On Arms And The Law: Pro-RKBA attorney David Hardy, with the assistance
of colleagues David Kopel and Stephen Halbrook and a grant from the NRA,
has started a blog on legal aspects of the RKBA.
http://www.armsandthelaw.com/
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Arizona Gun-Safety Courses Face Hurdles: Opposition from the usual
sources and the need to develop a curriculum suggest that it may be a
while before the recently approved firearm-safety elective courses make
their appearance in Arizona high schools.
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/76297.php
Video Available: Fox News video clip from Los Angeles includes a segment
with Alan Korwin, RKBA activist and publisher, who was the driving force
behind the legislation. (Note that the segments of youngsters shooting
are from earlier programs - the new courses are not yet available.)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157261,00.html
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From John Farnam:
17 May 05
Uncle Mike's has been compelled to recall several thousand Kydex Glock
external/duty holsters with retention straps. Fobus had the same
problem not long ago, and they too had to recall holsters.
Uncle Mike's current problem is identical to Fobus'. A retention strap,
integral with the holster, somehow gets inside the trigger guard as the
pistol is holstered. In some cases, it exerts enough pressure on the
trigger to cause a discharge as the gun is shoved into the holster.
Like Fobus, Uncle Mikes has been compelled to redesign the strap in
order to preclude this eventuality. Only time will tell if this fix
permanently addresses this problem.
I'm not sure if any of this is "foreseeable" before the fact, but the
best duty holsters have now dispensed with retention straps altogether
and instead rely on internal clamping devices that secure the trigger
guard.
The era of holster retention straps may indeed be over, particularly
with kydex holsters. You'll not find any on holsters I use regularly
for serious carry.
/John
(More details on both holsters available at
http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/holster_recalls.html.)
20 May 05
On the importance of pistol skills, from a friend and student, currently in
Iraq:
"John, I'm working in Iraq at the moment, and I was interested to see
you published in an article in SOF magazine about war and pistols. From
personal experience, I agree entirely with you about pistol skills
being of paramount importance. Yes, of course, it is not our primary
weapon, but when you have to use it, the situation is bad and getting
worse by the second, and your pistol is all you've got, so you'd better
know how to use it quickly, accurately, and with deadly effect.
Unfortunately, I have found pistol skills are not a priority for most.
Furthermore, skill levels of most operators is deplorable. If you want
to carry a pistol, then be competent with, it or it's just additional
weight with no purpose. I hope more people will start sharing our
sentiments about the importance of pistols, but I fear, from what I've
seen here, it will come about only through learning the hard way for most."
Lesson: We have lots of weapons, but pistols are the most important,
because they are the most personal. Generals, politicians, and
historians worry about the grand movement of world history. Each of us
needs to worry about our own, personal welfare at the critical moment.
If your individual defensive pistols skills are not up to par, shame on you!
/John
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
