…ickly adopted Weaver’s stance, and later popularized it at his shooting school, Gunsite. The Weaver stance was a truly radical departure from the way things were done at the time. Until Jack Weaver came along, most handgunners held the gun with one hand, and fired quickly from the hip, or from the shoulder while sighting down the extended arm. Few held the gun with both hands, and few used the sights. Weaver Stance The Weaver stance can… Continue reading →

…ning, OR you have had only as much training as your state requires in order to obtain a carry permit. You have no real intention of taking any firearms classes in the near future. So how ’bout it, folks? If you carry a gun for defense but don’t plan to visit a gun school — why not? What are your thoughts & reasoning about this? Send me an email. The answers which I have received so far have been very instructive. I… Continue reading →

…holster, tuck the cover garment firmly into the armpit and pin it there with your upper arm. Keep the non-dominant palm anchored to the belly button to avoid the natural temptation to move it in front of the holster (and the gun’s muzzle). Maintain a firing grip on the gun, but keep the trigger finger far outside the trigger guard. Placing the thumb on the back of the slide may hold a Glock-type firearm firmly in battery while the gun… Continue reading →

…ning firearm basics. They simply know the basics because they learned them in early childhood. Compare this to the experience of a woman who grew up in the same era. Her childhood did not often include early familiarity with guns and gun terminology. She never learned the difference between semi-autos and revolvers, between rifles and shotguns, between “double action” and “single action” or between a bullet and a round of ammunition. She didn’t… Continue reading →

…tupidity. While most defensive uses of a firearm do not involve any shots being fired, you cannot assume that your criminal will be smart enough to run away. It’s also important to understand that criminals do not fear guns. They often own guns themselves, and spend their lives handling weapons of all sorts. The mere sight of a gun is not going to cause the criminal to faint! Some criminals will run away when the intended victim brings the… Continue reading →