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FBI Ballistics Expert Explains Why the FBI Favors 9mm Ammunition

One of the most secretive facilities in American law enforcement is the FBI’s Ballistic Research Facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, FBI: Reported Crime Statistics in America for 2024 ]

Up until now, the FBI has not been forthcoming about publicly explaining its reasons for selecting and using different pistol ammunition calibers at different times.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Concealed Carry Daily Prayer ]

But James Reeves, executive producer of TFBTV (The Firearm Blog TV), was able to record the TFBTV video interview below with “Scott,” the section chief of the FBI’s Ballistic Research Facility, who has been with the FBI for 23 years. His job is to make sure FBI agents have the best possible chance of surviving a gunfight.

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US Presidential Message Supports National Shooting Sports Month

US President Donald Trump has issued a Presidential Message celebrating August as National Shooting Sports Month®.  NSSF®—The Firearm Industry Trade Association—celebrates President Trump’s commitment to preserving Second Amendment rights and is enthusiastically encouraged by his pledge to keep alive the American tradition of responsible firearm ownership for law-abiding citizens for future generations.

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“We recommit to the eternal truth that our constitutional rights do not come from the hands of government, but from the hands of Almighty God.” President Donald Trump

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Important Judicial Decisions Regarding Self-Defense Law ]

“What a difference an election makes. We now have a White House administration that celebrates our national character of responsible firearm ownership and the freedoms that ‘define our Republic,’ which is a sea change from the previous administration that attacked our Second Amendment rights and demonized the firearm industry,” says Joe Bartozzi, president and CEO of NSSF. “The firearm industry is grateful to President Trump for his commitment to protecting our liberties and freedoms and his celebration and encouragement of all Americans to participate in the shooting sports.”

“For as long as I am President, the Federal Government will abide by the premise that the God-given right to bear arms shall not be infringed.” President Donald Trump

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Brief Answers for People Who Are Against the 2nd Amendment ]

The following is the Presidential Message:

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Church Security Armament Recommendations By Tom Givens, John Correia, and 6 Other Professionals

SemperVerus asked 8 firearms training professionals for their recommendations as to what they consider to be optimal for church security team volunteers to carry while on duty, having as their objective to protect others rather than concerning their own everyday self-defense.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Church Security Training: Decision Decks Help You Think Through a Crisis Before It Happens ]

Every one of the questioned professionals stresses the absolute #1 prioritization of obtaining ongoing defensive mindset and quality skill training as the primary requirement before considering what guns and gear should be used. It’s not the weapon that makes the defender succeed; it’s the defender’s superior training and mental acuity. Once that is understood, they offer their equipment recommendations.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, A Prayer for Church Security Team Members ]

The categories to which the professionals responded are:

  • Brand of firearm
  • Style (full size/duty size, compact, subcompact, micro compact, pocket, etc.)
  • Optics/Sights (red dot, reflex, night sights, 3-dot sights, black out rear site, fiber optic, tritium, etc.)
  • Carry method (IWB, OWB, appendix, shoulder, pocket, ankle, off-body, etc.)
  • Action Type (revolver, semi-auto)
  • Action (single, double, DA/SA, hammer, striker, etc.)
  • External Safety: (yes, no)
  • Magazine (single stack, double stack)
  • Magazine Capacity
  • Number of Extra Magazines
  • Caliber
  • Ammo Brand
  • Weapon Mounted Light (yes, no)

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Click each of the following names to view their recommendations:

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What to Take to the Shooting Range—Including a Prayer

Whether you go to the shooting range to qualify for volunteering on your church security team or to train to improve your personal armed self-defense skills, you go to increase your defensive marksmanship to be consistently accurate.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Firearms Training: A Directory of Shooting Drills ]

The more you train, the more you become proficient in handling firearms and the safer you are as a defender, because you know you are responsible for every bullet that leaves your gun.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, The 4 Basic Rules of Gun Safety ]

The time you spend at the range is not an expense, it’s an investment, since…

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