Our purpose at Front Sight is to positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetime by training responsible citizens in the defensive use of firearms, to levels that far exceed law enforcement and military standards, and deliver the training without any boot camp mentality or drill instructor attitudes so the training experience is great for your entire family.<\/p>\n
We are entering our 19th year, have trained nearly a million citizens, and look forward to the day when our training will positively impact every American.<\/p>\n
To kick off 2015, we have a number of new programs we are implementing to expand and make our training more accessible to all Americans.<\/p>\n
Here is what we are doing…<\/strong><\/p>\n Until then, here is Training Article #2…<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1992 I had a lengthy conversation with a very notable figure in the firearms training world.\u00a0 He said flatly “There is nothing more to learn in the world of defensive shooting.\u00a0 The only thing left is dissemination.\u00a0 Spread the word and get people trained.”\u00a0 I agree with the “get people trained” part of his statement.\u00a0 I completely disagree with the “nothing more to learn” part.\u00a0 That comment was made to me almost exactly 20 years ago.\u00a0 The advances made in terms of techniques, equipment, and tactics in the last 20 years are impressive.\u00a0 If we had simply declared ourselves victorious and stopped learning, we would have missed them all.\u00a0 You can stop learning if you want to, but the bad guys are a creative lot; they are sitting around right now dreaming up new ways to pull off their next stunt.\n<\/p>\n And to survive that next “stunt,” how much training and preparation might you need?\u00a0 In other words, do you<\/em> actually need formal firearms training?\u00a0 Many people live to a ripe old age and never even get into a fist fight, let alone a gunfight.\u00a0 They lived their whole life completely untrained and completely without skill.\u00a0 Yet, for them, unskilled was good enough.\u00a0 You and I understand the only reason they were “good enough” was dumb luck.\u00a0 Do you want to bet your life, and more importantly the lives of your loved ones, on dumb luck?\u00a0 At the other end of the spectrum, if your job entails serving high-risk warrants on the “other side of the tracks,” you need lots of firearms training.\u00a0 Most of us live somewhere in between.\u00a0 You don’t want to trust your life to luck but you don’t want to train to some lofty “professional gunfighter” standard either.\u00a0 You understand the value of training but you want it to be correct and appropriate to your needs.<\/p>\n The first thing you need to do is define what kind of training you need and how much.\u00a0 That’s not easy.\u00a0 An unpleasant truth about gun-fighting is that you have to be pretty darn good for your very first<\/em> gunfight.\u00a0 You don’t have the luxury of losing a gunfight or two as you get better and better.\u00a0 There is no “warm-up.”\u00a0 There is no progression from little league to the minors to the majors.\u00a0 When it’s for blood, you had better be in the majors the very first time that handgun leaves the holster.<\/p>\n And here’s another problem.\u00a0 It’s impossible to predict just how good you need to be to win any particular gunfight.\u00a0 That clearly depends on the bad guys you are facing.\u00a0 Many bad guys are complete idiots and just a modicum of skill and a firm attitude on your part will save the day.\u00a0 However, some bad guys are highly skilled and dedicated, and to win that fight you will have to be pretty sharp.<\/p>\n There are lots of entities which offer “firearms training.”\u00a0 Examples include the local gun store, the local range, the NRA, family, friends, and professional training organizations.\u00a0 However, since gun-fighting is not a trial-and-error type of activity, go to a professional organization for your training.\u00a0 Obviously, I recommend Front Sight, but I am also a realist.\u00a0 If you live on the other side of the country and your schedule or budget preclude you from making the trip to Front Sight, no problem.\u00a0 For the time being, get the best training you can at the local level.\u00a0 In fact, many of our students start at the local level to learn a little bit about the gun, shoot a few rounds, and get over their anxiety.\u00a0 Then they take the next step and come to Front Sight for professional training.\u00a0 There is nothing wrong with this two-step approach.\u00a0 Just don’t kid yourself that a familiarization course held at the local range equates to proper training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n