SOTG 273 – 20 Questions with Student of the Gun

As hinted at earlier, we decided to go to the voicemail box and take a battery of caller questions. Topics ranged from firearms owners insurance, dry-fire practice, training, concealed carry and much more.

During our new SOTG Homeroom segment Professor Paul discusses what to do with your carry gun when you are not actually carrying it on your body. We had a lot of fun putting this one together and we trust you will have as much fun listening louder.

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“We live in a dangerous world, a time when criminals seem to be more bold than ever — here’s where I could get into how much of this is caused by our current culture of fear toward guns, and failed gun control laws, but I won’t — and whether you think this is sexist or not, women are more likely to be victims than dudes.

Well, one company out there — ROAR for Good — is using creativity and innovation to develop a product that is actually designed to put them out of business one day.

If you happen to see a woman walking down the street with an object roughly the size of a half-dollar, there’s a good chance they could be carrying a device called an “Athena.”

According to IJ Review, if a person being attacked presses the button on “Athena,” it sends out an alarm the company boasts is “louder than a freight train,” while also transmitting an SOS signal that goes out to the cell phones of friends and family.

The signal then pinpoints your location and suggests the recipients of the message contact police.

Pretty awesome piece of tech, right?

This is the kind of innovation a free market produces. Someone recognizes a problem, then works to build a solution, creating a business in the process. If the idea and subsequent product are good, the business takes off, jobs are created, and the economy gets a boost.

Anyway, the company has turned to crowdfunding to raise the money to start production for the “Athena,” hoping to raise $40,000 over the next 24 days.

IJ reports that as of right now, ROAR for Good has raised 200% of their goal.

This is a fantastic technological advancement, and as the father of a daughter who will one day — hopefully a long time from now — be on her own, knowing folks are out there trying to make life safer comforts me a great deal.

Ultimately though, while I absolutely love this kind of innovation, the best way to keep ladies safe is by training them to properly use and care for a firearm, and allow them to exercise their Second Amendment right to carry it.

Bad guys don’t mess with folks who are armed.“

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Paul G. Markel has worn many hats during his lifetime. He has been a United States Marine, police officer, professional bodyguard, and small arms and tactics instructor. Markel has been writing professionally for law enforcement and firearms periodicals for nearly 20 years, and has hundreds of articles in print. A regular guest on nationally syndicated radio talk shows, Markel is a subject matter expert in firearms training and use of force. Markel has been teaching safe and effective firearms handling to students, young and old, for decades and has also worked actively with 4H Shooting Sports programs. Markel holds numerous instructor certifications in multiple disciplines; nonetheless, he is, and will remain a dedicated Student of the Gun.

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Paul G. Markel has worn many hats during his lifetime. He has been a U.S. Marine, Police Officer, Professional Bodyguard, and Small Arms and Tactics Instructor. Mr. Markel has been writing professionally for law enforcement and firearms periodicals for nearly twenty years with hundreds and hundreds of articles in print. Paul is a regular guest on nationally syndicated radio talk shows and subject matter expert in firearms training and use of force. Mr. Markel has been teaching safe and effective firearms handling to students young and old for decades and has worked actively with the 4-H Shooting Sports program. Paul holds numerous instructor certifications in multiple disciplines and a Bachelor’s degree in conflict resolution; nonetheless, he is and will remain a dedicated Student of the Gun.

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