BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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I had to attend a brief deposition today and the defense attorney told me as soon as I got there that he had a restraining order against someone and just as a heads up he thought the guy was dangerous. I asked where his gun was, fully expecting him to say he didn't have one. Well, I was wrong. The day before he'd went to Don's and bought himself a polymer cannon. (I explained to him that Don's is probably not his best bet going forward but understood the 'oh poop, I really need a gun right now' moment he had).
Anyways, we got to talking about it and it sounded like the guy on the other end of the restraining order was someone to be worried about. Our friend had never held a gun before Don put one in his hands, so I asked if he wanted a little impromptu class on grip, stance, etc. (Kirk, before you poop yourself I made sure we used the exterior wall, which was stone)
He took to it pretty naturally. Got him into the thumbs forward grip, got his stance reasonable, had him do a bit of dry fire and showed him what to look for to make sure he's not milking the grip or jerking the trigger, etc. Directed him to ITP or BGF for range time, and made a few recommendations on a firearm for his wife.
Takeaways:
1) Defense attorneys are sometimes people too. Just like me and you. No foolin'.
2) I bet this guy never says "we should really have waiting periods to buy a handgun".
3) I bet this guy, even if he was anti-gun before he realized he needed one (and I don't know and didn't ask) he's pretty pro-gun now.
4) 15 minutes of free training can make a huge difference. Not just in how someone actually uses a gun, but how someone PERCEIVES how to use a gun.
Later in the day my family and a co-worker and his family went to my rural property for a day of guns and grilling. His wife and daughter had never shot anything other than a BB gun before. His daughter is a natural. She's a golfer and has solid hand-eye coordination and was nailing bullseyes out of the gate with very little coaching. He's taught her well with the BB gun.
So, anyway, 3 new shooters that I had some tiny part in helping into our world of defensive and sport shooting. I don't know that there's much in life more rewarding than helping to show someone how to be self-reliant.
Anyways, we got to talking about it and it sounded like the guy on the other end of the restraining order was someone to be worried about. Our friend had never held a gun before Don put one in his hands, so I asked if he wanted a little impromptu class on grip, stance, etc. (Kirk, before you poop yourself I made sure we used the exterior wall, which was stone)
He took to it pretty naturally. Got him into the thumbs forward grip, got his stance reasonable, had him do a bit of dry fire and showed him what to look for to make sure he's not milking the grip or jerking the trigger, etc. Directed him to ITP or BGF for range time, and made a few recommendations on a firearm for his wife.
Takeaways:
1) Defense attorneys are sometimes people too. Just like me and you. No foolin'.
2) I bet this guy never says "we should really have waiting periods to buy a handgun".
3) I bet this guy, even if he was anti-gun before he realized he needed one (and I don't know and didn't ask) he's pretty pro-gun now.
4) 15 minutes of free training can make a huge difference. Not just in how someone actually uses a gun, but how someone PERCEIVES how to use a gun.
Later in the day my family and a co-worker and his family went to my rural property for a day of guns and grilling. His wife and daughter had never shot anything other than a BB gun before. His daughter is a natural. She's a golfer and has solid hand-eye coordination and was nailing bullseyes out of the gate with very little coaching. He's taught her well with the BB gun.
So, anyway, 3 new shooters that I had some tiny part in helping into our world of defensive and sport shooting. I don't know that there's much in life more rewarding than helping to show someone how to be self-reliant.
