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
Here is Training Article #15…<\/strong><\/p>\n When the bullets are flying, it is pretty instinctive to get behind something and get low!\u00a0 It’s even better if you can get behind something solid which will actually stop bullets!\u00a0 So, let’s talk about cover and concealment, and everything in between.<\/p>\n Cover<\/strong> is any barrier which will stop incoming rounds.\u00a0 For example, a concrete wall, a gun safe, or an engine block, are all examples of cover because you cannot shoot through them.<\/p>\n Concealment<\/strong> is simply a visual barrier which hides you.\u00a0 Examples of concealment include drywall, a door, or even a couch.\u00a0 You can hide behind those items but a bullet will go right through them.\u00a0 Generally, cover is also concealment.\u00a0 For example, a concrete wall serves the dual purpose of stopping bullets and hiding you.\u00a0 There is one type of cover which is not concealment, and that’s bullet-proof glass.\u00a0 You can see through it, but you cannot shoot through it.<\/p>\n Not all cover is created equally.\u00a0 For example, the engine block of your F-150 pickup truck is extremely robust and will stop any incoming round, within reason.\u00a0 The king-size bed in your master bedroom offers a little bit of resistance to a bullet, but not much.\u00a0 A file cabinet full of documents is pretty good where a car door is less so.\u00a0 You get the idea.\u00a0 There is a whole spectrum of efficiency when it comes to cover.<\/p>\n Concealment is obviously not as good as cover, but it’s way better than nothing.\u00a0 Here’s the punchline\u2026use cover and concealment every chance you can.\u00a0 If you find yourself in an environment that has no cover or concealment, then that’s too bad.\u00a0 However, the bad guy doesn’t have any either so it’s still a level playing field.\u00a0 But it you have access to cover and concealment\u2026by all means use it!<\/p>\n Cover may also be worn on your body.\u00a0 Obviously I am talking about body armor.\u00a0 A “bullet-proof vest” is pretty effective at stopping most bullets you are likely to encounter but how many of us wear a vest out to dinner?\u00a0 Outside of military and law enforcement, very few folks wear vests on a daily basis.<\/p>\n Cover and concealment are not the only options.\u00a0 What if you are facing an adversary armed with a contact weapon such as a knife or a baseball bat?\u00a0 In that case, all you really need is a barrier of some sort to slow him down.\u00a0 A chain link fence would be useless against a bullet but would work beautifully against a knife.<\/p>\n What if your adversary has received some training and he is making good use of cover and concealment?\u00a0 This clearly makes your job more difficult, but with some training, you will still be able to stop the fight.\u00a0 At Front Sight we practice shooting unorthodox targets of opportunity such as hands, legs, and the cranio-occular cavity (basically the brain).\u00a0 These targets are much smaller than the thoracic cavity and thus slower and harder to hit.\u00a0 However, if the bad guy’s chest is protected by body armor, you can still take a head shot.\u00a0 If the bad guy is behind cover except for one leg, then that’s your shot.\u00a0 Gunfights are not black-and-white.\u00a0 There is a whole lot of “gray” in the world of gunfighting.\u00a0 The more training you have, especially scenario-based training, the more adept you will be at successfully using cover, concealment, and everything in between.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n And here is an opportunity for you to secure our 5 Day Defensive Handgun Course, 30 State Concealed Weapon Permit and our entire set of 7 training manuals (over $2700 in total value) for only $200.<\/p>\n That’s right! Only $200. But you will need to act fast before this link is taken down. Go here http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/patriot\/<\/a> to grab a<\/strong> 5 Day Front Sight Course, plus 30 State Concealed Weapons Permit, and our entire set of 7 Front Sight Training Manuals for only $200. Just do it before the offer sells out!<\/strong><\/p>\n Keep up the great work! Together, we are positively changing the image of gun ownership hundreds of times faster than any other group in America!<\/p>\n Thanks again for your participation in Front Sight’s phenomenal success.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Dr. Ignatius Piazza 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,1,41,15,5,8,14],"tags":[1784,3542,558,363,2872,2219,388,1613,2142,3045,2157,1607,1335,2424,3176,2162,509,211,665,124,1161,283,1949,905,204,815,1112,296,352,522,1602,2716,2841,3471,2836,3466,3117,4673,2344,62,1534,4769,3301,3190,579,26,19,385,2054,3145,4705,9,542,271,597,581,2631,3148,187,872,366,1102,2592,104,3242,107,430,10,1625,987,2712,1397,3781,2874,568,218,1363,3306,889,3451,1608,2764,1355,2256,4253,340,4457,2011,4644,232,290,2302,3446,4680,3681,1814,2082,2220,404,3803,1511,2652,31,2365,1301,269,2473,3353,765,338,4165,2286,4133,339,69,1418,1383,2245,47,1386,1856],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7982"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7993,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7982\/revisions\/7993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nFront Sight<\/a> Firearms Training Institute
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