A very frequently asked question on firearm web forums and social media groups is how to licence your first firearm. It is a very intimidating concept for the uninitiated newbie, and there are plenty of misinformed opinions (and outright lies) circulating out there that serve to muddy the waters in no small way. I …
How do I licence a firearm? – Info By Bryan Mennie Read More »
So it seems my social media feed is being dominated by a video of a ‘self-defense instructor’ who is using some very contentious and indeed, from my point of view, enormously hazardous practices. http://paratus.info/2016/02/04/selecting-the-right-defensive-instructor-for-you/
Lets start it up with this “don’t bring a knife to a gunfight’ and its ever popular polar opposite ‘never bring a gun to a knife fight’. There is No Such Thing as a ‘Knife Fight’ – Some Common Sense Self-Defence
So you are about to buy a new handgun, this is a big deal, especially for a first timer. You want to get it right. After all you are spending real money on this, not pocket money or peanut money that’s for sure. http://paratus.info/2016/05/31/choosing-your-defensive-handgun/
Rich Best wrote an article on the differences between training and practice which I strongly recommend each person to read, indeed this essay is a direct result of what he eloquently put down and should be seen as an expansion of his thoughts. How Not To Suck At Gun Fighting
For the past few years we have being asking and ‘begging’ residents, shop owners and visitors to our town, to please do not give handouts to the vagrants and homeless rather SUPPORT SHELTERS, which is a COCT campaign. But many of us would prefer to do things more locally, below is a list of preferred …
Are we really helping the homeless by giving them money? You’re taking a leisurely stroll along Long Street, looking for a cute shirt to buy when suddenly a man in shabby, torn clothes stands in front of you and asks if you have some change. Now what? Do you ignore him and walk away? Somehow, …
Please, Sir, have you got some change? How you can really help. Read More »
A message from SPRU – Street People Reintegration Unit. Urging all residents of the Western Cape Peter Cookson from SPRU cannot stress enough the most important role that the community has to play in keeping people out of the parks and off the streets. It is the handouts in all forms that encourage the people to return …
A message from SPRU – Street People Reintegration Unit. Read More »
