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The NRA is far more than Wayne LaPierre appearing on Face The Nation, or the magazine you get once a month. The NRA does more to support law enforcement & safety training than anyone in America...

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Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI), an industry leader in providing accredited and accelerated distance learning, is pleased to announce the hiring of Erik Shaw as a new full-time instructor in its.....

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Good firearms instruction is better and closer than ever. The tools of instruction have gotten cheaper and the learning experience has gotten richer for the student. There is a down side...

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Panteao is happy to announce the upcoming instructional videos with Pat McNamara.

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Geneseo, IL (AmmoLand) — I routinely see a competitor's upper body move back and forth when shooting. This is caused by the force of the gun kicking / recoiling, and the constant weight shifts and corrections made by the shooter to compensate.

It is nearly impossible to shoot a sequence of shots quickly and accurately if your torso is constantly moving. Heck, it's hard enough to do when everything is perfectly still!

If you wait until you stop moving backward and then lean forward again to return your upper triangle into shooting position before you can align the sights to shoot, you will never be fast or accurate.

Last week we covered the “Upper Triangle” of a shooting stance, this post explores “Torso and Leg Positioning“. Let's go.

(This blog post first appeared on the Springfield Armory Blog)

Current gun training didn't seem to address the unique journey women are on toward self-protector and the needs this creates...

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Crimson Trace announces that the new “Training with Laser Sights,” video is now available to National Rifle Association firearms instructors through the NRA Instructor website.

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IALEFI® 2015 Annual Training Conference May 17 – 22 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hosted by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office...

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There continues to be a significant lack of female shooting coaches across all shooting sports disciplines...

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Gallery of Guns is proud to announce the first two instructor selections in its “Champions of Hunter Education” program.

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit recently spent a week sharing their expert marksmanship skills with the nation's future leaders and competitive shooters...

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The guide is a comprehensive resource on responsible pistol use and is the foundation of NRA’s popular Basic Pistol and FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation courses...

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