I’m pleased to be invited to be a part of the Self-Reliance Expo held in Colorado Springs, CO next weekend, May 18th and 19th at the Freedom Financial Services Center http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/colorado-springs/ Hours of the show will be from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day. I’ll be teaching my popular rape prevention course, “Rape [...]
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By Kellene Bishop I don’t know if there’s a story behind every logo, but there is one behind the memorable logo created for Women of Caliber. But this isn’t just any story. It’s one of great relevance as we hope it inspires and encourages women all over as they venture on their journey to a [...]
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By Kellene Bishop This evening my husband and I went to the outdoor range for a little practice. As always, we brought a can of several hundred rounds. Every once in a while I will shoot too limp wristed and get a stove pipe, but tonight it was happening on every single shot I took. [...]
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By Kellene Bishop The other day I was on my way up to Salt Lake City to work a “self-reliance conference.” My car has the entire back window taken up by a vinyl sign for Women of Caliber, mentioning the firearm and physical self-defense classes I offer. Being in a bit of a hurry, I [...]
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By Kellene Bishop There was a tragic crime committed here in SLC last night. A man held a gun on a clerk at a gas station located as part of a major grocery store chain. The clerk was in the windowed area that you typically see in the gas stations nowadays. The gunman demanded cash [...]
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This is SOOOO not O.K. Read the link: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=326601
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by Kellene Bishop Instincts. Believe it or not, we have the power to control and condition them to protect us. Two years ago I asked my hubby for TIVO for my birthday. He’s very protective of his time and thus is not a big proponent of watching television. So he wasn’t too thrilled with getting [...]
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I simply cannot allow the news of the three security guards standing by while a 15 year old girl got pummeled go by without comment. http://rawstory.com/2010/02/security-guards-inothingi-15yearold-girl-beaten/ In spite of a very heavy writing schedule, I feel that I have to address this issue on Women of Caliber in order to translate it into a valuable [...]
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Interesting story breaking today. This is exaclty why I believe in educating children on the proper use of firearms. Firearms are life saving tools, not toys with a reset button. Other than the journalist being pathetic in his/her writing, this article says a great deal about the maturity of the parents who educated their son [...]
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