The Pentagon Is Planning for 90 Days. How Long Could Your Family Last?
The Pentagon Is Planning for 90 Days. How Long Could Your Family Last? This weekend, a report that the Pentagon wants U.S. military bases to operate independently for 90 days sparked a wave of...
From Creedmoor to Missouri: Carrying the NRA Tradition Forward
From Creedmoor to Missouri: Carrying the NRA Tradition Forward By Tom Durell, NRA Training Counselor, Not Today Self-Defense & Firearms Training For as long as I can remember, the NRA has been...
Control The Bleed! Get Trained. Get Equipped. Be Ready.
Control The Bleed! Get Trained. Get Equipped. Be Ready. On October 20, more than 20 people joined Not Today Self-Defense & Firearms Training at 5.11 Tactical in Costa Mesa for our USCCA Control...
What Did You Know at the Time?
What Did You Know at the Time? Why Documenting Your Training Could Matter More Than You Think By Tom Durell, Not Today Self-Defense & Firearms Training In July, I spent 40 hours in a classroom...
So That One May Walk in Peace – Integrated Home Defense
So That One May Walk in Peace Lessons from Krav Maga Israel's Integrated Home Defense Course Course: Integrated Home Defense Host Site: Montgomery Co. Reality Based Training Center Location: New...
California Extends CCW Permit Validity to Three Years
California Extends CCW Permit Validity to Three Years Important Update for California CCW Permit Holders On June 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1948, legislation that extends the validity...
America 250: Will You Pass It On?
America 250: Will You Pass It On? A Reflection on Freedom, Responsibility, and the American Citizen Shortly before Independence Day, an email from the USCCA landed in my inbox with a simple...
Iron Sharpens Iron
Iron Sharpens Iron Lessons from a Day with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 That verse has lived in my mind for a long time. Ever since I...
Do You Ruck?
Fitness, Preparedness, and the Discipline of Moving Under Load A reflection from the trail. Do you ruck? It is a simple question. Most people have never heard it before. Some pause. Others assume it...
The Responsibility to Be Ready
What Jeff Cooper Taught Us About the Armed Citizen A reflection from the classroom. Before every class begins, there is a moment when the room grows quiet. Students settle into their chairs. Some...
Guns & Roses
A Valentine’s Day Love Story That Refuses to Be Helpless Valentine’s Day still matters to me. Flowers. Dinner. Time together. But after surviving the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, love carries...
New California Law Eliminates CCW Renewal Grace Period – What You Need to Know
At Not Today Defense and Firearms Training, we make it our mission to keep California CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) permit holders informed and prepared. A new state law went into effect on January...
Celebrating America 250: Safeguarding Our Constitutional Legacy and the Right to Self-Defense
As we kick off 2026, the United States is gearing up for one of the most significant milestones in our nation's history: the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Dubbed America 250,...