Videos tagged with Texas State University

This guide details tactical techniques for using a shotgun in a home defense scenario, as demonstrated by Larry from Broaddus Defense and explained by Colion Noir. It emphasizes immediate priorities, safe maneuvering in tight spaces using specific stock placement, and strategic decision-making regarding room clearing versus bypassing. The instruction highlights minimizing exposure through proper footwork and lighting techniques, and stresses clear communication with law enforcement.

This video features John Lott Jr. discussing his research on defensive gun uses (DGUs) during active shooter events, challenging FBI statistics. Lott argues the FBI significantly undercounts DGUs, leading to a misrepresentation of how often armed citizens stop attacks. His research suggests DGUs are far more prevalent than official data indicates, particularly in areas where civilians are legally permitted to carry firearms.

Colion Noir attempts the FBI Shotgun Qualification Course, demonstrating advanced tactical shotgun skills. The course involves multiple stages with varying distances, time limits, and ammunition types (slugs and buckshot). This provides a benchmark for law enforcement shotgun proficiency, highlighting the importance of speed, accuracy, and proper manipulation under pressure. The Benelli M4's ARGO system is noted for its performance.

Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, critiques FBI data on defensive gun uses during active shooter incidents. He argues the FBI systematically undercounts these events, presenting research suggesting civilian defensive gun uses thwart active shootings at a significantly higher rate than officially reported. Lott highlights issues with the FBI's definition of active shootings and the media's reliance on potentially flawed data.

This video critiques media coverage and statistical analysis of the Indiana mall shooting, arguing that 'good guys with guns' are often misrepresented. The speaker, 'The Yankee Marshal', contends that statistics from sources like Alert Data are misleading because they fail to account for the rarity of armed citizens being present and engaging in active shooter events. He emphasizes that the effectiveness of armed bystanders cannot be accurately measured by comparing successful interventions to the total number of incidents, but rather to the number of incidents where an armed citizen was present and chose to act.