As a professional firearms instructor with years of experience and thousands of students ranging from military, law enforcement and civilians, I have been exposed to many variations of the cardinal rules of safe gun handling and general gun safety. One I constantly hear touted as the cardinal rule of gun safety is “Always treat every […]

Awareness is a word often used by firearms instructors, but why? Essentially because awareness plays pivotal role in whether you live or die when faced with a life-threatening situation. Instructors usually attempt to “teach awareness” as if its something to be acquired like knowledge; yet, the reality of it couldn’t be farther from that. Awareness […]

After having been a professional firearms instructor for many years and training thousands of individuals, including current and former law enforcement, military, security, and civilians, I have gained some invaluable insights from my students and my instructor experience. This article will focus on handguns, primarily carrying or using them for self-defense purposes. While it is […]

Whether you are a gun owner or not, it is important that every parent educate their children about firearm safety, because while you may not own guns, approximately 35% of all households in the U.S. have firearms, so your child may still come into contact with them. Deciding how to approach and tackle this subject […]

One of the most common questions I hear when teaching concealed carry is, “What is brandishing?”, and I think it’s very important for anyone who carries a gun to know what the law says about brandishing. Before we discuss some cases and examples in Virginia, let’s look at how the law defines brandishing. Virginia State […]