In this episode of the Safe House podcast, Aaron welcomes back Jeanna Cournoyer, a self-defense and fitness expert, and owner of and head instructor at Fight Back Fit to discuss firearms for self-defense and home defense. Listen in to learn what women struggle with when it comes to firearms; how to get your spouse on board if you want to own a gun; and how to choose a firearm. Jeanna also busts some popular myths relating to firearms.
Some of the Firearms and Self Defense questions that Jeanna answers are:
* Why firearms have played such a big role in Jeanna’s personal defense training?
* Why there is so much interest in women-only classes for women?
* What changes for Jeanna as an instructor, when she's teaching women-only classes?
* What parts of firearms' training do women wrestle with versus men?
* What aspects of firearms’ training do women tend to excel at over men?
* How do you find a firearm that is right for an individual woman?
* Are there calibers that just don't work well for most women and calibers that do work well for most women?
* What are Jeanna’s go-to home defense and personal defense options for firearms?
* When it comes to shotguns, is a 20 gauge better than a 12 gauge?
* Why it is not good advice to just point the shotgun in the general direction?
* Why shooting up in the air to warn others or shooting through a door are terrible ideas?
* When she is training someone within the context of training them for home defense with firearms, what considerations does she bring into her training?
* What are the steps people should follow when considering making a plan if an intruder comes in?
* What methods of storing a firearm in a home does she find to be the most effective and make sure that the firearm is both secure and handy?
* How does Jeanna deal with a situation where one half of a couple is hesitant or strongly opposed to the idea of firearms in the home while the other is interested in it?
Bonus: Jeanna shares her highest priority and important tips on firearms’ safety.
Firearms and Self-Defense Episode Highlights:
* [0:31]: Who is Jeanna and what does she do?
* [3:33]: Why firearms play such a big role in Jeanna’s self-defense training.
* [4:42]: Why women gravitate towards women-only classes.
* [5:45]: How women-only classes are different from mixed classes.
* [8:45]: The struggles women typically face while undergoing firearms’ training.
* [11:18]: Why women excel at some parts of firearms’ training.
* [12:44]: The steps you should take before choosing a firearm for yourself.
* [16:04]: The coolness factor associated with guns.
* [17:17]: How to pick the caliber of your gun.
* [19:02]: What Jeanna uses for self-defense and home defense.
* [19:47]: Choosing the right gauge for a shotgun.
* [20:38]: Why you shouldn’t just shoot in the general direction when you hear a noise.
* [21:44]: The problem with shooting through a door or up in the air.
* [23:00]: What Jeanna keeps in mind while training someone to use firearms for home defense.
* [24:46]: Learn how to make a plan to keep your family safe against intruders.
* [26:28]: How to safely secure a firearm in your home while keeping it handy.
* [28:09]: What Jeanna does if one half of a couple is against keeping a firearm in the home.
* [31:09]: Why it is important to train under stress and not just practice shooting at a range.
* [33:27]: Why guns don’t work magically.
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