Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Playing Dead During a Shooting
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses playing dead during a shooting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZOVZZ0_jxo
Playing dead during a mass...
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