the criminal who was shooting up the mall
Crazy how this kid is a hero and took the threat away from someone with a long gun yet the whole police department at the uvidale shooting couldn’t come close
the kid was born with a pair, unlike the officers in uvalde
Uvalde Law Enforcement is a disgusting disgrace.
something very horrible is going on with the uvalvde thing. way up high in the command structure of the county. tackling and taking guns away from cops trying to rush the door is horrible. the punisher skull cell phone guy was looking at his phone because his wife was in the classroom telling him to help. and they took his gun away.
@@bighunterman77 my darkest suspicions revolve around the prospect that Arredondo is in cahoots with Beto in one way or another. The consensus is in, the extreme left do not give a rats ass about children. Not in the womb, and definitely not in school. And my guess is that these kids were sacrificed on the alter of bullshit that is being used to forward eliminating the 2nd amendment. I wouldn’t doubt for one second that this potentially is accurate.
Yupp. Live 30 miles from uvalde and it's embarrassing especially for Texas. Goes to show your government doesn't care about you and the whole defund the police isn't helping any. You are your own first responder. Godspeed.
As an ex-LEO, I'm often baffled by people who think every military serviceman and LEO is somehow a masterful John Wick with firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth. In our agency, of the 500 agents at my station, I would see maybe 20-30 of them at the range on off days doing drills and becoming more proficient, etc. The rest just managed to get through qualifications (sometimes with remedials), etc. Short of being a special boy in a special unit, I've seen far more competent civilian shooters than my average co-workers.
Weak soldiers are what make for weak empires, and weakness of people leads to weakness in governments, as well as its military forces, and that is always brought about by huge egos, tiny brains, lots of arrogance, pride, narcissism, vanity, and elitism, as well as incompetence being the standard instead of being exemplary, indifference, apathy, a lack of caring for others, a lack of empathy for others, a lack of sympathy for others, the peddling of agendas rather than the strive for righteousness, truth, justice, and love, as is mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, as well as what is taught by YAHWEH EL ELOHIM Himself, a lack of personal accountability, a lack of personal responsibility, being hard-hearted, being evil, vile, and wicked, and by listening to the lies of Lucifer and his various doctrines, as well as a lack of discernment, a lack of common sense, and the promotion of logic, reason, and rationality by those that claim to have them, yet not only ironically lacking them in spades, but that also do not want to learn to have them in their lives, as well as will also make the people that dare to try to have them in their lives suffer, as the Luciferian globalist elite hate it when people rebel against their system.
You must be a BPA.
I have said this for years...Certainly bleeds over into RUclips and Training as well. Many think just because you are ex-mil or ex-LEO you are somehow God's gift to firearm handling.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Sadly, politicians think the same thing, thus the "who really needs more than 10 rounds?" Crap and the following magazine bans. Any military and LEO knows the exact opposite which is why they arent constrained.
@@CWHolleman
This is a generational phenomenon though. LEOs of 30 years ago were definitely more gun oriented than more recent groups.
I like seeing charlie being serious
It’s weird to see him serious but you know the subject was serious if he’s being serious
Still weird as hell 😂
Me too. I'd like this but your at 69 and I don't want to ruin that for you.
My first video of these guys. I was thinking damn this guy is super serious.
@@LSU1-wo5hj just keep watching.
"I know your out there buddy and we're proud of ya...fuckin proud of you" I love that
Still traumatic for him I'm sure. I believe it was his girlfriends grandmother that was interviewed and said that even though he's a hero, he still needs our prayers because taking a life, even the life of an evil gunman, is a difficult thing. Especially in that setting. Prayers and homage to Mr Dickens and the families affected
Amen brotha
That's a very true statement you hear about ex military ex officers taking their own life's since they feel guilty or like they were the cause if 1 person died from this evil person because they didn't kill him earlier. I hope that Eli continues to live a good life even with the fact he killed someone. But a coping to that is that instead of himself killing one bad person the bad person didn't kill 10x that in innocent people.
Why does everyone say this?
I literally have no problem taking the life of an evil person. Zero.
Chris Kyle's only regret was that he wasn't able to kill more terrorists and save more of his friends.
Yes it could be traumatic, but hey just think of it as another animal you're hunting except it walks upright on two legs. Maybe next time his family should think twice not to create a mass shooter, cuz technically it's the families fault for creating a monster.
@@dangerous8333 my main question is "have you ever taken the life of another"? If you haven't then you don't know how you'll react. You have an idea of how you want to react but how you actually will won't be known till it's over.
The fact his grandpa was the one who taught him shows how insanely important it is to drop your kids off with their grandparents from time to time.
bitchingly true....
also follow their advice...CHEW YOUR FOOD
Absolutely.
I plan on taking my granddaughters when they’re old enough
Amen, Besides I love seeing my little kiddo's
one of my best friends, and her baby were in the food court when the gunman started shooting. they got out safe. thank you for this video. extremely important.
Mr.Dicken deserves high praise for his forethought to be strapped as well as the efficient way he neutralized the active shooter who was prepared to kill many people...the untold lives Mr. Dicken saved is huge. Kudos to Dicken's Grandpa for teaching and training his grandson so he was able to choose to step up to preserve life with the tools and skills to do so!
Respect and gratitude to Mr. Dicken and his grandfather, but lets not forget Mr. Dicken's gf was also on scene and was training to be a nurse (from what i gather, could be wrong). She chose to stay as well and render medical aid to those who were injured. Respect and honor to all 3 of them, and anyone else who helped in the training of them.
"To our knowledge, he has no police training."
Well, that's why he's such a good shot.
😂
Also explains why he stood up instead of pissing his pants and hiding in a cry closet.
@@valthonispaladine7999 Not fair, the police in Uvalde were cowards but that’s not the norm.
@@waynejohnson1786 They stood outside of the school in Parkland too and patiently waited for the shooting to stop before entering. The police care about their own safety above anything else. They have no duty to protect anyone except themselves.
@@waynejohnson1786 not so sure they are cowards because they actually went extensive training on "going in". Im leaning more towards someone really didnt want them to go in...
Under extreme stress...changes everything...that dude did way better than anyone will acknowledge
So true. Also, to make matters worse, he was with his girlfriend. I dont know if he was able to focus all his attention on the target, I dont know his mind, but I guess that has to add some pressure on your mind. And he wasnt a cop, Im still guessing here but Im sure he never shot a human being before...on a possibly moving target...40 yards away. Even with the proper training thats remarkable.
Way better than the Uvalde cops
You know in his mind he had to be thinking don't fuck this up and hit an innocent person as well as taking out the threat and knowing he could potentially draw the killers fire once he started shooting. And if you fuck up and get shot then your girlfriend is next target. That's like your heart over revs and stops stress.
@@redneckninja2539 Don't think he had that much time to think about that dude...
@@vincentlee7359 I kinda agree but at the same time would think it's like being in a car wreck when so much shit goes through your brain so quickly that it's like having a conversation with yourself. Don't know for sure, it's just a thought
In a stressful situation, where you have to decide if you are justified in shooting, if there is someone in front of the target that could be caught in crossfire, behind the target that could be collateral, is there property behind the target that you’re going to damage, With adrenaline rushing through your body. The dude did an incredible job of making the decision so quickly, drawing and then being so accurate from such a distance. Properly impressive!
I also love that he hasnt used this to springboard into some sort of internet fame. I havent seen him interviewed once by the news. He’s not all over youtube, He’s not on every second instagram account, he’s not all over facebook. He’s just a normal dude who did what he had to do and has faded back into normality. Huge respect
The fact that Charlie just whipped out his gun and banged out 4 shots at a range between 60 and 120 yards is actually insane. What a great shot.
What absolutely boggles my mind is there are people right now who are seriously condemning this man for what he did, even though he, without a shred of doubt, saved numerous lives.
*To the commenters saying this isn’t true or that I am perpetuating lies; several journalists and the hosts of the tv show ‘The View’ have called him a vigilante and that what he did was wrong, not heroic, and illegal. It is all over the tv and internet. You’re absolutely glowing with your anti-gun ideology and ad-hominem attacks. This man singlehandedly destroyed your “people don’t need to carry guns” argument. Take the L and move on.
Are you for real?! THEY ARE CONDEMNING A LITERAL HERO!
Now you know what evil looks like
Yeah but they're probably so vaccinated that they aren't thinking right. Sheep
Yes. Dumbass saying he was illegal carry, no permit, just to stop active shooter, calling him a vigilante.
That's how phony the left is. They would rather people die to push their agenda
6:35 when the cameraman said “I bet friends/family said he’s crazy for carrying a gun everywhere”, that can be so true. I’m taking my concealed carry class tomorrow, I’ve told a couple of my closest friends, they think it’s “ridiculous” and “unnecessary”. I told my dad and he said the same thing. Now I’m like kind of scared to tell people and I’m worried if I ever have to use my gun everyone in my life would testify against me and make shit up about me simply because they don’t like guns. They literally think I’m crazy for wanting to carry a gun, they’ve said as much. This is a real thing in today’s world, and it’s so sad to hear about these cases of a HERO being called the bad guy!
You’re not crazy if you want to be able to defend yourself. Get your CCA, dude! It’s good across about half the country.
Sheep are afraid equally of both the sheepdog and the wolf, and cannot discern the difference. Be your own man. Chart your own path. Ignore the detractors.
Persec is a thing. Don't tell anyone about these types of things. If you get in a situation with those people around you, they will not only pull a "you've got a gun, do something!!" move, but will villify you if you have to take a life in their persence.
Also, if you have the ability to, I would disassociate with those people. They don't have your best interests in mind.
I get it. You want to share what is important to you. You want to tell people that you are a responsible citizen and you want to share your passions. Most people are being brainwashed every single day and night by social media and their televisions. They are mindless sheep and will mindlessly screw you over badly.
Stop telling anyone about your plans to defend yourself or what you are going to use to do it with.
Sorry you have to take a class to conceal carry.
Get your ccw, carry, and do not tell anyone that you do. It only creates problems. Ignore those sheltered individuals who ridicule you for wanting to protect yourself.
The Bill Drill, the Mozambique Drill, the 3-3 Drill, and now the legendary Dicken Drill. Elijah, respect and gratitude. And to Elijah's gf (apologies for not knowing the name), respect and gratitude. You both stepped up on the day and performed as best as you could, and that was more than enough to eliminate the threat and help those in harm's way. GT, thank you for this video and showing support for this young man and his gf.
This is one of the best videos you've ever done and Charlie said it best
"Be prepared or be that face in the obituary"
I deeply respect that you didn't even say the bad guys name. Let him be forgotten, like he never even existed. The media playing pictures of this tool makes me sick.
@Frank Bonazza III nothing but true 👍🏼
True, they showed no pictures of the hero MR Dickens, but plastered pictures of the shooter, made me angry.
true!! same
Yup, he's dead just like he probably wanted to be, but luckily there was a good human who put a distressed animal down before it caused immeasurably more damage.
Idk the scumbags name or image, and I refuse to allow that useless info into my brain. What I do know is that Mr. Dicken, his gf (who stayed to render aid to people) and his grandpa are absolute legends.
As you said yourself months ago, "The world doesn't give a fuck if you're not ready."
Eli had the mind to train and equip himself to defend his lady, himself, and any innocent soul that needed his firepower. The moment came, he neutralized the threat, and prevailed.
May Eli Dicken forever be remembered as a hero.
For those of us that don’t have family left to teach us these things. You’re what we’ve got, you’re our teacher and you’re a damn good one. The things I’ve learned from your channel are out of this world.
I’ve found this channel a little bit ago and the part where they talked about family calling Dicken crazy struck with me. I am the first in my family who believes, practices, and actually CC yet my family call me insane and stupid for carrying. Situations like this is why I believe in carrying I would rather it be them than me, the people around me, or the innocents around me.
Keep training, stay vigilant, stay savage. I guarantee if you ever have to defend them (hopefully never but as we've seen hope doesnt do much for real life) they'll change their tone very quickly and be grateful that you were prepared when they weren't.
There's no reason to try to convince people. Just keep it concealed and quietly go about your day. It doesn't matter what people think; All that matters is when the sh^t goes down, it's either in your hand or it's not. Make sure that it is.
Progressive propaganda is a helluva drug.....
your family sounds mentally challenged
I LOVE that Mr. Dicken is getting this kind of love. People will spend hours talking about a PoS killer...this is the right way to give credit and attention to the good guys.
Completely agree! So happy to see this video where they said who the f$&@ cares who the POS shooter was, this is the hero we’re talking about, Dicken…
As someone from Greenwood Indiana I would like to thank Eli from his amazing trash disposal skills
I was born and lived for a few years in greenwood. Nice to see someone in the community that does the lords work
I worked at the chick-fil-a in the Greenwood park mall as my first job in high school. This one hit really close to home for me. Incredible job by Elijah. Truly a miracle
I’m just a young mexican stoner that smokes weed on my RUclips channel, tryna me it out the hood One Day👌 When i look at the top where all the successful people are… there isn’t NO mexicans 😩😩
I'm glad our local police knew the law and fully supported our hero
@@spencersheets6311 100%! I'm glad glad to know that if I ever have to exercise that right (Lord forbid) the local law enforcement will have my back!
“Be Prepared or be the face on that obituary “ wow what a statement
Thank you for taking the time to recognize this hero and to broadcast the message that you have to be able to depend on yourself.
Shot a USPSA match today, and the 1st stage was called “Not even close to the Dickens drill”. Dudes a hero and a stud!
I set up my range similarly right after his story was released. I have a similar drill called the "Church shot" and set up chairs so we can simulate drawing while seated and neutralizing a bad guy at 40 yards.
Why the H*LL are all the RUclips Gun Channels doing this test with FREAKIN RED DOTS??????!! 99% of CCW carriers DON'T use RED DOTS. This is case of mass narcissism. These channels are doing this to make their 40 yard shots look better to their audiences. TOTAL JOKE. Do the test with NORMAL open sighted CCW pistols! Enough with this narcissistic BS already!
Hey, name the victims of the tragedy without googling them
Was just thinking that every USPSA/IPSC, IDPA, etc match for the next 6 months is going to have a stage thats just 8 hits on a single target at 40 yards.
@@isoldmysoulforanime7163 The people who were killed? Why?
This video is about firearms training and preparation.
“No one is coming to save you.” So true, especially in this case. I read that the first officers on scene took 11 minutes to get there. Imagine the carnage the POS shooter could have unleashed if Mr. Dickens hadn’t been there and made the decision to engage the bad guy.
And it probably wouldn't have stopped after they arrived either. Depends on how that department handles those calls.
That's crazy considering Eli took him down in under 15 seconds.. And he had already shot 4? People... 11 minutes would have been a complete new level of tragedy.
@@tannershanksftw crazy perspective, 4 ppl x 15 second = 12 ppl per minute that could have been murdered 😳.. 😬 it was 11 minutes before the first responder arrived... in my opinion, that guy practicing his 2nd Amendment Right, saved 116 other people.
@Sqwee damn sad
That's what they want.
"No body's coming to save you." and "Remember, when seconds count, police are minutes away." are more true today than ever before.
Only minutes?
@@poisontribal990960 is still minutes
Thanks for the video. Training is so important. Like anything else we use in our lives, knowing how to properly use a weapon and being proficient at it just makes good sense. Think about how long it took you to get proficient at driving an automobile and how much training went into that before you were able to do it safely and efficiently. And most of us continue to practice by driving everyday. We should have the same mindset when using a firearm. God bless Elisha Dicken for stepping up and being prepared and reminding us how important that ongoing training is to all of us!
Mr Dickens demonstrated real gun control, not political gun control. And, he saved a boat load of tax payer money.
This man obviously isn't a mentally disturbed maniac, so would still have access to firearms if background checks & red flag checks were introduced.
He also has a set of balls. Something entirely missing from Uvalde police. They only use their wee wee to p!ss themselves with fear.
In wich way did he saved tax payer money.
Please tell me cause im german.
@@hoppermm4032 court cases for starters
@@hoppermm4032 the guy filled the shooter full of lead. now he doesn't go to jail thus costing the government far less money
@@bigz5262 Prison expenses, for another.
it hurts me as an American, that this young man hasn't been made a hero. not only did he take advantage of his training... his girlfriend also took matters into her own hands, and did everything she could to help the wounded. :) two angels in one place needed when they were needed.
Just you wait- he will become a hero. With time.
The real heroes will become accepted.
Amen to that 🙏
He has chosen to stay out of the spotlight and refused any interviews and has a lawyer speaking for him. We have to respect his wishes
@@WKRP187 what does he need a lawyer for.
@@WKRP187 Society of the Cincinnati. Do your duty to society, and then fade back into the shadows.
Truly one of your best videos, and that's saying a lot. Thank you, GT!
that motivational speach was so REAL
Thanks for the liftup
Just ran this drill this morning, it's probably the best drill to train for an active shooter event. On a flat range I think 8/10 cold in 10 seconds is a better standard to replicate the stress.
Eli Dicken did everything right and set the standard that CCW needs to train to.
The bar has been set
Don't forget you are on a range with no civilians, you already know you're going to shoot, and no one's likely to shoot back at you. You need to handicap yourself to offset the stress you would feel if it were real.
I wonder how much he helped hellcat sales since this happened.
There should be no standards for CCW because their shouldn’t be such thing as CCW. Beyond the common sense standard of safely handling and shooting a gun, that’s all you “need”. The more training the better but it should never be required and once you set standards you’re a step below requirements.
Unless you mean your personal standards you’ll set on yourself in which case I’m just ranting about our rights.
@@Sheridantank I 100% meant personal training standards.
I to have fallen victim to the myth that 15/25 yard quick shot standard is ok and trained accordingly.we all need to be better
I think the most impressive part about this isn't 8/10 40 yard shots within 15 seconds. It's that he was able to identify an unknown target, draw and take aim, and then hit those shots in that time while chaos erupting and the immediate threat of death put pressure on him.
@@seanbeasley2894 it was 40 yards 🤦♂️ go follow your own advice hypocrite
@@seanbeasley2894 Go read something
@@seanbeasley2894 everything I've seen has said 40 yards so.... this is quite embarrassing.
@@seanbeasley2894 where you see 40 foot?
@@seanbeasley2894 hahaha smoooth
Never seen Charlie this serious. Brings a chill to me. This is why we train as civilians. Love to see Charlie being serious with such a serious topic. Joke when jokes are needed, but level up when the time comes. Love you guys.
I love this video it really changed my life
Thank you guys. Made me think about this world is dangerous your either prepared or not simple. And for me family is my top priority and I wanna be able to stop someone from hurting them. Please keep making more videos about motivating people to keep training for your family’s sake
Just get a pistol, practice and be sure to carry it. It doesn't do you any good if you left it at home that day.
Eli is a hero, he fired 10 rounds on a moving target from 40 yards and landed 8 while his adrenaline was pumping. He is one incredible human.
This is very true. As a civilian, I have found myself in two gunfights, well technically two, as I was an active participant in only one of them. I can shoot as well as just about anybody I've seen, but in my little fracas I wasn't able to put lead on target. In my defense, the distance of said engagement was a bit of a stretch for my little Marlin .22lr at 250-300 yards, but I've made shots at that distance before while not under duress. The fact is that it's hard to hit someone when you are actually trying to take them out.
@Sqwee He must have spotted a sniper lol
@@dullahan7677 Delusional
@@Supremucy , I doubt that you ever been in a situation like that in real life. Meanwhile, I have been in at least two situations where people randomly tried to use guns on myself. I simply told the people that I had the Power of YAHWEH EL ELOHIM on my side and that they would do well to not make Him mad, let alone myself, and that, if they were to continue with their poor choice of life decisions in trying to assassinate myself, then they would understand why their guns would make for incredibly bad dildos to be shoved up their a
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(Now for the record, I am heterosexual instead of heterophobic, but, statistically, a shot through the rectum, let alone repeated shots up said rectum, via bullets from a gun, will most likely kill the hostile target, hence why guns are a poor choice for a dildo.)
Guys, this actually happened back in the 1980s in TN. The guy was in a land dispute with my uncle and he had been pulling guns on people and making threats since it began. On this particular day he shot at my cousin and I with a shotgun. We were far enough away that the pellets did little more than burn us up, but I damn sure emptied the marlin at his ass. I've been shooting since I was 3yo, and I am currently 47. My instructor is a hard assed US Army combat vet and drill sergeant that I call Dad. So guys believe it or not it doesn't bother me, but it is the truth.
Eli's feat was all the more impressive as it was a better armed assailant he was facing, so his courage and poise under pressure was amazing, also his grandpa deserves huge credit for training Eli as one hell of a marksman.
Big facts! We gave huge props to his grandpa in this video
@@GarandThumb You rightly did and credit to you for pointing out how beneficial it can be to be trained by a relative.
@@GarandThumb The wisdom y'all share here is 100! But I do give thanks to the Lord first for the good men, doing the correct things, to stop evil from continuing to prevail. All glory to the Lord! 🙌🐑❤️ Ps. Seeing Charlie in this light is about as expected as grabbing water, yet gettin' ever clear, that's beautiful man! Stay safe, stay solid y'all!
Grandfathers: teaching kiddos to snipe commies with a handgun since 1950.
@Garand Thumb what he did is great, but you need to check the fact's. It was misspoken as yards. The distance was feet.
Amen brother! I Couldn't have said it any better. Mr. Dicken is a hero and deserves a medal and much more!
I hope you see this. Maybe it is different from your normal content (which I enjoy as well) but it is very impactful. I have seen similar videos from you with topics that hit close to home, and they are very helpful. Your sidekick adds a great dimension to your videos. Great presentation. Both of you guys keep rocking.
Eli, a week ago you were just a regular dude minding his business. Now you're in the Pantheon of Badassery with the respect of every guntuber out there. Congrats are certainly in order.
Yes sir he is.
I bet he watched this and I bet he was smiling when he did. Godspeed brother.
1 citizen - 15 seconds to neutralize an active shooter
Uvalde 375 cops - over 70 minutes and a border agent ended up having to do it; mass casualties
Heck yeah! From an average unknown Joe to a national icon in 15-seconds! He should be proud.
He fired the first round 15 seconds after the shooter opened up...he fired 10 rounds in 10 seconds with 8/10 hits
@@caseychadwell3274 honestly, in the stress of the situation, that is absolutely phenomenal shooting.
@@andrewjankowski9650 I think we're all in agreement. 😂
@@caseychadwell3274 Pretty sure he began firing 7 seconds in and it was all done 15 seconds after the shooting started, so 8 seconds for 10 rounds with 8/10 hitting.
I am truly enthused by both men in this video by their humility. Coming from law enforcement, humility is definitely needed in order to accept real training and reality. Thank you gentlemen.
I will keep it as short as possible. But around 4 months ago I got into a situation where maybe 6 guys had thrown a 40 lbs stone slab through my truck window. The only thing that saved me from them while they were trying to crawl through my window and unlock my door was my training. I do really believe that practice makes perfect. If you train with your firearm as much as possible you will know what to do if god forbid that time comes, without even thinking about it. You’ll build a muscle memory
I’m from Greenwood where it happened. Been to that mall a million times! My dad tells me if he was scared enough to take his gun everywhere he would just stay home. I told him it’s not about being scared. It’s about being smart
It’s easy to talk about staying home when your old, we don’t go out and hit the clubs
Do you have auto, home or life insurance?
Afraid or responsible?
So he rolls around without a seatbelt? No point in driving if you're scared of crashing the whole time.
@@icanreadthebible7561 what does that have to do with the price of tea in china lol
@@jacobreynolds7285 he's saying that carrying a gun is kind of like insurance. You don't eliminate any activity that carries risk, you reduce your exposure by being prepared.
Dicken is a savior in this whole situation, and honestly, I hate the people who are making Dicken the bad guy even though he saved so many lives.
He’s not the bad guy at all, still doesn’t mean that those three lives lost weren’t a tragedy, and that’s what many are ignoring.
@@quinlanyates9530 It's honestly the last thing we need right now. America doesn't even have time to properly grieve and address a mass shooting before another one takes the attention. We should still be talking about Uvalde, not shifting focus to "maybe guns are good in the right hands". Yes heroes are good and they do exist. But Eli is 1 in 1000. He is an exception to the rule. It's a reason to offer him work in law enforcement or military. Not a reason to hand out guns to people too lazy to train. People with poor judgement. People with their own anger issues. Guns are an absolute last resort. Eli miraculously realised what was happening, identified the threat, took aim and ended the situation. That is exceptional even for a trained officer. Most people don't realise the amount of judgement that needs to happen before firing a gun. It's not always easy to understand the situation in the heat of the moment. Imagine if someone walked into the area as Eli was firing. Maybe they think he is also a mad gunman and start firing at him. They are all working with no background information at that point. That's why police wear uniforms. Things can get very ugly with every civilian holding guns and nobody announcing their intentions.
@@aceparable1 There is no "Maybe guns are good in the right hands" They are an active good in the right hands, and most people who conceal are very serious about and train as often as they can.
And speaking of Uvalde, the utter cowardice of the officers there shows us that we cannot rely on the government for protection. We need less "Gun Free Zones" that are essentially extremely soft targets that don't have instant response times in security.
Right after Uvalde, there was a criminal in West Virginia who decided to open fire at a graduation party in a park where they were tons of little kids and families, A lady attending the party shot the would be murderer before anyone was hurt and killed him. Eli is in fact not 1 in a thousand, Armed citizens have saved countless lives from potential mass shooters but never get recognized because the media never reports on it, and usually the bad guys are stopped before they hurt others. So it doesn't have the shock headline appeal that the ghouls in the media love so much.
@@aceparable1 I guess I'm confused at what you're exactly getting at, what is your point? People trying to be like Eli is bad? People being inspired to take self defense more seriously is bad? Civilian gun ownership is bad? Lets not confuse things. Ulvade was one of the largest police screw ups in recent memory. Eli went above and beyond what most anyone else could possibly do. Protecting yourself is a natural human right. Gun ownership is not evil. The last thing we need right now is some politicians again taking a knee jerk swipe at gun control and people backing it. The last thing need is to for people to just give in and relinquish a right they will likely never get back. To be frank someone like Eli is exactly who we need all across America. You can comment that there will be a bunch of incompetent assholes along the way, but lets be real there already are people like that everywhere.
@@Alphascrub_77 you're right, there totally are incompetent people like that all over, and sadly many of them are with the people we are supposed to turn to for help, protection, safety etc etc.... You want to go home safe at the end of the day, you gotta take the steps to be able to do it yourself and not rely on someone that would take however long to even show up, but then to also be completely uninformed as to what's going on and where the bad guy may be and all that other info that you may know, But chances are the arriving police won't know much at all and very well possibly go right past the bad guy without even realizing it or even be gunned down themselves
One of the best clips you have put out there yet! Hopefully, when the smoke clears, you'll have him on the Channel!!
I love your videos, I love that you tell it how it is and talk how you talk and don't censor yourself, keep up the good fight !
That stache adds like 50+ recoil managment to any firearm and the knowledge of the possessor increases atleast 10 folds. You sir are a man of class
This new mustasches looks familiar, don't know where I saw them.
He looks like a mass shooter
I was one of those skeptics 29 years ago. I supported the 2A, but scoffed at my twin brother for carrying concealed because I didn't have a wife and kids like he did. I never married or had kids, but I learned more about the danger that's out there and my responsibility to protect myself from it. I've concealed carried for the last 13 years.
Being a Father and Husband requires you to Protect your Family. I learned this 39 years ago with my first daughter. Taught her well about the evils in the world.
@@grimtooth2336 Were women back then as they are now? Seems like the majority of women I meet today are toxic. As a result I’ve never dated. I think in the past 10 years I’ve only met two women who I actually liked being around.
I wont even walk from my front door to my car or mailbox without at least throwing a pistol in my pocket. I keep one loaded and within arms reach inside too. I don't give the slightest damn if people think that is paranoid. If I go outside, I'm carrying a gun. Period.
@@mariolopez-oi2td tinder.... can't find them off tinder either. Doesn't help that I have the Ugly and are actually broken. Not what you call a catch.
@@mariolopez-oi2td No I meant in person.
I live in central Indiana and here's some nice information for you. Since that shooting, the Greenwood Park Mall has police with a K9 patrolling the mall and actively approaching people who may be concealed carrying. They don't want you to be able to defend yourself or anyone else in the mall. So the guy who goes there to shoot people, can just avoid the police and begin firing whenever he wants. The guy who goes there to shop and is carrying for defense, will get stopped by the mafia enforcers and made to leave... That's how much the mall owners care about their customers.
Mr. Dicken inspired me to go out to the range today. We might have already had plans to go, and i might be watching this now that i'm home, but all the other Dickens from the past motivate me to keep familiar with my weapons without too much time between. Crazy story. Look at our new potential gun laws here in Colorado, and please make a video if you want.
My Grandfather fought in WW2 and The Battle of the Bulge. He once told me..”Find a gun that’s your favorite and shoot as much as you can.. in a short time that gun will be another part of you.”
1911's for me. I know people hate on it a lot. Saying sand gets in grip safeties. Safety switch gets in the way. Bad round for accuracy and range. But I never run into those problems and the thumb safety is useful because if you hold it down your aim is steadier on handed. And the end result is you tend not to miss, and the round is more capable than most of the shooters hating on it. It has a ballistic and a learning curve. And every gun has a personality. Two 1911's could be made back to back and they still won't behave the same. Finding one with a personality you like and understand will push the capabilities of you, the gun, and the round to the limit of what's possible in a consistently possible
@@hf117j 1911s are surgically precise with that 5 inch barrel. As long as you train with them, you'll be fine. Micro compacts like most carry, require far more effort to become deadly proficient with. I carry a 365XL and it's a great gun but requires the training and marksmanship from its user to be of any use.
5 inch barrel 1911's all the way
@@hf117j I’ve carried a 1911 for 10 years now. I love it. It just feels right in my hands. The only true downside is capacity. I live in Florida and carry every time I step out of the house. Two extra mags, a phone, and a wallet don’t fit in boardshorts very well. I have pondered going to the Glock 19 or sig p320 but every time I hold that 1911 I remember why I don’t.
Training with that gun is most important, and I don't mean just shooting. Hitting a paper target on a nice sunny day is very different from being in a situation where you're scared, your heart rate is through the roof. If you don't work on your own fitness, breathing and moving with your firearms under stressful situations you may as well not have a gun.
I consistently train out to 40 yards with all of my handguns. After seeing Charlie and Mike make 60+ look easy I gotta step my numbers up. By the way seeing Charlie be so serious gave me chills.
I stay at 25 lol I’m not a very good shot, I definitely wouldn’t be helping anybody if I carried it around
@@murkyturkey5238 you can practice more and always get better. If 25yrds is all you have, then make the target smaller. There's 1/2 and 1/3 sized targets out there.
@@murkyturkey5238 Push yourself comfortably, homie. If you have to go up in 2-3 yard intervals, do it. No logical person would ever rip on you for taking the time to improve your marksmanship. You can match their 60 yards before you know it if you give it time and practice.
"Charlie be so serious gave me chills."
Same.
I saw my dad go 8 for 8 with 1911 on a 10 inch gong at 200 yards
Love to hear it my grandfather started teaching me and my brothers gun safety and weapon handling at 4 we were shooting .22s by 6 glock19s at 8 and ARs at 8 then 12 gauges and hunting by 10
Elijah is a great and powerful name too. He was the very first 13F - Forward Observer that called for fire. 2 Kings 1:10 “and Elijah said to the Captain of 50, ‘If I am a man of God, then let fire rain down from Heaven and consume you and your 50 men’ then fire came down from Heaven and killed them all.”
Did a similar drill with buddies yesterday. Moved from a seated position to drag a heavy bag and get rounds on in under 15 seconds at a 40 yard target. Im glad the community is taking this incident to heart and People like you and Tim Herron are using your platforms to demonstrate the need for long range proficiency with your daily carry. Thank you guys keep it up.
Exactly! This is the correct drill.
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THAT HE SHOT 10 ROUNDS IN 15 SECONDS?!
HE DID NOT!
He shot the killer 15 seconds AFTER the killer started shooting.
Which means that in those 15 seconds he:
One, got his girlfriend out of harms way.
Two, drew his weapon.
Three, found cover.
Four, found his sight picture.
Five, then shot ten rounds at 40 yards.
Which means those ten shots, from first to last shot, most likely happened in less than 5 seconds.
@@jejoko under stress at a moving target too. For every miss we were doing a 40 yard shuffle with a 30lb weight there and back. Trying to simulate some grip strength fatigue and getting the heart rate up. We did the same dry fire about 30 min prior with weights bag and jump rope. So we had the fatigue simulated somewhat, but we had practice reps in. This guy did it cold start and stopped the threat, most likely in under 5 like you said, props to him for sure.
I live in Greenwood. The mall is 5 minutes away.
I’m so proud of that young man. He represents us Hoosiers. We don’t play.
Eli, you’re a hero.
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@@jjbigbuck yes!!!!
@@dylanspivey9114 ❤️yes!
You hit on a really good point. Teaching your kids how to shoot and teaching them gun safety. That would be a really good video and probably help a lot of us down the road.
This was an intense, yet important, video. Needs even more views, everyone should see this.
Man is a damn hero, and I'm glad to see there are still people willing to put their lives on the line to defend others without hesitation.
An example of what a man should be in this day and age.
Honor to Mr.Dickens
That's the truth. With some cheese on it.
Sadly it only happens 5% of the time a civilian stops a mass shooting
That’s because some people aren’t smart to disregard the no firearms sign like Mr. Dicken.
Despite Elijah “Dick’em Down” Dickens being the most recent addition, he has most certainly found his place amongst other legends in the Gunfighter Hall of Fame.
Gunfighter Hall of Fame. That's pretty badass.
"Bigggg Irrrroonnn onnn his hiii-iiiipp"
Like the quote “ no ones come in to Save You “ well said. 👍
I've seen this video after the initial upload!
It popped up so I had to watch it again! Thanks!
Thank you for giving this man the credit the news refuses to give him. It’s sad that I didn’t even know the name of this American hero but yet they blast the names of the sick minded people who attempt to do what he stopped.
Of course they wont. The media is in lockstep with the whole banning guns narrative and blaming "muh white supremacy". The good thing is that the CIA or FBI are big mad that their asset got wasted before he caused any significant damage.
Honor his wishes like the media is doing for the most part and leave him and his family the hell alone like he wants to be
Eli's coming hide your heart
Speaking of not getting coverage. Last week one of my cousin's friends is Sheriff Deputy got ambushed by three illegals and shot eight times including two in the head.
@@jacobladder6165 why is this not on the news smh. I’m sorry for your loss man. It’s a shame that these things continue to happen to good American people.
Seeing Charlie in this light, serious and somber, is just as awesome as his “character”… Love you all!
We had Constitutional Carry 16 days before the shooting. He didn’t have a carry permit. He was carrying under Constitutional Carry. And I know this story because I live in Indiana. I also carry every single day and everywhere. Always ready to not be a victim.
Definitely KUDOS to that dude!! Made serious great shots under high stress and saved many lives that day. Good for him.
The number of times I’ve had people act incredulous when they find out I carry everywhere I can legally do so.
“Why would you carry a gun in Walmart???”
Few people have the luxury of knowing when and where they’ll face a threat to their life. Get training, get prepared, be ready.
I see this kind of attitude a lot, myself. As though we've never seen shootings in grocery stores or fast food drive-thrus... As you said, you don't get to decide when or where trouble finds you. You just get to decide ahead of time to be ready for it.
Given the name Dicken, we need to come up with a saying in his honor. When a bad guy is killed by a good guy, let's all say: "He really gave them a good Dicken!"
It’s the only case in which Dicken around is a good thing.
He got Dicken'd
This needs to be higher up!
Dicken, Verb: The action of layin’ pipe on a baddie as such that said baddie is diminished in life and history, and consequently suffers name erasure in the annals of history...
Ex: See @computer Cowboy above.
#SayHisName #EliDickens
"Dicken, dicked him down."
Anyone who has not only trained a long time with pistols. Or watched Hickok45 "bang the gong" should underground this. But. Under stress, people running and... that target is also sending rounds back. Eli you rock man! I'm a fellow Hoosier and have family in Seymour. Would love to come shake your hand bro! Also Grand Thumb thank you for covering this! Love ya bro!!
Great video. This is my favorite incident to point to, to demonstrate the value of normal citizens being proficient with, and carrying guns. The epitome of a "good guy with a gun".
Also, 100% agree with the sentiment that being ex-military means next to nothing, for the average vet. I can say this because I was in the Air Force as a cyber troop, and our entire basic training consisted of EXACTLY ONE day at the range shooting M4s. 10 years later and I've only had to re-qual one additional time, when I was a Security Forces augmentee.
no one should even utter the murderer's name or release his image.
that guy forfeited his presence in this world.
The only people worth remembering are the victims and the hero.
You act like its an honor and not a disgrace to their entire family who raised them. We should know their names... don't let this sort of thing be swept under the rug or you're opening yourself up to false flag crap from the government in a big way. We deserve to know who is committing vile crimes against the people.
@@majorpwner241 I agree. The problem is we then get a Columbine situation. If we blast the names of those who did this while never mentioning the real heroes we show the world a quick and easy way to become infamous and remembered. Mention the asshole, don’t idolize them.
@@floofyboi7546 Oh, by all means I totally agree we should be giving much more attention to people doing good in our world, including those who step up during a shooting to end the threat. We just can't let ourselves be blind to the evil or where it's coming from.
The picture of his corpse is funny though. What a loser, looking as pathetic in death as he must have been in life. I forgot his name though lol, dickens will be remembered.
@Kne3cap even 4chan is blasting this dude lmao
To quote another trainer, he had “the balls to face the threat” in addition to his skill.
Exactly ! God bless him & his family... also those who were injured, & their families...
he engaged a rifle, at a distance, with a pistol; that's a tall order.
I live just NE of Greenwood. I was doing training in Greenwood all week and ate at the mall 2x that week including that Mexican restaurant near the restroom the shooter entered from.
It is amazing that he was able to pull this feat off and not injure civilians too.
I like to think I'd have been able to do the same and I train to be able to. I'm so glad I've never had to though.
But all of my thanks go to that young man
Nothing much to add, except I'm just smiling and love being a subscriber. Kudos!
Elijah Dicken is an absolute hero and an excellent marksman. We should all endeavor to be so bold as he is.
80% effective hits from 40 yards on a toothpick sized target whilst under fire and moving TOWARDS the threat! There’s no words I can say that would do justice to his actions.
God bless, and train hard people.
Isnt his name Elijah?
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@@lalli8152 elisjsha
And no red dot, just irons.
@@Extremekhan24 That's a tough spell but I'm gonna remember it out of respect to the hero.
We need to thank not only Eli, but Eli's Grandfather for having the foresight to train his grandson in the skills he would need one day.
Too bad that his grandfather also did not teach him to be a responsible gun owner No guns were allowed in that mall.
@@daleschutte1824 rather caught with it than without.
@@daleschutte1824 would u rather have a sensible gun owner with CC in a prohibited area, or a nutjob who doesnt care for rules with CC in same said area?
I get ur point that neither should have been carrying in that mall, but lets face it man, if there was no-one there to stop the murderer, he coulda done alot worse, as we all know police and security would just sit around listening to the shit transpiring
Like stinky said, rather have it when needed than not
@@daleschutte1824 Indiana is a constitutional Carry state which allows him to carry anywhere even if there is a posted no fire arm sign he’s still not breaking the law unless a person working for that establishment ask him to leave and he doesn’t leave then he’ll be breaking the law that why he was concealed carrying Im pretty sure he knew this too so he didn’t break the law
Don't forget, it was a moving target. I hope Eli is ok. Despite saving many lives, he took one. That must be really difficult.
Love coming back to videos like this to get some motivation to get out and train.
You know its a topic you guys are truly passionate about when Charlie isn't running around in the background chasing bugs with a broom handle. 😅
Hats off to Elijah for being prepared and willing to take action when it was needed. It's good to see everyone in the gun community pushing his name out the for everyone to know and not the name of the parasite that he took out.
Mr Dicken made a very human choice, a real good guy in my book, his girlfriend too, as I understand it. That's a brave thing to do, I sincerely hope that he processes the situation good & has help to do so. You need more of those brave people over there IMO!
A dude in a collard shirt and 505 jeans did what dozens of cops with high powered rifles and body armor wouldn’t do.
It's that they won't not that they can't
@@joelopez7459 fixed it ;)
@@joelopez7459 Disagree. I think it's not that they can't stop a shooter, but that they refuse to even try. We saw it at Uvalde.
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They most certainly can. They refused to. They need victims to push gun control.
You mean hundreds
Love you guys so much!
Until I watched this video, I legit never trained with my carry gun past 25 meters / 27 yards. Thanks for making this video.
I love how you guys mentioned the military thing. If someone does something heroic or skilled with a firearm people think automatically they have a military background and it irritates the piss out of me. Some people are just naturally brave and good under pressure and you don’t have to be special ops with a 500 body tactical confirmed kill count to prove it.
Thank you dickcheese93, I agree completely.
In my experience, passionate civilian shooters are better (on average) than ex-mil and current/ex LEO. Heck, we’ve seen the videos of the officers doing their quals and it’s embarrassing. Add in that the LEOs are often (not always) physically out of shape, and I’d almost always take a passionate civilian over an average MIl/leo
I know that I train more than the average police officer. Training is the key.
Absolutely. This needs to be made common knowledge. Military or LE experience does not automatically equal shooting, or even fighting, competence. And there are a whole lot of civilians out there who take their and their family's safety seriously, train, practice, and prepare more, and more diligently, than soldiers or cops. This isn't meant to take away anything from the soldiers and cops who do take their training and such seriously, they're out there too and often at a higher concentration than in the general population. But this idea that is often perpetuated that mil or LE experience or training is needed for someone to really be the best needs to be eliminated.
@@OFFICIALUND I use to be in law enforcement and when we qualified with our duty weapon “Glock 21” we fired 3 mags and that was it from standing at 20 yards. No running, weapons manipulations, no night training. And we only had to do that twice a year. People think of the name more than the person. No disrespect to the military, but I’ve seen some of them shoot and their form/technique. And, you can usually tell the ones apart that’s never shot a gun before.
Flannel Dad is slowly looking like Christian Bale hell they even have the same stache
He reminds me of someone familiar like a black masked super hero with a cape🧐
Not sure though why God fucked him out of his chin / rest of his lower jaw.
So Christian Bale can play,Garand Thumb in the lifetime channel Christmas special. Fucking Awesome 👍👍👍👍
Hahaha.
Looks like Nikola Tesla to me.
I wish more people with platforms like this would publicly hold these heroes up high and thank them for what they have done. Thank you for doing that guys.
Charlie's control was outstanding, when the shells were ejecting, they looked almost identical, awesome skill level!!
We do seem to be at an almost "perfect storm" moment here at the intersection of Uvalde and Dicken to demonstrate how much we are responsible for our own safety.
Cops are never capable of saving you inless they're off duty a d happen to be standing right next to you and are proficient tmwith their firearm. The rest of them simply respond to crimes after they've already begun.
Definitely a good way to get people to see what works and what doesn’t. Couldn’t have put it better myself.
Police are shit. Everyone should know how to safely operate a firearm. Minorities, gay straight whatever you are, everyone should know how to defend themselves.
It's bad they happened....but the contrast at almost the exactly same time was a really head scratcher for the media. They had to bash the cops for being cowards and try to not contrast the single skilled citizen with a pistol.....real conundrum for the media and anti gunners.
Between these two, it is all the reasoning we need for national concealed carry.
As a citizen of the Greenwood area this hit too close to home. I already currently train and am aproud 2A advocate but it's real now and this is even more important than it was before to me.
“It’ll never happen to me” or “it could never happen here” are common mistakes. It can happen to anyone anywhere. Make sure you’re prepared.
last minute and a half of the vid always resonates with me. the tips and tools i learn from everybody in this community are top notch. I just wish the average ranges in my area were more helpful
Thank you for the encouragement.