{"id":2460,"date":"2009-10-26T08:11:57","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T15:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2009-11-05T02:46:46","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T09:46:46","slug":"ignatius-piazza-the-great-equalizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2009\/10\/26\/ignatius-piazza-the-great-equalizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignatius Piazza: The Great Equalizer&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cNo matter what his strength or size, depend on me\u2026 I equalize.\u201d<em> <\/em><\/strong><em> Inscription often engraved on pistols given to a woman in an earlier era of American history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last week I shared an e-mail with you from a student who brought his wife with him to a Front Sight course.  Prior to the course his wife was afraid of guns and would never consider ever touching or using a gun to defend herself.<\/p>\n<p>After the course she was no longer afraid and had become quite proficient with her marksmanship and gun handling.<\/p>\n<p>As a result I have been flooded with requests from male students asking me how they can convince the females in their lives, especially those women who are anti-gun, to embrace the idea that a gun is a tool that every woman should have and know how to use\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, this blog is for those women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have selected four different videos you can show the ladies in your life.<\/p>\n<p>I have also made some observations prior to each video, and at the bottom of this blog have given a great opportunity for women to come to Front Sight for a positively life-changing experience.<\/p>\n<p>Please share this blog with all the women you know.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a name=\"video\"><\/a><strong>Here is video #1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note that she had the doors locked, big dogs in her yard, was on the phone with the police, but he still got in and sexually assaulted her.  What she lacked was the great equalizer\u2026 a gun.  This is also about the best response time you will ever get from the police and when they finally arrived it took five of them to subdue her attacker!<\/p>\n<div id=\"container01\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">Please make sure that JavaScript is enabled and you have the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">latest version of the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/<!--\nvar s1 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\");\ns1.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\ns1.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\ns1.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/no-gun-in-home1.flv&amp;title=&amp;image=\/images\/vid\/gun-in-home1b.jpg\");\ns1.write(\"container01\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is video #2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note that she had her house locked, she had surveillance cameras running, and possessed a handgun. After four men did everything they could to get into her house, and the police could not arrive it in time to catch them, her decision was to purchase a rifle, showing once again that in a lethal encounter, no one ever wishes they had a smaller gun and fewer bullets!<\/p>\n<div id=\"container02\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">Please make sure that JavaScript is enabled and you have the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">latest version of the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/<!--\nvar s2 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\");\ns2.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\ns2.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\ns2.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/no-gun-in-home4.flv&amp;title=&amp;image=\/images\/vid\/gun-in-home2b.jpg\");\ns2.write(\"container02\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is video #3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note that she had her house locked, the police on the way, but he still entered her home against her will. Fortunately she  was armed and fired.  Unfortunately she had never been trained to look for a flash sight picture or how to press the trigger to deliver incapacitating hits to the thoracic cavity and instead hit low in the abdomen and the leg.  Lucky for her, he fled, and was later caught by the police.  She then had to face the ordeal of having to testify against him.  She is a smart, brave woman, but could have used our training.<\/p>\n<div id=\"container03\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">Please make sure that JavaScript is enabled and you have the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">latest version of the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/<!--\nvar s3 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\");\ns3.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\ns3.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\ns3.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/no-gun-in-home3.flv&amp;title=&amp;image=\/images\/vid\/gun-in-home3b.jpg\");\ns3.write(\"container03\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHere is video #4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note the 911 call. Her house was locked, she was on the phone with the police, and still her assailant  persisted in breaking in to assault her. Remarkably, someone had given her a gun THAT DAY to protect herself.  Without it she would have been murdered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"container04\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">Please make sure that JavaScript is enabled and you have the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">latest version of the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/<!--\nvar s4 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\");\ns4.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\ns4.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\ns4.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/no-gun-in-home2.flv&amp;title=&amp;image=\/images\/vid\/gun-in-home4b.jpg\");\ns4.write(\"container04\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ladies, simply having a gun gives you the opportunity of physical EQUALITY against any man.<\/p>\n<p>Having a gun in your TRAINED hands makes you physically SUPERIOR to any man.<\/p>\n<p>Every woman should have a gun and know how to use it.  Front Sight is here to help you.<\/p>\n<p>Come to Front Sight. We will provide you with the mindset and skill at arms to safely and responsibly protect yourself and your family.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not yet have a 30 State Concealed Weapons Permit, the world class training that Front Sight provides, or a Springfield Armory XD Pistol, then take advantage of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">Front Sight\u2019s Greatest Course, Gun and CCW Permit Offer Ever<\/a>. (Also known as the Millionaire Patriot Offer.)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will be posting a different article on this blog each Monday so I look forward to your visit every week.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an interesting photo, story or tip about a relevant topic of interest to gun ownership, firearms training or Second Amendment issues, please feel free to send it to me at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@frontsight.com\">info@frontsight.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to take advantage of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">Greatest Course, Gun, and CCW Permit Offer in the firearms training industry<\/a> see this link:<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you next week.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ignatius Piazza<br \/>\nFounder and Director<br \/>\nFront Sight Firearms Training Institute<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\">***********<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo matter what his strength or size, depend on me\u2026 I equalize.\u201d Inscription often engraved on pistols given to a woman in an earlier era of American history. 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