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Training Rant
September 27, 2013

…tle defensive themselves. They say stuff to me like, “Well, that just means you’re rich! You could just throw money away on classes like that! Not everyone can afford…” Or they tell me I must believe owning guns is for rich people, for those who can take the time and spend the money to study how to defend themselves. They tell me that regular people can’t afford it and that anyone who says people really need to learn… Continue reading →

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Coulda Woulda Shoulda
January 16, 2018

…t same decision might give another person screaming nightmares or sleepless nights of regret for the entire rest of their life. So in the story that opened this post, the doomed hero’s choice to run to the sound of the guns may have been a valid choice for him, even in hindsight and even though he ultimately died. Too bad we can’t pull him out of his grave to ask if it was worth it… by his measure and meaning of “worth… Continue reading →

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Sight Alignment
January 1, 2000

…rovide either a combat hold or a target hold. Those phrases are shooting jargon which answer the commonly-heard question, “Do I put my front sight in the middle of the bullseye, or at the bottom of the bullseye?” Guns which are sighted in for a combat hold require the shooter to place the front sight where it covers the exact center of the target, while guns sighted in for a target hold achieve greatest accuracy when the front sight… Continue reading →

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Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
October 11, 2013

…like that meal, a good belt will last you just about forever. Investing in a solid belt saves you money in the long term because it eliminates the most-likely variable when holster after holster isn’t working for you. Crummy Guns Now we’re really getting into it. Let me start by saying I’m no gun snob. I don’t care if you just dropped $1500 on a fancy 1911 or if you’re toting around a battered old budget gun you picked up for $150 back in the… Continue reading →

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Potty Training
March 30, 2018

David Yamane, of Gun Culture 2.0, tagged me in a Fb post last week. He wrote: “I just spoke with a reporter about people leaving guns in bathrooms, including 2 recently at UT-Austin. I have to confess in my mind I was picturing guys. Interesting that in both of these cases the guns showed up in WOMEN’S restrooms. Which makes me wonder: WWJKS? What Would Kathy Jackson Say?” Well, with a flattering intro like that, who could… Continue reading →

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Trying On a Handgun
January 1, 2000

…erform a tip test with a loaded gun or allow an ‘unloaded’ gun to point at yourself at any time during the test. ↩ It is important to note here that “check with your fingers” only applies to handguns. Rifles and shotguns get very much hotter than handguns, and will burn you if you reach into their chambers after firing. ↩ For defense work, it is generally accepted that the distal crease of the finger should be… Continue reading →

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Training required?
March 29, 2013

…erform a tip test with a loaded gun or allow an ‘unloaded’ gun to point at yourself at any time during the test. ↩ It is important to note here that “check with your fingers” only applies to handguns. Rifles and shotguns get very much hotter than handguns, and will burn you if you reach into their chambers after firing. ↩ For defense work, it is generally accepted that the distal crease of the finger should be… Continue reading →

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__to a Friend’s House?
January 1, 2000

…erform a tip test with a loaded gun or allow an ‘unloaded’ gun to point at yourself at any time during the test. ↩ It is important to note here that “check with your fingers” only applies to handguns. Rifles and shotguns get very much hotter than handguns, and will burn you if you reach into their chambers after firing. ↩ For defense work, it is generally accepted that the distal crease of the finger should be… Continue reading →

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