by Matt | Nov 13, 2017 | Level 2: Citizen-Protector, Pistols, Tactics
This will serve as the first post in a series dealing with Church Security planning and considerations. Recently there was a deadly shooting in Davidson County, TN that took place at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch. An active killer who claimed that he...
by Ben Adams | Nov 8, 2017 | Level 2: Citizen-Protector, Podcast, Warrior Ethos
It has happened again. Another evil monster has slaughtered innocents. A pair of heroic Citizen-Warriors put a stop to his massacre, but not before he murdered 26 innocents in the Lord’s house, and left approximately 20 others wounded. While most people are...
by Dillon | Nov 7, 2017 | Home Defense, Level 1: Home Defender
Home Fortification Burglaries in the United States are far more common than the average citizen would like to imagine. Even more unsettling, the vast majority end without any arrest let alone prosecution. Today, I hope to show you a few things you can do to harden...
by Ben Adams | Aug 3, 2017 | Mental Fitness, Warrior Ethos
Photo Credit: wymt.com I’m writing today to tell you something very important. For the context, go read this news story: Sheriff: Man robs dollar store, ties up customers. If you don’t have the time, then I’ll go ahead and tell you the pertinent...
by Ben Adams | Aug 1, 2017 | Announcements, Warrior Ethos
I’ve been doing some thinking about this business that I’ve built. For personal reasons, I’ve not really done as much with ATA this year as I did last year. One of those reasons is that while I know how to teach good people to fight with guns, I...
by Ben Adams | May 14, 2017 | Announcements, Pistols, Rifles
Meet Johnny Ringo, the star of ATA’s newest custom training target. Mr. Ringo is an educated man, and he has agreed to help train prospective gunfighters seeking instruction from Appalachian Tactical Academy. He’s made out of heavy-duty cardstock, which...
by Ben Adams | May 11, 2017 | Level 1: Home Defender, Level 1: Self-Defender, Pistols
As some of you may know, I believe it’s a good thing for the Armed Citizen to periodically shoot some standard courses of fire as a way to track your progress and see just how good you really are. In the past, I’ve shot the IDPA Classifier as well as the...
by Ben Adams | Apr 28, 2017 | Gear, Pistols
I’ve been experimenting with different iron sight options for fighting pistols here lately. As you all are probably well aware, I’ve used XS Big Dots for about the past nine years and recommended them in my classes and on this blog since starting...
by Ben Adams | Apr 25, 2017 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
Hey, my name is Brandon. I’ve served with Josh in the Marine Corps. I graduated from Parris Island on Oct 3, 2014 and became a rifleman on Dec 23, 2015. I was raised around guns. Growing up, my family taught me about safely handling and shooting rifles and...
by Ben Adams | Apr 19, 2017 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
I am a 51 year old grandmother that had very limited experience with guns. I had only really shot them twice prior to this year. I shot a rifle with the help of my dad as a teenager and then went and shot at cans once in my early 20’s with a group of people. I...
