Empowerment through Self-Reliance. Our mission is share knowledge, ideas and strategies on self-sufficiency and preparedness in relation to what is REALLY going on in our world. Our group has a positive outlook on life and realize that by taking action in our current environment rather than sticking our head in the sand, we can all generate a feeling of confidence and security in our lives. With all of the craziness around us: natural disasters, unemployment, housing crisis, threat of terrorism …

Phoenix Target, Tactical Shooters& Adventurers (PTTSA) is a group dedicated to firearms and self-defense training. We are not a commercial training organization, however, practicing and training with experienced members on our own is a goal as well as bringing in outside professional instruction. Using and feeling competent with your firearm in real world situations requires more than sitting on a bench at a controlled, supervised range, putting pencil sized holes in a static target at a known …

This is starting out as an outlet to the community to offer affordable highly educational classes in the area of Survival Training and Gun Handling. Times are changing and there's more conversations today consisting of the Right to Bare Arms and what that means to each of us. In addition to the 8 specific classes there will also be social events and outings that will allow for positive and educational conversations. Some of the areas that Jeff Smith will focus on will be teaching on the importan …

June 19, 2010 a fire started south of the I-40 in Flagstaff Az. Within hours a small 300 acre fire forced the mandatory evacuation of guests of the Little America Hotel, the Coconino Humane Association and four communities’ residents, pets and other animals. Within 1 day, a second fire broke out moving from 15 acres to 50 within 2 hours, to 500 within 4 hours to 5,000 within a day. The speed of this fire forced three more communities’ residents, with pets and other animals, to also evacuate. The …