After It Is Over
Dry-Fire · At Home
No gun today. Write out what you would do in the first five minutes after a defensive shooting: get to safety, call 911, say where you are and that you need police and an ambulance, put the gun away before officers arrive, and keep your hands visible. Then write down the name and number of an attorney. This is not legal advice, and the laws differ by state, so ask a lawyer in yours.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Optional twenty rounds of slow fire. If you would rather spend the time on the written plan, that is the better use of today.
Service Pistol
You have a policy for this. Read it again this week instead of assuming you remember it.
Concealed Carry
Check the carry laws for every state you will drive through this week.
Carbine
No carbine work today.
The written plan is the deliverable today. Put a copy where your family can find it.
Mental conditioning day. The event is over in seconds, and what follows lasts for years.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You will want to explain everything right away. Plan in advance to say less.
You will remember details. Write them down privately and share them with your lawyer.
Your family needs to know what to do too. Tell them the plan.
Put an attorney's number in your phone today. That is the entire task.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.
Dry-fire: no ammunition in the room. Verify the firearm is clear — twice. Use a safe backstop. When you finish, say it out loud: “Dry fire is over.”
The Four Universal Safety Rules
Non-negotiable. Every drill, every rep, every time. This applies to live fire and dry fire.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.