Lessons from Armed America Quotes

“bulletproof mind” – that is, a solid mental and emotional framework which can prepare the individual to survive a deadly encounter and to withstand the societal pressure which may follow. Perhaps the single most powerful unifying theme in these seminars is this: Denial is the enemy.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“build the kind of solid mindset you will need to survive after a deadly force encounter. Others have faced this type of thing and survived; you can, too.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Ayoob also suggests framing your remarks thusly: “That person attacked me. If he survives, I’ll sign the complaint. The witnesses are there (point them out) and the evidence is there (point it out). Officer, you know how serious this is; you’ll have my full cooperation after I’ve spoken with counsel.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“When calling to report an intruder who has entered your home, do not report the situation as a “robbery.” Instead, report “an intruder” or “an attack.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“The entire criminal justice system is geared on the assumption that whoever calls in first is the complainant, the victim. The good guy now, by default, becomes the bad guy: the suspect. The perpetrator. In situations like these, you’re a contestant in what I’ve come to call ‘the race to the telephone.’ The winner gets to be the good guy, and the loser automatically becomes the bad guy.” To avoid being caught in a similar situation, do your best to win the race to the telephone after an encounter.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“I suspect he gained access by the garage door opener. He must have had the code and I have no idea how many times he may have entered the house.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“The simple truth to be driven home is that just because you are injured, you don’t have to die.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Important! Don’t be afraid of the words,
“I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“These reactions are a large part of the reason why most firearms instructors and all lawyers tell people not to give police a detailed statement during the immediate aftermath of an event.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“If the bad guy wants to move you to a different location, it’s because he will be able to do something to you there that he is unwilling or unable to do to you right where you are.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“woman forced into a car by an attacker, for example, has an incredibly high chance of getting killed if she complies. Even if it seems highly likely the attacker will kill her right there if she doesn’t get in the car, the fact is that right at that moment, the odds are the very best they will ever be for her.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Decide now that if you are attacked, you will resist the temptation to throw yourself on the mercy of the merciless.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Carry your gun - it’s a lighter burden than regret.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“If I think something is particularly dangerous, I either don’t do it at all, or I find a way to do it more safely”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“In every situation where I haven’t carried in the past couple of years, it’s been either specifically illegal, or literally impossible to conceal. Others might have different standards for a good reason not to carry, but that’s where my line is.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“I don’t think my risk of being attacked is particularly high, but if an attack were to happen, my risk of being unable to deal with the situation without the tools to do so is very high indeed.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“People who don’t like other people carrying guns use the unlikelihood of armed self-defense as an argument against carrying guns. To me, that’s like arguing against having a fire extinguisher in your home (or worse, calling owners of such devices “paranoid”) because the number of house fires every year is a very small percentage of the total number of dwellings in the country. My counterargument is always that “it’s not the odds that bother me, it’s what’s at stake.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Marko Kloos,”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Rather, the evidence shows that citizens who go through the process to obtain permission to carry legal firearms are less violent than their peers, less likely to get into trouble with the law, and more likely to stay out of trouble.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Texans without carry permits were 7.5 to 7.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than were Texans with carry permits.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“If you pull out a gun and are not morally and emotionally prepared to use it if necessary, you are indeed at risk for a gun grab or worse.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“immediate and otherwise unavoidable danger”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America

“Being afraid of what someone might do, when they have not given any real indication that they will do it, does not establish jeopardy.”
― Mark Walters, Lessons from Armed America