[Vision2020] Handgun Clinic

Sun Jun 24 14:19:59 PDT 2012

Don't kid yourself. There is no such thing as gun safety. Guns are killing machines and people make mistakes. Classes might make it less likely you will shoot someone else on accident, but it doesn't do anything for your safety and not getting hit by someone's accident, ignorance or negligence. That also means when you are at a gun safety class, all the people around you are with loaded weapons and don't know about safety yet. 

If you or a family member are far more likely to die owning a gun then not owning a gun, it is an oxymoron to own a gun for safety reasons. 

If you want to own a gun that is your right to do so. And you should know how to use it before getting a permit and using one. However, you should know that you and the people you are around are more likely to die owning a gun and you are taking a risk with your life and the life of your family and friends. Thinking otherwise is stupid. 

Donovan J. Arnold

From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>; vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Handgun Clinic

I would concur with that. I have seen many hunters that did not take proper safety precautions. Some of these include carrying a live round in the chamber and shooting at something on the skyline.
Roger
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From: Art Deco art.deco.studios at gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:41:01 -0700
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Handgun Clinic

> By the time I was 10 years old I was already very proficient with the two
> handguns, three rifles, and a shotgun we owned.  My father, a natural and
> outrageously accurate marksman, taught me me not only how to shoot with
> extreme accuracy, but insisted on the utmost safety precautions and
> procedures.  That early training has been useful to me, and at times saved
> me from harassment, bodily harm, death, and loss of property.
> 
> If people are going to possess weapons, then it is important for their own
> and others (particularly children in the family or on the premises) well
> being to handle weapons safely and, if the need arises, shoot accurately.
> 
> The problem arises when weapons training does not include lessons about the
> discretion and legal issues of when to use the weapons.  Without wanting to
> get into a long wrangle, I believe strongly in the right of self defense,
> but none-the-less, I think there are some that ought not be allowed to
> carry weapons because of past serious criminal violations and past or
> current mental health problems.
> 
> 
> w.
> 
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
> > And the very day I turn 88 I'll do that.  I just added it to my bucket
> > list.
> >
> > Sue h
> >
> > Sent from my iPad Sue Hovey
> >
> > On Jun 23, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > "I think that all women should get concealed carry permits."--Roger
> >
> > I cannot deny the entertainment value that would create when someone tries
> > to rob an 88 year old lady and she pulls out her 44 magnum, lodges
> > it between two of his ribs and says,
> >
> > "With my advanced dementia, I cannot seem to recall if I already shot
> > four or five thugs since my last reload. So the real question to ask
> > yourself  is, 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do ya, punk?"
> >
> > Donovan J. Arnold
> >
> >  *From:* lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> > *To:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <
> > vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:44 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Handgun Clinic
> >
> > I think that all women should get concealed carry permits.
> > Roger
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
> > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:28:17 -0700
> > To: Moscow Vision 2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Handgun Clinic
> >
> > > Courtesy of Vera "The INKSTER" White in today's (June 23, 2012)
> > Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > Barbecue - and handgun clinic, too - set for today
> > >
> > >  . .
> > >
> > > Nothing says God like handguns. That's what the INKster thought when
> > she read a June 18 Christ Church email from Larry Cernik reminding
> > members of his handgun clinic today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at a location not
> > mentioned in his notice.
> > >
> > > Participants had to register in advance for the Level 1 Basic Handgun
> > Clinic, which cost $50 per person.
> > >
> > > "This course is designed to bring you up to speed with the basic
> > principles of employing a handgun in self-defense," Cernik wrote. "You
> > will be taught these principles and be given the opportunity to practice
> > and demonstrate them on the range here. You will go home with a number of
> > drills to practice which, if done faithfully, will increase your
> > proficiency."
> > >
> > > Participants were encouraged to bring their own handgun, 100 rounds of
> > ammunition and a holster. And of course writing materials to take notes.
> > >
> > > (Cernik didn't say whether this was a male only event, but the INKsteris sure them
> > Kirkers wouldn't want their women folk learning how to use a handgun).
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------
> > >
> > > Vera:  Would you be ever so kind as to provide me the particulars (who,
> > when, where, etc.) concerning registration for future handgun clinics (if
> > any)? If possible, email me, ok?
> > > I would be very interested in attending the clinic . . . camera in hand.
> > Since this clinic is open to the public, my willingness to photograph a
> > session should be welcomed advertising for the clinic organizers.
> > >
> > > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > > "If not us, who?
> > > If not now, when?"
> > >
> > > - Unknown
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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