January CWP Course Added
Saturday, January 2 at 8 am. Range time will be on Sunday, January 3.
Thanksgiving IDPA Match at MCRC
The IDPA match at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club this Thanksgiving weekend was excellent. Over $500 was donated to support Toys for Tots.
Two stages featured a challenging array of moving targets. In the first, two “robbers” turn to face the shooter when the shooter presses the “alarm button” of his “store counter.” In the second, three threats pop up when the shooter gets close to an open window.
The videos are below.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Despite the current situation, everyone in South Carolina still has a lot to be thankful for. For example, South Carolinian’s right to keep and bear arms is constitutionally protected on both the federal and the state level. From the declaration of rights in the South Carolina constitution:
SECTION 20. Right to keep and bear arms; armies; military power subordinate to civil authority; how soldiers quartered.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As, in times of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained without the consent of the General Assembly. The military power of the State shall always be held in subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it. No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war but in the manner prescribed by law. (1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315.)
Toys for Tots IPSC match at MCRC
On Sunday, December 12 the annual Toys for Tots IPSC Match will be held at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club. All proceeds from the match benefit the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. Last year, we had 117 shooters at the match.
Individuals who are not able to shoot the match or just want to watch, can donate toys, cash or checks to Toys for Tots. They will be listed as Virtual Competitors and their contributions are tax deductible as a charitable donation for federal income tax purposes.
25% Off Training by Suarez International
Suarez International is a well-known training organization headed by Gabe Suarez. This month, Suarez International is offering a 25% discount on new course enrollments (details shown below).
There are two advanced handgun classes within driving distance of Columbia in 2010 that may be of particular interest to Training for Life graduates:
March 6-7: Close Range Gunfighting in Chattanooga, TN.
September 9-10: Zero to Five Feet Force-on-Force training in Florence, SC.
These classes are normally $350 each. Now $262.50 each after 25% discount. That is next to nothing for this level of training. The Close Range Gunfighting course satisfies the prerequisite for attending the Zero to Five Feet course. Alex will attend both classes.
Email from Suarez International with offer details follows:
Friends,
We want to make our training available to all good freedom-loving Americans.
In order to make it easier for you to do this, as well as to give you an opportunity to enroll during the Christmas Season, we are offering a 25% discount on all training course enrollments from November 15, 2009 and ending at midnight November 30th 2009.
Simply enter the discount code: CHRISTMAS upon enrollment and you will receive 25% Off.
Its hassle-free and so easy a caveman could do it. Visit Suarez International to find the class you want to attend. Click on the desired class and enroll. Enter the code and receive 25% Off. You can also call our Enrollment Coordinator at (928) 776-4492.
Give the Gift of Safety
Gift certificates for Training for Life courses are now available. Contact Alex (alex@trainingforlifellc.com) for details.
2010 Schedule Published
New schedule.
No December IDPA Match at MCRC
There will be no IDPA match at Mid Carolina Rifle Club the fourth Saturday of December because of Christmas. There will be an IDPA match this coming Saturday.
Farnam Course After Action Report
One of the assistant instructors at John Farnam’s recent Scenario Based Defensive Handgun course at MCRC has written an excellent after action report.
Tax-Free Weekend
From the NRA-ILA:
South Carolina: “Second Amendment Weekend” to be Held
November 27 and 28!
South Carolinians will celebrate more than just Thanksgiving next week. The Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving this year, November 27 and 28, will be the second annual “tax holiday” on firearm purchases in the Palmetto State . Dubbed the “Second Amendment Weekend,” this concept was the brainchild of State Representative Mike Pitts (R-14).
Last year’s inaugural “tax holiday” saw a tremendous surge in firearm purchases, and this year could be just as successful. The original “tax holiday” law was passed as part of a larger bill, but when that law was struck down by the state Supreme Court, this year’s “Second Amendment Weekend” was restored within the state budget. This restoration was only for this year, so next year, NRA will work with Representative Pitts to make the “Second Amendment Weekend” a permanent annual event.
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