Jeb Stuart
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The Lack of diligent training. I find it absurd that so many people buy firearms and do not shoot them on a regular basis. That includes all firearms, from pistols, revolvers and home defense shotguns. What crazy thing I have seen over the years are the amount of people that buy Pocket guns and rarely shoot them. They are hard to shoot in the first place, and require a lot of training. And I do not mean going to the range and acting as if the gun is a target gun. You know, like taking your time to get the right stance, taking the time to acquire the target, slowly squeezing the trigger etc. Drives me crazy to see it.
I have a friend just this week ask me what gun for his wife? Now he has a Sig 220 357. I doubt he has put a box of ammo through the gun in years. His wife now owns a Smith Ultra light, she does not like the gun and does not shoot as well. My advice, forget a firearm and get some Pepper Spray. (and I do not mean that sarcastically, it is my best advice). And to the guy that buys a shotgun for home defense and just stores it for years in a closet. Well that is a joke. Get it out and start training.
And for gosh sake, maintain your weapon. Clean it, get to know it well. Get to know 100% what ammo it will feed and shoot with no problems. To CCW a firearm means more than just getting a permit or license. It means doing what is necesssary to carry that gun for safety of yourself, and others. Yes, it can be expensive and time consuming, but that does not excuse you from your responsibility. Yes, you should have a right to carry a firearm, but it should also be considered a privilege.
I have a friend just this week ask me what gun for his wife? Now he has a Sig 220 357. I doubt he has put a box of ammo through the gun in years. His wife now owns a Smith Ultra light, she does not like the gun and does not shoot as well. My advice, forget a firearm and get some Pepper Spray. (and I do not mean that sarcastically, it is my best advice). And to the guy that buys a shotgun for home defense and just stores it for years in a closet. Well that is a joke. Get it out and start training.
And for gosh sake, maintain your weapon. Clean it, get to know it well. Get to know 100% what ammo it will feed and shoot with no problems. To CCW a firearm means more than just getting a permit or license. It means doing what is necesssary to carry that gun for safety of yourself, and others. Yes, it can be expensive and time consuming, but that does not excuse you from your responsibility. Yes, you should have a right to carry a firearm, but it should also be considered a privilege.
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