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Survey says …?

This week, Gallup released a poll taken among American gun owners — or at least, among a limited set of people who own guns and who were willing to answer questions from a stranger on the telelphone. With results that … Continue reading

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TAE #2: Watch the Wobble

This is the second in a series of simple exercises you can do to improve your trigger control. These exercises will help you become more aware of your trigger finger and better able to control its motions. No matter how … Continue reading

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TAE #1: Feel The Trigger

Today I begin a series of simple exercises you can do to improve your trigger control. This series will help you become more aware of your trigger finger and better able to control its motions. No matter how fast you … Continue reading

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Start smart

Yesterday I wrote this: “All of that constant, unavoidable body motion means we can’t just line the sights up once with a  glance and then let fly with the trigger, KA-BLOWEE! If we do that, our shots hit unpredictably, sometimes … Continue reading

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Online “training” class

From my email box: “Kathy, what do you think about online concealed carry training classes? Are they a good idea?” My response:  When I was a little girl riding in the back of my grandpa’s car, sometimes somebody would cut … Continue reading

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Holes in Paper

A surprising number of people honestly believe that they already know everything they need to know about self-defense once they have learned to yank a trigger at the range. This is emphatically not true! Self-defense is about being able to … Continue reading

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New Article: Five Stages of Growth

Today I finally uploaded an article I’ve been mulling over for some time. “Understanding Your Students: Five Stages of Growth” tackles some thorny questions about confidence, competence, and doubt. Quick preview here. The five stages are I won’t. I will. … Continue reading

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It’s a Good Thing

As I’ve explained before, I have always had a gut-level conviction that if a thing is not shameful to do in the first place, there is no shame in doing it competently. A job worth doing is worth doing well, … Continue reading

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