I have a couple of friends who have taken Bill Murphy's gun courses and they think very highly of him. Murphy is a law enforcement officer who takes the time to offer firearms training to other law enforcement and to civilians, too. Among the many subjects he teaches is low light shooting, and if I'm not mistaken, he's a spokesperson for Surefire, maker of some of the finest tactical flashlights around.
Murphy's prices for the courses look pretty reasonable, too. He doesn't charge the stratospheric prices that the major firearms academies charge.
Go to Bill Murphy's website
Monday, March 5, 2007
New gun club in the works in Beverly Hills - the Beverly Hills Gun Club!
Be on the lookout for a new happening called the Beverly Hills Gun Club!
There actually used to be a shooting range called exactly that but it has since been closed down. It was active back in the 90's. There's a corporation also by that name in California but its registration has since been cancelled.
The new Beverly Hills Gun Club will both be a social and training organization. First and foremost, it's a medium for gun enthusiasts in the area to gather together and organize shooting events and other social events that don't necessarily involve firearms. It'll be about parties, socials, shootouts (not at each other, mind you), day-long range festivities, competitions, collection displays and anything having to do with enthusiasts getting together to just shoot the breeze, figuratively speaking.
You don't have to live in Beverly Hills to participate! There will be a postal marksmanship qualification program so you can qualify as a bona fide pro-marksman, marksman, marksman first class, sharpshooter, expert and distinguised expert. It's based on the honor system. The one caveat is that a distinguised expert needs a witness from a list of qualified gunners.
You will earn certificates, badges and medals for your efforts.
Also, there will be all sorts of branded apparel and gear available. All with the Beverly Hills Gun Club logo.
Go to website
There actually used to be a shooting range called exactly that but it has since been closed down. It was active back in the 90's. There's a corporation also by that name in California but its registration has since been cancelled.
The new Beverly Hills Gun Club will both be a social and training organization. First and foremost, it's a medium for gun enthusiasts in the area to gather together and organize shooting events and other social events that don't necessarily involve firearms. It'll be about parties, socials, shootouts (not at each other, mind you), day-long range festivities, competitions, collection displays and anything having to do with enthusiasts getting together to just shoot the breeze, figuratively speaking.
You don't have to live in Beverly Hills to participate! There will be a postal marksmanship qualification program so you can qualify as a bona fide pro-marksman, marksman, marksman first class, sharpshooter, expert and distinguised expert. It's based on the honor system. The one caveat is that a distinguised expert needs a witness from a list of qualified gunners.
You will earn certificates, badges and medals for your efforts.
Also, there will be all sorts of branded apparel and gear available. All with the Beverly Hills Gun Club logo.
Go to website
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Good firearms training school in San Bernardino area
I've had a chance to take a course with the Top Gun Training Centre back in January. It was actually an Executive Protection course but last part of it involved a day of shooting at the range. It was a fairly good experience. They have a nice private range alongside West End range. It's located along the 15 Freeway (on the way to Las Vegas), north of the 210 Freeway. Rancho Cucamonga is a city nearby.
It's a bit far from where I live, and it's too much of a drive to go there regularly for me, but it's a pretty nice facility with good instructors.
Go to the Top Gun Training Centre website
It's a bit far from where I live, and it's too much of a drive to go there regularly for me, but it's a pretty nice facility with good instructors.
Go to the Top Gun Training Centre website
Monday, February 26, 2007
Approved Utah Firearms Instructors
Since my website, www.AmericanCCW.com, has a pretty big presence in the search engines, I get a lot of calls from prospective students from out-of-state (California) wanting to find a Utah certified instructor in their area. I found myself going through the official list a lot and sometimes just emailing folks who want the information. It's no big deal for me to email it out but after awhile it gets old. The list is public information and available in the Utah Department of Public Police site (Bureau of Criminal Identification).
BTW, if you don't know much about the Utah CCW gun permit, check out the site. It's a pretty useful credential to have even if you don't do a lot of traveling to different states. At the very least, it's a great disaster preparedness credential to have. Think about the people who had to evacuate New Orleans to out-of-state after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It's sure handy to have a credential that allows you to carry in another state when you need it the most!
Here's the link with the current list of instructors around the country. Click here.
BTW, if you don't know much about the Utah CCW gun permit, check out the site. It's a pretty useful credential to have even if you don't do a lot of traveling to different states. At the very least, it's a great disaster preparedness credential to have. Think about the people who had to evacuate New Orleans to out-of-state after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It's sure handy to have a credential that allows you to carry in another state when you need it the most!
Here's the link with the current list of instructors around the country. Click here.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Why Handguns?
People are interested in the use of handguns for any number of the following reasons, in the listed order of popularity:
- Personal protection
- Recreational shooting
- Competition shooting
- Hunting
- Collecting
Women tend to be overwhelmingly motivated by the first reason --- personal protection.
There is the recognition of the need to be self-reliant in taking responsibility for the protection of self, family and home. And there is a recognition that they can do more to protect themselves from the criminal element that can potentially accost them when they are away from home in their daily activities.
Pepper spray is a worthy self-defense tool but it has its limitations. Stun guns are often ineffective. Knives and batons require an inordinate amount of training and expertise to use effectively.
Long guns can do the job but are impractical as carry weapons. You can’t put these things in your purse or your pocket. Shotguns are good for home defense and certainly should be considered. However, handguns can be effective as home weapons and have the added benefit of possible double duty as a carry tool and the comparative ease of storage at home, which is important especially if there are children living in the house.
Certainly, women do participate in recreational shooting and hunting, especially those who were raised in rural areas where gun ownership is a normal part of daily life. However, among newbies, women comprise a very small minority of the participants in these endeavors. Such is also the case with competition shooting and arms collecting.
Friday, February 23, 2007
How To Own a Gun and Stay Out of Jail
This book by John Mactinger is a classic:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Own-Gun-Stay-Jail/dp/0964286440/sr=1-1/qid=1172276110/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7022796-0207955?ie=UTF8&s=books
It's easy-to-read and has a tonload of very useful information for gunowners in California.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Own-Gun-Stay-Jail/dp/0964286440/sr=1-1/qid=1172276110/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7022796-0207955?ie=UTF8&s=books
It's easy-to-read and has a tonload of very useful information for gunowners in California.
Here are some of my websites!
Hey, I operate Be Safe Gun Training and so there's a little ;-) commercial motivation, to be sure.
Here are some of my websites to check out:
Here are some of my websites to check out:
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