South Bend, Ind. - A man shot four coworkers to death at an aircraft parts plant Friday, then fired at police from a stolen company van during a high-speed chase that ended with him killing himself. (March, 2002)

Orange City, FL - Two predators, with long arrest records, who decided to rob an Orange City Blockbuster Video store were not expecting Robert Shockley to be, legally, carrying his handgun concealed. Shockley shot both men when they came into the store with their masks on screaming violent, obscenity-laced threats. They made it clear they intended to kill their victims. Shockley pulled his gun and ordered the two to "freeze." (SIC) They didn't. He shot and killed James Wince, the one holding the rifle. Bennett, the second robber, then reached for the rifle and Shockley shot him too. (March 18, 2002)

St. Louis, MO - A parolee who had served 19 years for murdering a car salesman in a robbery was charged Sunday with the bizarre, unprovoked knife attack Friday night on three men in Valley Park, authorities said. Three out of five men died. (March 11, 2002)

Memphis, TN - A home invader was fatally shot Sunday night by his elderly intended victim during a break-in at a southwest Memphis home. About 9:15 p.m. two men posing as police officers went into a home in the 1200 block of Michigan, just west of Florida and Trigg. After the 79-year-old woman resident of the home let the two inside, they attempted to rob her. As they were dragging her through the home, the woman called out to her husband, also 79, according to Capt. R. D. Roleson of the Felony Response Bureau. The husband came into the room and fired one shot, Roleson said. The two robbers ran out of the house. One of them collapsed dead outside. (April 2, 2002)

Grundy, VA - A struggling law school student who had just been suspended went on a shooting spree at the Appalachian School of Law killing the dean, a professor, and a student before being wrestled to the ground. Three other students were also critically wounded. The dean and the professor were "executed" in their offices. (January 16, 2002)

Council Bluffs, Iowa - Two officers shot and killed an armed man at a soccer game on a Sunday afternoon. The officers were responding to a "shots fired" call when an armed man turned on the officers and they returned fire killing him. (August 13, 2001)

Kelso, WA - A Longview, WA man was arrested in Kelso last night after police say he went on a shooting rampage with a shotgun in Kelso neighborhood injuring three people. The man shot over 50 times. (January 14, 2002)

Pittsburgh, PA - Two masked men walked into a sandwich shop and opened fire on a group of people killing two men and a young girl. One man, apparently a lookout, stood outside the shop as the two men shot over 15 rounds. (2001 AP)

Ft. Worth, TX - Larry Gene Ashbrook, who had a history of paranoia and mental instability, shot three people in the Wedgewood Baptist Church lobby before entering the sanctuary where more than 150 people were waiting for a concert to begin. He shot 11 more in the sanctuary before shooting himself, killing eight in all. He also threw a pipe bomb, with no injuries. (September 15, 1999)

New Orleans, LA - Police said a crowd of children and teenagers killed a 16-year old girl in front of her home. According to witnesses seven to ten children & teenagers attacked the girl and stabbed her to death with a steak knife. One child, age 12, and a teenager age 14 surrendered shortly after the incident to police and were charged with 2nd degree murder. The police we trying to round up the remaining group.

Providence, RI - An employee shot a coworker to death and wounded another at a newspaper plant, then wounded another employee before committing suicide. (June 9, 2002)

It can happen at work, church, school, soccer game, park, in rural America, sandwich shop, in your home, or in front of your home. It can happen by a person working alone, a group of robbers working as a team or even children who are bored. The predators can use a gun, knife, or even their feet and it's safe to assume that each of these victims would have told you prior to their incident "it will never happen to me . . ."

Why do I need small arms and tactics training from OFA?

Because . . .

No one can know who the threat(s) is/are?

No one can know when or where an attack will happen?

No one can know what it will take to stop a threat?

If you own a firearm and plan on using it to defend yourself or your family then you NEED
to know how to use it in an extreme "life or death" stressful situation!
It takes more than just being a "good" shot!

Get trained, be prepared, & don't become a victim!

~You will not rise to the occasion
you will default to your level of training! ~