This Monday I would like to share a letter from a Front Sight student and ask, “How would you perform if awakened in the middle of the night to the sound of an intruder alarm?”<\/p>\n
Here is how a recent widow, whose husband made sure she was Front Sight trained before his passing, performed when she was awakened in the middle of the night…<\/p>\n
Dr. Piazza, <\/p>\n
I am a new widow (2-1\/2 months), and had an incident happen this week that Front Sight prepared me to confront. <\/p>\n
I should explain that I live at the end of a unpaved road in a very rural area just south of a National Park. There are no neighbors within hearing or eyesight. <\/p>\n
At 1:30 a.m. on Monday night my burglar alarm went off for the first time ever. It was an unearthly noise and I was in a deep sleep. <\/p>\n
I shouted out something and turned on the bedside lamp (as far as I know, the only thing I did wrong, as it destroyed my night vision!). <\/p>\n
Having taken Front Sight lectures and instructions to heart, I already knew what I would do: My training took over. I remembered to chamber check and mag check my Glock I rolled out of the bed, into a corner between the bed and bed stand, where I had concealment. <\/p>\n
From that view point, I could easily see the closed bedroom door and knew I was capable of accurate placement from that distance. I sat on the floor with my weapon at the ready and pointed at the door. <\/p>\n
After about 5 minutes of that awful alarm noise (and my heart stopped thumping), I decided to leave the light on, because I didn’t know how long it would take to regain my night vision, and to turn the alarm off with the remote. After all, any intruder would know that someone was there and there was an alarm. <\/p>\n
Hearing nothing, I dialed 911 and the dispatcher promised to send a deputy sheriff. I told her that I had a gun and was trained. I became very calm and was confident that I could handle the situation until he arrived.<\/p>\n
Having thought about this possible scenario in advance, as Front Sight taught me to do, I had decided as the only occupant of the house, I would wait concealed in my bedroom until help arrived. <\/p>\n
After 1\/2 hour the deputy arrived, checked the outside of the house, and knocked on my front door. I carefully opened my bedroom door, using the proper, tactical movement techniques in case someone was hidden in the great room, and went to the front hall. <\/p>\n
I told the deputy I was going to turn on the porch light to identify him, which I did. <\/p>\n
Then I told him I would put my gun on the kitchen floor, and did so. I next told him I would unlock the front door and show him my hands. All went well. <\/p>\n
The first thing he did was ask me to identify myself (who else would be standing in the door in a nightie at 2:15 a.m.?), then he went in and unloaded my weapon. <\/p>\n
I told him that I trained at Front Sight and he was impressed. He thoroughly searched the house and found no intruder in-or-outside. We concluded that it must have been an insect or rodent on the motion detector. <\/p>\n
The deputy said I had done everything “just right”, reloaded my Glock and left. <\/p>\n
This was an excellent “dry practice” experience for me as well as a confidence builder. <\/p>\n
I felt I was “consciously competent”–so much so that I rearmed the alarm and went back to sleep. <\/p>\n
Thank you, Front Sight! So do you think you or your spouse would perform as well under the same circumstances?<\/p>\n Have you ever discussed what your spouse should do, if ever awaken in the middle of the night by breaking glass or an intruder alarm?<\/p>\n Do you, your spouse, and family members want to have the training, composure and confidence that Dottie has?<\/p>\n Use her letter as a good example of what to do and good reason to get your family trained at Front Sight.<\/p>\n Here is a great opportunity to secure Mid Week, Two Day Courses at Front Sight for only $49, but act fast because the offer is going to be sold out any day now.<\/p>\n Secure your Mid Week, Two Day Front Sight courses now, and used them at any time in the future.<\/p>\n HERE IT IS… BUT YOU MUST ACT FAST… THIS WILL SELL OUT ANY DAY NOW…<\/strong> <\/p>\n I’m extremely happy to provide this amazing, unbelievable and unprecedented offer to you because it once again proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Front Sight Organization is more than just a commercial entity in the business of firearms training. We live our stated purpose to positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetimes by training responsible Americans to levels of firearms expertise that exceed law enforcement and military standards.<\/p>\n As those who have watched us grow from 10 students in our first, Two Day Defensive Handgun course way back in April of 1996 to now training THOUSANDS of citizens each and every month will attest, Front Sight lives and breathes our stated purpose and we have proven it over and over again with all the amazing offers we have provided in the last 14 years.<\/p>\n THIS offer is truly the greatest training opportunity I have ever provided and is the greatest single step to date toward positively changing the image of gun ownership in our lifetimes, because it makes Front Sight’s training available to anyone who wants it.<\/p>\n Yes, this amazing offer can be yours and can also be available for every member of your family and all your friends, but you must respond immediately to take advantage of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now before I provide all the details of this most amazing, unbelievable and unprecedented offer in the history of the firearms training industry, please allow me to make a few important points perfectly clear:<\/p>\n Now that you have allowed me to make those points perfectly clear here is the most amazing, unbelievable and unprecedented offer in the history of the firearms training industry…<\/p>\n If you respond immediately<\/strong>, you can attend Front Sight’s Two Day Defensive Handgun Course<\/a><\/strong> OR Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course<\/a><\/strong> OR Two Day Practical Rifle Course<\/a><\/strong> and over two full days<\/strong> of expertly delivered live-fire range drills<\/strong>, live-fire tactical simulators<\/strong>, and extremely interesting, educational and thought-provoking lectures<\/strong>, leave with a level of Skill at Arms with the handgun, shotgun or rifle that far exceeds law enforcement and military standards.<\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is the same course that normally sells for $1,000.<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is the same course that starts at 7:30am each day and ends after 6:00pm each day<\/strong> for over 20 hours of expertly supervised, hands-on firearms training that is GREAT for the entire family!<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is the same course that hundreds of thousands of our students rave about and return to Front Sight regularly to attend again, bringing family and friends with them.<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is the same course that Marine Corps officers and SWAT officers (paying their own money) attend to receive a level of training they cannot get in their own departments. <\/strong> <\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is the same course that is perfect for the entire family because of the caring and compassionate manner in which you are treated by Front Sight’s stellar staff. <\/strong> <\/p>\n The Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun Course or Two Day Practical Rifle Course is for YOU and every member of your family and all your friends IF YOU RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.<\/strong> <\/p>\n So what is the $1,000 Two Day Defensive Handgun Course or Two Day Tactical Shotgun or Two Day Practical Rifle that provides you with over 20 hours of intensive, expertly delivered and supervised training by Front Sight’s stellar staff on Front Sight’s world class facilities, in a caring and compassionate manner, that is great for the entire family going to cost you? <\/p>\n Only $49.<\/strong> I will spell it out so you know it is not a typo… Forty nine dollars.<\/p>\n That’s right, only $49. https:\/\/www.myfrontsight.com\/secure\/greatest.php<\/a><\/p>\n Tell me, where else in the firearms training industry have you ever seen ANYONE offer the masses over 20 hours of intensified, hands-on, expertly delivered and supervised handgun training by the best firearms training instructors in the industry on arguably the best training facilities in the industry, provided in a compassionate and caring manner that is perfect for every member of the family? <\/strong> <\/p>\n (Here is where you are going to do exactly what I said you would do and start talking to yourself, asking WHY is Dr. Piazza doing this? and HOW can Dr. Piazza do this? And while you are asking yourself all these questions, the other 337,216 subscribers to my Gun Training Reports are securing your course for themselves… Quit doubting my intentions and take advantage of the offer before all the courses are grabbed and I have to shut down this page.)<\/p>\n And once you secure your course, it has no expiration date, so you attend it when convenient for you in the future. The only restriction is you must attend the course mid-week, Monday through Tuesday.<\/strong> <\/p>\n There is great benefit to attending mid week with hotels having lower rates, flights having lower fares and rental cars being more accessible with lower costs. <\/strong> <\/p>\n So Grab YOUR $49 Two Day Defensive Handgun or Two Day Tactical Shotgun or Two Day Practical Rifle Course NOW! <\/strong> <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.myfrontsight.com\/secure\/greatest.php <\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n So what’s the catch?<\/strong> Honestly there is no catch. I have done my best to try to explain Front Sight’s Purpose and the WHY and HOW of this offer. The fact that we can now offer mid-week courses doubles the training opportunities for our lifetime members and those students who have certificates to attend our courses–and gives you the training opportunity of a lifetime. <\/p>\n If you have ever wanted to gain a level of skill with a handgun, shotgun or rifle that exceeds the levels found in the law enforcement and military community, and you want it delivered in a caring and compassionate manner that is great for your entire family, and you want to save money on travel and lodging in the process by taking advantage of this amazing, unbelievable and unprecedented opportunity to attend over 20 hours of Front Sight’s Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course mid-week, Monday through Tuesday for a one-time-only offer of $49, and you want to attend right now or in the future when it is convenient for you, THEN RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. https:\/\/www.myfrontsight.com\/secure\/greatest.php <\/a><\/p>\n Here is How it Works…<\/strong> <\/p>\n Simply click on this link<\/a> and it will take you to the registration page where you register, set up your Front Sight account and pay $49 to secure a mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course.<\/p>\n Upon completing the registration process, you will receive an immediate receipt and confirmation number indicating you have a mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course on file under your account name with Front Sight.<\/p>\n At any time in the future simply go to our website and use the on-line Course Application process to select the mid-week course date you wish and we will place you in your course and e-mail you your course enrollment confirmation letter.<\/p>\n SIMPLE, EASY and EFFICIENT.<\/p>\n We now have mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Defensive Handgun, Tactical Shotgun, and Practical Rifle courses on our schedule almost every week through December 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n So click on this link<\/a> to secure YOUR mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, 20 plus hour, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course for only $49.<\/p>\n Have more questions? <\/strong> <\/p>\n OK, Here are Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, but don’t wait too long because this offer will sell out quickly and the page will be taken down immediately.<\/strong> <\/p>\n Here are answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about this amazing offer: <\/strong> <\/p>\n Q. Can I purchase more than one of these mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Courses?<\/strong> Q. Can I e-mail this offer to others?<\/strong> Q. If I purchase the mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course can I use it at any time in the future?<\/strong> Q. Once purchased can I transfer the course to someone else? <\/strong> Q. Is this mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course for $49 EXACTLY the same as the Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Courses listed on your website and brochure for $1,000? <\/strong> Q. Can I trade in other offers I have purchased towards this one? <\/strong> Q. What are the hours of the Two Day Course?<\/strong> Q. Is it too physical for elderly or disabled people?<\/strong> Q. Am I guaranteed to get into the course that I select to attend?<\/strong> Q. How do I apply for a course date?<\/strong> Q. Do I receive a confirmation for the course enrollment?<\/strong> Q. What is in the Confirmation Letter? <\/strong> Q. Are there any other costs for the course?<\/strong> Q. Where is the training located?<\/strong> Q. Are there reasonable hotels available?<\/strong> Q. Do we bring our own gun or do you have rentals available?<\/strong> Q. How do I transport my gun on the airlines?<\/strong> Q. What’s the catch? <\/strong> Q. What else do I need to know about the offer? <\/strong> So Don’t Wait Any Longer. 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\n\t\t\t Dottie Phillips, RN, MN, EdD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, purchase as many as you wish. They are transferable so you can give them to family and friends.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, please do.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, there is no expiration date on the course once you purchase it. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, it is transferable, but not refundable. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, the very same course.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> No, this is a stand-alone offer.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> It starts at 7:30am each day and ends after 6:00pm each dayfor over 20 hours of expertly supervised hands-on firearms training that is GREAT for the entire family! <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> We have trained people in their 90’s. As long as you can walk up to the firing line, stand for 10 minutes to shoot and walk back, we will work with you to make sure you do well.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, as long as you register for your selected course at least two weeks before the course date, you will be guaranteed a spot in the course.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> After you purchase your course<\/a> you will receive an immediate on-line receipt for your purchase and we will place a mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course on file under your account name. You can then return to the on-line application page at any time and enroll in a mid week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course and we will place you in the course. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Yes, once you complete the on-line Application for Instruction at least two weeks before the course date you select, we will e-mail you a Confirmation Letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Everything you need to know to prepare for the course. See the Confirmation Letter in the Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> for a copy of the standard confirmation letter we send.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> There is a $50 criminal background check fee that must be completed on all students, even CCW holders, law enforcement and military personnel. You are also responsible for travel, lodging, food and ammo.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> On our world-class 550-acre firearms training facility near Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> Most students currently stay in one of three hotels in the town of Pahrump, 20 minutes from our training site that provide special rates for our students that range from $35 to $75 per night. See the Hotel List in the Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> for a list of hotels.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> You can bring your own gun, or we rent everything you need for the Two Day Handgun or Shotgun or Rifle Course for only $50.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t A.<\/strong> See the Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> for the easy, proper procedure for Weapon Transportation.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t <\/strong>A.<\/strong> There is no catch. I know that once you attend a mid-week, Monday through Tuesday, Two Day Defensive Handgun or Tactical Shotgun or Practical Rifle Course, you will want to attend everything we offer AND will also tell everyone you know to come to Front Sight. So you will then be helping me positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetimes even faster by spreading the good word about Front Sight.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t <\/strong>A.<\/strong> There is nothing else to know about the offer. Just take advantage of it.<\/a> For any other questions that I did not answer here, PLEASE go to Front Sight’s Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> to get answers to most if not all your questions. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t Founder and Director
\n\t\t\t Front Sight Firearms Training Institute
\n\t\t\t 7975 Cameron Drive, #900
\n\t\t\t\tWindsor, CA 95492
\n\t\t\t http:\/\/www.frontsight.com<\/a>
\n\t\t\t info@frontsight.com<\/a>
\n\t\t\t 1.800.987.7719 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"