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Stop The Bleed – Emergency wound management & tourniquet training clinic

FREE – Bleeding Control Training Clinic

This a free 1 to 1 1/2 hour hands-on training clinic on the control of traumatic blood loss due to work place or home accident, traffic accident, boating accident, shooting or any other incident that results in injury with blood loss.

This is a nationally recognized program, developed by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma and provided by BleedingControl.org . A nationally recognized certificate of training is issued upon successful completion.

This is must have training for any church safety team member.

There is no cost for this training class. This training is provided free of charge, as a community service, by In-Gauge of Polk County.

Stop the Bleed training – Polk County, Florida

If you would like to have a FREE Stop The Bleed training clinic conducted at your place of business, church, civic group or community organization, go to CONTACT US on our website and we will be happy to conduct an on-location training clinic at your convenience.

To date, ours are the only free Stop The Bleed training clinics conducted south of Orlando and east of Hwy. 98.

Next free training clinic: Monday, January 13th – 6:00 PM

Register at: Eventbrite

In-Gauge of Polk County, Winter Haven, FL

863-206-1996

info.ingauge@gmail.com

Active Shooter / Church Guardian Training: In-Gauge of Polk County

When you realize simply possessing a concealed carry license is not enough.

In-Gauge of Polk County has available a 15-hour, active shooter, tactical firearms training program for members of faith organizations.

To learn more about our church guardian training go to: Church Guardian Training.

Being prepared for a deadly encounter requires more than simply possessing a concealed carry license.

Being prepared requires being trained to recognize a potential threat before it becomes a threat.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage a threat before it becomes a threat to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage and neutralize a threat quickly and effectively to avoid injury to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to administer emergency aid to others to prevent death due to blood loss.

Our basic Church Guardian Training encompasses 15 hours of tactical firearms training.

Training is standardized, official, NRA firearms training and a nationally, official NRA advanced firearms certificate of training is awarded upon successful completion.

Additional advanced, firearms, proficiency training is available, from an additional 40 to 70 hours, for those who desire to be trained to an expert level.

Stop The Bleed – emergency blood loss and tourniquet training included in all Church Guardian Training.

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas December 29, 2019.

Shooting Video – Material may be disturbing

White Settlement Church Shooting – Discussion and Analysis

Discussion and analysis of the December 29th Texas church shooting.

What went right. What went wrong.

This is must attend event for members of church emergency response teams and those considering developing a team.

Admission tickets are limited. Tickets can be obtained through Eventbrite at: Texas Church Incident – Analysis & Discussion

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Grace Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
- 130 Avenue G, SE, Winter Haven, Florida

This is a free and open to the public event. Seating is limited. Admission by ticket only.

Free admission tickets can be obtained through Eventbrite at: Texas Church Incident – Analysis & Discussion

Guardian training for churches and other faith organizations.

Active Shooter / Church Guardian Training: In-Gauge of Polk County

When you realize simply possessing a concealed carry license is not enough.

In-Gauge of Polk County has available a 15-hour, active shooter, tactical firearms training program for members of faith organizations.

To learn more about our church guardian training go to: Church Guardian Training.

Being prepared for a deadly encounter requires more than simply possessing a concealed carry license.

Being prepared requires being trained to recognize a potential threat before it becomes a threat.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage a threat before it becomes a threat to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage and neutralize a threat quickly and effectively to avoid injury to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to administer emergency aid to others to prevent death due to blood loss.

Our basic Church Guardian Training encompasses 15 hours of tactical firearms training.

Training is standardized, official, NRA firearms training and a nationally, official NRA advanced firearms certificate of training is awarded upon successful completion.

Additional advanced, firearms, proficiency training is available, from an additional 40 to 70 hours, for those who desire to be trained to an expert level.

Stop The Bleed – emergency blood loss and tourniquet training included in all Church Guardian Training.

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas December 29, 2019.

Shooting Video – Material may be disturbing

Active Shooter / Church Guardian Training: In-Gauge of Polk County

When you realize simply possessing a concealed carry license is not enough.

In-Gauge of Polk County has available a 15-hour, active shooter, tactical firearms training program for members of faith organizations.

To learn more about our church guardian training go to: Church Guardian Training.

Being prepared for a deadly encounter requires more than simply possessing a concealed carry license.

Being prepared requires being trained to recognize a potential threat before it becomes a threat.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage a threat before it becomes a threat to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage and neutralize a threat quickly and effectively to avoid injury to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to administer emergency aid to others to prevent death due to blood loss.

Our basic Church Guardian Training encompasses 15 hours of tactical firearms training.

Training is standardized, official, NRA firearms training and a nationally, official NRA advanced firearms certificate of training is awarded upon successful completion.

Additional advanced, firearms, proficiency training is available, from an additional 40 to 70 hours, for those who desire to be trained to an expert level.

Stop The Bleed – emergency blood loss and tourniquet training included in all Church Guardian Training.

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas December 29, 2019.

Shooting Video – Material may be disturbing

Texas Church Shooting – Massacre thwarted

A deadly massacre thwarted by armed parishioners.

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas December 29, 2019.

Shooting Video – Material may be disturbing

This is why we offer Church Guardian Training. Being prepared for a deadly encounter involves more than simply possessing a concealed carry license.

Being prepared requires being trained to recognize a potential threat before it becomes a threat.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage a threat before it becomes a threat to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to engage and neutralize a threat quickly and effectively to avoid injury to others.
Being prepared requires being trained to administer emergency aid to others to prevent death due to blood loss.

Our basic Church Guardian Training encompasses 15 hours of tactical firearms training.

Training is standardized, official, NRA firearms training and a nationally, official NRA advanced firearms certificate of training is awarded upon successful completion.

Additional advanced, firearms, proficiency training is available, from an additional 40 to 70 hours, for those who desire to be trained to an expert level.

Stop The Bleed – emergency blood loss and tourniquet training included in all Church Guardian Training.

Active Shooter Training for Faith Organizations

In January 2018, In-Gauge of Polk County launched its Church Guardian Training program.

In-Gauge of Polk County’s Church Guardian Training program is a 15-hour tactical firearm training program for members of faith based organizations. The Guardian training specifically focuses on situational awareness, plans of action and the use of a firearm in crowded, close-quarter conditions. Our Guardian Training trains the participant how to assess and recognize a potential threat, mitigate a potential threat before it becomes an actual threat and neutralize an actual threat, while minimizing the threat to others.

Our Guardian training is composed of two distinct classes:

Phase One – Basic handgun/concealed carry qualification training (5 hours)
- Classroom: 4 hours
- Live-fire range training: 1 hour
Phase Two – Advanced concealed carry training (10 hours)
- Classroom: 5 hours
- Live-fire, tactical range training: 5 hours

During the Phase Two live-fire range session, each participant is expected to fire a minimum of 250 rounds, while performing a series of progressive, live-fire drills, using a defensive caliber handgun. Each participant will learn and demonstrate:

the correct method of drawing from a concealment holster
the use of cover and concealment
the correct and safe method of moving between cover and concealment, while actively engaging and armed assailant
the correct procedure for engaging multiple assailants
the correct procedure for loading, shooting and reloading while engaging an armed assailant or assailants
the correct procedure for clearing firearm malfunctions while engaging an armed assailant

In May of 2019 we added Stop The Bleed – emergency blood loss control and tourniquet training to our Guardian Training Program. This training is now part of our Guardian Training Program and will be provided to all participants.

A nationally recognized, official NRA certificate of training will be issued upon successful completion of the course. Training exceeds requirements for Florida’s concealed carry weapons license application.

In 2020, training will be ongoing throughout the year. Training can be taken as an individual or a group. Convenient lodging is available for out-of-town participants.

Pre-registration is required. Group discounts are available. Call or email for pricing information.

For complete training information, visit In-Gauge of Polk County’s webpage at: Church Guardian Training or send an email inquiry to: info.ingauge@gmail.com

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explains the importance of having trained guardians on location when the wolf attacks and before law enforcement arrives . . . .

Something to consider . . .

In-Gauge of Polk County is one of a very few entities that provides official NRA firearms training and the only organization in Central Florida that conducts official NRA, advanced firearms training.

If you or any member of your congregation takes firearms training that does not provide an official NRA certificate of training, displaying the official NRA name and emblem, your training will likely not be recognized outside the state of Florida and not be recognized by liability insurance carriers.

Firearms training classes (concealed carry classes) conducted by retired law enforcement officers or instructors claiming to certified NRA instructors that do not issue official NRA certificates of training, are NOT official NRA firearms training classes.

Before enrolling in any concealed carry class or advanced firearms tactical training course, ask if you be receiving an official NRA certificate of training upon completion. Not merely receiving a training certificate designed by the instructor or a letter stating you completed a class.

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Guns in South Florida churches, synagogues? Some worshippers already packing

The sad fact is, a great many of those carrying concealed guns in public have little to no training to defend themselves or others.

An interesting article (republication) appeared yesterday, December 5, 2019 in the VALLIANT NEWS, by Robert Smith of South Florida, regarding worshippers packing heat during services in their places of worship. The full article can be read below or at the following link . . . .

Guns in South Florida churches, synagogues? Some worshippers already packing

The original publication appeared in the Sun Sentinel, Nov. 10, 2017 and was written by Mike Clary, staff reporter . . . . https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-guns-in-churches-20171108-story.html Thank you Robert Smith for revitalizing Mike Clary’s article.

Mike Clary’s Sun Sentinel’s article ~~Robert Smith’s~~ article is quite in-depth on the extent parishioners and congregants will go to defend themselves and other congregants in the event an armed assailant threatens their place of worship.

Not addressed in Mr. Clary’s ~~Mr. Smith’s~~ article is the need for formal firearms training!

Regrettably, too many church and synagogue attendees, who are concealed carry weapons license holders, packing pistols, lack formal handgun training. Handgun training that ‘qualifies’ them to carry a deadly weapon in public. Especially in a crowded, close-quarter environment, where there may be 100, 300, 500, 1,000 or more attendees sitting elbow to elbow.

It should be specifically understood that possessing a concealed carry weapons license only grants a person permission to carry a concealed weapon in public. It does NOT qualify a person to carry a deadly weapon in public. A deadly weapon capable of taking someone’s life either intentionally or unintentionally.

Those carrying concealed weapons in a congregation of 100, 300, 500, 1,000 or more people have no idea what it is like to experience a stampede of panicked people running for exits when someone hears a BANG and screams “GUN”.

The sad fact is, a great many of those carrying concealed guns in public have little to no training to defend themselves or others.

There is specific training available for those who are or desire to be a member of a faith based organization safety watchman teams and it is strongly encourage they participate in and complete such training. Church Guardian Training / “ACTIVE SHOOTER” TRAINING for Faith Based Organizations

Regrettably, such training is either unknown to them or they do not want to commit to taking the training. That concealed carry weapons license they received, with having received little to no firearms training, gives them a serious false sense of security.

Too often, carrying a little 6-shot, pocket pistol makes someone feel 10-foot tall and bullet proof. In reality they are no match for an armed assailant, wearing body armor, who has planned his attack.

Formal advanced firearms training is imperative for those who perform a ‘guardian’ function, either formally or informally (volunteer) within their congregation.

Once a firearm is discharged, either intentionally or unintentionally, their is no putting the bullet back in the gun.

An Active Shooter Event

What Walmart teaches its employees . . .

This is an outstanding video that anyone can learn something from.

An Unarmed Citizenry

An example of when an unarmed citizenry is unable to defend itself . . . .

The following is an example of when an unarmed citizenry is unable to defend itself . . . .

4 dead, 2 wounded in California stabbing spree that lasted hours

August 8, 2019

(CNN) – A man killed four people during a stabbing rampage in Southern California before officers found his car parked outside a 7-Eleven convenience store and arrested him, authorities said. In addition to the people killed, the attacker left two wounded in multiple crime scenes in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, police said.
The victims killed included two people at the suspect’s apartment complex, a 7-Eleven security guard and one more person at a Subway restaurant.

4 dead, 2 wounded in Southern California stabbings
By ROBERT JABLON – August 8, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who was “full of anger” went on a two-hour stabbing and robbery rampage in Southern California, killing four people and wounding two others, authorities said Wednesday.he people killed, the attacker left two wounded in multiple crime scenes in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, police said.

The knife wielding assailant killed more people with a knife than the Garlic Festival shooter did with a semi-automatic rifle.

September 17, 2016 – ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA

St. Cloud mall stabbings – St. Cloud, Minnesota

Ten people injured in stabbing melee

On September 17, 2016, a terrorist mass stabbing occurred at the Crossroads Center shopping mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

At about 8:15 on the evening of September 17, an individual began stabbing patrons at the Crossroads Center shopping mall. He was armed with two steak knives, one 10 inches and the other 9 inches. The stabbings first began outside the mall, at a nutrition store, before the attacker entered the building, stabbed an electronics store employee, and ran past a couple of other stores towards the Target and Macy’s anchor stores.

Before the spree ended 10 people were injured in the stabbing, three of whom were hospitalized for non-life-threatening wounds. They were all stabbed or punched in the back, shoulder, head, neck, or face. The victims were of ages 15 to 53.