Why I Teach
In total, only about five of us had any exposure to guns and
weapons of any kind. Seventeen others had to start with the basics
and catch a ride on the learning curve. In my opinion, it was an
excellent class because the content was very thorough.
Not just gun basics but how to lessen the chance of getting into
a “situation” to begin with. They also showed several examples of
how fast an assailant can actually move when they are determined!
They also showed the importance of practice for the inexperienced
and experienced at the same time.
In time, I had the fortune to sit in on other classes and assess
both content and instructor – mildly put I was left unimpressed.
They did their students a grave injustice by not covering even half
of what I studied in my class and for the life of me I do not understand
why.
Why would they not stress practice when it is absolutely crucial
to be prepared for what you may hope and pray never happens? I came
across an example of this just last year. I was asked to sit in
on a class by a business to evaluate the class and instructor, and
listened to the instructor speak for twenty minutes about an unrelated
topic. He spent fifteen seconds on a topic which requires fifteen
minutes, qualified the students improperly by standards, and cut
the class almost an hour shorter than is required by the state of
Florida!
Folks, this type of training is just wrong. Any instructor, club,
or business that does this is trying to make a little extra money
by cheating you, the state and society in general. Do you want to
go out and be around an insufficiently trained and armed populace?
I certainly don’t. Hence the slogan – “Some are faster.
Few are better”.
Ladies and Gentleman, I want to make money – who doesn’t! But I
have never done it by taking advantage of others and I’m too old
to start compromising now. So, I make you this promise. I will give
you the best training I possibly can. Period.
In the end we will both sleep better. You didn’t get cheated and
I didn’t rob anyone.
Another reason I teach these classes is because I don’t wish to
see anyone become a victim due simply to the unavailability of instruction
in this area. We are all entitled to the right of self-defense.
The Bible states this and so the does the State of Florida which
has enforced that right even more so when it enacted the “Castle
Law”.
Suncoast Concealed Carry – “Some are faster. Few are
better.”
