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Negligent Discharges: Teaching New Shooters Trigger Discipline The Right Way

September 28, 2020 by Jeff Gonzales

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There are generally two kinds of gun owners: those who have fired a shot unintentionally and those who will. Another way to look at it is, play with fire long enough and you’ll eventually get burned. The first thing we have to understand is the definition of an unintentional — or negligent — discharge. The … Read more

Teaching New Shooters – A Few Tips to Keep in Mind

February 24, 2020March 24, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

Reader Troy writes: For any experienced shooter, the question will probably come up from those new to guns (lovingly called “Noobs” for this article), “Hey! Will you take me shooting?” Hopefully, your answer is a resounding, “Yes!” I have found that these questions usually occur around a time when people take off of work (Christmas, … Read more