Defend Yourself: A Comprehensive Security Plan for the Armed Homeowner

by Rob Pincus

Overview

It CAN happen to you.

Your home is the one place you should be safe and the one place you usually are safe--but a home invasion turns all that upside down. You can come out the winner in this frightening situation, and self-defense expert Rob Pincus, in his new book Defend Yourself--A Comprehensive Security Plan for the Armed Homeowner, shows you just what to do to survive this terrifying event.

Inside you'll find:

• Strategies for evading, barricading, and battling an armed threat in your home.
• Smart weapon choices and how to stage them for access when you need them most.
• Special tactics for hotel rooms and single room apartments.
• Training tips and drills exclusive to combat accuracy needs.
• And much, much more!

Pincus offers up an unprecedented analysis of the "dynamic critical incident" that is a home invasion. In addressing this crucial topic--the one you think can't happen to you--Pincus has provided the next level in self-defense mentoring. No matter who you are, no matter where you live, this book is a must-read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440238352
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	04/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	36 MB
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About the Author

Rob Pincus is a leading trainer in the area of self-defense. He is the developer of the Combat Focus Shooting Program and owner of I.C.E. Training Company, and is the author of several books on the topic of self-defense through the use of firearms. This is his first book with Gun Digest.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Foreword Massad Ayoob 6

Foreword Brad Thor 7

Part I Home Invasion: Tactics to Survive

Chapter 1 What is Armed Home-Defense? 10

Chapter 2 The Plausibility Principle-Defining-Just What it is You're Preparing For 15

Chapter 3 Home Invasion-Five Fundamental Survival Tactics 21

Chapter 4 The Best-Laid Plans (Flexibility Required) 32

Chapter 5 The Dynamic Critical Incident (Surprise!) 35

Chapter 6 Every Gun in its Place-Staging Defensive Firearms 38

Chapter 7 Carrying Inside Your Home-Open or Concealed? 54

Chapter 8 The Home Advantage-Defining Your Best Defensive Positions 57

Chapter 9 Dress Rehearsal-Home Invasion Response Drills 66

Chapter 10 Shooting Indoors-Where Does Your Bullet Stop? 72

Chapter 11 Armed and on the Move 75

Chapter 12 After You Dial 9-1-1-Communicating with Law Enforcement 84

Chapter 13 Should Versus Could: When to Use Defensive Force 91

Chapter 14 In the Weeds: Extreme Close-Quarters Shooting 94

Chapter 15 Living the Single (Room) Life 100

Chapter 16 The Aftermath: What Happens After You Pull the Trigger? 104

Part II Hardware and Other Considerations

Chapter 17 Home-Defense Hardware: Choosing the Right Handgun 110

Chapter 18 Get a Grip! (a Defensive Handgun Grip, that is!) 130

Chapter 19 Take Your Best Position-Defensive Shooting Postures 136

Chapter 20 Dynamic Accuracy 149

Chapter 21 Beyond the Handgun-Rifle and Shotgun Applications 157

Chapter 22 Beefing Up the Fort-Strengthening Your Home Against Invasion 169

Chapter 23 Added Measures-Security Tools That Improve Your Odds 176

Chapter 24 Reach for it!-Improvised Home-Defense Tools 184

Part III Reality-Based Training

Chapter 25 The Warrior Expert Theory-Training for the Fight 191

Chapter 26 Responses, Leveled Up! 202

Chapter 27 Combat Focus® Shooting 216

Chapter 28 Practice Drills-The Combat Focus® Shooting Way 228

Chapter 29 Training Resources 243

Afterword 248