Remeber: practice, practice, practice

[XNavyNuke]

Arm Yourself (http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese429.html)


Secondly, learn to use your gun. That means lots of practice. If an attack comes, it will come unexpectedly and suddenly, and you won't have time to fumble around wondering where the safety catch is. Always shoot to kill.

Should have been number one IMHO. If your going to spend the money on a handgun then plan on the time to send a box of bullets downrange every month or so. Practice drawing your weapon at least as often.

XNN

[ChickenHawk]

I recommend everyone take a tactical firearms course. You will learn things you can never learn by simply practicing.

[Fields]

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[coastie]

Arm Yourself (http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese429.html)



Should have been number one IMHO. If your going to spend the money on a handgun then plan on the time to send a box of bullets downrange every month or so. Practice drawing your weapon at least as often.

XNN

Good stuff, and yes - PRACTICE DRAWING YOUR WEAPON. I carry a weapon at work (SIG P229 .40), and drawing the weapon is a LOT harder than pulling the trigger!!!!!

We're only required to shoot and requalify every 6 months...and being govt., thats ALL we do, the bare minimum.:eek: Fucking rediculous, I know, but the bean counters are obviously more concerned with the money the ammo costs than they are with my or your(or the country's) safety.

I more than make up for it at the range with my own gun though, as do others, so rest assured that some of us can shoot reasonably well:D.

[WilliamC]

My wife would probably divorce me if I purchased a handgun :(

Even the thought of having a shotgun in the house is too much for her.

[pcosmar]

My wife would probably divorce me if I purchased a handgun :(

Even the thought of having a shotgun in the house is too much for her.

I got arrested for my wifes shotgun.
Made the mistake of thinking we had rights in our own home.
But I've been swinging my ax every day.:D

[WilliamC]

I got arrested for my wifes shotgun.
Made the mistake of thinking we had rights in our own home.
But I've been swinging my ax every day.:D

Oh down here in Mississippi I don't fear getting arrested for owning firearms, and I can even open carry them without a license. It's just that we have small children and the wife thinks it's a danger to have them in the house. She's not really even a "liberal" at all since her father owned guns when she was growing up. He just happened to have a seperate business near their house where he kept them.

If things stay "stable" for a few more years then when my oldest son turns 16 or so I'll take him to a firing range and we can learn to shoot together.

[pcosmar]

Oh down here in Mississippi I don't fear getting arrested for owning firearms, and I can even open carry them without a license. It's just that we have small children and the wife thinks it's a danger to have them in the house. She's not really even a "liberal" at all since her father owned guns when she was growing up. He just happened to have a seperate business near their house where he kept them.

If things stay "stable" for a few more years then when my oldest son turns 16 or so I'll take him to a firing range and we can learn to shoot together.

16?
That's damn near grown. I started at around 4, shooting with an older brother.
Education and supervision is the best way to insure safety. A locked cabinet is prudent, but I had guns hanging on the wall of my bedroom at 10.
Lots of pratice and safety training. The 4 rules.

1. All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)
3. Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. This is the Golden Rule. Its violation is directly responsible for about 60 percent of inadvertent discharges.
4. Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything that you have not positively identified.

[WilliamC]

Oh he has pellet guns now, I was talking about handgun shooting. I think there is a minimum age for being allowed onto firing ranges, and I know that 9 isn't it.

[pcosmar]

Oh he has pellet guns now, I was talking about handgun shooting. I think there is a minimum age for being allowed onto firing ranges, and I know that 9 isn't it.

Ah, the range.
I grew up in open country. I have a small 20 acre farm, but it is a long drive from you.:(
Do you know any folks down there with land?
I often feel sorry for the deprived youth in cities, Maybe thats just me.
Pellet guns and airsoft work fine for training though.