The Cornered Cat
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Holster Conversations
April 3, 2017

…of the options on the table often leads to confusion and resentment on both sides of the conversation. This confusion sometimes leads to a bit of resentful mockery: “Why won’t you foolish people use the gear we recommend??!” vs “Why do you people keep acting like snobs in your gear recommendations!?” (I truly hope that I have never fallen into either one of those traps, but being human it’s very, very likely… Continue reading →

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Normalization of Deviance
June 23, 2016

…he convenience and forget the risk, and become more likely to do the same thing again the next time we teach a class. “A history of success and positive outcomes does far more to erode our standards than a single negative outcome. The longer our success, the more normalization of deviance comes in to play. Get away with doing something unsafe or substandard enough times and the unsafe and substandard become your standard.” – Steve Whitehead We… Continue reading →

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Designations
June 8, 2016

…n guns should never be handled inside a classroom? Not at all! Any teaching environment can be made safe with some forethought. A big cardboard box full of books and papers makes a fine backstop and costs almost nothing, for example. It just takes some creativity — and a stubborn commitment to keeping students safe — to figure out how to make safety protocols work in different settings. Unfortunately, too many people are not willing… Continue reading →

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Gotta fly
March 26, 2013

…vs. non-TSA locks. It’s really rather simple: TSA locks aren’t exactly secure. They are accessible by anyone with access to the luggage and a master key — and those master keys aren’t all that hard to obtain, no matter what the official claim about that might be. For that reason, I use TSA locks only where required for compliance, and choose more secure locks otherwise. This goes doubly or even triply for the lockbox that… Continue reading →

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Round up
December 22, 2012

…ons (those that fire more than one bullet with each pull of the trigger) are already illegal for the average citizen to own. They are heavily regulated by the federal government, registered with the ATF and very difficult to obtain licenses for. Almost no crime is ever committed with them. So in 1994, legislators were forced to ask themselves, “What exactly will this ban do away with?” The category of “assault weapon” didn’t actually exist, and… Continue reading →

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Safety Matters: How to Use a Belt Holster
January 1, 2000

…as the muzzle has cleared the holster, the shooter drops her elbow and the muzzle immediately aligns with the target even before the gun is raised. The sooner the muzzle is aligned with the target, the sooner the shooter can accurately fire from body index positions. The shooter’s hands join at the midline, with the non-dominant hand coming from alongside or behind the gun as the hands meet. Do not allow the non-dominant hand to cross in… Continue reading →

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Straight Talk About Curves

…o, appendix carry is slightly more concealable because your clothing is less likely to catch on the butt of the gun as you move around. Couple appendix carry with a tuckable holster, and you’ve got a fairly concealable combination that is also quite comfortable for many women. Cross-draw carry is often recommended for people who need to drive a lot, because of all belt carry methods it is least likely to get tangled in your seat belt…. Continue reading →

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Safety Matters: How to Use a Shoulder Holster

…shooter begins lifting her elbow at the same time. To avoid crossing the brachial artery, the non-dominant elbow lifts high out of the way during the drawstroke. In very close quarters, this same basic motion could easily become an elbow jab to create distance. As the gun passes the point of the elbow, the elbow drops and the non-dominant hand comes forward to join the gun hand. Note that the gun has swept everyone and everything to the… Continue reading →

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