Podcast 170 Halloween Self Defense

Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday: Defending yourself during Halloween.  It’s a great holiday, but takes some special consideration to.  Listen to some ideas about going to parties, having a party, and going trick or treating.

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Podcast Outline:

Parties

• Designated Driver
• Safety Supervisor
• Plan to get there and get back
  • Plan A DD and safety person
  • Paln B Uber or other ride share program
• Drinks
  • Hold your own/pour your own
  • Hand over the top
  • If you leave it someplace, get another one
• Drinking
  • Plan how much to drink
  • If you choose to drink, leave your gun
  • If you have your gun, don’t drink
  • If you have kids have a plan for it
• Costumes
  • Girls: Something a little less risqué maybe
  • Guys, no real weapons
  • Something you can be comfortable in
  • Something you can walk in
• Map Study
• Drive by
• Know your exits
• Do a walk through
• Stay on outside of large crowds
• Cops get there
  • Probably time to go
  • You are not the spokesman unless it’s at your house
• Party at your house
  • Inspect prop weapons
    • Zip tie them in holsters or clear. No live ammo
    • If you have drinking, have them leave real weapons in the car
    • California police killed someone with a prop gun in 2000
  • Have an ending time
  • Lockup thing that shouldn’t be seen
  • Pickup stuff you don’t want to disappear or get broken
  • Remember people always bring a plus 1 that you don’t know

Trick or Treating

• Most probable problem; getting hit by a car
• Lights everywhere
  • You carry a light, right?
  • You have glow sticks/chem lights on your kids
  • Lights on you and everyone
• Brief your kids before you leave on expectations
• Know the area (map study)
• Phone Charged
• Pick a neighborhood
• Don’t go in houses
• Don’t let people in your house
• Self Defense weapons
  • Gun – Bigger gun, longer distances, bigger clothes
  • Bags
  • Knives
  • Pepper Spray
• Use of Force
  • Bag Snatchers
  • Kidnapping
  • Drive by shootings
    • Real
    • Paintball
    • Pellet Guns
  • Personal Attacks

Awareness

• Keep personal space
• Hands up in large crowds
• Watch people and ask why are they there?
• Don’t be afraid to leave
• Make space is okay
• Stay away from large crowds of teenagers especially males

 

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Stay Safe,

Ben

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