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  1. Frank Ettin

    Trigger Control

    The first principle of accurate shooting is trigger control: a smooth press straight back on the trigger with only the trigger finger moving. Maintain your focus on the front sight (or the reticle if using a scope) as you press the trigger, increasing pressure on the trigger until the shot...
  2. Frank Ettin

    A Great Class in the Law of Self Defense

    Attorney Andrew Branca, author of The Law of Self Defense, is travelling around the country putting on an outstanding one day class: The Law of Self Defense -- Level 1 Class. I took the class last Sunday. It was a great class, well worth the time and money, and pretty much a "must take" for...
  3. Frank Ettin

    Common and Important Legal Issues -- Your Answer Might be Here

    See these threads for discussion of some legal issues that continually come up: How to ship firearms Stop it with the car/driver license analogies! What is a "Straw Purchase?" (see post 23) What is "Dealing in Firearms Without a License?" Spats McGee’s Federal Constitutional Primer ATF...
  4. Frank Ettin

    SHOT Show -- 2014

    I just finished covering the SHOT Show for m1911.org. You can see my report here: At the SHOT Show -- 2014.
  5. Frank Ettin

    An Overview of Basic "Use of Force" Law

    The question of when one may legally use force in self defense comes up regularly. Perhaps this general and high level overview can serve as a baseline for such discussions. But first the usual caveats: (1) I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer; (2) This is not legal advice, but rather it's...
  6. Frank Ettin

    Recent Basic Handgun Class -- AAR

    I work with a group (Bayprofs) putting on NRA Basic Handgun classes (and occasional Personal Protection classes). We had our most recent Basic class last Saturday (the 11th) Good class. A little smaller than usual, only five students. But a couple of our regular instructors were out, so it...
  7. Frank Ettin

    Legal Considerations of Posting on the Internet

    Regarding the new Sticky here, Legal Considerations of Posting on the Internet: The question is often asked whether a person's postings on the an Internet forum have been used against him in court. I've just found a case in which they have. One Leonard Embody (better known on gun forums as...
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