Author Archives: Philip Van Cleave

VA Public Schools’ “Gun Safety” Course Cursed by PC

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Philip Van Cleave

The final curriculum for an optional class on firearms safety to be taught in Virginia public schools has been approved. It has some serious flaws. For starters, in talking about firearms safety, it raises the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, John … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun Control, Guns for Beginners | 5 Comments

Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 5 – Active Shooter

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Philip Van Cleave

This is the fifth and final installment of my force-on-force training at Practical Firearms Training (PFT). In this scenario, we’re playing a group of gun owners standing outside a K-12 school. Upon hearing shots fired, with no police to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Handguns, Personal Defense | 2 Comments

Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 4 – Hiding

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Philip Van Cleave

Back in May, I took several force-on-force classes at Practical Firearms Training in West Virginia. The instruction included “live fire” with Airsoft and paintball guns and simunitions. In Part Three, I attempted to clear a room with a bad guy in … Continue reading →

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Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 3 – Clearing a Room

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Philip Van Cleave

Back in May, I took several force-on-force classes at Practical Firearms Training in West Virginia. To make the training scenarios as real as possible, the instruction included “live fire” with Airsoft and paintball guns and simunitions. In this third scenario, … Continue reading →

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Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 2 – The Convenience Store

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Philip Van Cleave

This is part two of a five-part series on an advanced tactical training force-on-force class at PFT in West Virginia. Force-on-force uses Airsoft guns, paintball guns or simunitions to make the training scenarios as real as possible. In part one, I’d overcome a … Continue reading →

Posted in Concealed Carry, Fun and Games, Personal Defense | 4 Comments

Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 1 – The Doctor’s Office

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Philip Van Cleave

For the last five years, about a dozen or so Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) members have taken advanced tactical training at PFT (Practical Firearms Training) in West Virginia. Our training has far exceeded that of the average police officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun and Games, Personal Defense | 2 Comments