Some Simple Strategies For Staging Firearms Around The House

By James England

At a recent firearms display in Las Vegas, I was lucky enough to get to hear Rob Pincus of the ICE Training Company discuss the importance of staging firearms for use around the house.

Rob’s background can be traced through twenty-some odd years of teaching law enforcement, military, and the civilian sector and he takes a very practical view to reality-based training. When discussing a home invasion scenario, Pincus brought up a good hypothetical scenario for us to consider.

Imagine you’re home and sitting on the sofa watching a TV show. You hear a window crash in another room. Well, if you have a gun staged conveniently by a sofa, you’re ready to go into action.

Now, if your gun is in your bedroom and the bad guy is in a room between you and the bedroom, you’re in trouble.

This leads into a great discussion about staging firearms throughout the home.

How To Figure Out The Best Location To Stage Firearms

It starts with the following:

• Draw a layout of your home. Include all rooms, closets, windows, and entry ways. If you have a garage or out-building that you frequent, draw that in there as well.
• Make five photocopies of this sheet of paper with …Read the Rest

  Source:: Concealed Nation