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RETURN TO ARIZONA
by Ken Kelly
It is a Friday morning. I am on vacation, and I am flying from Washington, DC to Arizona. The weather doesn’t get much better than Arizona in November. But I have more than that to look forward to: I am headed to an AWSDA convention. Last year’s convention, held at the same time at the same location, the Phoenix Hilton-East Mesa, was the best convention I have been to since I joined AWSDA in 1999. I am really looking forward to this.
Child Protection Options
by Brian Willis
A young Long Island mother of 4 month old twins returns home after a visit to the pediatrician. Before she can remove the infants from her sport utility vehicle she is confronted by a man who tries to throw a towel over her head. She swipes the towel away not even sure if this is a prank or not. It is not. The man who had the towel also has a knife.
Creating a Safety Perimeter
by Lisa Demetriou
There are two simple words to describe what you need to do to create a Safety Perimeter - Target Harden. Target hardening is a term often used to refer to physical security measures in a home or business. It is about taking steps to making your home or business (the target) as uninviting as possible to a potential burglar.
Shattering the Pull-up & Chin-up Myth
by Jen Haas
On January 1, 2001 - I set a goal to be able to do five chin-ups and three pull-ups by December 31, 2001.
A chin-up is when you pull yourself up with your palms facing you (using a lot of biceps) and a pull-up is when your palms face away from you (using a lot of back muscles). Most people find the chin-up to be the easier of the two.
Shooting While Pregnant: Dangerous or Not?
by Elizabeth Kennedy and Fabrice Czarnecki, M.D.
Unfortunately, there are no definitive studies that clearly answer this question.
When this topic first came up this author contacted several respected doctors for their opinion (including the co-author of this article) as to whether a pregnant student should participate in a firearms training course for women. The doctors we contacted seemed to agree that there was no reason why she shouldn't shoot. We knew the range was lead-free and the ammunition was frangible, and with that proviso, the doctors all agreed.
