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THOMAS DEMAIO (LEFT)
IS LIBERTY FIREARM'S
TRAINING'S CHIEF
MEDICAL INSTRUCTOR.
WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES
ARE YOU READY?
By KELLY HARLEY
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YOU’RE OUT TO DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THE MAN AT THE
TABLE NEXT YOU TO STARTS CHOKING. YOU’RE WALKING INTO
THE MALL AND YOU NOTICE A WOMAN ON THE GROUND WHO IS
UNCONSCIOUS. OR WORSE, YOU’RE SITTING IN CHURCH AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN YOU HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE FIRE CRACKERS. IN
EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS, WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?
f you don’t have a clue as to how you would
respond, you now have the opportunity to take
action. JDX (formerly Patrick’s Uniforms
and Gun Range) and Liberty Firearm Train-
ing are teaming up to offer lifesaving training
that could change the way you respond to an
emergency situation. “Gone are the days where people’s
mentality can be, ‘I’m not going to think about it’, you
have to be responsible,” said Jack Tripp, chief opera-
tions officer, Liberty Firearm Training.
Responsibility comes with ensuring you’re properly
trained to handle an emergency situation. One of the
basic courses taught through the JDX and Liberty Fire-
arm Training partnership is CPR and basic trauma first
aid. Tom DeMaio is a trainer with Liberty Firearm and
teaches students what to do if someone isn’t breathing.
“You’re the most important person on the scene because
you’ve had the training,” coaches DeMaio. Students re-
ceive instruction in JDX’s classroom facility, and then get
hands-on with a mannequin. Some of the other course
instruction includes learning the Heimlich Maneuver
and how to stop bleeding.
JDX owner Jon Hartley recently had all of his
employees complete the training. “I think our country
needs more people who can help,” said Hartley. “Wheth-
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er that’s helping in an emergency, or helping someone
hold a door open. We’ve kind of lost that touch with each
other.”
It’s not just about the basics, JDX and Liberty Firearm
Training offer high-level training to citizens. A recent
home defense course was a huge success. In this class,
participants are taught how to protect themselves in
their homes; what emergency supplies you need to have
and where to place them; and where to safely store your
guns, especially if you have children in the home.
Other high-level training offered includes gun safety
and active shooter response. Courses that are sadly
becoming more necessary.
In just the past three months, our country has wit-
nessed horrific incidences. In early November, a gunman
opened fire inside a Texas Baptist church killing 26 peo-
ple. A month earlier, a gunman opened fire at a Las Vegas
county music festival. Fifty-eight people were killed and
more than 540 were injured. In September, a gunman
killed a parishioner leaving a Tennessee church before
going inside and indiscriminately shooting others.
“The world is becoming violent. It’s important to
know what to do if there’s an active shooter, because the
likelihood of dealing with a situation is pretty good,” said
Tripp. jdxinc.com and libertyfirearmtraining.com
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