Posts Tagged ‘Safety’
2-Year-Old Shoots Mother and 1-Year-Old Sibling
Imagine being shot in the chest. Now also imagine that your 1-year-old child also gets shot in the leg. Things couldn’t be much worse. Not unless the shooter is your 2-year-old, and the gun used is the one you carry to protect yourself and your family. Well, that precisely describes a tragic incident in Granbury,…
Read MoreFew Questions Answered in Country Stars Shooting Death
Up and coming country music star Justin Carter is reported dead from an “accidental” gun shot. 35-year-old Carters career as a musician looked promising according to his manager Mark Atherton. “Justin had the potential in our eyes and a lot of people’s eyes to be the next Garth Brooks,” said Atherton, who described the client…
Read MoreMidland Officer Killed by Homeowner Fearing Break-in
Early Tuesday morning at around 2:30 a.m., Nathan Hayden Heidelberg and three other Midland Police Department (MPD) officers responded to an activated burglar alarm. According to police, they announced loudly that officers were on the premises at the front entrance of the home. The homeowner, David Wilson, had apparently not heard the warning, and thought…
Read MoreNew Details Emerge About “Accidental” Shooting Death
A 20-year-old woman from Austin, TX, faces manslaughter charges which may be upgraded to murder. When Austin police officers responded to a 911 call from Autumn King, they found her boyfriend, 26-year-old Eric Allen with a fatal gunshot wound. King told officers she had been posing with the .22 caliber “Assault Rifle” for a Bonny…
Read MoreThe Real Cause of Negligent Discharges
It can be very difficult but wherever possible I attempt to ignore all my emotions and feelings and try to use the cool logic of the human brain to consider…
Read MoreMaking the RSO Your Best Friend
The RSO (Range Safety Officer) is the person at the gun range whose responsibility it is to ensure safety on the range. The RSO may not always stand behind each shooter and bark at you if you break any of the rules but generally the RSO is going to call out people who are crossing…
Read MoreDry Practice: Further Thoughts
In an early article, Dry Practice or Dry Fire was addressed in some detail. In the past few weeks, some more items have come to my attention through reading and watching training programs I’d recorded from my satellite TV service. In the earlier piece it was mentioned you’ll need a safe backstop for your dry practice. In my…
Read MoreOfficer Slips On Ice and Accidentally Shoots Suspect
Image courtesy of The Denver Post Winter brings with it a number of dangers. Here in the mountains of Colorado not to far from my home I got a reminder when reading the local news. Earlier in December 2015 a police office with the Aurora Police Department was confronting a criminal when he slipped on…
Read MoreDry Practice – Dry Fire: Working on Fundamentals
I love the satellite TV service we have at our house, as well as the DVR recorder. It affords me an opportunity to catch programs that would otherwise be missed. There are a number of TV programs directed towards firearms and self-defense subjects, one of which reminded me of something I was pondering as the snow was flying:…
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Keep the Gun On the Night Stand
In a recent class a student told me, “My father taught me that when there is an intruder in the home seconds count and you won’t have time to get to the gun safe. You should sleep with the gun on your night stand for quick and easy access.” Your firearm storage plans in your…
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