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Gun Store Miss Adventures
January 1, 2000

…ut all of them said we’re going to teach you how to shoot. We’re going to get you over this fear and you are going to own a gun. It took several months to heal up from the attack, and then to get past the fear of guns, but I did it.” “They brought me lots of guns,” says Cassandra of the friends who helped her. “I shot everything, just everything you can imagine. I had a lot of things to deal with and I needed… Continue reading →

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“Reasonable” Restrictions
February 22, 2013

…not change this reality. Like you, I want to see safer communities. Thus, I am not a fan of strict licensing laws or more restrictions on how one may purchase firearms or where one may carry them. This is not because I want guns in the hands of criminals. I don’t. Instead, it is because I do not want bureaucratic bottlenecks through which basic human rights must squeeze. Do you know that the wait for permission simply to own a firearm… Continue reading →

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Childproof Locks?
January 1, 2000

…ything! Nevertheless, I still kept the baby gates in place, kept the outlets covered, put child-proof lids on the medicine, and latched all the cabinets. How stupid it would have been if I hadn’t! As much trouble as my kids got into with the baby proofing and patient instruction, I hate to think how much more they would have gotten into if I’d neglected either half of those two inseparable essentials. When it comes to gun safety and… Continue reading →

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Mentors and friends
February 4, 2013

…a simple favor: would I be interested in writing gun reviews? She had an ongoing commitment to a magazine, but needed time for some other projects. Since I wanted to learn more about how to teach but had little money to buy guns for myself, this would give me an opportunity to get my hands on a lot of different guns for the wider experience an instructor should have. Grand idea! I jumped in with both feet. My first gun review appeared in Women… Continue reading →

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Unintentional Discharges Project – Part 3
June 30, 2018

…such as “holsters” that do not hold the gun securely or protect the trigger in a solid and reliable way. And, my friend told me, every time I talk about how people can hurt themselves or others by not using their guns responsibly, I am giving more energy to her ideas about keeping guns away from people who want to own them. This makes sense … on the surface. But look a little deeper: my friend was saying that gun owners’… Continue reading →

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Unintentional Discharges Project – Part 1
June 25, 2018

…drugs, including prescription drugs; while ignorant of, or apathetic toward, fundamental aspects of firearm function and/or safe gunhandling; while unfamiliar with a specific gun type; while mixing functional guns with dummy guns, or while handling guns presumed to be “unloaded” alongside guns known to be loaded; while mechanically lowering an external hammer; while using a decocking lever or closing the action (this factor is not… Continue reading →

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

…e doing. Do this by habit, every time, as a lifetime habit. Fight the temptation to get complacent or lazy with the gun in hand. Never grab for a falling gun. This includes guns that are slithering down inside your clothing, guns that are almost-but-not-quite still within your control, and guns that you think you can probably catch. No matter how embassed you might feel if you drop your firearm (and given some surroundings, that can be very… Continue reading →

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Caliber Confusion
January 1, 2000

…well. Below follows a whirlwind tour of some common calibers and cartridges. It is not a comprehensive list, merely a quick overview of some caliber-related facts which might interest a beginning or intermediate shooter. Handguns Shotguns Handguns Handgun cartridges are relatively straightforward, compared to the unbelievable things that the shotgun and rifle ammunition manufacturers have done to us. But there is still plenty of opportunity to… Continue reading →

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