What Is Worth It
Dry-Fire · At Home
No gun today. Write down what you would be willing to use deadly force to protect, and then write down what you would not. Your wallet, your car, the packages on your porch, and your pride all belong on the second list. Be specific. The law in most places draws the line at an imminent threat of death or serious injury, and you should know exactly where your state draws it.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Optional twenty rounds of slow fire. The written list is the better use of today.
Service Pistol
Your authority and your policy define this for you on duty. Off duty you are a private citizen.
Concealed Carry
Property can be replaced. Write that sentence at the top of the page.
Carbine
No carbine work today.
The written list is the deliverable today. Keep it with your other two pages.
Mental conditioning day. Decide what is worth it now, while you are calm.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You react to disrespect. It is on the second list.
You can tell a threat from an insult. Hold yourself to the difference.
The first list is short and it is made of people.
A line you have already drawn is one you do not have to find under stress.
- 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.