Articles with introduction to firearms

The Elements That Comprise Proper Training for Concealed Carriers

When you purchase your first firearm as a concealed carry self-defense protection tool, you must do so with the realization that your investment cost doesn’t end there.

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Along with the requisite secure storage container, holster, sturdy belt, ear-and-eye protection, ammunition, and attendance in a minimum-hour course for a state-mandated permit (in certain states), you have now entered a lifelong commitment of regular training to be a responsible, accurate, proficient, and safe gun owner.

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The website Concealed Nation has published an excellent article that lists and briefly explains the essential facets to bear in mind as you enter into this lifestyle. It covers the following areas:

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What to Take to the Shooting Range—Including a Prayer

Whether you go to the shooting range to qualify for volunteering on your church security team or to train to improve your personal armed self-defense skills, you go to increase your defensive marksmanship to be consistently accurate.

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The more you train, the more you become proficient in handling firearms and the safer you are as a defender, because you know you are responsible for every bullet that leaves your gun.

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The time you spend at the range is not an expense, it’s an investment, since…

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A Treasure Trove of Gun Information: The Defensive Use of Firearms Website

The website you ABSOLUTELY MUST bookmark if you are at all interested in learning as much as you can about self-defense and firearm insight is spwenger’s Defensive Use of Firearms.

It’s founded and maintained by Stephen P. Wenger, whose extensive credentials include hundreds of hours of law enforcement, self-defense, lethal force, armorer, public safety, and threat management training and teaching. He created the site in response to his frustration with seeing erroneous defensive tactics being taught by firearms instructors.

Along with the website, Mr. Wenger publishes the DUF Digest, a comprehensive examination of the practicalities and realities of the use of firearms for defensive purposes in a free, daily email digest of firearm-related news (subscribe at this list server site). He is also the author of the book, Defensive Use of Firearms (also see book information on Snub Gun Study Group), which he offers as a free PDF download.

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The website’s valuable information is organized in the following categories:

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