Taking Ownership of Self-Defense!
James Walton “I Am Liberty ” Audio player below!
You know, a large part of my journey into this prepping world started with the deep understanding that I had to take control of my life. I had always understood financial responsibility but the responsibility to defend was just not clicking. Like many things in life, it clicked when it had to. I remember buying my first heavy bag. It was pale and worn. It was so damned heavy, and it hurt to hit. I remember my knuckles started to change after only a few months. Read more “Taking Ownership of Self-Defense!”
These terrible school shootings have called us to question how school has changed. They have also called us to question what should change about school. We know that we are approaching a time of great change and that school should not be left out of that change. I would like to put the killing and the gun control talk aside and talk about what else we can improve in schools to better prepare our kids for the real world. 
Special guest is Cherie Norton, an accomplished firearms instructor. More and more women are taking up shooting for sport and self-defense, and I couldn’t be happier. Cherie is such a woman who has attained high marksmanship skills. She now shares her expertise with others in her trainings. 
No topic seems to draw more fire (sic) from both sides of an issue than the right to keep arms. When it comes to opinionated debate, any discussion involving personal defense can be counted on to be full of passion, since no other topic reaches the core of self-reliance the deepest than the need for self-defense. As Preppers, the ability to defend ones person, family & property is on par to the ability to breathe. 
We often get the best look at ourselves when we separate from what we do on a daily basis. In survival and preparedness heavy introspection is so important. It’s a lonely and oftentimes thankless effort that only shows its benefits in the worst of times. You get a warm feeling when you can provide comforts in a situation that is often void of such. 
The threats that face the average American family are many. They are part of a list that seems to be ever growing. Outside of the very real social and environmental risks there are true physical threats to our family. These threats can be in the home and outside of it as well. We see the stories of missing children’s, mothers being nabbed and it’s all too common. Sure, sometimes 
Over the last two weeks we have talked about firearms and alternatives to fire arms, this week we will talk about my personal selections when it comes to a long term self reliance kit. There will be firearms, traps and all kinds of 
