NRA and CCW Instructors, let's all challenge our students.

With the political arena changing, and the number of people in the United States taking CCW classes is a an all time high. All of the NRA and CCW instructors across this country need to take a stand and do a couple of things that will help our country in the long run. While many of us are doing one or two of these suggestions, I even know several that are doing them all, lets challenge each other as instructors to do the following:

1: Encourage our students to join the NRA. If they are going through your class because they have been threatened by gangs or bad buys and do not belong to the NRA they are perfect examples of folks that should join the NRA. The magazines and publications that come with your membership have great tips for security and what every day citizens do to save them selves from the gangs or bad guys.

2: Teach your class to lock the guns up at home, while maintaining quick access to authorized persons. This can be accomplished with the small gun safes that have the electronic combination lock on the top. They used to be very expensive, but good ones are now available for $50.00. Unless the guns are on my hip, they are locked up. At night I have the safe door open by the bed with the loaded gun ready. In the morning I close the safe or put the gun on. While my kids are great shots and have been taught for years, they do not have access to the guns. Responsible gun owners keep the guns away from the kids until such time they leave the nest for good.

3: Practice. I can not even tell you how many people call contact us and want to go through a CCW class, but they have not shot in years. Just going through a CCW class does not even begin to get you ready to defend you or your family. It only covers the legal aspect of the requirements. As instructors we need to encourage the students to practice at the range in a safe area. Letting several years go by and then expecting your body, under duress, to perform with a firearm is too much to expect.

4: Instructors can also encourage learning after the class. I have offered with several of the Carryconcealed.net trainers to go to the range and work with students on shooting drills. We also talk about reading books and learning what responsibilities come with gun ownership. If students take the CCW class, get the permit and never read any trade publication on how do defend your family, disaster will strike. The students will not be able to defend themselves when the crissis moment arives.

5: Take a little of the class time to talk about being "Situationally Aware". If they are going to carry a handgun in a purse or deep conceal, they need to think about watching their surroundings. Digging for your side arm may be too late, when you may have been able to avoid the situation just by looking farther out and being aware of everything around.

I would like to thank all of the dedicated NRA and CCW instructors that teach across the nation. With out this dedicated group of people, your gun rights would not be able to be implemented. They do a great job on little pay and most do it because they want to help people defend their 2nd Admendment Rights as Americans.



Hug a NRA or CCW Instructor this week - Happy Trails and keep the lead down range. - Clark Carryconcealed.net