Friday, May 30, 2014

Michigan Personal Protection Tip: Secure Your Vehicle's Windows While On The Road

Michigan Personal Protection Tips - Secure Your Vehicle's Windows While On The Road

One way to better enhance your safety on the road is to secure your vehicle's windows while driving. An open window is an inviting enticement for dangerous carjackers or deranged madmen. It takes only a second for a person to be snatched out of his car or to be invaded.

Earlier this month, a Dallas woman was assaulted when a naked man climbed into her vehicle via an the open sunroof. The assailant quickly proceeded to choke and beat the victim until a police car that witnessed the resulting traffic accident quickly investigated and intervened in the attack.

Thusly, it is strongly recommended to keep your windows up and your sunroof closed.


About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

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Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Name That Firearm Safety Violation: Gang of Roses

Name That Firearm Safety Violation - Gang of Roses

How many firearm safety violations, if any, do you see in this still from the movie "Gang of Roses?"



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About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Name That Firearm Safety Violation: 22 Jump Street

Name That Firearm Safety Violation - How many safe gun handling violations, if any, do you see in this promo still for a recent movie - 22 Jump Street?



 For more info on firearm safety and responsible firearm ownership, please visit our blog - Legally Armed In Detroit - on the Internet: http://www.legallyarmedindetroit.com/

About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Michigan Personal Protection Tip: Remotely Answer Your Front Door

Michigan Personal Protection Tips - Remotely Answer Your Front Door

A couple of disturbingly violent crimes have recently occurred in metro-Detroit in which home owners have been shot at or through their front doors. 

In the first incident, a Bloomfield Hills resident was shot through his front door when responding to a visitor who claimed to be a police officer. When the home owner refused entry, the impersonator fired a gun which led to the home owner being shot several times.

In another incident, a 76 year old Army veteran was shot at his Detroit home when a person knocked on his front door and fired a firearm five times at his front door. The home owner was hit one time in his hand.


Moreover, a Westland man was recently shot at after he looked out his window to get a better look at a man on his porch. When the home owner opened the door the gunman discharged a firearm. Luckily the home owner was not hit.

Three incidents are not exactly what one should call a trend but the two aforementioned incidents should make us think about ways to avoid injury when doing something as mundane as going to your front door if someone rings your doorbell.

One such solution would be to install a bullet-proof door to your home. The time and expense necessary to adopt that solution might be prohibitive for many. Thus, home owners may want to consider buying and installing a "DoorBot" system which would allow a home owner to answer their front door safely and securely via an application on their cell phone.


About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Latest Detroit Self-Defense Shooting Shows How Guns Save Lives

Latest Detroit Self-Defense Shooting Shows How Guns Save Lives
Yesterday, a local news station broadcast a story about how a 50 year old Detroit woman used her .45 ACP caliber handgun to save her own life. In the local pro self-defense community, she is rightly being hailed as a hero but you won't hear about this story in the national news media. The harrowing tale, as recounted in the aforementioned news story, shatters several myths about guns and their role in self-defense. 
Last Saturday night Paris Ainsworth noticed two men approaching her after she exited her car. They shot her four times - three times in her side and once in her non-shooting hand. Without hesitation, she returned fire. She managed to shoot one of her assailants one time in both of his legs. Her assailants got away but they were later apprehended by police at a hospital. She was quoted as saying the following, "If I wouldn't have had my gun I would be dead today."
One commonly told myth is that once a victim has been targeted for a violent crime, there is nothing that he can do about it. The unvarnished truth is that a victim, armed with a handgun, has options. Whereas it is true that citizens should maintain a continual state of awareness of their environment, however, seeing an attack materialize before your very eyes without a means of defending yourself is a moot activity. Having a gun is no guarantee of total safety but it is a chance as opposed to no chance. Without a handgun, victimization is practically assured.
Another myth is that women are not equipped to defend to themselves. It is no big secret that many predators are cowards. As such, their preferred victims are women and senior citizens. I have personally witnessed the increase of women enrolling in CPL classes to take on a more active role in their personal protection. In the city of Detroit, there have been more than a few stories in just this year alone in which trained and armed women have shot violent criminals during an attack. Moreover, sufficiently motivated and trained women are better shooters than men.
Furthermore, another myth is that only police officers are equipped to use a firearm. This premise is constantly floated by the anti-self-defense crowd despite a plethora of evidence to the contrary. The city of Detroit has already seen dozens of self-defense stories this year in which regular law-abiding citizens have lawfully used lethal force to defend themselves in Detroit without being charged by the Prosecutor. Good Americans with firearms know the law and have exercised good judgement in not ruling afoul of it.
Guns save lives. Paris Ainsworth is certain that her firearm saved her life. Enemies of self-defense and gun rights would rather have women like Ainsworth defenseless and shot dead in the street. We are empowered, as Michigan residents, to have "shall issue" CPL issuance whereby any person who meets the state's uniform requirements shall be issued a carry permit, as opposed to the discretionary policies that exist in NYC and LA.
I have never claimed that guns are the answer to everything that ails Detroit, but until those problems are solved, a firearm solves the "being imminently and reasonably attacked" problem. Learn from example that Ainsworth illustrated: Buy a pistol, get a CPL, train constantly, and be aware.

About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Are Detroit Home Owners Taking The Law Into Their Own Hands By Shooting Invaders?

Over the last couple of months, several Detroit news media outlets have been describing some home owners as vigilantes taking the law into their own hands.

As of Tuesday, there have been about 12 justified homicides in the city of Detroit. In the majority of those cases, armed intruders forced their way into occupied homes and were met with gunfire from the legal occupants. Were these Detroit residents lawfully justified to shoot? Or were they exacting street justice?

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a "vigilante" as a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish criminals. With this definition, I believe that it is a stretch to say that a person in their own home is making a concerted effort to catch criminals. When I hear the term "vigilante" I think of the Charles Bronson character in the "Death Wish" movie series who cruised the streets looking for robbers, rapists, and jackers to shoot and kill.

So, what does Michigan law say about self-defense in your own home? The relevant legal concept is referred to as the "Castle Doctrine." It is so named because it acknowledges that a person's home is their castle and is a place that a person should never have to flee.

As such, if an invader either attempts to either break into a home or has already broken into a home, there is a legal presumption that the occupants are in both reasonable and imminent danger. Thus, occupants of that residence are well within their rights to use deadly force to defend themselves. The aforementioned presumption is rebuttable by the County Prosecutor but the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the invader did not create an imminent and reasonable danger has to be overcome.

Some critics of the Castle Doctrine have cried foul when invaders were later discovered to be teenagers. Their typical argument is that the home owners should bear additional risk by ascertaining the age and the intentions of invaders before shooting. I personally believe that if a person - regardless of age - is so emboldened to enter someone's home without permission, they are old enough to be shot. Conducting an investigation during an active home invasion can only lead to an increased risk of the home owner being victimized.

Home invasions are especially dangerous because home owners have no other choice but to assume the worse case scenario. If a criminal only wanted material possessions and had no desire to inflict suffering on victims, why wouldn't they wait until the home was vacant? People who are so brazen to invade an occupied home is mentally prepared do whatever it takes to achieve their objectives, even if it means killing someone.

In the aftermath of a home invasion shooting, the prevailing law enforcement agency will be tasked with the responsibility of conducting an investigation. Their findings will then be submitted to County Prosecutor for a decision as to whether the home owner should be charged with an offense. Thus far, Detroiters defending their homes have done an outstanding job of operating within the law and not being prosecuted.

So, are home owners defending their lives against invaders operating outside of the law? The answer is a resounding "NO." Anyone suggesting such nonsense either has a political agenda or is too stupid to look up the word "vigilante" in a dictionary.

If criminals do not want to get shot, they should not invade someone else's home, especially when they are there.


About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Does The City of Detroit Have A Justified Homicide Problem?

While I was in attendance at the "Second Amendment March" at the Michigan Capitol Building on this past Tuesday, I ran into a State Senator who represents Detroit residents. After we exchanged pleasantries, he immediately stated to me that we should talk about doing something about Detroit's "justified homicide problem."

Without hesitation, I countered by telling him that justified homicides are not a problem. I then asked him, "Why do you think that we need to focus on reducing justified homicides?" I may have caught him off guard because I did not get an immediate response.

I went on to tell him that a justified homicide only occurs when a person is faced with a reasonable and imminent threat of great bodily harm, rape, or death and that victim uses lawful self-defense which results in the death of the assailant. All shootings are investigated and vetted by the local police department and the results are submitted to the County Prosecutor to determine if criminal charges should be levied.

Detroit has already recorded roughly 12 justified homicides this year. Most of those cases involved a predator forcing himself into an occupied dwelling without permission, announcement, or notice. Under the "Castle Doctrine," the presumption - legally speaking - is that the invader of a home presents both a reasonable and imminent danger to the occupants. However, the presumption can be overcome but that burden rests with the Prosecutor.

Apparently, there are too many criminals being shot and killed while they are attacking citizens. No, I do not see justified homicides as a problem. Rather, it is a legal solution for selected victims to defend themselves and their families against danger. However, we definitely DO have a violent crime problem in Detroit and until that issue has been resolved will we then see less citizens needing to defend their families.

Some anti-self-defense activists believe that home owners should not be allowed to shoot invaders. One such person suggested to me during a live airing of a local news show that invaded citizens should attempt to guide the attackers in prayer. Moreover, this same "activist" a few days later tried to chastise the local police chief because he referred to home invaders as predators. In my opinion, they are predators and a few other choice expletives that come immediately to my mind.

The bottom line is that the political agendas of some anti-gun people have become so desperate and amoral that they now seek to absolve violent criminals for their actions. If they had their way, home owners would face prosecution for nothing more than safe-guarding their families.

In any case, the aforementioned state senator made an overture to meet with me on the subject. If it happens, I will hear him out but I doubt he'll change my mind. Coddling invading predators will never make sense to me. I'll keep you updated.

About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

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Are You A Second Amendment Keyboard Activist?

I have been online long enough to recognize several familiar names belonging to people who exhibit behaviors best described as complaining, moaning, and whining. They constantly rail on about how badly gun laws have strayed from the original intent of the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and Article I Section VI of the Michigan Constitution.

Usually when I see such posts, I just shrug it off and keep scrolling down my timeline to find something more interesting to read. However, today, against perhaps my better judgement I am letting the comments get the better of me and will let off some steam.

Just two days ago, we had a march and rally in support of gun rights in Lansing at the State Capitol Building. Attendance was respectable but it did not get close to the overwhelming numbers we saw at last spring's march.

At that time, last year, the nation was embroiled in a showdown over gun rights at the national level in the US Senate in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre in Newtown. Further, gun rights rights activists were pushing hard for the passage of both SB59 and HB5225. Those bills if passed would have expanded conceal carry areas and eliminated handgun registrations, respectively. So, it is easy to understand how over a thousand attendees were present at that time.

My simple point is that favorable gun rights laws just don't get written and get enacted by themselves. Those outcomes require ACTION. Examples of action include showing up at marches, rallies, and demonstrations, writing and calling your legislator during announced "call to actions," and being a PAID member to a gun rights group. If you aren't doing your part, you don't have a right to complain, gripe, or moan.

Moreover, spare me the excuses about why you weren't there BUT you still chose to vent about what is getting done or not getting done about our gun laws. The date was announced far enough in advance for you to be there. Quite simply, gun rights are either important to you or they are not. If they are, you will be active and participate.

Our movement has too many keyboard activists. Either get with the program or at least do not vent publicly. The folks who usually do most of the heavy lifting will still be working for better gun laws.

About The Author
Rick Ector is a National Rifle Association credentialed Firearms Trainer, who provides Michigan CCW Class training in Detroit for students at his firearms school - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit.

Ector is a recognized expert in firearm safety and has been featured extensively in the national and local media: Associated Press, UPI, NRAnews, Guns Digest, Tactical-Life, The Truth About Guns, The Politics Daily, Fox News Detroit, The Detroit News, The Detroit Examiner, WJLB, WGPR, and the UrbanShooterPodcast.

For more info about free shooting lessons for women and Michigan CCW Classes, please contact:

Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
Web: http://www.detroitccw.com.
Email: info@detroitccw.com
Phone: 313.733.74

If this information was useful for you, would you please make a small recurring donation to support this site?