Where he made some mistakes were fairly obvious. He carried a firearm into a bar. I am not aware of any state that has laws allowing the normal citizen to carry a firearm into a bar. The second is that he did not fully understand how to use his firearm. The gun slid down his pants and went off when he tried to stop the gun from going all the way down his pants leg. He was carrying a round in the camber with the safety off, and not in a secure holster. The third was to drink and try to carry a gun. Alcohol and guns do not mix. The police will throw the book at you if you are around Alcohol and guns.

So a young man that has the American Dream by the tail may be facing jail time and potentially loosing his fortune just for carrying a fire arm into a bar, and not knowing how to safely carry the fire arm. It also makes me wonder if he had practiced very often, or did he just buy the gun?

This is a lesson we can all learn from. If your carry a gun, do not drink. If you are sober and carry a gun, know how to use your fire arm.

Happy trails and keep the lead down range.  Clark

We had enough time after the testing and qualifications to let some of the students practice and run through some extra rounds. At the end of the practice rounds one of the students, who is also a good friend, challenged me to hit the only clear head silhouette left on the range from 20 yards with his .45 Glock. Always up for a challenge, I was able to put 5 out of 5 rounds  in the head portion of the target with a gun the I had never fired before. The students thought it was some pretty good shooting, while it was actually very easy. Just follow the basics and you will hit your target.

Instructors when you have other people on the range instructing them on the safe and proper use of firearms, you can not have a bad day and let your guard down. We as Instructors need to bring our "A" game to every class we teach. The safety drills and methods of teaching may just save someone's life down the road.

Happy trails and keep the lead down range. - Clark .

One of the best is...."The laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm those only who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes..Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man". --Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson and our founding fathers had it right. Those that are going to break the laws will get guns, and those that will obey the laws will just become victims.

I had spent the weekend teaching rifle, shotgun and axe throwing to a Boy Scout troop. The boys had a great time learning gun safety, shooting basics, and even what to do if they find a gun at their friends house. It is hard to even put words around the satisfaction and feeling of self worth that the boys felt when they would get groupings that you could be covered by a quarter. Some of the boys had never shot any type of gun before, and they were being encouraged by those that had been shooting before. We reminded the boys that we can teach them hunting and shooting skills only because of those that are fighting for our freedoms.

Our freedoms are under attack and will be taken away from us very slowly and in the name of the "Public Good". Glenn Beck is only one of those out there that is trying to help remind us that we cannot take our freedoms for granted, or they will be gone.

Happy Trails and Keep the Lead Down Range - Clark