I'm Going To Teach Handgun Safety

[LorenzoB]

Awesome!!
Nice publicity there with your local news station!

[doc540]

Awesome!!
Nice publicity there with your local news station!

Thanks

Kali, the report, and I went through our local Citizens Police Academy together.

She's married to an LEO, and I offered to comp her a class, so she may use that to do a longer, feature piece.

[AJBert]

I can attest to the need for this exact type of class.

Customer: I'd like to buy a firearm.
Employee: Ummm, rifle, shotgun or handgun.
Customer: Hmmmm...a handgun I guess.
Employee: (after a long pause from customer) Revolver or semi-auto?
Customer: What is the difference?

[Planedude]

Awsome to get good TV coverage on the issue. Probally less weird here in Texas than in other places, but to explain, so well, that firearms safety is #1 to such a wide audience is great.

Two of three Dallas/Ft.Worth local TV stations have covered the same handgun issue in a positive light lately...
... but coverage of the "FlashBang Bra Holster" is the best we can do up here...
http://www.flashbangholster.com/Flas...r/Welcome.html
Ahhhh well, little steps.

Best of luck with the new venture.

[WMD]

This is great! I have been an NRA instructor for a number of years. It is good to teach safe handling of firearms to new shooters.

Joining the firearm instructing community is a great idea. I wish you the best of luck. I am confused on one thing though... In the TV spot, I thought I heard it said you are a certified NRA instructor. On your website, it says the class is NOT a NRA class.

Are you not teaching NRA's Basic Pistol Class? If not, how come? It covers everything you are covering and the format is excellent. Maybe I misunderstood? (As I get older that is a real possibility!)

[doc540]

This is great! I have been an NRA instructor for a number of years. It is good to teach safe handling of firearms to new shooters.

Joining the firearm instructing community is a great idea. I wish you the best of luck. I am confused on one thing though... In the TV spot, I thought I heard it said you are a certified NRA instructor. On your website, it says the class is NOT a NRA class.

Are you not teaching NRA's Basic Pistol Class? If not, how come? It covers everything you are covering and the format is excellent. Maybe I misunderstood? (As I get older that is a real possibility!)

Thanks, and that's an excellent question.

Basic Pistol is a GREAT course!

I've condensed the comprehensive NRA Basic Pistol class into an even more basic program, spending more time on the fundamentals of safety and handling using air soft guns in the classroom before shooting live ammo at the range.

My hope is to reach more people who have limited time and funds.

I will recommend they get other, more advanced training and, maybe later, add the full NRA course to our curriculum.

For now, it's "See Spot run. Run, Spot!"

[DKD]

Congradulations DOC, and best of luck in what I feel is a very worth while cause. I too have resently taken the NRA Basic Pistol Instructors class and waiting on my Certificate paperwork. I am in the process of also taking Range Saefty Officer, Rifle courses. Next up is Inside the home & outside the Home courses. I am going to be a busy boy this year.

[muggsy]

I'm sure that you'll do a great job, Doc, because you seem to enjoy with enthusiasm what you are doing. Have fun and above all be safe.

[jlottmc]

Awsome to get good TV coverage on the issue. Probally less weird here in Texas than in other places, but to explain, so well, that firearms safety is #1 to such a wide audience is great.

Two of three Dallas/Ft.Worth local TV stations have covered the same handgun issue in a positive light lately...
... but coverage of the "FlashBang Bra Holster" is the best we can do up here...
http://www.flashbangholster.com/Flas...r/Welcome.html
Ahhhh well, little steps.

Best of luck with the new venture.

Ok, we have the same tv market, and given that I don't get much tv watchin' in these days, I still missed that.

[doc540]

Coached my first student yesterday.

She'd never fired a handgun before.

Using Brian Enos' ideas about stance, hold, and sighting (FRONT SIGHT) she practiced with Airsoft in the classroom.

Lo and behold, when we shot the .22's at the range, she immediately did well and applied BE's ideas.

Several things really pleased me:

1. She understood WHY be's ideas worked
2. She was able to quickly apply them.
3. She's confident and very eager to shoot again.

That's win-win-win right there!

And I KNEW it would work.

[MW surveyor]

Way to go. Hope all of your students are like her.

[LorenzoB]

Awesome! Keep us posted as you train more. Hopefully they will all be good reports like this one!