From dumbshits who claim to be certified firearms instructors pointing guns at each other so they can pose in some idiotic viral videos, to the idiocy I see when browsing gun blogs from so-called experts in the field, there is a rash of stupidity and bad firearms advice as far as the eye can see.<\/p>\n
Over the last couple of years we have seen record gun sales in this country; and while I generally think more people owning guns is a good thing, without the proper training, a new gun owner is setting themselves up for disaster. Unfortunately, as I said in the opening of the article, there is a slew of bad — no scratch that — just plain ass stupid information out there!<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a new gun owner, here is where things get a little tricky. I think everyone that is starting out needs to take a firearms safety course. But, finding the right instructor isn\u2019t always that easy. There are thousands upon thousands of so-called firearms instructors out there, and a good chunk of them are instructors in name only.<\/p>\n
Self-Defense training is something I wrote about extensively in my book, The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide<\/a><\/em>, because when it comes to any type of defensive training you need to do your homework and you need to use a little bit of common sense when selecting a good teacher.<\/p>\n First, I want to give a hat tip to Bob Owens over at Bearing Arms. I started writing this article a week ago after I saw the video below, but I added a little more to it after reading Bob\u2019s article on the same subject this morning. He\u2019s got a lot of great advice in the article and is one of the good guys when it comes to firearms, so please take a look at that article<\/a> and his website \u2013 you can never have too much good information when you\u2019re just starting out!<\/p>\n Avoid these kinds of people at all cost!<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat to watch out for when looking for a Firearms Instructor<\/h2>\n