Alright, this was a lot more than a trip to the range. Long backstory short; a friend of Mrs. Deans went to the Front Sight [link: https://frontsight.com] firearms training facility in Pahrump, Nevada for defensive handgun training (TW: website sucks), and really liked it. He got us a deal, so we gave it a go. Spoiler: we really liked it.
Front Sight has a big training facility out in the middle of frickin’ nowhere, about an hour or so west of Las Vegas on the way to Death Valley. We went for the two-day defensive handgun course, which is one of their intro courses for handguns (they also have a four-day course). The weekend we were there they were also running a rifle course, and had 700(!) people in attendance. I’m not sure how many ranges they have, but they had plenty. Each handgun class had about 40 people in it, with three or four instructors. Class members were a mix; probably 25 – 30% women, all ages (trending older), some first time shooters, some experienced. For the intro classes, they rightfully assume nobody knows anything.
The classes alternated demonstrations of techniques/drills, practice of the techniques/drills, and some shooting drills. Over two days, we shot around 150 rounds (down from their usual 200 rounds because ammo shortage). Written down like that, it doesn’t sound like much, but it was intense and exhausting – we were whipped after two days and I would not want to start with the four day course.
The emphasis was on “dry” (unloaded) practice drills – loading (three ways), unloading, draw, reholster, clear three malfunctions (failure to feed, brass high (stovepipe), brass low (failure to extract)), trigger control. They are very strict about form and it is a real mental effort to drill with these as new techniques. Their emphasis is on getting the drills right – go slow, get it right, and speed will come. All drills are done in pairs, with one watching the other and correcting (mostly) safety errors, but also any form flaws that you notice.
The shooting drills were more trigger control (they have a drill for “trapping” the trigger after the shot and slowly releasing until it re-engages that I came to hate), two shots to the chest, and single head shot. They finished with a precision shooting drill – five shots, at your own pace, at a small (2 inch?) square 7 yards away, with the goal, of course, of putting all five shots through a single hole. This was done with five shots, then dry practice on trigger control, then five more shots. The dry practice definitely improved the second set of shots. They also have simulator bays – basically plywood “rooms” with doors, windows, and targets that swing in and out inside a ballistic enclosure.
So, those are the dry essentials. What did we think?
Well, we liked it enough that we bought a membership which gets us into any or all of their courses. I’m scheduling their two-day intro shotgun course for May, and we are trying to work their follow-up handgun course into our schedules.
I was impressed when they said at one point that they had tweaked their unloading drill recently. Apparently, the old one had some people turning their guns sideways down the firing line, so they tweaked it so the gun stays pointed down range. I like a training course that evolves.
The lectures were quite good. There were three that are “mandatory” for newbies and anyone who hasn’t seen them in a few years. They covered situational awareness, the decision to shoot, and legal aftermath of a shooting. The basic message was that you need to think about this very hard in advance and come to your own conclusions about if/when you are willing to shoot someone. I had no quibbles with anything in the lectures. Apparently, after the lecture on the legal aftermath, they do have people who say they are not willing to carry, and even a few who simply drop out. They certainly don’t sugarcoat it.
I liked our instructors, too. They were helpful with specific issues, even in a group the size of ours. Endlessly patient, as well – no matter how many times I crossed my thumbs on the grip, they just pointed it out and moved on. I think they were waiting for the slide to really teach me a lesson, but I did break that habit, at least, while we were there. I also learned that the first rule of gun safety isn’t “Treat every gun as if its loaded”, its “Don’t let the government take your guns”.
The basic shooting drill was two to the chest, after a discussion of the ballistic inferiority of handgun rounds. We also did some headshot drills, in case the two to the chest don’t do the job. The instructors would randomly shout “Head!” during drills to signal a third shot to the head. On the range, I was meh on headshots. In the simulator, I was John frickin’ Wick for some reason.
Speaking of the simulator, for newbies, you don’t move once you get set. We were checking hands for threats and deciding to shoot, which meant, weirdly, video games were a big help. I managed to have my sole failure to feed malfunction in the simulator and totally forgot the drill to clear it that I had just learned. Still, I dumped the mag and the reload worked; it was just slow. I got good hits on all threats (one target with two guns I managed to shoot in both hands, which tells you what I was looking at). After I cleared my malfunction I took a head shot on the next target for some reason (supposed be a two-to-the-chest shot). Literally right between the eyes, and the same on the “hostage” target (which was supposed to be a head shot, at least). One person in our group managed a classic Zimbabwe double tap on the kid target, even though the person who “pulled” the target was yelling “I’m just a kid! Don’t shoot!”. Good times.
The biggest benefit was that Mrs. Dean got comfortable handling a gun again (she hadn’t picked one up for several years), and is now contemplating competitive shooting after the follow-up class. She also got a new ambidextrous gun (a Heckler & Koch VP-9), because she’s a lefty. For me, it was a reality check – I had thought myself sort of minimally competent with a handgun, but am now unwilling to carry without more training. I was using Mrs. Dean’s Sig, which I had put maybe 25 rounds through before the course, but using my 1911 wouldn’t really have made much difference.
Also much appreciated are the dry practice drills; I’m trying to get a 15 minute session in every day, even if it means happy hour has to wait. Still not liking the double-action trigger drill, but with the Sig, that will be my first shot. Of course, I also need to drill with my 1911, which has the classic 1911 safety rather than a decocker like the Sig, so the drills are a little different. I also got their handbook on shotgun drills, and am trying to get (well) acquainted with them before my class in May. I’m rethinking the reflex sight on the 1911 as well; just not sure if I will keep it or go back to iron sights.
Front Sight is a damn awesome facility. Glad you got to enjoy it.
Wow, look at all those ranges. *swoons*
Thanks for sharing, this was encouraging news for a change.
Oh, that’s just a fraction of their ranges. I think they have over 30.
Anyone know of anything like this in Texas?
Karl Rehn’s place would be my first choice in the Lone Star state.
https://www.krtraining.com/index.html
Thank you.
Superman’s dad has a gun range?
Alternately, if you have a range and can get some students together, there are lots of traveling instructors who will come to you. John Murphy of FPF Training is a local guy who’ll go anywhere in the states, and his training is top-notch.
Neat.
RC you captured their methodology to a tee. I implore everyone to take a trip to their facilities, especially if they are new to firearms.
If anyone does decide to give it a go, I recommend getting their dry practice guide first and getting acquainted with their basic drills. We did, and we got a short live review from someone who had been there before. It was very useful.
Ruh roh…
https://news.yahoo.com/video-shows-shooting-ohio-hospital-061905642.html
There was also two police involved shootings up here in Cleveland since yesterday (one with the DEA involved, the other during a pursuit). I don’t think the city is going to deal with any “mostly peaceful” protesting this close to the NFL draft though. The businesses won’t deal with any since last year.
RC, you have prompted me to try and get some practice in.
Me too. *Heads out to the driveway*
Me too. Even if it’s just dry.
Did you feel like the video game simulator was productive? If so, how much?
The simulator was live fire, which is why newbies aren’t allowed to run around inside the “house”. I thought my many, many hours of “shoot/don’t shoot” in video games was helpful in giving me the reflex to verify a target and put a couple rounds in them.
They don’t replace the targets every time, just cover up the previous shots with clear tape so you can tell which holes are yours. The “hostage” target, which was a stereotypical bad guy partially covered by a kid he was holding a knife on. It was . . . interesting . . . to see how many shots the kid took. Especially considering the distance was less than five yards. It was a good lesson in the difference between range shooting and self-defense shooting.
Can’t do enough dry firing. Cures the flinch. For a little while anyway.
I’m going shooting with my cousin in a few hours. He’s never shot a Glock. Think I will alternate between live and dry firing. That’s a really good idea.
Are you bringing your avatar along?
Live fire with a .22 also helps with flinches.
Ball and dummy is the best training drill I have done to prevent flinching, leaning into recoil. It does require a second person. You load one mag with a single round and leave another empty. Your assistant loads either the empty or the one round mag into the weapon and you shoot it. An empty mag will really let you see what you are doing wrong, especially if you fire a few live ones first.
Back in the early 00s, I managed to do this to myself with a Lee-Enfield.
The magazine on a Lee-Enfield doesn’t hold the bolt open when you run out of ammunition.
I wasn’t counting rounds as I shot.
I cycled the bolt. Reacquired the target. Ready. Squeeze.
Flinch. Click. Dry-fire.
Oh… I have a problem.
I catch myself flinching sometimes when I shoot a revolver and don’t count.
Randomly loading an empty shell in a revolver is the best way to identify if you’re pulling/flinching.
The dime/washer drill was the Army method for curing it.
Balance a dime on the barrel of the weapon and practice pulling the trigger without knocking the dime off.
I got good enough with an M16 that I could pull the charging handle back without dropping a dime.
“The dime/washer drill was the Army method for curing it.
Balance a dime on the barrel of the weapon and practice pulling the trigger without knocking the dime off.”
Like most army methods, this one hurts more than it helps.
That is an accomplishment. See if you can fool yourself with a single shot break-action .410.
I had one of those.
This is the only song I can think of that mentions a single-shot .410, but damned if isn’t romantical.
https://youtu.be/iJRWtKePKuY
I’m gonna do that this afternoon with my cousin.
Keep the good ideas coming!
If you do twenty minutes of focused dry practice, every day for a month, your gun handling skills will be through the roof. I can’t overemphasize how important dry practice is.
I’m going to do that. I was going to take an NRA class a while back but the instructor said I wouldn’t qualify because I can’t keep it in a 4″ circle at 15 yards.
Can confirm. Even my 15 minutes every (let’s be honest) other day has really moved the needle for me.
I was thinking about getting one of those CO2 dry fire rigs for Mrs. Dean (yeah, that’s the ticket, for her to use), but I’m blanking on the company. Little help here?
CoolFire. I have one and I honestly don’t much care for it, but a lot of dudes like them.
That kid target was clearly up to no good.
Someone leaked the footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_r3ULoXuMY
I always like that scene. Although I just noticed Will Smith’s character is pretty waving his (likely loaded) pistol all over the place while describing what he did.
I noticed that and it was making me cringe. In the movie industry most actors use prop guns and have no real experience with real firearms or firearm safety practices.
I’ve heard of this place before. I’m gonna make plans to drive out there for a two-day.
Also, pictures of people bunched together. Instructors touching students. All maskless. Fauci press conference about superspreader event forthcoming.
Those are stock photos, but I think I saw two or three people wearing masks, only indoors, out of what had to be nearly a thousand people on site.
They were both younger women.
At least they were there in the first place.
Daria! Fist pump, fist bump!
That pic needs a mulligan. Can’t think of anything I have to stretch it out onto.
Sounds like an excellent use of time and money.
I’m curious. Did they say anything about a preference for 1911 carry?
Cocked and locked? Hammer down on a loaded chamber?
Cocked and locked, I believe. I had my hands full with a (brand now, to me) decocker. But I don’t recall them ever saying to lower the hammer on a 1911, just put the safety on.
I think the hammer down mode is out of favor – I know manually lowering a hammer on a loaded chamber is probably my least favorite thing to do with a gun, and it presents the risk of the hammer getting caught on something and snapping back down.
I would never lower the hammer on a 1911 with a round chambered. Cocked and locked is the only safe way to carry a hot 1911.
Where “safe” means “at an acceptable level of risk.”
I think I’ve lowered the hammer manually less than 5 times. And not in years. My bedside gun (affectionately known as the Hogleg, a high capacity full size .45 1911) has gone from empty chamber to cocked and locked, though.
I’m pretty sure cocked and locked is how the DaVinci of guns intended his 1911 to be carried.
I vaguely recall reading that the lowered hammer was used for awhile because of some issue which has since been corrected.
I have to admit, I wish the safety on mine was little more . . . definite. I’d like a sharper click and a little more resistance. When I’m there in May I may ask their gunsmith about that.
Yes, I have vague memory of reading that’s how Browning wanted it carried.
I also have a vague memory that he didn’t want the grip safety. He put it there only because of the Army’s demands.
Ah, that rings a bell. Adding the grip safety may be what moved people away from hammer down carry.
There are three ways to do anything:
1. The right way.
2. The wrong way.
3. The Army way.
Heh.
A former roommate of mine was in Army ROTC. This was a favorite saying of his.
I’m sure the Army way was generally loaded mag, empty chamber. That’s how I carried a 1911 the few times I had one handed to me for guard duty.
On convoys, we carried our 1911s lever safety on, hammer back, and round in the chamber.
On guard duty at Ft Leonard Wood (1983), I carried a loaded magazine with a piece of tape over the top of it that the DS threatened to skull-fuck any of us if that tape was disturbed in any manner.
So… shoot the DS first?
Yes… unless that’s your thing.
When I paid for my life membership in the GOA, I received a certificate for a free course at Front Sight. I had plans to go as part of a vacation out West. Go to Vegas, take the class, then swing up to the Olympic Peninsula for the Liberty Editor’s conference (back when R. W. Bradford was alive), then back to the East Coast.
I was going to leave September 12th, 2001.
That didn’t work out.
As grad school and work heated up for me, I never made plans for another trip out West. I got away from shooting for a while. Now I’m back (sortof) shooting, and after reading this, I think a trip to Front Sight is called for. I wonder if they would honor that certificate if I found it?
Ah, Bill Bradford. I liked the guy.
FWIW, Liberty was, without question, my favorite political periodical (sorry Foreign Affairs). Reason, despite the glossy stock and modern graphics, always felt like a poor substitute.
I liked Liberty far more than reason. I’m happy it’s still limping along.
When the editors decided to more to an entirely on-line format, the first thing I did was download all of the PDF versions they posted on their website.
I used to keep all of my copied of Liberty from when I started subscribing until the end of the print run. I don’t know what happened to them. I think I must tossed them when I moved into my house.
I have boxes full of Liberty mag somewhere around here.
OT: What do you get when you cross Speed Racer, Paul Reubens and Karen Gillan?
Well, this I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaKVy-FlaUA
Oh… wasn’t the founder of Front Sight a student of Jeff Cooper’s?
I see some say focus on the front sight while others say focus on the target. What did they teach? I think I can guess from the name, just wanted to confirm.
Your guess is correct – the front sight.
Front Sight is all-in on Col. Cooper’s Modern Technique, which is front sight focus, always and forever.
I personally think that a soft target focus is easier and more effective.
But you can do effective shooting either way.
It is highly dependent on your eyesight. After asking around for a few years I found that the best shooters were nearsighted but only a little bit.
You have to spend some time finding what works best for you as an individual.
Oooh, we have a new
victimTulpacommenter in pending!Been doing your Glib mission work again? ?
Apparently, sarcasmic is to blame for that one.
If being registered since 2017 means pending, then sure. I’m a newby.
Long time no see! Whats up?
No, I mean there’s a newbie in pending who says they are here at your invitation.
He’s subjecting people to our derangements?
That monster!
Nice job RC. Another reminder of how I was brought up – correct firearm handling is a moral issue. If I see someone handling a fire are incorrectly I don’t trust them.
A question for you and the other lawyers in the audience.
Just got a letter from my former employer. There’s been a class-action law suit against their retirement fund. A former employee sued claiming he was being shorted $54 a month because the company used the wrong actuarial tables (simple enough for now). The company denies any wrong doing but has agreed to settle for about 40% of the total alleged losses ($59 mill). The law firm has agreed. If the court approves the settlement my retirement goes up a whole $11 a month. Guessing the guy who started it gets 40% of his $54 a month. The law firm did this on contingency and will get no more than 15% of the $59m ($8.5 m).
I did some research and found a number of companies have been sued for this same thing.
My question. How did the plaintiff and the law firm find each other? Doubt the former assembly worker delved into retirement law and actuarial tables on his own to discover he was being stiffed (the plan is an old-school defined benefit plan and pretty generous). We retirees get a trivial amount and the company (one of the biggest defense contractors) will not notice the payout. The law firm partners, however, make some real bank. Cynical me says the law firm researches big companies pension funds and finds ones that have this particular flaw. They then find a former employee to front the suit. Can the firm give this guy a big payday outside of the settlement? He deserves it – the settlement won’t make the payments on a new bass boat, but a partner can put that addition on that place in the Hamptons (CT law firm).
In a class action, the named/lead plaintiff can get something extra, but it is part of the overall settlement approved by the court. Its generally not a huge sum, is my understanding, but this isn’t really my area. You should be able to find out if you dig into the settlement. I think.
Nothing in the settlement decription we were sent.
Mostly I’m curious if the law firms find the plaintiffs to fit known issue.
Of course they do.
My bet would be that one of the plaintiff or a close relative’s kid works for the law firm. That’s partner material right there.
I need some me time this morning so I am high AF on Vicodin right now, in bed with a heating pad on my hip and a cat on my feet.
Ah, bliss!
You deserve the me-time, woman! You MUST take care of yourself before you can effectively take care of anyone else.
This sounds good.
That makes me want to go lay down. I have an advantage over. you though….it is raining, will all day and there are rumbles of thunder every few minutes. That may be offset by the fact that I don’t have a cat.
In the medical chaos of the last few weeks, I didn’t learn that there was any source of assistance for me financially once I had to take unpaid leave from work.
Then someone told me about California law that pays 60-70% of your weekly salary, up to $1300 a week for 12 weeks. It’s not going to pay the mortgage but I’m not complaining. Apparently it’s one of the many California taxes I’ve been paying for 3 years, so it’s time to recoup a little.
I hope they don’t tax it.
I didn’t know either.
Glad the hubster is doing better; did I miss a detail about your hip?
Hopefully, there will come a day I can have guns and go practice with them.
I was brought up with guns. No safe. My siblings and I were gunproofed early on. I shot my first when I was 5 (somewhere I have a picture of me with this honking revolver and, I think, a dead rat), and the few times I got to handle a gun, I wasn’t too bad.
Then again, for me, having a gun is like having a motorcycle. I’m always slightly intimidated. I can do it and enjoy it, but I’m always afraid of what I don’t know/what could happen.
How many more siblings did you shoot after your first?
DOH!
I’m curious about what Mojeaux got ratted out for.
Sounds like she not sure she greased the right sibling, either.
I only had two siblings.
So I guess the other one . . .
dodged a bullet?
*sunglasses of justice*
AM I BEING DETAINED?!
32 siblings.Being slightly intimidated is probably a good thing. It’s easy to forget that guns are dangerous, and that they’ll happily kill you, or worse, if you stop respecting them.
You mean like this kid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMFrzQUHgXo
I kept wondering when is he going to shoot himself or someone else during the recording of the video.
#metoo
I wouldn’t bet my life on it, but that looked like an airsoft gun to me.
What Sheldon says. Once that bullet leaves the barrel you can never take it back. If something bad happens “Oops!” and “Sorry” mean nothing. You are going to have to live with that for the rest of your life.
I joked recently that we didnt say “Lord, bless these gifts….” prayer before meals. We said “Check to see if it is loaded. Is it pointed in a safe direction? Never put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot. God bless John Browning. Amen.”
It is only a half joke.
A quick analysis of the Ukraine situation from a guy who seems to have a pretty good grasp of what’s going on:
https://youtu.be/kjfEu5Z1f2s
Too long, didn’t watch: it’s winding down and there’s unlikely to be conflict and Putin comes out smelling like a rose. Interestingly enough, as was mentioned by some commentators in the last thread, the partition of Western and Eastern Ukraine via federalization and limited autonomy seems likely.
I bought this as a birthday present to myself and set up some swing targets on the back lawn. Each evening (weather permitting) I fire off about 50 pellets just before happy hour. I’ve never been great with a handgun and this is giving me some practice. One downside of the Crosman is the trigger pull seems like about 20 pounds. I can see the front sight wobbling as I’m squeezing down on the trigger. The trigger pull is getting better as the gun in being broken in (now down to about 10 pounds!) but I think I’ll attempt some trigger work when I get back home.
Hey guys! The NCAA is following the science!
They’re intent in trashing their own brand it seems. Only the most fanatical of the fanatical are buying what they’re selling.
I note that their medical requirements for participation are only for MTF.
It seems an implicit admission that no FTM are even going to qualify for male sports.
That seems…unequal.
One complaint. I registered with their website some time ago, because my brother recommended their training.
I get a “Dear Bob, …
Sincerely,
Dr. Ignatius Piazza”
e-mail every week for the last five years that is sometimes good and oftentimes spam.
Yeah their technical presence is wanting
Its dreadful. I TWed their website for a reason.
RC, does this course qualify one for CCW (for those of us in a non-constitutional carry state)?
They do a CCW add-on (I think another lecture or two and another range session) to their intro class which qualifies in something like 30 states.
Will have to check into it. Thanks.
Reminds me that I need to plan a vacation to Thunder Ranch before Clint Smith bites it.
I have to admit, I wish the safety on mine was little more . . . definite. I’d like a sharper click and a little more resistance. When I’m there in May I may ask their gunsmith about that.
The gunsmith should be able to make that significantly more positive.
Yeah, this is a super easy fix for a 1911. We are talking 1911s, right.
So because Biden pulled back the deployment of the warships in the Black Sea will we see endless articles on how he is a puppet of Russia? Bwahahaha. Just kidding. Glad he did though.
Every little thing he does is magic
“Every little thing he does is tragic,
Every single thing he does is wrong . . . “
Okay, which one of you wrote this?
https://babylonbee.com/news/am-i-being-detained-shouts-libertarian-toddler-as-hes-carried-off-to-bed
That’s gold, baby. Solid gold!
Excellent, got a chuckle from me.
Hope he had his Ron Paul doll.
“Can’t sleep, Fed still out there. Need to audit the Fed.”
Well, the Attack on Titan ending really sucked. What is it with terrible endings lately? Breaking Bad had a predictable ending… and it was great.
Some people are just trying too hard.
C’mon! No spoilers, Tulpa!
Sorry, Tulpa
It’s Anime. As a rule Anime Endings suck.
I’ve watched about 10 minutes of that deeply weird show.
Greenwald bringing it hot and heavy:
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/big-corporations-now-deploying-woke?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNDcyMDg5NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzUwOTkwNDgsIl8iOiJHeG5aeiIsImlhdCI6MTYxODUxMzEzMSwiZXhwIjoxNjE4NTE2NzMxLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTI4NjYyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.NH_16J_mjy2_8M-rtqPzZ4d9IVsdpZ8F4pOcKh–EVQ
Somebody here observed that the Left often has a point when diagnosing problems. Its their solutions that are terrible.
I used to wave off their carping about Big Biz. Not any more. You’d think I’d have figured it out before now, per the Iron Law:
Money and power always find each other.
Minimize the power of government and you minimize the power of corporations.
That was probably me.
If you listen to Bernie, he’s usually pretty good at spotting the problems, but his solutions are for shit.
On the other hand, the new Woke Left can’t even find the problem.
Many of opinions such as Israel and his economic policies one contrary to mine but holy shit has been on fire about the New Left’s journalistic malpractice. He’s exposing them for the power hungry frauds they’ve always been and it’s been fascinating to see that they haven’t even refute what he said but instead retort to using ad hominems and straw men.
The corporate media is the enemy of the people and look forward to the day when they are finally destroyed by the authoritarian they ushered in when no longer useful. I mean we’ll be in camps but what will keep me warm at night is knowing that those fucks are there with us.
https://www.complete-hitchcock.com/web_images/ahhs2e18_banner.jpg
Love the new avatar.
I loved watching Daria in high school.
He quotes Dreher saying,
You don’t control the State and your faction hasn’t had any meaningful and lasting influence over it since FDR got a third term. And Big Business is not the prime mover here. The same force that moves Joe Biden’s executive order pen is the one that pushed every business to put up a #BLM banner. Democratically accountable? Do you think every voter is on your side? There might still be a “silent majority” but good luck mustering its energy past one election.
Of all the lessons, this is the hardest one for them to learn.
That’s why I am a shill for limited government. If the majority are a bunch of assholes it’s not a problem when the government don’t have enough power to fulfil their wishes.
Exactly
Money follows power.
And for all the complaining about money being power, nobody seems to notice that the Feds have control of the money supply too.
Politics isCorporations are downstream of culture.So long as wokeness is seen by a large portion of the culture as virtuous, corporations will court that portion of the culture through virtue signaling. After all, that portion of the culture tends to be inhabited by the type of idiot who puts everything on credit and doesn’t care a whit for living within their means. They’re good little Keynesian consumers.
This woke fad is, in part, a consequence of nearly 15 years without a recession and almost 50 years since the last major downturn. Pissing off a third of your customer base by taking some social stand is something you can only afford to do in very good times.
Too Local News Lazy Edition:
Some folks on a maskless group I’m on are watching his news conference. According to them, he will allow the mask order to expire tomorrow. My gut tells me he will keep in place orders which require employees of businesses like restaurants and gyms to wear masks and also that he will do nothing about municipal mask ordinances.
I’ll post more information once I get more details.
I was so lazy I didn’t even PROOFRAD!
I’m referring to Gov. Chris Sununu’s weekly news conference on the Lil Rona Panic in New Hampshire.
If it does expire, I’m going to ask for a recommendation on a municipality without an ordinance so I can go do something normal this weekend.
Excellent write-up RC! What a cool place.
The basic message was that you need to think about this very hard in advance and come to your own conclusions about if/when you are willing to shoot someone.
My most recent carry instructor did a great job of instilling those points. He had some genuinely challenging scenarios that, if you guessed wrong, would land your ass in prison.
I’m glad you two had fun!
I’m reminded of a Rockford Files episode in which Jim grabs a pistol to go on an outing to potentially confront some baddie, and either the client or some other person in the room asks him why he doesn’t put any bullets in the pistol.
“Guns are for pointing, not for shooting,” was his reply.
The CDC claims there are over two million DGUs in the U.S. annually which result in the perp leaving the defender alone and going away. No way to know how many of those would’ve resulted in the defender being charged if they’d gone sideways.
“Guns are for pointing, not for shooting,” was his reply.
That show must have been before my time; did Jim end up getting beaten to death be someone he was pointing an empty gun at?
My favorite movie gun quote was in Looper. “You show me a gun, I tell you I’m not afraid, so you describe the gun to me. Lady, it’s not your gun that I’m not afraid of.”
You won’t have to think about it. When you get to the point of “If I don’t shoot this person I/family member/stranger in line at the pharmacy etc. is going to die right now. Right. Now.
That is when you shoot. Not before. Lethal force is only justified in defending against a lethal threat. After that let the chips fall where they may but let them do it without your help. Keep your mouth shut tight and get a lawyer.
Thanks for the article RC. I didn’t even know Front Sight existed. I’m going to have to plan a trip to it.
https://www.engadget.com/mercedes-eqs-first-look-video-preview-160033903.html
Bland on the outside. The interior does nothing for me and I dislike virtual dashboard gauges.
Oh, and all that white in the interior? Barf.
I dislike virtual dashboard gauges
Digital gauges aren’t my favorite, but capacitive buttons are horrible in cars. It’s a safety issue.
Something to keep in mind: I realize that not many people have the luxury I have of access to my own private property where I can shoot as often and as much as I like so many join gun ranges. Once a co-worker of mine had his house burgled and all of his guns stolen, nothing else touched. He was bitching about it and said “I just cant understand how they knew I had guns. How the hell did they know?”
I asked him “Do you belong to a gun range?” He instantly froze, stiff as a board from head to toe. I could see the wheels spinning in his head. After a few seconds he said with great emphasis “Goddammmmit!”
Dont put gun related stickers on your car. Dont befriend anyone at the gun range then let it slip where you live. There are people who join ranges just to find out who owns guns.
Why cant I get the page to reload with new comments?
I can see my own new comments but no one else’s. When I load the main page this article is not listed. I tried erasing all cookies, history etc and rebooting thinking I might have some kind of bug but still no luck.