New England Defensive Training LLC

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th! Please remember that freedom is not with consequences or responsibility both are necessary for freedom to not just exist but to work well for everyone.

  –Be Safe

  The Defensive Handgun class for (6/12-6/18) has been canceled. My deepest apologies to any that planned on attending.

Defensive Handgun 1  (NRA Personal Protection in the Home) -Buy A Seat-

This is a 8 hours classroom and 1 hour range session course where students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the law, how to choose a handgun for self-defense,…

The Defensive Handgun class for (5/1-5/7) has been canceled.

A 14 Year Old Beating His 56 Year Old Neighbor with a Hammer

Auburn (Maine) Police Department “AGGRAVATED ASSAULT INVESTIGATION: Auburn Police are investigating an attack that has left a 56 y/o man hospitalized. On April 5th at approximately 7:30pm, officers responded to a residence on Huard Avenue for a report of a man who had been assaulted with a hammer.

During the course of the investigation, a 14y/o male neighbor of the victim was…

LiveLeak Friday – Not Really

So I’m breaking my own rule and these videos did not come from LiveLeak, oddly they came up after each other on my Facebook feed. The first two come from a page called Operator Operating Operationally. Two guys go to a Moms Demand Action rally, legally open carrying and try and have a discussion with one of the woman, who is yelling at them.

Operator Operating Operationally -Part 1

Operator…

One step closer to another gun rights win in Maine

House Approves Majority “Ought to Pass” Report on Firearm Owner’s Protection Legislation, the title of the NRA-ILA’s article says it all. It must now pass votes in both the the House and Senate and be signed by the Governor. This is the bill about people living in Public Housing having the right to own firearms. If you don’t remember this all stems from a man who had to defend himself in his…

I was at a karate class last night and two people I had never met before were there. They were a husband and wife duo who were black belts in different styles of martial arts. There is also another black belt from a Korean style who has been coming there almost as long as me. It occurred to me to think about the amount of attrition I have seen though all of the things I have done. And for me this…

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say

What a terrible tragedy, my sympathy for the mother who has to live with this. When people ask me why they need training and why they need to keep training past the minimal class required to get your permit , I unfortunately have to turn them to this type of story. Limited details, leave limited reflection, but…

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say

What a terrible tragedy, my sympathy for the mother who has to live with this. When people ask me why they need training and why they need to keep training past the minimal class required to get your permit , I unfortunately have to turn them to this type of story. Limited details, leave limited reflection, but…

For today’s installment of LiveLeak Friday I found a “Street gun fight.” The shoot out lasts about a minute, and 22 cases were recovered at the scene. Things happen fast.

As this white SUV crosses the intersection people appear on both sides of the car using as cover. So again we talk about situational awareness again, you have to be paying attention to your surroundings. We do not see what stops…

Gun control groups pushing for “Universal Background Checks” have found a new target, Maine. If your interested in learning more and why “Universal Background Checks” are bad for Maine or any state please go over to Gun Owners of Maine and read their article.

I found this article today at Maine Wire.  “Who Are These People, Anyways?” It is an opinion piece that talk about the origins and goals of…

Project Green Light solves attempted murder in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan has a reputation for being a to dangerous city. The city has implemented a  program called Project Green Light. This program places high definition at a businesses that are monitored by the Detroit Police Department 24 hours a day all at the business owner’s cost. It made some headlines the other day when it was used to catch a suspect in an attempted murder suspect in  an…