001 – Tim Schmidt: Carry Or Consequences?

11/04/14 • 27 min

Carrying a firearm, concealed or open, is a topic of great controversy. In this episode, Tim Schmidt, founder of the USCCA (United States Concealed Carry Association), speaks openly with Buck about possessing and using firearms for self-defense. Tim tells us the story behind USCCA and discusses open carry versus concealed carry. He also explains the consequences of insufficient training requirements for gun owners.

How do you best handle firearms around your kids? Why is it important to pick the right firearm, and what kind of training should you go through? Tim's preferred firearm? To hear the answer to these and many other important questions, listen to this episode here or read the transcript at the SurvivalDad website.

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Survival Dad is for concerned fathers seeking no-nonsense guidance on prepping, self defense, food security, income security, wilderness survival and more. Hosted by Buck Rizvi, a father of 4, U.S. Military Veteran and successful entrepreneur, this episode quickly summarizes what spurred Buck to create the Survival Dad podcast and why you should hear every entertaining, educational and controversial episode.

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002 – Tim Larkin: Preparing for the Worst-Case Violence

In this episode of Survival Dad, Buck chats with Tim Larkin, founder of Target Focus Training and developer of a hand-to-hand combat training system used by the US Navy Seals. Tim tells us about the drawbacks of using traditional martial arts instruction for real-world self-defense scenarios, and how his principle-based self-defense system helps you respond to any threat, regardless of its nature and location.

In this no-holds-barred interview, Tim introduces you to how you can use fear to your advantage when facing threats much larger than yourself. You will also learn to distinguish between asocial and antisocial violence, and discover what Tim means when he says that sometimes violence is the only answer.