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John Carughi

John Carughi

U.S. Marine infantryman and firearms instructor known as "Weapon Snatcher" for disarming rioters during the 2020 Seattle protests; founder of Weapon Snatcher firearms training company.

Jun 18, 2026

5:52
all for taking life if i have to have no problem with it i
5:55
squared that many years ago but this is a different situation so how can i go into this what in history can i reference for this and the one that came to mind is musashi he grew up his whole life slaying dudes gets to an age he's like ah the right way is to end the fight before it begins it's like all right that's an executive protective detail all that kind of stuff that is quintessentially what it should be about so that's what i aim to do if i can solve this problem without shooting that's what i'm gonna do first So when I saw that problem happen both times, I was like, all right, that's what I'm going to do.
6:32
So my finger never touched the trigger that day.
6:34
Other people's did.
6:36
And I solved the problems before it ended.
6:37
And that was the thought that went into my mind.
6:41
As I was drawing the pistol, I was like, I'm probably gonna get fired.

21 MINS LATER

27:23
Um, so within your training, right? What do you, what do you notice seeing that people are gravitating towards from a rifle set up, handgun set up that, that are either people need to get more training on or they, they, they, you think they over, they overstate how much utility it actually brings them.

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