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How gauche
February 12, 2015

Injuries from loaded guns usually arise from longstanding bad habits with unloaded ones. Here’s a case in point, a severe hand injury posted by user hunterrwill on Instagram.[ref] Definitely owe a “thanks” to someone for this link. But I’m not … Continue reading →

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Living with the gun
February 2, 2015

Both online and in classes, a lot of what I teach is simply how to live with the gun. Keeping yourself and your family safe isn’t just about shooting bad guys, after all. Of course, it is about knowing how … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Trail: What if it doesn’t lock open?
January 28, 2015

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” – John Muir As I’ve said many times before, one of the challenges I face as a writer is knowing when … Continue reading →

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Give them what they want
January 24, 2015

This woman apparently believed that the criminal who approached her at the ATM wanted to steal her car. Which, he did. But that’s not all he was after. After he told her to get out of her car (she did), … Continue reading →

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Greedy scoundrels
January 10, 2015

When someone like me – yes, I make my living in this industry as a professional defensive handgun trainer – says that gun owners really need quality, professional training repeated on a regular basis, too many people take that recommendation … Continue reading →

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Reholster without looking? Grab for a falling gun?
January 5, 2015

So here’s a surveillance video of an off-duty cop in an elevator, talking to his wife. Apparently, the gun riding in his holster just behind his right hip felt uncomfortable to him, so he took advantage of a private moment … Continue reading →

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Misc
November 2, 2014

Clearing the clutter out of my brain and tabs… If you live in WA state, please vote — and please vote against 594. It’s a bad law. As it’s written, it would make felons out of most firearms instructors and … Continue reading →

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Reholster without looking? No.
October 27, 2014

This blog entry was sparked by something Rory Miller wrote the other day. Actually, it’s a rabbit hole down a sidetrack that might be (but probably isn’t) a true disagreement, which means at most it’s only a minor quibble on … Continue reading →

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