Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training - book

[GEM]

Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training
Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training

by Karl Rehn (Author), John Daub (Author)

Wish to recommend this by my good friend and mentor, Karl Rehn. Bought it the other day and the content is excellent. Karl has been mentioned in our posts many times. John is a great guy also. I recall him 'shooting me' when I violated common sense in a FOF/medical class. Ouch.

The description:

What percentage of carry permit holders attend training beyond the state minimum? What are the barriers keeping people from attending firearms training that isn't mandatory? What are realistic standards for minimum defensive handgun competency? What are the best drills to practice? How can you compare the difficulty level of one drill to another? Written by two trainers with decades of experience, this book explores those questions and others related to defensive pistol training.

Amazon has it.

I first met Karl when I moved to TX and he was teaching a basic handgun class through U of T Austin continuing ed. Then I took his AT series and took advantage of his guest hosting of great folks like Insights, Tom Givens, Dave Spaulding, etc. Met Paul Gomez through a class there.

 

[Jeff22]

I just got this book and I've skipped around and read parts of it.

To answer the question "Why don't more people practice or get training? well the answer to that is simple. Some people are intellectually curious and like to learn new things. Most people are not. Most people over estimate their level of skill and competence which leads to complacency.

Attempting to define what might be considered a minimal level of competence and providing some drills to develop those skills is a worthy effort. Lots of people really don't have a training plan of any kind when they "go shooting" and so, while they might enjoy themselves they aren't doing anything to maintain or increase their abilities.

 

[Hangingrock]

The American Rifleman or Shooting illustrated NRA publications monthly column the Armed Citizen, the excerpts are short with out a lot of detailed information other than a citizen used a firearm in protection of them selves. Most likely the average citizen acquires a firearm for protection and that's as far as it goes thus additional training is not a priority. Its the equivalent of most licensed drivers whom don't attain advanced driver education instruction either.

 

[Hangingrock]

Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training
Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training

by Karl Rehn (Author), John Daub (Author)

I ordered the book from Amazon and received it this day. It maybe nettlesome to read, if the print was any smaller than it is, I'd require a magnifying glass to read it. With proper lighting the pint size is adequate.