Need? We need not justify. When asked what I do for a living I reply: I teach people how to shoot people. I teach people how to shoot people because some people need to be shot – and they need to be shot NOW. I have found that in the long run sugarcoating reality rarely […]
Author Archive | Frank Sharpe
Accidental Discharge Question
Could you address the idea that guns just go off? On the news they say, ‘the gun accidentally went off.’ I would love to [read a post] from an expert debunking this scary thought! First, I hardly would refer to myself as an “expert.” Dan Shea over at Small Arms Review pointed out decades ago […]
Gun Shop Employee Shoots Customer
It’s being reported that this past Tuesday a New Mexico gun shop employee accidentally shot a customer in the back with 45-caliber handgun. The news accounts, of course, are suggesting the gun “went off”, as if it suddenly became possessed with a mind of its own and actuated its firing mechanism beyond the control of […]
Self-Made Mess
Photo from myfoxny.com. [framed_box] Today we are joined by Frank Sharpe, Jr. from Fortress Defense Consultants to discuss some of the lessons that can be learned from Hurricane Sandy. Frank has been a firearms instructor for over 10 years. As a senior staff instructor for Defense Training International (DTI), he has trained thousands of citizens, police, and […]