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A Better Holster, Part Three
April 10, 2017

For the past few days, we have been talking about what makes a “good” holster. To catch up, click here for the series introduction. Then go on to read Part One and Part Two. As I have already said, the … Continue reading →

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A Better Holster, Part Two
April 9, 2017

For the past few days, we have been talking about what makes a “good” holster. To catch up, click here for the series introduction, and then click here to read Part One. As I said yesterday, the first thing that … Continue reading →

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A Better Holster, Part One
April 8, 2017

A few days ago, I blogged about what makes a “good” holster — and especially, about the dynamics that drive some of the bewildered (and sometimes angry) conversations between people within the firearms training community and their students. Today, I’m … Continue reading →

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Holster Conversations
April 3, 2017

It seems to me that a lot of times we-in-the-training-community think we are helping people make a choice between a barely functional holster or an excellent one. But from the other person’s perspective, they are actually making a choice between … Continue reading →

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Confidence in Carrying
October 29, 2016

The question comes up surprisingly often, even from people who have had their carry permits for a long time: “How can I get confident enough to actually carry the gun in my daily life?” It’s a tough question and I’m … Continue reading →

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What’s the point of this activity?
October 26, 2016

Teaching students how to shoot well and how to manipulate the gun is only the beginning of defensive handgun training. But many people treat it is though it were the entire goal of training – the end point which, once … Continue reading →

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Always
August 11, 2016

Tragic and avoidable situation in the news: during a CCW class, a student fired a gun through a classroom wall, killing the gun shop owner on the other side of the wall. From the 911 transcript: “We were doing malfunction … Continue reading →

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Carry where?
June 26, 2016

Some years ago, before modern concealed carry laws passed in Texas, a young chiropractor named Suzanna Gratia was just finishing up her morning paperwork when her parents stopped by her office. It was a beautiful, sunny day and her mom … Continue reading →

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