1. ALWAYS assume every gun is loaded. 2. NEVER point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy. 3. BE AWARE of what/who is behind your target. 4. KEEP your finger OFF the trigger until 1-3 are applied and you are ready to fire.
11+ minutes of solid gold wisdom here that has a very high chance of saving many lives! If you're new to firearms, what these men are preaching isn't novel or some fad, but sound, proven wisdom from two of the most experienced handgunners alive today.
Everytime I meet a new gun owner, they usually ask what new toys, red dots, grips, ect They should get. My answer is always the same, buy 1000+ rounds and get training.
I say, see Handgunlaw.us . ⚖ Also if they plan to CCW, get a legal aid plan like CCW Safe. CCWsafe.com . I've been a paid member since 2015. I'd add for new shooters, permit holders to use factory made 🚔 type ammunition. No reloads, no hand loads. A DA or homicide detective will not care or be concerned with how great a reloader your uncle or grand dad is 🙄. Keep your weapons clean & buy decent gear. Holsters, belt, spare magazines.
That advise is not applicable in these days...that is an expensive advise. You can train with 40 bullets at least once a month.... you just need to train smart.
Massad is someone everyone should heed, every word out of his mouth. And I am also proud to be from his State of New Hampshire. Never take freedom for granted. It is not free.
Lol me too I never met him but have read his advice for YEARS and watch his instruction videos. He’s like a friend that you ask for professional information.✌🏻
"Responsibility demands power." That is one of the most profound bits of philosophy I have heard in many years. Too few people understand that side of the bargain, and yet a great many are affected by it. Futility indeed.
That is not necessarily true all the time. Kids needs to be responsible, but they cannot demand power to take away from parents. Same for all subordinates. It is just word play and it may sound great to you but is actually stupid.
@@nilofc You identified in your first sentence that the statement is context sensitive and then proceeded to ignore that fact. The video frames the context of my statement pretty clearly. But you didn't watch the whole video in order to understand the comments made about it. Good job. Next time you offer insult to a stranger online, consider whether or not you're willing to do that to their face. Probably keep you out of a fair bit of trouble. Best of luck to ya kid. Seems like you're going to need it.
He knows a lot. I've seen his articles, legal advice, hunter stories, LE training 🚔. Massad Ayoob has been in the shooting-defense industry for many years.
Great info for millions of new gun owners. We have warned our clients that firearm ownership is a responsibility that also carries significant liability and they need to be trained in both the use of their firearms and the law surrounding their use. Will share this video.
I'd advise any gun owner or CCW user see Handgunlaw.us . ⚖ Be aware of the use of force, legal issues. I'm a paid member of CCW Safe, CCWsafe.com . They offer a lot & deal with the stress, issues related to a lethal force event.
My father taught me after 33years in the navy and he taught me to hit my target I was pretty good at hitting squirrels and rabbit 🐇.in Kentucky for food on the table we were poor and what we shoot was food I am a pretty good hunter because of him thank you Dad RIP you did great for me.
Excellent advice. And I would say, if you are a new gun owner and are watching this, you are on the right track. Always keep learning and training. Those of us that carry everyday hope that we never have to use our weapons for the purpose we carry. But if we learn and take on the responsibility of a firearm, it will be there when and if we ever need it. Thanks Bill and Massad.
Massed is truly the complete authority on the subject and a master of jokes without expression! Thank you ! Bill is a wizard / Craftsman who makes excellent tools! Thank You!
Glad I grew up with guns and safety was number one! All these newbys with no experience and training is going to be wild. Beware of them at the range and offer them some good advice if asked!
i also was around guns all my life, my dad was on Metro police back in the 60's when i was very young and when got older we were taught never point a gun at anyone, only time you point a gun at someone if you want to shoot them, simple as that, safety is always first, all i know if a person breaks into my house it was his or her mistake not mine, the cops are going to have a very hard time interviewing the person who broke into my house
@@butchs2337 see my cmment on this video, I know that keeping them locked up when your not at home is vital. That's a meassage not passed along with enough emphisis, especially to new comers. Stay safe.
This video is NOT just for new gun owners, this video is for everyone to watch. Even if you know and understand these things, it is great to continue to have them burned into your mind.
I love Ayoob and his way of getting to the meat of issues like, you will be responsible for and will be handling a deadly around those you love the most. I have been reading articles and books written by him since I was in college and started carrying a gun.
I've seen his old printed articles. Videos, books since the 1980s. Hes a sworn LE officer, hunter, trainer. 👮🏻♂️. I disagree with Ayoobs points about NRA.org but I would agree the 2A groups, pro gun organizations help stop over reaching libs, DNC whackos.
Hes been around the industry since 1972. I'm 50, 1970. That's a LONG time. 😯. Some FFL holders, youtube guys dislike Ayoob but I think hes excellent. I've read his articles, books since the mid 1980s.
I hope every gun owner does the research and safe practice of learning how their firearms operate as well as knowing the extremely rare and unthinkable situation they can be used in. Our lives depend on it.
Passing along the information you two guys have accumulated is really priceless. Mr. Wilson's expertise in manufacturing the finest quality pistols (IMO) is recognized all over the planet. Mr. Ayoob's practical field use skill and knowledge of the 1911 never fails to teach us all some very valuable lessons.
Thank you for the videos! I grew up with shotguns and rifles, this year my father gifted me my first handgun for Christmas (I am 48). I also gave my 13 yr old son a 10/22 for Christmas. So all of these videos help me remember what to teach my son and a constant reminder for me!
Thank you for your excellent advice it’s always good to keep learning safe Gun handling. We forget sometimes in a rush or just leave out a rule with safety so I appreciate today’s lesson.
I'm one of these new gun owners. I've just seen too much happening lately around, and after, over the last decade, seeing both mass shooters and other unhinged violence in my home state, especially in places where I had been before, and have gone since. It's deeply unsettling to realize these things happen where you go, and you can never know when it'll happen when you're out somewhere familiar, that seems safe. Being defenseless in such a situation is as terrifying thing to me.
50yrs old and never too old to learn when it comes to gun safety. Had every gun under the sun in my life and picked up a nice 9mm Smith and Wesson sd9ve and looking forward to the range. I live in Dallas Tx and with the new open carry in Sept I want to make sure I'm ready and thinking of taking some classes. Always better to be safe and Murphy's law keeps me up at night. Thank y'all for sharing and love all the useful info you bring us.
This is an excellent primer by two men qualified to address this subject. As a Range Safety Officer, issues that Mr Wilson and Mas Ayoob addressed here and ego over teachability and preconceived gun handling learned from the movie industry are frequent subjects we deal with. That and a lack of respect for the firearm is a scary scenario. Mike Seeklander has a set of wonderful instructional videos that deal with many of these topics on his TH-cam channel. Thanks guys for a great video.
Before I ever purchased my first firearm I read I don't know how many books multiple of which were written by Mas Ayoob. If you're only going to read one I recommend Deadly Force.
@ - I'm not sure what your gripe is against new gun owners if you're using a range with a range safety officer. You started on the ground floor too. Statistically there are millions of new 'legal' gun owners walking the streets yet we here about criminals shooting innocent people. Again, what are you complaining about? As for the gun toting lawyers... they displayed unloaded firearms on their property as a deterrent, and it worked. Next....
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@@surfingweb7176, the gripe is against new (and old) gun owners who don't think they have any obligation to learn how to use their weapon -- that is the majority of them. You are obsessed with criminals but oblivious to all the negligent discharges that occur every year. They don't always kill someone. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes people damage property. Sometimes they put a bullet through their own leg. Sometimes the shoot someone, through the wall, in the apartment next door. Sometimes their child finds their gun (and no, "training" your pre-adolescent child does not help) and shoots their sibling or their mother. Every case I mentioned are real cases that have occurred recently. They are just examples of MANY such incident. You rarely hear about the many cases of accidental (and intentional) shootings that don't end in death, but end in maiming, from losing a finger to becoming permanently paraplegic. You wouldn't put an untrained person at the controls of an operating backhoe or crane, yet a gun can kill just as well, but far more easily. Gun community folks like to make believe it's not true, because the gun community is as cultish as any cult.
One thing I want to add: having a tight grip is a must but you don't want to have a "death grip" either which causes you to shake the pistol. Almost as bad as a loose grip or limp wristing. You want to find that happy medium between too much and too little.
Bill's 3 rules work 100% of the time so long as you remember that no matter how unloaded the gun is you follow those rules. If you follow those rules with an unloaded gun, you can afford to be wrong. Notice that when he fingered the trigger only the ceiling was in danger. Oh...practice...shooting and NOT shooting; neither you or your gun are broken in with less than 1000 rounds.
As a firearms trainer I have to say that these two are right on target. Get some training and education, master the basics of safety and pistolcraft and practice, practice, practice!
Thanks sirs! Great Information. Been handling guns ever since my first time shooting a single shot 22 rifle during 4H training in the early 70’s. One can never have the basics too much!
You men are great I enjoy the heck out of this. I always enjoyed presegure ,checking backstops calculating probability and road and dwelling distances, one round at a time, I can almost end everyone of your sentences and as you go about the advice, the fundamentals by. of marksmanship and combined with the combo of identification and presseager control of the elements and fast accurate judgment. This is a great morning video glad I found you gentlemen my grandfather was a presseager type man and had a strong sense of fool proof presseager that you teach the type of strength and skill a real peace keeper swears by.thank you gentlemen again. I see a level of cheating and unfair reckless operation that good guys would never find use for but mixing the law knowledge in with your lesson is great for structure and field operation. I've always done my best to set up new gun ranges with local forces and I just completely admire every part of 2nd amendment freedom and it's braught me further into the study of law.and it's exciting it's never to late and life's so much brighter I find, identify and never try to outrank sergeant safety ,it doesn't work familiarity with your surroundings and laws of all forces nature of weathers elements trajectory calculation and forward observation are all crucial most accurate answer and most correct equals the best answer.stay strong fast and use care use your collected combo skills anywhere. It builds a great field sense cornerstones I believe are identify uses all senses calculate best answer for presseager and be gentle and caring . Subscribed!
Another gem. Before power tools were mentioned I was thinking how one has more control of a tool WITH the first finger running the length of the tool not gripping, but directing just like keep off the trigger. Maybe some newguy white belt wisdom y'all can add.
My uncle Nick was a green berret and later became the mailman in the very small northern lower penninsula town of Levering Michigan. The summer after his marriage (his 1st wife was a cancer victim) he was shot down in his home along with his brother , my uncle George, who was visiting. A convict escaped from a road crew gang and went on a crime spree, including raping an elderly lady in her home. He broke into my uncles house and got into his hunting rifles suprising the both when they came through the door. Fataly shooting them. I thank God that my aunt and her teenage daughter were not at home. It can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone and , it is never expected!!!!!!!!!
Great talk. A safety rule I heard as a young guy in hunter's safety that's stayed with me: treat every gun as if it were loaded. Just make a habit out of it, no matter how sure you are it isn't. It should just be a habit. But that's the same thing as "don't point it at anything you don't want to shoot" just stated differently.
I been around and shooting guns since I was 7 years old, I am 66 now. I know a few things but I also know that I don't know everything there is. I am pretty much a big game hunter and that where I am most comfortable and knowledgeable. I can take any rifle that is not shooting at the range and get it shooting where it needs to be in short order, mostly its loose floor plate screws and mounts, occasionally a broken scope. Handguns I know a lot but not enough, I can shoot one fairly well but not in your league. Take it slow, and it's going to be the last resort in a self-defense issue. And there is going to be a lawyer attached to each bullet. On the other hand, I tell the newbies that it's the most fun or nearly the most fun you are going to have stood up. Punching holes in the paper where you want those holes to be is very relaxing and rewarding in itself. We use to learn this stuff from our Fathers, Grandfathers, and Uncles, far too many of the young ones these days are not afforded that experience. Good Presentation as usual.
The first thing is training. In the military they put you through a fair amount of training with dry fire and blanks before they hand you the live rounds.
There are many great cadre & gun industry writers. 📚 Some like Dick Metcalf get "cancel culture" 🚫 or like Mike Lamb get "Stolen Valor" 😡 Lamb was a macho vet-bro who claimed to be a MARSOC, Marine Raider. All lies.
Massad been training people since back in the front stuffing days... LOL On a serious note normally you have to break more than 1 of the safety rules at a time to get someone hurt but a couple of exception is shooting steel or shooting explosives. Both are legal and both are fun but both can get you hurt do your research first. Meaning shooting the right kind of steel set up the proper way from a safe distance and as much fun as it is to blow stuff up distance is your friend and so is experience so I wouldn't recommend new shooters mess with that until they get some other things down first. But inevitably some new shooters will so don't be one of them people who do something perfectly legal that catastrophically changes your life just look up tannerite fails and you'll see what I'm talking about. Great video guys keepem coming!!!
Thank you gentlemen. New owners…welcome. The VERY BASICS are VERY IMPORTANT. These are not toys. It is your responsibility to go slow and learn the skills and laws. Notice Mr. Wilson said, the “sight picture is simple,” and “the grip is simple,” BUT it takes years to develop correct trigger control. Shooters who have decades of experience STILL practice trigger control regularly. And pony-up for a safe storage container. If your child, friend’s child, grandchild, etc. gets it and accidentally kills their self or someone else, your life will virtually end too. LOCK IT UP!
Carrying a gun is very different than range shooting. I have a set of full weight dummy rounds and a laser 'trainer' snap cap. This allows me to safely practice handling the gun: Load, unload, holster, draw and fire. This has greatly increased my confidence and skills. I was not fully comfortable carrying my 1911 'cocked and locked' before I practiced using this method. FWIW: My best friend died mishandling a pistol. Seeing him lying in his coffin was one of the worst things in my life. Pray that you never have to see that. It still hurts me a lot. DO NOT FAFO
Great video gentlemen. May I suggest something similar for newbie revolver shooters. As retired PD Rangemaster, I get asked all the time about mechanics of DA and even SA revolvers by people who have purchased, been given or inherited them.
What I worry about, is folks who purchase a firearm for legal (carry) yet have never taken a training class in any form. I'm all for the right to protect ones self, but I wonder just how many people carry in public- either open or concealed, and virtually have little to no training...and expect to be effective and safe (public) if the shit hits the fan. I can tell you, this is a high risk factor for example being in a crowd of citizens or on a public street
Everyone should bring a non-shooter to the range this summer. I am far left of center, but support responsible gun ownership and the best way to get people on "our side" is by bringing them to a range
About 9:08. Don’t forget about the family dog. When Dogs want attention they frequently grab something that smells like their owners smell. If they have access to the handgun they will proudly pick it up, just like they do your socks and try to bring it to you. How they pick it up could end up badly. I have never had this happen personally but there are tons of “responsibly gun owners” that post photo’s of Fido carrying around a training gun. What happens when Fido finds the real gun?
I believe it’s you duty when you see these mistakes being made to safely correct. Now sometimes people don’t take advice from you, and these days they think getting on TH-cam makes you an operator.
Don't keep a round in the chamber unless you are open carry or concealed carry. Keep your shotgun at home in cruiser mode with a full magazine tube, but don't chamber a round unless you need to.
So I have a condition known as essential tremors. This is not an unusual condition, it is an inherited condition. The condition worsens under stress and when nervous. It can certainly be challenging for any gun owner be it new or seasoned. It makes if difficult to acquire and stay on target. I am wondering in your training or observation if you have encountered anyone with this condition and if you have any tips or suggestions for those of us who suffer with this?
i have been around guns all my life, i have had three different cops tell and show me about guns, it has been a very very long time since i have been shooting, but lately with the country the way it is becoming and if i can get the ammo it is time to go to the range and practice a little, my house is small i am sure i will hit who ever breaks in, but practice never hurts anybody
I have had my CCW permit for 6 months. I have never considered my surroundings, or checked my ego more in the entirety of my life.
Any advice?
What state do you live in?
1. ALWAYS assume every gun is loaded. 2. NEVER point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy. 3. BE AWARE of what/who is behind your target. 4. KEEP your finger OFF the trigger until 1-3 are applied and you are ready to fire.
11+ minutes of solid gold wisdom here that has a very high chance of saving many lives! If you're new to firearms, what these men are preaching isn't novel or some fad, but sound, proven wisdom from two of the most experienced handgunners alive today.
Absolutely!
Everytime I meet a new gun owner, they usually ask what new toys, red dots, grips, ect They should get. My answer is always the same, buy 1000+ rounds and get training.
I say, see Handgunlaw.us . ⚖ Also if they plan to CCW, get a legal aid plan like CCW Safe. CCWsafe.com . I've been a paid member since 2015. I'd add for new shooters, permit holders to use factory made 🚔 type ammunition. No reloads, no hand loads. A DA or homicide detective will not care or be concerned with how great a reloader your uncle or grand dad is 🙄. Keep your weapons clean & buy decent gear. Holsters, belt, spare magazines.
That advise is not applicable in these days...that is an expensive advise. You can train with 40 bullets at least once a month.... you just need to train smart.
Massad is someone everyone should heed, every word out of his mouth. And I am also proud to be from his State of New Hampshire. Never take freedom for granted. It is not free.
Golden advice from Massad..I probably watched every single video on TH-cam that features him.
This man's words are always in my head and in my thoughts and i ask myself what would he do AYOOB IS A LEGEND
Lol me too I never met him but have read his advice for YEARS and watch his instruction videos. He’s like a friend that you ask for professional information.✌🏻
"Responsibility demands power." That is one of the most profound bits of philosophy I have heard in many years. Too few people understand that side of the bargain, and yet a great many are affected by it. Futility indeed.
That is not necessarily true all the time. Kids needs to be responsible, but they cannot demand power to take away from parents. Same for all subordinates. It is just word play and it may sound great to you but is actually stupid.
@@nilofc
You identified in your first sentence that the statement is context sensitive and then proceeded to ignore that fact. The video frames the context of my statement pretty clearly. But you didn't watch the whole video in order to understand the comments made about it. Good job. Next time you offer insult to a stranger online, consider whether or not you're willing to do that to their face. Probably keep you out of a fair bit of trouble. Best of luck to ya kid. Seems like you're going to need it.
I didn't realize how long I been reading and following Massad . He is a national treasure
He knows a lot. I've seen his articles, legal advice, hunter stories, LE training 🚔. Massad Ayoob has been in the shooting-defense industry for many years.
I've been reading his work in AH since 1985.
Great info for millions of new gun owners. We have warned our clients that firearm ownership is a responsibility that also carries significant liability and they need to be trained in both the use of their firearms and the law surrounding their use. Will share this video.
@Dirk Dingle Berry Interesting. Reference?
I'd advise any gun owner or CCW user see Handgunlaw.us . ⚖ Be aware of the use of force, legal issues. I'm a paid member of CCW Safe, CCWsafe.com . They offer a lot & deal with the stress, issues related to a lethal force event.
My father taught me after 33years in the navy and he taught me to hit my target I was pretty good at hitting squirrels and rabbit 🐇.in Kentucky for food on the table we were poor and what we shoot was food I am a pretty good hunter because of him thank you Dad RIP you did great for me.
Excellent advice. And I would say, if you are a new gun owner and are watching this, you are on the right track. Always keep learning and training. Those of us that carry everyday hope that we never have to use our weapons for the purpose we carry. But if we learn and take on the responsibility of a firearm, it will be there when and if we ever need it. Thanks Bill and Massad.
Massed is truly the complete authority on the subject and a master of jokes without expression! Thank you ! Bill is a wizard / Craftsman who makes excellent tools! Thank You!
"Responsibility without power is futility" is beautiful. Thank you.
Glad I grew up with guns and safety was number one! All these newbys with no experience and training is going to be wild. Beware of them at the range and offer them some good advice if asked!
i also was around guns all my life, my dad was on Metro police back in the 60's when i was very young and when got older we were taught never point a gun at anyone, only time you point a gun at someone if you want to shoot them, simple as that, safety is always first, all i know if a person breaks into my house it was his or her mistake not mine, the cops are going to have a very hard time interviewing the person who broke into my house
Your post proves you are what you just accused others of being
@@butchs2337 see my cmment on this video, I know that keeping them locked up when your not at home is vital. That's a meassage not passed along with enough emphisis, especially to new comers. Stay safe.
This video is NOT just for new gun owners, this video is for everyone to watch. Even if you know and understand these things, it is great to continue to have them burned into your mind.
Thank You Gentlemen, I've been keeping up with Mr.Ayoob for 40 years, his information is priceless, As well as yours Mr.Wilson. 👍 🇺🇸
I love Ayoob and his way of getting to the meat of issues like, you will be responsible for and will be handling a deadly around those you love the most. I have been reading articles and books written by him since I was in college and started carrying a gun.
I've seen his old printed articles. Videos, books since the 1980s. Hes a sworn LE officer, hunter, trainer. 👮🏻♂️. I disagree with Ayoobs points about NRA.org but I would agree the 2A groups, pro gun organizations help stop over reaching libs, DNC whackos.
Massed is so calm and incredibly knowledgeable about fire arms as well as what to do after shooting. Love this guy 👍👍👍
Hes been around the industry since 1972. I'm 50, 1970. That's a LONG time. 😯. Some FFL holders, youtube guys dislike Ayoob but I think hes excellent. I've read his articles, books since the mid 1980s.
I hope every gun owner does the research and safe practice of learning how their firearms operate as well as knowing the extremely rare and unthinkable situation they can be used in. Our lives depend on it.
Passing along the information you two guys have accumulated is really priceless. Mr. Wilson's expertise in manufacturing the finest quality pistols (IMO) is recognized all over the planet. Mr. Ayoob's practical field use skill and knowledge of the 1911 never fails to teach us all some very valuable lessons.
Thank you for the videos! I grew up with shotguns and rifles, this year my father gifted me my first handgun for Christmas (I am 48). I also gave my 13 yr old son a 10/22 for Christmas. So all of these videos help me remember what to teach my son and a constant reminder for me!
Thank you for your excellent advice it’s always good to keep learning safe Gun handling. We forget sometimes in a rush or just leave out a rule with safety so I appreciate today’s lesson.
Picking my first today. Thank you for your invaluable insight.
I'm one of these new gun owners. I've just seen too much happening lately around, and after, over the last decade, seeing both mass shooters and other unhinged violence in my home state, especially in places where I had been before, and have gone since. It's deeply unsettling to realize these things happen where you go, and you can never know when it'll happen when you're out somewhere familiar, that seems safe. Being defenseless in such a situation is as terrifying thing to me.
Wow, so profound. "Power without responsibility is tyranny"...I am wary this video again. Like right now.
50yrs old and never too old to learn when it comes to gun safety. Had every gun under the sun in my life and picked up a nice 9mm Smith and Wesson sd9ve and looking forward to the range. I live in Dallas Tx and with the new open carry in Sept I want to make sure I'm ready and thinking of taking some classes. Always better to be safe and Murphy's law keeps me up at night. Thank y'all for sharing and love all the useful info you bring us.
This is an excellent primer by two men qualified to address this subject. As a Range Safety Officer, issues that Mr Wilson and Mas Ayoob addressed here and ego over teachability and preconceived gun handling learned from the movie industry are frequent subjects we deal with. That and a lack of respect for the firearm is a scary scenario. Mike Seeklander has a set of wonderful instructional videos that deal with many of these topics on his TH-cam channel. Thanks guys for a great video.
As usual - Well done, Gentleman. As I've told my officers; "With an abundance of confidence; comes complacency and an ease of vigilance".
Outstanding video and presentation
Before I ever purchased my first firearm I read I don't know how many books multiple of which were written by Mas Ayoob. If you're only going to read one I recommend Deadly Force.
Yes, an excellent book! Principle's of Personal Defense by Jeff Cooper should be mandatory for every newbie.
And the LAWS OF SELF DEFENSE by Andrew Branca!!!
@ - One should not fear the newbie when you are equipped to train them.
@ - I'm not sure what your gripe is against new gun owners if you're using a range with a range safety officer. You started on the ground floor too. Statistically there are millions of new 'legal' gun owners walking the streets yet we here about criminals shooting innocent people. Again, what are you complaining about? As for the gun toting lawyers... they displayed unloaded firearms on their property as a deterrent, and it worked. Next....
@@surfingweb7176, the gripe is against new (and old) gun owners who don't think they have any obligation to learn how to use their weapon -- that is the majority of them. You are obsessed with criminals but oblivious to all the negligent discharges that occur every year. They don't always kill someone. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes people damage property. Sometimes they put a bullet through their own leg. Sometimes the shoot someone, through the wall, in the apartment next door. Sometimes their child finds their gun (and no, "training" your pre-adolescent child does not help) and shoots their sibling or their mother.
Every case I mentioned are real cases that have occurred recently. They are just examples of MANY such incident.
You rarely hear about the many cases of accidental (and intentional) shootings that don't end in death, but end in maiming, from losing a finger to becoming permanently paraplegic.
You wouldn't put an untrained person at the controls of an operating backhoe or crane, yet a gun can kill just as well, but far more easily. Gun community folks like to make believe it's not true, because the gun community is as cultish as any cult.
Outstanding!!
Can listen to you guys for hours. Please carry on!
Bill! You are the best! thank you for crafting such a wonderful piece of art!
Watching from Australia 🇦🇺, and taking it in Mas.
“Gun ownership means Constant vigilance, power, and responsibility”. Wow
One thing I want to add: having a tight grip is a must but you don't want to have a "death grip" either which causes you to shake the pistol. Almost as bad as a loose grip or limp wristing. You want to find that happy medium between too much and too little.
Mas should put every one of his videos on DVD, and sell it for an acceptable price.
Love it wisdom you peaple share is priceless... thank you
After 45 years of gun ownership the biggest mistake I have made is not getting the biggest safe I could! Never big enough!
Bill's 3 rules work 100% of the time so long as you remember that no matter how unloaded the gun is you follow those rules. If you follow those rules with an unloaded gun, you can afford to be wrong. Notice that when he fingered the trigger only the ceiling was in danger. Oh...practice...shooting and NOT shooting; neither you or your gun are broken in with less than 1000 rounds.
As a firearms trainer I have to say that these two are right on target. Get some training and education, master the basics of safety and pistolcraft and practice, practice, practice!
Bill Wilson speaks with blinks
Thanks sirs! Great Information. Been handling guns ever since my first time shooting a single shot 22 rifle during 4H training in the early 70’s. One can never have the basics too much!
You men are great I enjoy the heck out of this. I always enjoyed presegure ,checking backstops calculating probability and road and dwelling distances, one round at a time, I can almost end everyone of your sentences and as you go about the advice, the fundamentals by. of marksmanship and combined with the combo of identification and presseager control of the elements and fast accurate judgment. This is a great morning video glad I found you gentlemen my grandfather was a presseager type man and had a strong sense of fool proof presseager that you teach the type of strength and skill a real peace keeper swears by.thank you gentlemen again. I see a level of cheating and unfair reckless operation that good guys would never find use for but mixing the law knowledge in with your lesson is great for structure and field operation. I've always done my best to set up new gun ranges with local forces and I just completely admire every part of 2nd amendment freedom and it's braught me further into the study of law.and it's exciting it's never to late and life's so much brighter I find, identify and never try to outrank sergeant safety ,it doesn't work familiarity with your surroundings and laws of all forces nature of weathers elements trajectory calculation and forward observation are all crucial most accurate answer and most correct equals the best answer.stay strong fast and use care use your collected combo skills anywhere. It builds a great field sense cornerstones I believe are identify uses all senses calculate best answer for presseager and be gentle and caring . Subscribed!
Thank you.
This video should be mandatory for new gun ownership.
Sage advice
Thanks you so much. I bought a Wilson Combat eXperior 9mm double stack so happy with my 1911
Thank you for making these videos they are helpful even for those who need to be reminded of gun safety. Good job
Another gem. Before power tools were mentioned I was thinking how one has more control of a tool WITH the first finger running the length of the tool not gripping, but directing just like keep off the trigger. Maybe some newguy white belt wisdom y'all can add.
THANK YOU!
At 65 yrs old i bought my first pistol , next starts my class for training .
Just discovered this page and as a soon to be new firearm owner am very happy I did.
My uncle Nick was a green berret and later became the mailman in the very small northern lower penninsula town of Levering Michigan. The summer after his marriage (his 1st wife was a cancer victim) he was shot down in his home along with his brother , my uncle George, who was visiting. A convict escaped from a road crew gang and went on a crime spree, including raping an elderly lady in her home. He broke into my uncles house and got into his hunting rifles suprising the both when they came through the door. Fataly shooting them. I thank God that my aunt and her teenage daughter were not at home. It can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone and , it is never expected!!!!!!!!!
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You guys are great, thank you for doing what you're doing! 👍
Our pleasure!
That was a Great video Men!
Thank you for that.
Best Wishes from Montana M.H
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Excellent. Thank You, Sirs. 🇺🇸🦅🐍
Great talk.
A safety rule I heard as a young guy in hunter's safety that's stayed with me: treat every gun as if it were loaded. Just make a habit out of it, no matter how sure you are it isn't. It should just be a habit. But that's the same thing as "don't point it at anything you don't want to shoot" just stated differently.
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Outstanding advice on gun safety and responsibility; I have watched several of your videos, and I am a fan.
Massad Ayoob is such a wise creature.
Thanks for another great video guys 👍always helpful information 👍
More great information, thank you.
The scariest thing to me about a semiautomatic is an unfinished mag with a cocked hammer. Know how to render it safe.
New gun owners should be getting a revolver, learn safety on that for a time, then obtain a slide pistol.
Excellent information.
I’m sure to watch this about 40 times.
I been around and shooting guns since I was 7 years old, I am 66 now. I know a few things but I also know that I don't know everything there is. I am pretty much a big game hunter and that where I am most comfortable and knowledgeable. I can take any rifle that is not shooting at the range and get it shooting where it needs to be in short order, mostly its loose floor plate screws and mounts, occasionally a broken scope. Handguns I know a lot but not enough, I can shoot one fairly well but not in your league. Take it slow, and it's going to be the last resort in a self-defense issue. And there is going to be a lawyer attached to each bullet. On the other hand, I tell the newbies that it's the most fun or nearly the most fun you are going to have stood up. Punching holes in the paper where you want those holes to be is very relaxing and rewarding in itself. We use to learn this stuff from our Fathers, Grandfathers, and Uncles, far too many of the young ones these days are not afforded that experience. Good Presentation as usual.
Good stuff. Thank you both for reiterating the responsibility of gun ownership and protecting yourself and your loved ones.
The first thing is training. In the military they put you through a fair amount of training with dry fire and blanks before they hand you the live rounds.
Jeff cooper also has some great videos for beginners, he is also a master, I sure these guys would agree.
There are many great cadre & gun industry writers. 📚 Some like Dick Metcalf get "cancel culture" 🚫 or like Mike Lamb get "Stolen Valor" 😡 Lamb was a macho vet-bro who claimed to be a MARSOC, Marine Raider. All lies.
Watching again
Massad been training people since back in the front stuffing days... LOL On a serious note normally you have to break more than 1 of the safety rules at a time to get someone hurt but a couple of exception is shooting steel or shooting explosives. Both are legal and both are fun but both can get you hurt do your research first. Meaning shooting the right kind of steel set up the proper way from a safe distance and as much fun as it is to blow stuff up distance is your friend and so is experience so I wouldn't recommend new shooters mess with that until they get some other things down first. But inevitably some new shooters will so don't be one of them people who do something perfectly legal that catastrophically changes your life just look up tannerite fails and you'll see what I'm talking about. Great video guys keepem coming!!!
Thank you gentlemen. New owners…welcome. The VERY BASICS are VERY IMPORTANT. These are not toys. It is your responsibility to go slow and learn the skills and laws. Notice Mr. Wilson said, the “sight picture is simple,” and “the grip is simple,” BUT it takes years to develop correct trigger control. Shooters who have decades of experience STILL practice trigger control regularly.
And pony-up for a safe storage container. If your child, friend’s child, grandchild, etc. gets it and accidentally kills their self or someone else, your life will virtually end too. LOCK IT UP!
Carrying a gun is very different than range shooting.
I have a set of full weight dummy rounds and a laser 'trainer' snap cap. This allows me to safely practice handling the gun: Load, unload, holster, draw and fire.
This has greatly increased my confidence and skills. I was not fully comfortable carrying my 1911 'cocked and locked' before I practiced using this method.
FWIW: My best friend died mishandling a pistol.
Seeing him lying in his coffin was one of the worst things in my life.
Pray that you never have to see that. It still hurts me a lot.
DO NOT FAFO
I was taught young because whe My grandpa gave me my first rifle even say it’s just like a hanger but not as powerful but it’s the same concept
Love your videos
Great video gentlemen. May I suggest something similar for newbie revolver shooters. As retired PD Rangemaster, I get asked all the time about mechanics of DA and even SA revolvers by people who have purchased, been given or inherited them.
What I worry about, is folks who purchase a firearm for legal (carry) yet have never taken a training class in any form. I'm all for the right to protect ones self, but I wonder just how many people carry in public- either open or concealed, and virtually have little to no training...and expect to be effective and safe (public) if the shit hits the fan. I can tell you, this is a high risk factor for example being in a crowd of citizens or on a public street
Thank you, for this and all your training material. They have been a tremendous help!
I love the final phrase about power and responsibility ... so philosophical and so right ...
it's the quiddity of Political Philosophy .👋
Everyone should bring a non-shooter to the range this summer. I am far left of center, but support responsible gun ownership and the best way to get people on "our side" is by bringing them to a range
About 9:08. Don’t forget about the family dog. When Dogs want attention they frequently grab something that smells like their owners smell. If they have access to the handgun they will proudly pick it up, just like they do your socks and try to bring it to you. How they pick it up could end up badly. I have never had this happen personally but there are tons of “responsibly gun owners” that post photo’s of Fido carrying around a training gun. What happens when Fido finds the real gun?
I'm 69 and my late father taught me his #1 rule. " All guns are loaded all the time". Treat them that way and you will be OK.
Good intro for the Newbies regarding Pistols - Keep up with the advise for all those new 2A folks!!!!
Excellent advise.
I believe it’s you duty when you see these mistakes being made to safely correct. Now sometimes people don’t take advice from you, and these days they think getting on TH-cam makes you an operator.
You need to teach them how to De-escalate the situation to
Well done and sound advice.
Brilliant, thank you
Don't keep a round in the chamber unless you are open carry or concealed carry. Keep your shotgun at home in cruiser mode with a full magazine tube, but don't chamber a round unless you need to.
So I have a condition known as essential tremors. This is not an unusual condition, it is an inherited condition.
The condition worsens under stress and when nervous. It can certainly be challenging for any gun owner be
it new or seasoned. It makes if difficult to acquire and stay on target. I am wondering in your training or observation
if you have encountered anyone with this condition and if you have any tips or suggestions for those of us who suffer with this?
Great information for all of us!
Thank you gentilmen.
Responsibility doesn't necessarily demands power. You're wrong there.
Thnxs 4 sharing 🇺🇸
Excellent information!
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Excellent advice!
Finally someone says "pull the trigger" and not the old Hollywood movies BS "squeeze" the trigger.
i have been around guns all my life, i have had three different cops tell and show me about guns, it has been a very very long time since i have been shooting, but lately with the country the way it is becoming and if i can get the ammo it is time to go to the range and practice a little, my house is small i am sure i will hit who ever breaks in, but practice never hurts anybody