Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Talking with Ken Hackathorn yesterday, we were both lamenting the steady decline of professional integrity in the firearms industry. Gone it seems are the days when you could trust a deal on a handshake or expect companies to stand behind their products. Perhaps it's the economy or perhaps it's just ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Kyle Defoor's blog:
Whoever chose this piece of shit to be issued to anyone- you're an inexperienced pistol shooter who has no common sense. Hope you got a decent kickback from Blackhawk.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
At the range today, I witnessed a range officer inform a customer that he needed to be inside his firing booth whenever handling a gun. It was a simple and polite contact involving someone who was, in fairness, obeying the Four Cardinal Rules but nonetheless violating posted range protocol. As soon ...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Dear Brazilian Bank Robber,
In the future, when dual wielding your epic Vorpal Pistols +5, suggest you either:
(a) keep your finger off the trigger, or
(b) avoid pointing the muzzle at yourself, or
(c) at least make sure it's pointing at a body part that will prevent you from infecting the gene pool.
Video ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Two more federal agencies ban the SERPA for their personnel due to safety concerns: USAF OSI and HHS OIG. Thanks to F-Trooper05 for the post. We will of course nonetheless hear the continued bleating of people who insist that it's not the holster's fault and that "proper training" would have solved ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
(h/t to Mitchell, Esq)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAvth2sMHc[/youtube]
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Tex Grebner, who jumped into the firearms community spotlight earlier this year when he accidentally shot himself while drawing from a SERPA holster, will be appearing on Comedy Central's tosh.0 video clip show next Tuesday for their weekly "web redemption" segment. The web redemption is usually an interview followed by ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
This has been a crazy trip.
Indianapolis Airport, if you're not familiar, has an unusual way of dealing with people who check guns in their luggage. You get a little "permission slip" when you check in at the ticket counter which instructs you to go to the TSA office once you ...
Posted in Safety, Teaching | 10 Comments »
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Seriously, twice in one day?
My wife got home to find two business cards in our front door. One was from an FBI agent. The other was from a detective with my county police. With the cards was a note asking me to call right away.
So here I am in Indianapolis, ...
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Friday, September 23rd, 2011
airline clerk: (loudly) Sir, you need to open the case so I can verify the guns are unloaded.
ToddG: (quietly) I thought TSA was responsible for that now?
airline clerk: No, sir. (loudly) We need to check your guns here at the counter. Can you please show me your guns so I ...
Posted in Safety | 15 Comments »
