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Safety Challenges

Posted on September 19, 2020September 18, 2020 by Jeff Gonzales

In the firearms world we start out with an understanding safety is a choice and whenever possible we always choose safety. There are times safety is stretched thin and it [Read More]

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Competency Versus Familiarity

Posted on July 18, 2020July 17, 2020 by Jeff Gonzales

18
Jul

During this year it has become obvious we are seeing an influx of new firearm owners. A lot of folks within the industry are quick to provide advice, most of [Read More]

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Trigger Finger Dangers

Posted on March 7, 2020March 6, 2020 by Jeff Gonzales

Police instructor's accidental death provides a final lesson.

07
Mar

Many self-inflicted gunshot wounds are preventable, many are a result of negligence. Some can be really accidents, but most are the result of human error.

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Dispassionate Trigger Pulling

Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 by Jeff Gonzales

Harris county sheriff's office tweets about a man who was shot in wells wells, texas.

20
Jul

In the defensive shooting world we are trying to do two things. Teach responsible gun owners how to defend against a violent encounter with a handgun and improve their critical [Read More]

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Operationally Ready

Posted on March 23, 2019March 22, 2019 by Jeff Gonzales

23
Mar

There are many ways to do something right the wrong way. For instance, carrying a handgun for self defense is the right choice for many people, but with an empty [Read More]

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Safety is Free Shipmate

Posted on February 9, 2019February 8, 2019 by Jeff Gonzales

A man with blood on his legs is lying on a bed.

09
Feb

We joke about this all the time, we act blasé regarding the dangers of negligent discharges. Yet, do nothing to really mitigate the risk. Don’t Be That Guy Recently I [Read More]

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Pain as a Teacher

Posted on December 15, 2018December 14, 2018 by Jeff Gonzales

A black pistol laying on top of a black background.

15
Dec

Sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are the ones that hurt us the most. Pain is a valuable teacher, but you have to be willing to listen. Nothing is Free [Read More]

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Inspection Ready

Posted on July 21, 2018July 20, 2018 by Jeff Gonzales

A gun with cleaning supplies on a table.

21
Jul

This will ruffle some feathers, but you don’t need to clean your gun every time you go to the range. Seriously, you don’t need to and more importantly, if you [Read More]

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Unintentional Discharge

Posted on June 2, 2018December 16, 2019 by Jeff Gonzales

A man in a suit is holding a flashlight in the back seat of a car.

02
Jun

In the firearms training world, there are those who have fired a shot unintentionally and those who will. Another way to look at is play with fire long enough and [Read More]

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Good Riddance SOB

Posted on May 19, 2018May 18, 2018 by Jeff Gonzales

19
May

Have you ever had that feeling you are really not part of a conversation, you are more a target of the subject. I get that from time to time, particularly [Read More]

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