Bass Reeves Gun Club, NAAGA Atlanta Chapter

11/11/2025

We appreciate you and love you. Thank you!!

10/26/2025

10/04/2025

Happy Birthday President Philip T Smith - Soboyede

09/27/2025

🇺🇸 REST IN PEACE | Lt. Col. George Hardy, a decorated Tuskegee Airman who served in three wars, has died at age 100. He was one of the first Black aviators in combat, and the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot at age 19. Please join us in honoring his life and service to our country: http://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/tuskegee-airman-dies-100-george-hardy-wwii-vietnam-korean-wars/507-61664ba8-3567-48b9-b0c6-9e5841e5f76d?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_11Alive

09/26/2025

Rest well! ✊🏿

09/26/2025

"If You Don’t Have Skills to Survive an Uncertain World, You’ll Be at the Mercy of Those Who Do."

Let’s get real.

Survival isn’t a fantasy or a weekend hobby. It’s a mindset. A discipline. A lifestyle.

In an uncertain world where systems collapse, safety becomes a question, and resources turn scarce what you don’tknow can cost you everything. And this hits even harder if you're a woman. Why? Because the world often asks you to be everything at once.

You might be a mother in the morning, a protector by noon, a medic in the afternoon, and a strategist at night. You’re expected to nurture, lead, cook, defend, teach, heal, and endure all within the same breath. That’s not a burden; that’s power. But power needs to be trained.

Because when things fall apart, titles don’t matter. Comfort doesn’t matter. Skills do. Can you filter water? Can you stabilize a wound? Can you navigate without a phone? Can you defend your home and maintain its heart?

If not, you’re hoping the world stays gentle. And history shows, it doesn’t always.

Training isn’t something we “get into.” It’s something we live. You might be running drills while a pot’s on the stove. Tucking kids in and then checking perimeter lines. You might be comforting one person and calling out strategy the next.

This isn’t about paranoia. It’s about preparedness. This is about community. It’s about self-reliance. It’s about not waiting on someone to save you.

No book, no class, no video can replace doing the thing.
Get your hands dirty. Learn. Practice. Teach. Repeat.

Because you’re not just surviving for you. You’re preparing to hold the line for the people you love and the world you want to exist in.

Versatility is your superpower. Discipline is your shield. Community is your compass.

Stay sharp. Stay soft. Stay ready.

09/20/2025

09/19/2025

In 1995 McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks with lemon juice on his face believing it would make him invisible to security cameras like invisible ink. He even smiled at the cameras and was caught within hours. His case inspired the research that led to the discovery of the Dunning Kruger effect.

In the spring of 1995, McArthur Wheeler walked into two banks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to carry out robberies. What made the case unusual wasn’t the crime itself but his belief in a bizarre “getaway tactic.” Wheeler had smeared lemon juice on his face, convinced it would render him invisible to security cameras. His reasoning came from the fact that lemon juice can be used as invisible ink, only becoming visible when exposed to heat. He mistakenly assumed the same principle applied to surveillance footage.

When police reviewed the tapes, Wheeler was easily identifiable, he even looked directly at the cameras and smiled, confident in his “invisibility.” Within hours, police arrested him. Shocked at being caught, Wheeler reportedly exclaimed: “But I wore the juice!”

The case caught the attention of psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger. They were fascinated not just by Wheeler’s flawed logic but by his absolute confidence in it. This became the foundation for their groundbreaking research into cognitive bias. In 1999, they published their study on what is now called the Dunning-Kruger effect: a psychological phenomenon where people with limited knowledge or skill greatly overestimate their competence.

Wheeler’s lemon-juice blunder has since become a textbook example of this effect. It demonstrates how ignorance isn’t simply the absence of knowledge, it can foster misplaced certainty. His case, though humorous in hindsight, underscores a universal human flaw: the less we know, the more likely we are to overestimate our abilities.

09/02/2025

The Bass Reeves Gun Club Historical Perspective Committee presented our first town hall this summer to address responsible gun ownership. What do community safety and the Second Amendment mean today? Our panel begins by reflecting on the historical and ongoing threats faced by the African American community since 1619. They discuss the impact of American history and the legacy of slavery. This conversation touches on sensitive social issues.

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What does community safety and the Second Amendment mean today? The panel begins by reflecting on the historical and ongoing threats faced by the African Ame...

08/27/2025