Can I carry on a city bus?Can I carry on BART?Can I carry in a BART station?Can I carry on this or that public transit?I've been getting these questions a lot lately. I decided it would be best to pub …

Too many people arrive at their CCW course with anxiety. Anxiety is the result of being unprepared. You should most certainly practice the exact course of fire that your issuing agency mandates, multi …

Pro tip - COVID mask carryOne of the most common questions I have been fielding lately is, "Is it legal or illegal to carry my gun (with a CCW of course) and wear a COVID mask?". I hope this gets arou …

Most people who shoot handguns produce inconsistent shot groups. Typically, such inconsistency occurs because of changes to grip pressure at the wrong timing. Changes to grip pressure need to happen a …

Pro tip - program the subconscious mindWhile teaching courses is how I make my living, I will be the first to say that taking firearms courses is an incomplete formula to learning the necessary skill …

Pro tip - track the sightsMost people align the sights very well before the shot goes off. But, what do your eyes do when the gun is in mid-recoil? A lot of people blink. Some people allow their focus …

Pro tip - trigger leverageMost handguns (1911's excluded) have triggers that pivot on a fulcrum point. That being the case, you should treat the trigger as a lever ... because it is a lever. Leverage, …

Pro tip - your ready positionThe "ready position", "ready area", "work space", "work station", or whatever your favorite instructor calls it, is the spot in space you choose to default your hands to w …

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