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New Course Added

July 6, 2009

At the request of students, the Handgun Proficiency Course has been developed and added to the schedule.

This course is particularly useful for:

Anyone who has bought a new handgun, and would like to learn how to use it from a professional instructor.
Spouses of CWP holders who don’t like carry guns, but would like to know how to use them in case they had to.
Anyone who would like a “tune-up” of their handgun skills.

Welcome to Training for Life!

July 6, 2009

Training for Life, LLC is committed to providing you with the defensive firearms skills you need. Click here for the course schedule.

John Farnam, a nationally recognized name in firearm instruction, will be teaching a 21/2-day course at MCRC this October. The class will start at the host motel with a 3-hour lecture on the evening of Friday, October 23. Saturday, October 24, will be a full day of handgun training (8:45 am – 7 pm). Sunday, October 25, will be force-on-force training using airsoft pistols (8:45 am – 5 pm).

High-quality airsoft guns (very different from the spring-pressure airsoft guns sold at big box stores) use compressed gas to propel 6 mm plastic pellets. The chance is good that a gas-powered airsoft version of your current carry gun is available on-line for $100-160. The cost per shot is around 0.25 cents. That means you can launch around 90 of these pellets for the cost of a single 9 mm practice round. That’s some cheap trigger time!

Training for Life, LLC is not affiliated with the organizers of this course. However, graduates of Training for Life courses may be interested in taking this course because it is taught locally, allowing students to spend their money on course fees and gear instead of travel and lodging. The complete course description, provided by the local host, is posted below.

FIGHTING WITH A PISTOL

The root word of gun fighting is fighting, not gun

Come and join us as we explore the realities of real combat. Up to now, most of our time on the range was focused on the art of shooting the handgun on a square range. This is a great place to develop the basic gun handling skills necessary to enable you to carry a gun out in society, a 360* world. But how does the 180* square range skills apply to the real 360* world?

We have developed a new course that will enhance your live fire shooting skills on the square range, allowing you to practice these skills till you begin to develop some comfort in handling and shooting the gun. We then start work on the additional skills necessary for you to dominate the fight and emerge victorious on the other side!

How will we do that? We want to bring out the warrior that lies within all of us to emerge and experience the intensity of a real live fight against another, thinking, moving human being. We want to reinforce the winning mindset that says, “I will dominate this fight, destroy my enemy, and emerge victorious!” We will do that by incorporating airsoft guns in a variety of drills resembling the range drills, then escalate the use of the weapons in a variety of scenarios designed to test your decision making and gun fighting skills. We will use a variety of scenarios as depicted in the news today, simple assault to car jacking to an active shooter response. You have some scenario that you want tested? Bring it to us.

How will you do in your next gun fight?

Come train with us and find out.

These are new classes that fill quickly, so be sure to register early to insure your slot!

Class lecture starts promptly at 7:00 PM Friday October 23rd

You will need a serviceable handgun with at least 3 magazines (or speed loaders) and 500 rounds of full power factory ammunition, as well as a sturdy holster, belt and magazine (speed loader) carriers. This is a gun fighting class, so we expect that you will carry your gun concealed. If you are a Police officer, you can take the course with your full duty gear. We require that you have ear and eye protection as well as a baseball type cap to keep hot brass from pummeling you.

We will also be using airsoft guns. We will have some for rental, but you really need to buy your own airsoft gun and gear so that you can practice these skills later. I get my gear from http://www.airsoftatlanta.com and have been pleased with their quality and service. A full face mask is required. We suggest that you wear long sleeve garments and even gloves.

The cost for this class will be $525.00 plus a $25.00 range fee.

Checks for the full course amount will be accepted by addressing the check to John Farnam and mailing them to my attention at: Richard O. Wright, 905 Ivanhoe Drive, Florence SC 29505

Also, John is now accepting MasterCard, Visa and Discover. To use those to pay, please call me at (843) 673-0854. Note: The full course amount will be billed at that time as John will have no way to collect at the class.

The range fee should be a separate check please and make that out to the Mid Carolina Rifle Club. You can do that when we meet Friday night, Oct. 23.

Motel information and directions to the range will be sent to all participants.

Back Up Gun Match

July 4, 2009

The annual IDPA Back Up Gun (BUG) match at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club will be on August 22. To compete, you will need to bring a small .32 or larger caliber pistol or revolver. Pistols must have a barrel length of 3.8″ or less. Revolvers must have a barrel length of 3″ or less. All stages will start with the gun at the low ready and 5 rounds in the gun. Unlike at normal IDPA matches, you do NOT need a strong-side holster. There will be no reloads on the clock. Usually, there is a prize for the smallest gun and the most powerful gun. This will be a fast, fun match, so bring your back up gun and come shoot with us!

October CWP course

July 4, 2009

The October CWP course will be on Sunday, October 4 starting at 8:00 at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club.

September CWP Course

July 4, 2009

The September CWP course will be on Sunday, September 6 starting at 8:00 at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club.

Sunday Bible Study

June 28, 2009

Pastor Welcomes Gun Owners to Bring Their Handguns to Church.

About 200 armed churchgoers were present for the event in Louisville, Ky. Not a single shot was fired.

A coalition of peace and church groups staged a gun-free event across town at the same time.

These “Church groups” might want to check their sources. Jesus sent his disciples out into the world with the words “he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.” (Luke 22:36) The disciples had three swords among them. Apparently, that was not enough.

The Hebrew word used in the original text of the Sixth Commandment refers to killing for personal gain. (See: “On Killing” by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, page 338.) Unfortunately, the King James Version translated this as “Thou shalt not kill.” A more precise translation would have been “Thou shalt not murder.” Modern translations have translated the Sixth Commandment as “You shall not murder.” (Search for Exodus 20:13 on Bible.com to compare the different translations.)

Furthermore, while God hates “hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:17), risking your life to save others is commendable: “Greater love has no man than this, that he give his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)

Being a Christian therefore does not mean one cannot be a gun owner, or carry a handgun for self-defense.

Police Reports

June 7, 2009

The Smoking Gun offers us two interesting police reports detailing this case:

MAY 11–Meet Steven Gilmore. The wannabe rapper tried to rob a Florida convenience store Friday night and shot an employee in the head with a BB gun in a bid to establish “street cred” for his nascent hip-hop career. … According to a Gainesville Police Department report, Gilmore, wearing a bandanna over his face and carrying a BB gun, fled empty-handed from the Super Store convenience outlet after struggling with a store clerk over the weapon. During the encounter, the clerk, Dharmedra Patel, was shot in the temple and suffered a laceration and bleeding.

All “street cred” in this case goes to the unarmed stop-n-rob clerk for fighting back against what he believed to be an armed attacker. Note, however, that the clerk was shot in the head when the fight didn’t go his way. Improve your odds by fighting back with an appropriate tool. Carry.