…knows most of ’em. And if you ask for trainers’ names, it’s true that he knows most of ’em. And if you ask for trainers’ names, it’s true that he knows most of ’em. I can recite four rules, three rules, ten principles and big boy rules I talk about the shooting drills and standards from a bunch of schools. I’ve heard about Gunsite, Shootrite, Thunder Ranch, and F-A-S Rangemaster and Rogers, I-C-E… Continue reading →

…ictim, during a time when they are almost certainly caught off guard. That’s a very different thing from dealing with a crime from the standpoint of someone assigned, after the fact, to find out what happened and who did it. Rules of Engagement The rules of engagement are different. Military ROE: may easily include killing every human being in a given area. LE ROE: use of necessary force to bring the offender to justice. Citizen ROE: use of… Continue reading →

…by sight and by feel to be sure that the gun is unloaded. For semi-automatics, remove the magazine and run a finger into the magazine well to make sure it is empty. Lock the slide open and visually look in the chamber. Then run the tip of your pinky finger into the chamber to be sure that there’s a hole in there rather than a live round. Visually check the chamber again before you close the slide. For revolvers, roll the cylinder open and… Continue reading →

Notes: Which it is, the vast majority of the time! ↩ 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 on the face of the trigger, or lined up with the trigger’s outside… Continue reading →