Prepared citizen movement growing amongst Americans
(NewsNation) — As natural disasters, civil unrest and war have engulfed the United States, a new alternative has arrived for Americans to not sit idly by and wait for destruction to hit their doorstep.
The Prepared Citizen movement is a growing trend of people taking proactive steps to be self-reliant and ready for various emergencies or crises. The opportunity offers hardcore military training, like self-defense, and provides tools, such as first aid and emergency communication.
The inspiration for the concept emerged from Eric Roscher as he watched Russia invade Ukraine in 2022. He watched as civilians in the country were flooding the streets with little ability to defend themselves.
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'They were trying to learn how to shoot literally days before the Russians invaded,' said Roscher, United States Air Force, Owner, Barrel and Hatchet Trade Group. 'And so they were almost like helpless. And I saw it was like in America, we shouldn't have that problem. One, we have the Second Amendment, but we as citizens should have the ability to defend our country and ourselves, and it's in our Constitution.'
Roscher teaches everyday Americans the combat-style training.
That said, most of the Prepared Citizens told NewsNation they hope they never have to use the training or 'utilize it in a way that protects themselves and protects their families.'
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Those undergoing the training have come from all different professions.
They include Brandon Jordan, a YouTube content creator and underwater diver, and Dan Pham, a civil engineer who builds robots.
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