Pro-Gun Sheriffs Respond to Nevada Gun Owners

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Last week, the NRA sent an e-mail alert informing Nevadans that the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association tabled a motion that would have authorized the group’s representatives to send a letter to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). This letter would ask the BATFE to re-instate the instant background check exemption for Nevada concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit holders.

Currently, seven sheriffs have responded favorably to e-mails and phone calls from both the NRA and our in-state affiliate, the Stillwater Firearms Association, informing us that they want the request to move forward without delay.  Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie responded that he favors waiting until the September 17 association meeting before weighing in - inaction that will result in months of additional background check fees on firearm purchases.

Please contact the seven sheriffs below and thank them for their timely response in support of Nevada’s gun owners, AND continue to contact those who have not responded at all OR responded unfavorably to our requests.

Please thank the following sheriffs:

Churchill County

Sheriff Ben Trotter
Phone: (775) 423-3116
E-mail: sheriff@cccomm.net

Elko County

Sheriff James Pitts
Phone: (775) 738-3421

E-mail: elkosheriff@elkocountynv.net

Humboldt County

Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Phone: (775) 623-6419
E-mail: h101@hcsonv.com

Lander County

Sheriff Ron Unger

Phone: (775) 635-5161

E-mail: sheriffunger@landerso.org

Lyon County

Sheriff Allen Veil
Phone: (775)463-6600
E-mail: aveil@lyon-county.org

Nye County

Sheriff Anthony L. DeMeo
Phone: (775) 482-8101

E-mail: ademeo@co.nye.nv.us

Storey County

Sheriff Gerald Antinoro

Phone: (775) 847-0959

E-mail: gantinoro@storeycountynv.org

Please urge these sheriffs to support Nevada gun owners:

Carson City
Sheriff Kenneth Furlong
Phone: (775) 887-2020 ext. 1703
E-mail: kfurlong@carson.org

Clark County

Sheriff Douglas C Gillespie
Non-emergency: (702) 828-3231
E-mail: sheriff@lvmpd.com

Douglas County

Sheriff Ron Pierini
Phone: (775) 782-9900

E-mail: rpierini@co.douglas.nv.us

Esmeralda County

Sheriff Kenneth Elgan
Phone: (775) 485-6373

E-mail: ecso@frontiernet.net

Eureka County

Sheriff Kenneth E Jones
Phone: (775) 237-5330

E-mail: kjones.ecso@eurekanv.org

Lincoln County

Sheriff Kerry Lee

Phone: (775) 962-5151

E-mail: klee@lcso-nv.org

Mineral County

Sheriff Michael Dillard

Phone: (775) 945-2434

E-mail: mdillard@mineralcountynv.org

Pershing County

Sheriff Richard Machado
Phone: (775) 273-5111

E-mail: rmachado@pershingcounty.net

Washoe County
Sheriff Michael Haley
Phone: (775) 328-3001

E-mail: sheriffweb@washoecounty.us

White Pine County

Sheriff Dan Watts
Phone:(775) 289-8808
E-mail: sheriffwatts@mwpower.net

This alert is posted at: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=7026.

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UK Mayhem Leaves Disarmed Citizens at the Mercy of Criminals

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

By now you have seen the headlines and images of destruction: the rioting, looting, violent assaults, and arson. London and other UK cities look like war zones and their citizens are afraid to venture out, because the danger is very real. It’s a view of the temporary breakdown of society. It is gut check time; a time when the concept of being able to defend oneself gives way to the stark reality that few viable options to do so exist.

Gun laws in the UK are among the most restrictive in the world. In March of 1996, a deranged man walked into a school in Dunblane, Scotland and killed 16 children and one teacher. In the aftermath of this tragedy, British politicians sought to reduce violent crime by enacting a ban on all handguns. Handgun owners were given a February 1998 deadline to turn in their firearms–and they did. The UK was supposed to become a much safer place–but dramatic increases in crime following the gun ban proved it didn’t.

A July 3, 2009, Daily Mail article reported that “Britain’s violent crime record is worse than any other country in the European Union, it has been revealed. Official crime figures show the U.K. also has a worse rate for all types of violence than the U.S. and even South Africa.”

Gun Rights In Primetime - NRA

Friday, August 5th, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
NRA members are rightfully concerned about the protection of gun rights and the longevity of the shooting sports. We know the successes we have enjoyed in the past are due in no small part to our strength in numbers. Furthermore, the key to maintaining and building on our past victories is not only to sustain, but to also grow the size of our organization. To that end, NRA tries to provide and promote opportunities for people to get involved in the shooting sports.

The media, anti-gun groups and the entertainment industry, however, have long portrayed the shooting community as archaic, extremist, and dangerously outside the mainstream of society. Consequently, we have received recent inquiries from members and non-members alike, who have expressed skepticism at several recent attempts by cable channels to showcase the shooting community via new gun-related reality programming. NRA has always sought to educate the public that the Second Amendment protects more than a hunter’s deer rifle and now the media, of all people, appear to be helping us do that.

The History Chanel’s Top Shot debuted last year and features teams of contestants who compete in various shooting challenges with the goal of winning a cash prize. The History Channel has additionally run the show Tales of the Gun and other firearm-related shows for years.

The Discovery Channel’s Sons of Guns showcases custom gun manufacturer Red Jacket Firearms and its owner Will Hayden. The show has drawn a degree of criticism from some quarters of the shooting community who think the show focuses too much attention on “black rifles” and thus perpetuates what they consider a negative stereotype that alienates the non-shooting public, rather than win them over.

While we can understand the thought process leading some to suggest these shows do more harm than good, at the end of the day the anti-gun crowd doesn’t care what type of gun it is or how it is used. If they see a .50 BMG Barrett rifle (Top Shot Season 2) they say it is too big and shoots too far. A semi-automatic AK-47 variant (frequently appearing on Sons of Guns) shoots too many rounds and frightens them. Even the more traditional hunting-themed shows are seen by the anti-gun crowd as “glorifying a violent gun culture.”

These shows provide exposure to firearms and sporting activities that would otherwise be missed. Some gun owners are not necessarily interested in hunting or traditional target shooting. Instead, some are attracted to faster-paced competition shooting and tactical firearms. These programs allow those with little or no prior connection to the firearms community to see the variety of shooting sports and firearms that are available to them. They also provide a counter balance to shows like the National Geographic Channel’s Wild Justice program, which often portrays gun owners as drug-addicted poachers.

No TV program will please everyone, but in the end, shows like Top Shot and Sons of Guns are presenting gun owners to the public as the legitimate competitive shooters and law-abiding businessmen, that in reality, they are.

One way to further the fight to protect our gun rights is to add new shooting enthusiasts and showcase the shooting sports. These programs are another way to do so.

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Amazing WWII Aircraft Facts + Great photos

Friday, July 29th, 2011
Today, most people have no idea how massive the effort was for the USA during World War II.  Here are some numbers showing how the American people rallied to the war effort, and how the US won the war.
This statement from the article:  On average 6600 American service men died per MONTH, during WWII
(about 220 a day).  And according to Hillary Clinton we are afraid of losing one aircraft in Libya should a
No-fly zone be established [but much too late for that now]. 

Most Americans who were not adults during WWII have no understanding of the magnitude of it.  This listing
Of some of the aircraft facts gives a bit of insight to it.

276,000 aircraft manufactured in the US .

43,000 planes lost overseas, including 23,000 in combat.

14,000 lost in the continental U.S.

The US civilian population maintained a dedicated effort for four years, many working long hours seven days
Per week and often also volunteering for other work.  WWII was the largest human effort in history.

Statistics from Flight Journal magazine.

THE COST of DOING  BUSINESS

—- The staggering cost of war.

THE PRICE OF VICTORY (cost of an aircraft in WWII dollars)

B-17       $204,370.     P-40       $44,892.
B-24       $215,516.     P-47       $85,578.
B-25       $142,194.     P-51       $51,572.
B-26       $192,426.     C-47       $88,574.
B-29       $605,360.     PT-17     $15,052.
P-38         $97,147.     AT-6       $22,952.

PLANES A DAY  WORLDWIDE

From Germany’s invasion of Poland Sept. 1, 1939 and ending with Japan ’s surrender Sept. 2, 1945 — 2,433 days. 
From 1942 onward, America averaged 170 planes lost a day.

How many is a 1,000  planes?  B-17 production (12,731) wingtip to wingtip would extend 250 miles.  1,000 B-17s
Carried 2.5 million gallons of high octane fuel and required 10,000 airmen to fly and fight them.

THE NUMBERS GAME
9.7 billion gallons of gasoline consumed, 1942-1945.
107.8 million hours flown, 1943-1945.
459.7 billion rounds of aircraft ammo fired overseas, 1942-1945.
7.9 million bombs dropped  overseas, 1943-1945.
2.3 million combat sorties, 1941-1945 (one sortie = one takeoff).
299,230 aircraft accepted, 1940-1945.
808,471 aircraft engines accepted, 1940-1945.
799,972 propellers accepted, 1940-1945.

WWII MOST-PRODUCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik                                  36,183
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Yakolev Yak-1,-3,-7, -9                               31,000+
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Messerschmitt Bf-109                                  30,480
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Focke-Wulf Fw-190                                      29,001
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Supermarine Spitfire/Seafire                        20,351
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Convair B-24/PB4Y Liberator/Privateer       18,482
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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt                          15,686
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North American P-51 Mustang                     15,875
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Junkers Ju-88                                              15,000
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Hawker Hurricane                                        14,533
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk                                 13,738
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress                         12,731
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Vought F4U Corsair                                      12,571
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Grumman F6F Hellcat                                  12,275
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Petlyakov Pe-2                                             11,400
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning                              10,037
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero                                    10,449
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North American B-25 Mitchell                        9,984
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Lavochkin LaGG-5                                         9,920
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Note: The LaGG-5 was produced with both water-cooled (top) and air-cooled (bottom) engines.

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Grumman TBM Avenger                                9,837
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Bell P-39 Airacobra                                        9,584
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Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar                                    5,919
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DeHavilland Mosquito                                   7,780
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Avro Lancaster                                              7,377
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Heinkel He-111                                              6,508
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Handley-Page Halifax                                     6,176
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Messerschmitt Bf-110                                    6,150
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Lavochkin LaGG-7                                         5,753
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress                            3,970
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Short Stirling                                                   2,383
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According to the AAF Statistical Digest, in less than four years (December 1941- August 1945), the US Army
Air Forces lost 14,903 pilots, aircrew and assorted personnel plus 13,873 airplanes — inside the continental
United States. They were the result of 52,651 aircraft accidents (6,039 involving fatalities) in 45 months.

Think about those numbers. They average 1,170 aircraft accidents per month—- nearly 40 a day.  (Less than
one accident in four resulted in totaled aircraft, however.)

It gets worse…..

Almost 1,000 Army planes disappeared en route from the US to foreign climes.  But an eye-watering 43,581
aircraft were lost overseas including 22,948 on combat missions (18,418 against the Western Axis) and 20,633
attributed to non-combat causes overseas.

In a single 376 plane raid in August 1943, 60 B-17s were shot down. That was a 16 percent loss rate and meant
600 empty bunks in England .  In 1942-43 it was statistically impossible for bomber crews to complete a 25-mission
tour in Europe .

Pacific theatre losses were far less (4,530 in combat) owing to smaller forces committed.  The worst B-29 mission,
against Tokyo on May 25, 1945, cost 26 Superfortresses, 5.6 percent of the 464 dispatched from the Marianas .

On  average, 6,600 American servicemen died per month during WWII, about 220 a day. By the end of the war,
over 40,000 airmen were killed in combat theatres and another 18,000 wounded.  Some 12,000 missing men were
declared dead, including a number “liberated” by the Soviets but never returned.  More than 41,000 were captured,
half of the 5,400 held by the Japanese died in captivity, compared with one-tenth in German hands.   Total combat
casualties were pegged at 121,867.

US manpower made up the deficit.  The AAF’s peak strength was reached in 1944 with 2,372,000 personnel, nearly
twice the previous year’s figure.

The losses were huge—but so were production totals.  From 1941 through 1945, American industry delivered more
than 276,000 military aircraft. That number was enough not only for US Army, Navy and Marine Corps, but for allies
as diverse as Britain , Australia , China and Russia .  In fact, from 1943 onward, America produced more planes than
Britain and Russia combined.  And more than Germany and Japan together 1941-45.

However, our enemies took massive losses.  Through much of 1944, the Luftwaffe sustained uncontrolled
hemorrhaging, reaching 25 percent of aircrews and 40 planes a month.  And in late 1944 into 1945, nearly
half the pilots in Japanese squadrons had flown fewer than 200 hours.  The disparity of two years before had
been completely reversed.

Experience Level:
Uncle Sam sent many of his sons to war with absolute minimums of training. Some fighter pilots entered
combat in 1942 with less than one hour in their assigned aircraft.
The 357th Fighter Group (often known as The Yoxford Boys) went to England in late 1943 having trained on
P-39s.   The group never saw a Mustang until shortly before its first combat mission.

A high-time P-51 pilot had 30 hours in type.  Many had fewer than five hours. Some had one hour.

With arrival of new aircraft, many combat units transitioned in combat.  The attitude was, “They all have a stick

No matter how one looks at it, these are incredible statistics.  Aside from the figures on aircraft, consider

and a throttle.  Go fly `em.” When the famed 4th Fighter Group converted from P-47s to P-51s in February 1944,
there was no time to stand down for an orderly transition.   The Group commander, Col. Donald Blakeslee, said,
“You can learn to fly `51s on the way to the target.

A future P-47 ace said, “I was sent to England to die.” He was not alone.   Some fighter pilots tucked their wheels
in the well on their first combat mission with one previous flight in the aircraft.  Meanwhile, many bomber crews
were still learning their trade:  of Jimmy Doolittle’s 15 pilots on the April 1942 Tokyo raid, only five had won their
wings before 1941.   All but one of the 16 copilots were less than a year out of flight school.

In WWII flying safety took a back seat to combat.  The AAF’s worst accident rate was recorded by the A-36 Invader
version of the P-51: a staggering 274 accidents per 100,000 flying hours.   Next worst were the P-39 at 245, the P-40
at 188, and the P-38 at 139.  All were Allison powered.

Bomber wrecks were fewer but more expensive.  The B-17 and B-24 averaged 30 and 35 accidents per 100,000
flight hours, respectively– a horrific figure considering that from 1980 to 2000 the Air Force’s major mishap rate
was less than 2.

The B-29 was even worse at 40; the world’s most sophisticated, most capable and most expensive bomber was
too urgently needed to stand down for mere safety reasons. The AAF set a reasonably high standard for B-29
pilots, but the desired figures were seldom attained.

The original cadre of the 58th Bomb Wing was to have 400 hours of multi-engine time, but there were not enough
experienced pilots to meet the criterion.  Only ten percent had overseas experience.  Conversely, when a $2.1 billion
B-2 crashed in 2008, the Air Force initiated a two-month “safety pause” rather than declare a “stand down”,
let alone grounding.

The B-29 was no better for maintenance. Though the R3350 was known as a complicated, troublesome power-plant,
no more than half the mechanics had previous experience with the Duplex Cyclone.   But they made it work.

Navigators:
Perhaps the greatest unsung success story of AAF training was Navigators.  The Army graduated some 50,000

during the War.  And many had never flown out of sight of land before leaving “Uncle Sugar” for a war zone. 
Yet the huge majority found their way across oceans and continents without getting lost or running out of fuel
— a stirring tribute to the AAF’s educational establishments.

Cadet To Colonel:
It was possible for a flying cadet at the time of Pearl Harbor to finish the war with eagles on his shoulders.  That
was the record of John D. Landers, a 21-year-old Texan, who was commissioned a second lieutenant on December
12, 1941.  He joined his combat squadron with 209 hours total flight time, including 2½ in P-40s.  He finished the
war as a full colonel, commanding an 8th Air Force Group — at age 24.
As the training pipeline filled up, however those low figures became exceptions.
By early 1944, the average AAF fighter pilot entering combat had logged at least 450 hours, usually including
250 hours in training.  At the same time, many captains and first lieutenants claimed over 600 hours.

FACT:
At its height in mid-1944, the Army Air Forces had 2.6 million people and nearly 80,000 aircraft of all types.
Today the US Air Force employs 327,000 active personnel (plus 170,000 civilians) with 5,500+ manned and

perhaps 200 unmanned aircraft.
The 2009 figures represent about 12 percent of the manpower and 7 percent of the airplanes of the WWII peak.

IN SUMMATION:
Whether there will ever be another war like that experienced in 1940-45 is doubtful, as fighters and bombers

have given way to helicopters and remotely-controlled drones over Afghanistan and Iraq .  But within living
memory, men left the earth in 1,000-plane formations and fought major battles five miles high, leaving a
legacy that remains timeless.

U.S. Army Decal - Retired
Your Freedom Wasn’t & Still Isn’t Free!

U.S. Senate Stands with NRA in Strongly Opposing U.N. Gun Control Efforts

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

For nearly 20 years, the NRA has worked tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners.  The latest attempt by the U.N. and global gun banners to eliminate our Second Amendment freedoms is to include civilian arms in the current Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will be finalized next year.

In order for any treaty to take effect, however, it must be ratified by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate.   To ensure that any ATT that includes civilian arms is dead on arrival in the Senate, the NRA has been working to get as many U.S. Senators as possible to publicly oppose any ATT that includes restrictions on civilian arms.

As of this morning, 50 members of the U.S. Senate have signed letters to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton saying they will oppose any ATT that includes civilian firearms ownership.  These strongly worded letters caution the President and Secretary of State to uphold the Constitution of the United States.  As Senator Jerry Moran’s letter warns, “(A)s the treaty process continues, we strongly encourage your administration to uphold our constitutional protections of civilian firearms ownership.  These freedoms are non-negotiable, and we will oppose ratification of an Arms Trade Treaty presented to the Senate that in any way restricts the rights of law-abiding U.S. citizens to manufacture, assemble, possess, transfer or purchase firearms, ammunition and related items.”

Thanking the NRA for our long-standing work on this issue, Senator Moran remarked, “I appreciate the NRA’s partnership on this important effort to defend the rights of American gun owners. I want to thank them for their active support in sending a strong message to the Obama Administration that our firearm freedoms are not negotiable.”

As we have for nearly two decades, the NRA will continue to fight against any U.N. treaty that undermines the constitutional rights of American gun owners.  These letters send a clear message to the international bureaucrats who want to eliminate our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms.   Clearly, a U.N. ATT that includes civilian arms within its scope is not supported by the American people or their elected U.S. Senators.  We are grateful to Senator Moran, Senator Jon Tester, and all members of the Senate who have chosen to stand on the side of America’s 80 million gun owners in opposition to those who want to eliminate our freedoms.  And thank you as well to those NRA members who contacted their Senators and encouraged them to support this critical effort.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=7004

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Leitner-Wise Defense

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

The following is quoted from the history page of the Leitner-Wise Defense website. Take some time to brouse around their site and check out what products and services they are and plan to provide.  They are currently working some very interesting consultancy services, innovative firearm products, and a piston AR-15 rifle that looks as good as it runs. (YES, I shot this excellent rifle)  There are many designed features that make this rifle stand out from the crowd of Ar-15 builders.  The new AR-15 rifle to keep an eye on . . . available soon!

“Leitner-Wise Defense was formed in 2005 initially as a consultancy service for the three founding partners to bring together their complimentary skills, explore and develop potential technologies and offer them to other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) primarily in the defense industry sector.

We wanted to develop products that work and work exceptionally well so with over 45 years of combined experience behind us we know that we are pretty good at delivering what our customers want. The approach behind this philosophy, like our solutions, is pretty simple; we believe that behind every successful design is a single passionate purpose; the perfection of the solution. So it is with this same unrelenting sense of purpose that we approach the new product development process.

In 2006 however, a different direction was taken and the company embarked on a rapid three-year research and development program which resulted in the successful launch of our three core product lines at the 2009 SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida. This core change meant that we are now a manufacturing company and an engineering resource and product development consultancy. See Consultancy Services

Product design, whether for ourselves or our customers, is not just a visual and aesthetic process but a precise and technical problem solving methodology. Our key staff include degreed Industrial Designers and Mechanical Engineers educated in this country and abroad with a depth of experience across a broad range of industry sectors from automotive and defense to design and financial. Our staff are young and energetic with diverse backgrounds and capabilities and most importantly, our products have succeeded in the one place that matters most: the marketplace.”

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AR-15 Failure to Fire Dry Practice - ATAC TV

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Tom Clarke explains the importance of dry firing the failure to fire malfunction clearance. Tom and Mark demonstrate in this video in a safe location, the range. The goal of clearing out a malfunction is for the end result of a loaded firearm. Get a training partner and practice! Stance, grip and the clearance procedure are all points to practice. Take the time and dry firing / practice will pay off in your live firing training.

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Long Range Shooting - Sin City Precicion

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Click the link to see what the Sin City Precision guys are all about.  All of these guys are training hard and learning their craft through experience and perseverance.  Spend some time reading their blogs for the expertise they have gained through practice and hard work.  Expect to see some instruction video programs with Joseph Comfort, Beau Jaramillo, hosted by ATAC TV’s Mark Flinn & Tom Clarke.  Keep an eye on these guys, they are rising stars in the shooting industry!  Click Link Below!

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