Situational Awareness – Double Eagle Gunworks

How to Avoid Looking Like a Good Target

Posted on July 3, 2020January 23, 2021 by Carla Pittman

I have noticed a difference in bearing with those who carry concealed. Sometimes I think I can tell who is armed just by noticing posture. A woman with the ability to defend herself doesn’t scurry toward her destination, hoping that no one will notice her existence. Having been trained in self-defense, she knows how she appears to a potential attacker. Having armed herself, she knows she can use her weapon. Having made the decision to take on the extra responsibility that comes with being armed, she is on the alert for the need to protect herself and her children.

Stop a Gunfight Before It Starts With Situational Awareness

Posted on June 30, 2020January 18, 2022 by Carla Pittman

Now that you have the ability to defend yourself, do your best never to need to draw that weapon. Robert Heinlein said “An armed society is a polite society.” If you realize that an interaction gone awry could lead to the use of a gun, you are more likely to hold back that biting comment when someone cuts in line or takes too long to prepare your order. The most important part of situational awareness is prevention. If you don’t feel safe, leave. If you can’t leave, behave in a mild but assertive manner.

How Your Church Can Prevent Tragedy: With Video

Posted on June 14, 2020January 18, 2022 by Carla Pittman

You can employ a systematic approach to church safety including security cameras, closed circuit communication between team members, foot patrol of the grounds, guidelines on what to look for, and a designated stash of emergency supplies.

The Color Scheme of Situational Awareness

Posted on June 9, 2020January 26, 2021 by Carla Pittman

You can use situational awareness to leave a situation that has not yet escalated. When you walk through a sketchy neighborhood or an empty parking garage at night you know that trouble may be waiting around the next corner. Even in a placid parking lot in daylight hours you need to be on the lookout for reasons to advance to the next level when approached by a stranger looking for a handout or noticing a group of loiterers with no obvious reason to congregate.