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2 Women&Guns Women&Guns March-April 2015 Volume 26, Number 2 On theCover With a competent instructor observing, you should practice the basics of trigger press before you begin live fire. Dry fire is an often neglected component of training that should not be overlooked. Story by Bob Campbell, beginning on Page 20. Contents NEWS PAGE 6 Survey of women gunowners; 2015 court cases; Washington State initiative challenge. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES PAGE 10 Prioritizing gun knowledge yields some surprising results. By Lyn Bates. SHOT 2015 PAGE 12 A whole lot of new guns and gear appear in the Nevada desert to kick off the year. By Diane Walls. RIFLES PAGE 18 Comparing three hunting rifles and their calibers in the field. By Carolee Anita Boyles. PROFILE Page 24 Christina Pincus has been training with guns since an early age and is ready to follow her dad into self- defense training. By Carolee Anita Boyles. HANDGUNS PAGE 26 Since the Glock appeared on the American gun scene it has been praised and condemned. Some perspective after all this time. By Bob Campbell. TRAINING PAGE 30 The Second Amendment Foundation debuts a new Training Division. By Lynn Givens and Tiffany Johnson. LEGALLY SPEAKING PAGE 32 The lessons “taught” in Ferguson, MO, last year are not necessarily the lessons learned. By Karen L. MacNutt. MAKING a DIFFERENCE PAGE 36 Learning to say “I will” instead on “someone should.” By Genie Jennings. TRAVEL PAGE 38 Traveling with guns is possible, but requires care. By Debbie Caruana. RESOURCE DIRECTORY PAGE 44 FROM the EDITOR PAGE 46 Never mind the zombies, watch out for the snow! By Peggy Tartaro

March-April 2015 3 Women&Guns www.womenandguns.com PO Box 35 About the Authors Buffalo, NY 14205-0035 Ph. (716) 885-6408 Fax (716) 884-4471 Lyn Bates is the Vice President of AWARE (Arming Email [email protected] Women Against Rape and Endangerment, www.aware. JULIANNE VERSNEL GOTTLIEB org), a nonprofit organization that provides information Publisher and training to enable women to avoid, deter, repel or PEGGY TARTARO resist crimes ranging from minor harassment to violent Executive Editor assault. She has been a competitive shooter, recipient of the National Tactical Invitational’s Tactical Advocate Contributing Editors Award, and certified to teach a wide range of self-defense Lyn Bates Carolee Anita Boyles techniques. She has authored the book Safety for Stalking R.K. Campbell Victims, blogs at www.aware.org and can be reached at Gila Hayes [email protected]. Genie Jennings Roger Lanny Carolee Anita Boyles has been writing about hunting Sheila Link and fishing since 1981. She currently lives in Tampa, Karen MacNutt Diane Walls Florida with her son, Chris, and two golden retrievers, Dave Workman Teal (like the duck), and Shira. Webmaster Debbie Caruana is circulation manager of Women Keeva Segal &Guns. Advertising Sales Cole Media R.K. “Bob” Campbell is a working, sworn law- 360-665-0542 enforcement officer who writes about guns and [email protected] self-defense issues for W&G and several other gun [email protected] publications. His book, available from Merril Press, is The Handgun in Personal Defense. He has written Published by: extensively on the use of carbines by police and civilians. The Second Amendment Foundation His abstract on police carbine marksmanship is used as www.saf.org a reference by the National Institute of Justice. Women&Guns Magazine (ISSN 0145-7704) is published bi- Karen L. MacNutt is a consulting attorney for the Second monthly by the Second Amendment Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt, educational and literary research and publishing Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association organization. National Office: 12500 NE Tenth Place, Bellevue, and Gun Owners Action League. She maintains a WA 98005. Phone: 425-454-7012. SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (6 issues), $18.00 US; single copies, $4.00. All subscriptions are cash general law practice in Boston, and is an active rifle and in advance. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Six weeks notice required pistol competitor. on all changes. Send old address as well as new. Not responsible for missed issues due to failure to notify of address changes. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Women&Guns, Attn: Diane Walls is a long-time martial artist and former Circulation Dept., PO Box 35, Buffalo NY 14205-0035. Contents TaeKwon-Do instructor. She is currently on staff at © 2015 by Second Amendment Foundation. All rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions. Firearms Academy of Seattle as an assistant instructor for All previously copyrighted material is used with permission. handgun and women’s programs. She is also a certified Reproduction in whole is strictly forbidden; no part of this NRA pistol instructor and graduate of multiple Lethal publication may be reproduced without written permission of the editor. Force Institute programs. Possession and/or ownership of firearms is subject to various federal, state and local restrictions. It is your legal responsibility to learn and obey the laws that apply in your area. Dave Workman is senior editor of The Gun Mag.com, Opinions expressed by authors herein are not necessarily those which can be found online at www.thegunmag.com of Women & Guns or the Second Amendment Foundation.

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The National Shooting A third (32.6%) are new gun Just 8% have a concealed carry Sports Foundation (NSSF) owners, reporting they obtained it permit for a state or states other released a study titled Women within the last three years. than that of their residency. Gun Owners—Purchasing, Women who purchased a gun While defense was the most Perceptions and Participation, within the last year (37.4%) popular reason for gun ownership, at the 2015 SHOT Show in Las spent an average of $870. Over 15.3% of respondents said they Vegas. half (58.1%) were purchased at a purchased a gun to learn to hunt The press conference for the local gun shop, while 42.6% were and the social aspect of wanting to study’s release was Standing purchased at a mass retailer such go shooting with friends or family Room Only, and dozens of people as Cabela’s or Walmart. was the reason for 9.5% of those were turned away from the event. In making a firearm purchase, surveyed. NSSF and the study’s authors the women studied consulted Nearly three quarters of the consulted with women industry with family members (65%), respondents (73.4%) have taken members to insure that the study manufacturer’s websites (54.8%), at least one training class and covered relevant topics. As might friends (51.9%) and gun shop the women surveyed took, on be expected from an industry- personnel (51.8%) for information average, 3.5 gun training classes. funded study, the focus was on prior to their purchase. Women took concealed carry participation in various aspects of The majority of women (67.3%) permit classes (33.3%), hunter gunownership, including shooting considered their purchase for at education (32%) and range safety sports, and on respondents’ least a few months or longer before instruction (31.4%). purchases. actually buying. The women surveyed But the picture of women The study also found that participate in shooting activities gunowners that emerges from women gunowners spent an an average of once per month. the study is one of engagement average of $405 in the past year on Nearly all—95.5%-- have tried and progress. The study was accessories. Most of the accessories target shooting and it was the conducted in 2014 among women were gun care/cleaning products one activity a majority (62.4%) 18 to 65 who owned at least one and basics such as targets, eye continue to participate in with firearm. and ear protection, carrying cases, relative frequency—31.5% Unsurprisingly, the most extra magazines and holsters. indicated they target shoot once a commonly owned firearm was One in five made no accessory month or more. a semi-auto pistol (56% of purchase and those surveyed said Over half (57.9%) have tried respondents said they owned at they planned to spend less on hunting and 31.7% indicated they least one). Half (50%) said they accessories in the coming year. hunt frequently. owned at least one shotgun and The single most important Women were also participating 42% owned at least one traditional reason for gun ownership among in practical pistol shooting, clay rifle, while 20% said they owned a the women surveyed was for modern sporting rifle. defense—both self (26.2%) and Survey Results On average, women in the study home (22%). Nearly half (42.2%) Continued on Page 35 6 Women&Guns Nearly One-Fourth of Washington NY Appeals Court State Carry Licensees Are Women Upholds Judge’s CCW Discretion By Dave Workman, (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, one Contributing Editor could find loads of products, from There are apparently some firearms to footwear, specifically limitations on the display of a Almost one-quarter of the handgun even if the gunowner is active concealed pistol licenses properly licensed. issued in Washington state are in A New York State appeals court the hands of women, according has upheld a county judge’s deci- to the Department of Licensing sion to rescind an upstate man’s (DOL). pistol permit after he was arrested An e-mail exchange with the for displaying the loaded hand- agency revealed that roughly gun as he argued with a neigh- 23% of the state’s more than bor, the New York Law Journal 481,300 CPLs reported recently reported. belong to women. The DOL Though Rocco DeAngelo was said more than 110,600 CPLs ultimately acquitted of second- are now held by Evergreen State degree menacing in connection women, which squares with a with his running feud with the recent report from the National neighbors, an Appellate Division, Shooting Sports Foundation Third Department, panel said (NSSF) that “women are now the that Otsego County Court Judge fastest growing segment of the Monica Cowles is one of the Brian Burns is “vested with broad shooting sports industry.” (See plaintiffs in a new legal challenge discretion” when determining if to Washington state’s I-594 story, Page 6.) pistol holders should be allowed referendum and owner of the to retain their permits. Among the plaintiffs in the Northwest School of Safety. federal lawsuit challenging According to the ruling from sections of Initiative 594 is the designed for women. There were Justice John Egan Jr., DeAngelo Northwest School of Safety, women retailers, wholesalers and and his nearby neighbors in ru- owned and operated by Aberdeen company officials, and a lot of ral Otsego County had gotten resident Monica Cowles. This women at the annual “Range into an escalating dispute that in- school “provides foundational Day” for writers and bloggers. cluded the neighbor’s 4-year-old firearm safety classes to women The WKEF report noted, daughter making obscene ges- in their teens to their 70s,” “Teacher and mother Becky tures at DeAngelo whenever he according to the lawsuit. Bollinger recently started the would drive by her house. Washington isn’t the only state Wilmington chapter of The Well Tensions escalated when neigh- where women are buying guns. Armed Woman. Her 33-member bors allegedly blocked the road In Ohio, according to WKEF group spans 60 years of age. The they share with DeAngelo and news, “More and more women oldest group member is 85.” prevented him from driving past. in the state of Ohio are getting The story said Bollinger DeAngelo said he displayed his their concealed carry weapon “encourages all mothers to at least loaded handgun because one of license…After a special seminar have a working knowledge of a the neighbors was brandishing in Xenia last night, there will be gun for your kids.” She told the a baseball-sized rock and he was a few more local women licensed reporter that when people don’t worried for his safety. to carry.” know how to handle firearms, At the January Shooting, that’s when accidents happen. NY Appeals Court Hunting and Outdoor Trade W&G Continued on Page 37 March-April 2015 7 fers and loans, making it a massive CCRKBA Backs Bill to Repeal handgun registration law that also WA Gun Control Initiative criminalizes common behavior.” There are some concerns that By Dave Workman, ting the required super majority in Shea’s HB-1245 creates false hopes Contributing Editor both the House and Senate to re- for Washington rights activists. The Citizens Committee for peal I-594 within two years of its After all, not only are there long the Right to Keep and Bear Arms passage. That’s why there are oth- odds against getting the majority (CCRKBA) has declared its super measures designed to address of lawmakers to go along, Gov. port for legislation in Washington many of the problems in I-594, Jay Inslee would likely veto any state that would repeal Initiative and a federal lawsuit challenging repeal. 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8 Women&Guns March-April 2015 9 Women&Guns DefensiveStrategies Priorities for Survival them right now. What is the most Drawing from a holster or other important for you to have if you method of concealed carry is an are going to survive any of the life- additional skill that some get to threatening situations you might practice and others cannot. encounter? What is the next most Shooting games like IPSC and important? The least important? IDPA develop skills like safe gun Let’s talk about each of them in handling, drawing, holstering, turn, and see if that makes you reloading, moving with a loaded change your priorities. gun, shooting at multiple targets, Equipment. This includes your and more. gun, your ammunition and your Learning to fight physically, method of carry. It seems that without any weapon, is a wonder- By Lyn Bates, most discussions among gun peo- ful skill to develop. Learning to Contributing Editor ple center on equipment. Endless utilize improvised weapons is an- discussions. other useful skill to have. Most people reading this maga- Is the optimal defense gun a Weapon retention and disarm- zine know quite a bit about fire- 9mm semi-auto or a .40? Is a re- ing are other skills that training is arms. If you are a beginner, you are volver sub-optimal because of its available for. probably focused—properly—on limited capacity? Should I get a Tactics. A tactic is an action or a specific gun, with safety first (Is full size or a compact? Which is strategy designed to accomplish a this gun loaded? Where is a safe better, an in-the-pants holster or specific end. In personal defense, direction for the muzzle? I’m go- one that is outside? What about a the end you want to achieve is get- ing to shoot—how steady are the gun purse? What are the pros and ting through a bad situation alive. sights, and how much pressure do cons of a leather holster vs a Ky- Tactics include things like learn- I need on the trigger?) dex one? Is special, expensive de- ing how to search a room to see A little more advanced, and you fense ammunition necessary, and if anyone is there without being still might be thinking mostly of if so, what brand, what bullet and seen yourself. equipment-related things. (Do I what load is best? Couples can develop tactics want to buy a revolver or a semi- Knives and pepper spray are such as a code word or phrase auto? Can I manipulate the con- non-gun equipment that can con- that would mean nothing to a trols on that gun? What caliber tribute to your safety, but which bystander but that means to each should I get?) have their own endless discussions other: “I’m aware of potentially With more experience come of type, brand, size and so on. serious danger that I can’t explain thoughts about protection. (How Many folks go through several right now, but we are getting out can I carry this gun? What should guns and carry methods, trying to of here INSTANTLY to a safe I do if someone is in my home? find the best, or at least the best place where we will be safe and I What will I do if this happens or for them. can explain.” that happens? Will I hit my target Skill. This is what you can do A common action is to take if I have to shoot?) with the equipment you have. For the “tactical seat” in a restaurant. There are four concepts hidden most of us, skill with a gun is de- That’s a seat where nobody can in those questions, concerns and veloped by going to a range and come up behind you, where you things we acquire along our gun- shooting. We measure our skill, can see at least one entrance (in related paths: equipment, skill, roughly, in how many rounds we case of trouble coming in) and tactics, and mental awareness. can get on various parts of a target have spotted at least one way out I’m going to ask you to prioritize at various distances. Speed is an- (which you will use if trouble them in your own mind. Consider other skill that can be developed. comes in). 10 Women&Guns Creating a safe room in your and equipment, in time to keep variety of situations will serve you home, a place to go where you you and yours safe. well. Skill is next. Equipment last. can lock the door, access a gun, Do you want to revise the pri- Think about it. If you are always call the police and stay safe until ority of these four important ar- aware and have mentally and phys- they arrive is an excellent tactic to eas differently than you did at ically rehearsed many different prepare for a home invader, an or- the beginning of this article? I’m scenarios for trouble, but armed dinary robber or a stalker. about to reveal the priority that with a “mouse gun,” you will prob- Practicing what to do if an active was taught to me years ago by one ably see trouble coming in time to shooter event erupts is something of the finest teachers, and which avoid it; if you do have to shoot, groups of people usually do to- has served me and many other ex- you will know you have to empty gether (tactics for law enforcement tremely well. that gun with the best-placed shots + hospital personnel, or law en- Because gun people spend most you can. If you have the “best” forcement + school personnel), but of their time and money at stores, gun-holster-ammo combination individuals can work on this, too. on line, and pages in gun maga- ever developed, but no awareness Mental preparation and zines, dealing with equipment, you and you have never thought deeply awareness. This is planning to might think that equipment leads about how to handle a confronta- use your tactics, skills and equip- the list, but actually it comes last. tion, you probably won’t see trou- ment. It is things like deciding, in Mental awareness and prepara- ble coming, won’t avoid it, and advance, if I’m ever alone in an tion are by far the most important won’t handle it very well. active shooter situation, I’ll call things to have, and they are the So stop obsessing about whether 911 first, then consider whether I least expensive to acquire and can you have the best equipment or might be able to stop the shooter; be practiced every day. not. Spend your time learning the if I’m not alone, I’ll tell the other Tactics comes next on the list. things that will matter in a crisis. person to call 911 instead of doing Knowing what to do in a wide W&G it myself. Mental preparation is thinking about, say, observing what seems a robbery in progress. Are you going to intervene, or call 911, ob- serve, and wait as long as possible before intervening? Mental preparation is planning, if you are ever in a carjacking situation, that you will let them take the car, provided nobody else is in the car, rather than try to stop them with your gun. Mental preparation is deciding, in advance, that you will let someone go, if at all possible. You will let them go rather than try to hold them for the police. Awareness is just what it usually means: being cognizant of who and what is around you at all times. Paying attention to anything or anyone who might become a threat. Awareness is often the thing that buys you enough time to realize that something bad is happening, and to react, in accordance with your preparation, tactics, skills March-April 2015 11 Women&Guns

2015 SHOT Show Another Big Year

SHOT Show 2015 ﬂoor shot. Photos by Tom Walls.

By Diane Walls got there at 20 minutes before the Julianna Crowder of A Girl and Contributing Editor event and the doors were locked. A Gun shooting clubs for women (see the November/Decem- With attendance of 64,000 ber 2014 issue) was in atten- people, SHOT Show 2015 dance with a number of club was second only to last year’s facilitators. Women’s products 67,000 record-setting show. made by and for women are From Industry Day at the becoming much easier to find. Range to the closing Friday, It seems we’re finally being of- there was plenty to see and fered more than just pink ver- learn about the progress of the sions of guns and accessories, firearms industry. though pink was plentiful for I missed the opportunity to those that like it. get into the NSSF Press Con- I turned my focus toward ference on Women and Gun products that might be of in- Ownership that took place on The author strikes ﬁring an Uzi terest to any shooters, particu- Wednesday, January 21st, as the pistol from her bucket list at the larly where self-defense with, and room was overflowing before we IWI range on Industry Day. concealed carry of, firearms are 12 Women&Guns New Handguns at 2015 SHOT Show

Ruger’s custom shop GP100 revolver has a sweet trigger and a nicely recessed muzzle crown for accuracy.

Browning is offering this 85% scale 1911 Commander in .380ACP.

H&K has a compact, ergonomic design in their VP9 pistol.

The Taurus Curve is designed to curve against the body for better concealment.

Nighthawk’s Lady Hawk is beautiful in matte blue. This is a 9mm 1911 that any enthusiast would be STI’s new DVC Open is a competition- proud to own. ready gun with all the bells and whistles. March-April 2015 13 ous accuracy. And speaking of revolvers, Korth had a new 9mm lightweight snubbie, the Sky Mar- shal, set up to use standard 9mm x 19 pistol rounds without moon clips. Korth built speedloaders to accompany their unusual design. The gun shot pretty easily in spite of its weight. It’s quite a piece of meticulous engineering! It was a big year for IWI out of Israel. Not only is their bullpup battle rifle, the Tavor in 5.56 Nato, beginning to catch on in the US, but they are bringing back The Korth Sky Marshal is set up to load 9x19mm pistol rounds by the GALIL, the Uzi pistol, and speedloader rather than moon clips. the smaller version of the Desert concerned. .380ACP to include real sights Eagle, the Jericho. I got to strike Starting with firearms, we en- and a tuned, skeletonized trigger. firing an Uzi off my bucket list. joyed shooting some new things Also, they’ve further improved on Look for more from this author as well as trying new to us items their custom shop GP100 revolv- on the Tavor and the Jericho in at the Boulder City Gun Club on er with an eye toward attracting upcoming issues. Industry Day. The Sphinx pistols, competitive revolver shooters. It’s by Kriss, were very easy shooting well-fit, with a tuned trigger that’s and fit the hand well. Ruger has very sweet and a recessed crown re-done a version of the LCP in at the muzzle to ensure continu-

Walther’s CCP is a nice ﬁt in a 9mm compact carry gun.

Kel-Tec has a pistol/carbine, the PLR, in both .223 and .22LR calibers. They also have a bullpup carbine, the RFB in .223. If IPSC is your sport, STI has a ready-to-run gun with all the bells and whistles. The DVC Open shoots 9 x 19mm or .38 Super with a trigger/sear action tuned to 2 lb. Of course, STI has its regular line of defensive and sport pistols that are for everyday use as well. Kel-Tec’s rep shows off their new bullpup carbine, the RFB in .223 I was impressed with the look caliber. and feel of Walther’s CCP com- 14 Women&Guns pact pistols in 9mm. They have very nice. good hand fit and feel as well as Optics for handguns were being high capacity yet are still of a size showcased by many manufactur- to be concealable. Another gun ers. Glock is now offering their in the carry sized arena is FNH’s Model 40 in 10mm with an optic FNS-9 Compact. It, too, was sight. Sig Sauer has a line of op- something I could get my hand tics for both handguns and long around but had enough size to guns. Trijicon, of course, has some be controllable for any shooter. It very nice offerings for handguns comes with 3 magazines; one with as well. These are just a few of the a flat baseplate, one with flared Crimson Trace showed off their choices we saw. and one extended. H&K is offer- green Laserguard unit for the In other sighting systems, Crim- ing a compact polymer frame gun, popular Glock Model 42. son Trace has a green laser option the VP9, that has interchangeable mander style pistol, scaled to 85% for the Glock 42 that mounts to backstraps and a nicely ergonomic of stock size, in this caliber. It has the front of the trigger guard and fit as well. an 8+1 capacity. And speaking of has a two hour run time. For guns Taurus made quite a splash with 1911s, Nighthawk has their gor- with rails, they have rail mount la- their new Curve pistol. Truly un- sers in both red and green. Laser- usual, this gun with a curved poly- Max also has a trigger guard laser mer frame has a clip for affixing it for the Glock 42 as well as making to the waistband on your trousers. the system for Beretta’s little Pico It has peep sights, and LED white .380 pistol that integrates nicely light and laser auxiliary sights built into the gun. They have plenty of in. It comes in .380ACP caliber rail mount systems in both green with a 6 + 1 capacity. Taurus also and red as well. XS Sights is mak- offers their TCP ultra-compact ing their iron sighting system in .380 with little cocking wings that suppressor height for those look- fold in and out from the slide to ing to find a good set of sights to aid in racking it. Their compact LaserMax makes a well-integrat- run when using a pistol with a si- ed laser sight for the Beretta Model 85 revolver is now being Pico .380. lencer. One of my interests for this show was storage options for guns geous Lady Hawk in 9mm. My of all sizes that allow for security favorite is the blue, but it comes of one or two firearms outside of in several other finishes that are the main storage safe. Many of us

Trijicon is one of many companies offering high quality optic sights for handguns. offered with a removable hammer spur to aid in concealability. For .380 aficionados, Brown- XS Sights featured their new Big Dot Sights designed to use with ing is now offering a 1911 Com- suppressors. March-April 2015 15 be tucked out of sight for securing your defense guns. American Sources Furniture Classics has some at- Page 44 tractive cabinets and benches with locking compartments for secur- has lovely options that would ri- ing guns cleverly hidden in them. val any big-name designer of or- For outdoor enthusiasts, Piece dinary handbags, such as Gucci Locker has a waterproof vault de- or Coach, with the added plus signed to be mounted to a motor- of a good concealed carry sys- cycle, boat, pick-up bed or ATV tem built in. For men or women, that keeps a long gun secure and they have several styles of mes- protected from the elements un- senger bags that even the coolest til needed. MagStorage Systems hipster would be proud to own. has a very nice organizing rack Stack-On offers these new wall EAA is expanding their Pavona mount gun storage vaults for se- for AR-15 magazines that can cut line (see my review of gun and curing long guns or pistols for down clutter in your safe or gear purse in the last issue) and have home defense. bag/locker from those rifle maga- have homes with more than one zines that seem to accumulate level. If the sleeping area is some everywhere. Their design takes distance from the main safe, a into consideration any non-stock

These storage racks from Magstorage Solutions would be an excellent way to organize AR- 15 magazines and save space.

Piece Locker has a clever, secure and watertight vault for a long gun more styles in handbags as well as that attaches to your motorcycle, boat, ATV or pickup bed. some concealed carry clothing options. Concealed Carrie has nice secondary option for immediate baseplate add-ons people use and ambidextrous carry bags and has access to a defensive firearm that keeps magazines neatly in one developed an athletic shirt with a you don’t plan to carry on your place ready to grab and go. The carry option for working out or body is nice to have. We also were company is currently working on just walking the dog. New to me, interested in securing a gun when a design for pistol magazines, too. a company called Been and Badge traveling with it. Concealed carry purses were had some nice things at the Indus- We found some workable op- plentiful at the show. Gun Tote’n try Day non-shooting booths that tions. Stack-On has wall mount Mamas had their usual beauti- long gun brackets, single pistol ful selection of fashionable bags. 2015 SHOT Show and multi-gun vaults that could Designer Concealed Carry always Continued on Page 40 16 Women&Guns Concealment Options from 2015 SHOT Show

This attractive bag from Been & Badge is a nice carry choice.

Concealed Carrie has some nice carry purses as well as an athletic tunic designed for carry.

EAA has new purse styles as well as a leather concealed carry jacket/vest with zip-off sleeves.

Lisa Looper of Flashbang Hol- Pistol Wear offers these deep sters shows off her new appen- concealment options that are dix/crossdraw inside the waist- comfortable under athletic or band holster. dress clothing.

Gun Tote’n Mamas displayed a beautiful array of concealed carry purses in These messenger bags from De- many styles. signer Concealed Carry are du- rable and attractive for men or women to pack everything they need, including a ﬁrearm. March-April 2015 17 Women&Guns Hunting Rifle Comparison

Savage Lady Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor with box of Hornady ammo.

By Carolee Anita Boyles, The Candidates caliber. Originally developed as a Contributing Editor First up was my .25-06 from long-range caliber for pronghorn, H&R 1871. I’m proud to say I it’s capable of bringing down a For a good many years, the .25- have the first .25-06 that H&R deer or pronghorn at 300 yards 06 has been my caliber of choice ever manufactured. The bull bar- with the right rest and shooting for a deer rifle. I’ve hunted white- rel on it pushes the weight of the position. For my ammunition, I tails and muleys with it, and even gun to 7 pounds, so it’s a bit on chose what I’ve been shooting in carried a .25-06 to South Africa the heavy side, but it’s been a solid it, the Federal Fusion in 120 grain. twenty years ago for some of the performer for me for a long time. Next was the Remington Model smaller plains game. It’s a single-shot, so it has made Seven CDL in .260 Remington. This summer, however, when me be careful about shot place- This rifle is a little lighter than I wrote about the Savage Lady ment, and it has been a depend- the H&R, at 6½ pounds. Derived Hunter for Women & Guns, the able, all-weather workhorse of a from the .308 Winchester (like folks at Savage encouraged me to deer rifle. the .243 and a number of other take a Lady Hunter on my deer The .25-06 is a necked-down calibers), this caliber was intro- hunts this fall. I decided to give .30-06 that’s been around for duced by Remington in 1997. For one a try, and compare it not only more than 100 years, but it wasn’t ammunition, I chose Remington to my .25-06, but also to another until Remington finally was able Express Core-Lokt in 140 grain. round of the same general size, the to stabilize the round in the late Last up was the new Savage Lady 6.5 Creedmoor. 1960s that it became a viable deer Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. With 18 Women&Guns the Lady Hunter, Savage has taken a unique approach to the challenge of fitting a gun to a woman’s form. The gun started with Sav- age’s AccuTrigger and the Savage 110 action. Then Savage engi- neers surveyed a team of women shooters and let them design the gun. The result is a lightweight rifle (6 pounds) that Savage says is unique in the marketplace. I will tell you that having been around the gun industry for more than 30 years, I’m always skeptical when I hear a manufacturer make a claim like that, but since Savage did take the approach they did to develop- Left to right, .25-06, .260, 6.5 Creedmoor. ing the gun, I was willing to keep Nonetheless, it’s a rifle/ammuni- I shouldered it. After a minute I an open mind about it. tion combo that I trust out to 300 realized it’s because the stock ac- Of the three calibers I tested, yards with the right sight picture tually fits me, instead of being so the 6.5 Creedmoor is the young- and a solid rest. long that I have to stretch out on est. It was developed by Hornady One thing about the H&R is it to get a good sight picture. in 2007, and has rapidly gained that it produces a pretty good felt Things went uphill from there. popularity as a target round. For recoil. I don’t find it bothersome, Once I got used to how it feels, I ammunition I chose Hornady however, because it’s a push like a sent some lead downrange. After a Superperformance in 120-grain shotgun and not a sharp snap. At few adjustments, the Lady Hunter GMX, which is one of only four my age, and with chronic shoul- gave me a tight little group at 100 viable hunting rounds on the mar- der issues, recoil management is yards that was a joy to see. It does ket at this time, three of which are important to me; this is another have a fairly sharp recoil, but not made by Hornady. reason I’ve stuck with this rifle for nearly as sharp as the .260, and it The Test so long. was something I found manage- I started out at the range. The The Remington was very accu- able. Other than that, it handles H&R performed as it always has. rate at 100 yards, which was the very much like a .223 that I used It gave me about a 2-inch group length of the range on which I was to shoot and loved for its accuracy. at 100 yards, which is the best working. It would definitely kill a Based on its performance on the I’ve been able to accomplish with deer right on out there. The re- range, I decided that this was the this particular rifle and the am- coil, however, was very sharp and rifle I would hunt with this fall. munition available to me today. a lot more than I was happy with. The Hunts Twenty or so years ago I had an It was not a gun I wanted to shoot My first hunt with the 6.5 experimental load from Federal enough to get really familiar with, Creedmoor was for mule deer in that was so compatible with the and I knew I would be likely to New Mexico. I was shooting off gun that I could literally stack flinch in the field with it. the back of a pickup, so I had a shots on top of one another, but Given that the .260 and the good solid rest, at a buck about when Federal put the round into 6.5 Creedmoor are similar hot 200 yards away. It should have production they made a slight little rounds, I had some trepida- been an easy shot that dropped change to it, and I’ve never found tion when it came to shooting the any other commercial load that Lady Hunter. The first thing I no- will give me that level of accuracy. ticed was that it felt “funny” when Hunting Rifles Continued on Page 40 March-April 2015 19 Women&Guns Invest Time in Dry Firing to Improve Skills

Before you undertake live fire at the range be certain you have re- By Bob Campbell, ceived instruction from a competent instructor and that you have Contributing Editor practiced dry fire as well. drama. Much of this means that be reloaded many times. This am- Today many of us are caught in those of us that use several thou- munition is first class and offers the middle of a cartridge shortage. sand rounds of ammunition a year comparable performance to fac- Ammunition companies are run- to keep the edge are considering tory new products from the same ning three shifts to keep up but severely curtailing our practice maker. I have also used the newly the shortage is real and shows little schedule. introduced steel case ammunition signs of abating. There are many Unfortunately my gun testing from Black Hills. These loads in reasons. Not long ago one of my regimen has taken a hit and I am particular have been welcome. training classes fired 2,500 rounds no longer able to spend several They are inexpensive and give in a single day. Other trainers are hundred rounds in testing new good performance. even busier. The police and mili- models—the loads are simply not Using .22 rimfire handguns for tary are training more than ever. available. A couple of resources practice is another option. How- IPSC, IDPA and Cowboy Action have been invaluable in keep- ever, .22 caliber ammunition isn’t shooters fire more rounds than ing the programs going. Black always easy to come by. The price ever. There are more concealed Hills Ammunition offers qual- has doubled and in the case of carry permit holders and we have ity remanufactured ammunition. ammunition scalpers, trebled in convinced these shooters that There is no brass turn in, Black some shops. Still it is compara- they need to practice to achieve Hills purchases fired brass and tively affordable and .22s remain proficiency. Good quality am- reloads the ammunition on the a fine option for practice. At some munition is difficult to come by. same machinery used for making point we must proof and practice Panic buying and fear of repressive new ammunition. The brass case our centerfire revolvers, however, legislation is playing a part in the is a renewable resource that may and in this climate ammunition 20 Women&Guns resupply remains very much catch as catch can. With this in mind I have developed a program to allow shooters to stay in shape with the handgun and to maintain a basic level of practice. I have used dry fire techniques for many years to keep the edge. When done properly, dry fire allows a shooter to maintain the skills needed to quickly acquire the sights and to develop a good understanding of the sight picture and sight alignment and also trigger press. Even when ammunition was plentiful I often used dry fire to keep the This handgunner is carefully taking aim and getting the measure of edge. her defensive handgun in dry fire practice. Dry fire has the benefit of keep- is enhancing familiarity with the hold. Just because you are not ing the edge in handling the fire- handgun. If students have a single actually firing do not let the grip arm without traveling to the range failing when coming to my train- become weak or you will do so in and without using expensive am- ing classes it is familiarity with the live fire as well. You will fight as munition. Dry fire will not dam- handgun. Learn to manipulate you have trained. With a triple- age a modern quality firearm. Dry the controls including the maga- checked unloaded firearm you fire should not be practiced with a zine catch, safety and slide lock may practice quickly present- .22 revolver as the firing pin will during dry fire practice. You may ing the firearm from the holster contact the cylinder and eventu- even practice malfunction clear- and to the target. Learning rapid ally the firing pin or the cylinder ance and the TAP-RACK-BANG sight acquisition is largely a mat- will become worn. As for center- clearance drill. ter of doing and you will be able fire handguns the firing pin hits only air if there is no round in the chamber. If you wish, Lyman snap caps are inexpensive and offer an option. Using these dummy rounds allows the shooter to cush- ion the blow of the firing pin. The same may be done with empty cases in the .22 cylinder but care must be taken to double- and triple-check there are no live rounds under the hammer, and, indeed, no live ammunition anywhere near where you intend to dry fire. As an exception to the rule, the modern self-loading .22 cali- Dry firing the double-action-only SIG P 250 requires a certain ca- bers from Ruger such as the Ru- dence of fire that is a great aid in gaining proficiency. ger .22/45 and Standard Model are just fine for dry fire practice. Be certain when dry firing that to do so in dry fire practice before Dry fire practice offers many ad- you maintain the proper grip and progressing to drawing and fir- vantages. Among these advantages March-April 2015 21 tion stop a bullet if I make that to dry fire is to triple check the terrible mistake. I have not made firearm and also be certain of the that mistake but some have. As location of anyone in the home long as the backstop is present and never dry fire toward their and you have followed other safe- position, which brings us to the ty rules all that will happen is that next rule. The final rule applies your ears will be ringing and you particularly to dry fire but also to will have perforated a few books live fire on the range. Be certain on the bookshelf or pocked a cra- of the back stop. Be certain that This Hopps custom made IWB ter in the cement wall. Remember, whatever you are aiming at in dry holster is a great option. Be cer- there are three safety rules you fire is capable of stopping the bul- tain to practice drawing from the holster a minimum of 100 draws must follow and a fourth that is let. If you are actually firing, be before deploying it. a very good one and which is be- certain of the backstop. Be certain coming standard operating proce- there is no possibility of ricochet. ing a loaded firearm on the range. You may practice the presentation, quickly acquiring the target, and the trigger press. After a few weeks of dry fire practice you will find your speed to the target and speed to a rapid first shot hit will

This is the perfect sight alignment we all strive for. Sight picture is a separate issue requiring imposition of the sights on the target. have improved greatly. You will be more confident in your skills and you will be far less likely to Learning to use a single-action revolver means practicing manipula- make a mistake in manipulating tion. This teenager is practicing in the open air with plenty of sun- light. Her backstop is a fencepost. the firearm. This is called muscle memory or unconscious compe- dure nationwide. Keep your finger When practicing dry fire you tence and dry fire practice is the off the trigger until you are going may simply aim at a target and greatest skill builder you will have. to fire. Not when you think you practice the correct sight picture When you dry fire safety must will fire but when you are actu- and sight alignment along with be foremost. Be certain there is ally going to fire. The next rule trigger press until you are press- no live ammunition nearby. Triple is to never point the firearms at ing the trigger and the hammer check the firearm, checking the anything you would not wish to falls—or the striker breaks—with- cylinder and all of the chambers see destroyed. This is also called out undue motion in the sights. of a revolver and checking the muzzle discipline. The next rule Keep the cadence of fire at about chamber and magazine well of the is that all guns are always loaded what you are capable of in live fire, automatic. no matter how often you have firing, acquiring the sights and al- My target is always set upon a checked them. So, we are bending lowing the trigger to reset. If you thick wall or a bookshelf, some- the rule in dry fire—but we have a practice more than an hour at a thing that will beyond any ques- backstop and the only proper way time you will become tired and 22 Women&Guns the time spent in dry fire drills will ply manipulate the trigger while be counterproductive. Most of us keeping the sights steady. This is may easily tolerate a fifteen min- important, but other skills are also ute practice every day but thirty potentially lifesaving in scope. A minutes every two days is prob- shortcoming of many of my stu- ably best. You will be surprised dents attending concealed carry at how quickly your manipula- classes is that they are not com- tion skills grow. Even when you pletely familiar with the gun’s have the time and ammunition to controls. They should have a good travel to the range, these dry fire grasp of how to quickly load and practice sessions are a great help in unload the handgun and how to building skill. manipulate the safety and slide After practicing the basics you lock. Dry fire practice will give should move to practicing with you this edge. concealed carry skills. Practice Practice racking the slide, us- with the gear you will carry on ing the slide lock, and dropping your daily routine. You just may a spent magazine and reload- find that the gear you are deploy- Pay close attention to the posi- ing with a magazine loaded with ing isn’t as fast and secure as you tion of your hands and be certain dummy cartridges. Dry fire isn’t thought it was. On the other that you understand sight align- just dry firing, it is dry practice hand, if you have purchased qual- ment. Dry ﬁre is the best way to and learning to manipulate the begin. ity gear such as the Swaprig tuck- handgun without hesitation and able or one of the Hopps custom choice for you. Practice carrying without fumbling is important. holsters, then you will become the gun in the normal concealed If you use a magazine carrier, brilliantly fast. Practice sweeping carry manner and perhaps prac- practice drawing from the car- the covering garment away and tice drawing the triple-checked, rier. Practice using a speed loader drawing from concealed carry in unloaded firearm from inside a if you are a revolver shooter. It one smooth movement. The hand vehicle as if you were dealing with is always a good idea to practice sweeps to the gun, scoops the a carjacking attempt. the presentation from concealed pistol out of the holster and you A personal shortcoming has carry and drawing into the firing move to the target acquisition in been using the handgun with the stance and acquiring the target one smooth movement. weak hand. It is mostly a matter of with the rig you will carry. Don’t Practice loading and unload- muscle memory but an old injury do anything other than initial ing the firearm with snap caps or also intrudes at times. When you practice with an inexpensive fab- safety cartridges. If you are one have practiced the repetitions in ric rig. These holsters are fine for that has believed in keeping a self- dry fire with the weak hand then beginning practice but move to loader chamber empty or keeping perhaps you will find it much eas- a superior concealment holster the magazine out of the pistol at ier to manipulate the firearm with and practice from it as you build home—then you may be deluding the weak hand and also to use it skills. yourself. effectively. It will seem strange at When all is said and done dry Trying a few speed runs with first using the handgun with the fire practice is also recommended the chamber empty will empha- wrong hand but after time and ef- when you are striving to become size the manipulative skills that fort spent in dry fire practice you a good defensive handgunner. you need to master this mode of will find that you are far more ca- In today’s economy and times of readiness. You may decide that pable than simply attempting a shortage you are also looking to increased vigilance and chamber live fire exercise without any dry be ever more careful with training loaded carry is a better choice, fire effort. ammunition and to invest your or you may discover that perhaps When utilizing time in dry fire time in dry fire exercises. the revolver would be a better practice too many students sim- W&G March-April 2015 23 Women&Guns Christina Pincus: All in the Family By Carolee Anita Boyles before I could walk, with both of Contributing Editor them helping me shoot guns. And as soon as I could acknowledge Rob Pincus is well known for words, they were teaching me that being the developer of the Com- guns are not toys. But my first bat Focus Shooting program and real memories of starting to learn the director of I.C.E. Firearm about the safety aspects of fire- Training Services. He’s a profes- arms are from when I was around sional trainer, author and consul- 6 or 7.” tant who provides services to law Christina said that as she grew enforcement, the military, private older, her friends also were fairly Christina Pincus shooting with security and individual students matter of fact about her dad’s pro- her father, well-known instructor interested in self-defense. fession. Rob Pincus. But Rob Pincus is not the only “I don’t think there was ever I got older. I did some benefit member of the Pincus family in- a time when any of my friends shoots for charities where I com- volved with firearms. His 19-year- wanted to play with his guns,” she peted just for fun, and I’ve been old daughter, Christina Pincus, al- said. “If one of my parents had a pretty competitive with my fam- ready is a shooter, and is poised to new gun that I wanted to show ily, but I never really got into any enter the firearms industry in the my friends, I would just ask and big competitions.” next couple of years. they would take us to the safe and Last April, Christina went to her “I have pictures of when I was show it.” first NRA convention, and came very young, with a large backyard Christina always knew, she said, away fired up about the industry. and targets set up in the yard,” that if she wanted to see a gun all “That was pretty exciting,” she Christina said. “There are pic- she had to do was ask, so there said. “It got me thinking about de- tures of Mom and Dad with me was never any hint of the “forbid- signing purses or other concealed den fruit” about firearms. And she carry options. Since I’m not 21 yet doesn’t recall any of her friends and I can’t carry a firearm, I carry ever being negative or upset about a little can of pepper spray. I’d like guns in the house. to come up with a more fashion- “We were in Tennessee,” she said, able way to carry things you can “so as soon as the guys were old carry when you’re not 21 than just enough to go hunting they were all in my pocket.” talking about it. Guns were pretty Christina was looking forward cool in that environment.” to attending the SHOT Show for Because her father’s forte is the first time this year. handguns, Christina said, she of- “I think I’m going to shadow ten went to the range with him as some of what my dad is doing and a child and practiced that style of see how that goes,” she said. shooting. In a twist on what usually hap- “My mom is more into shot- pens with couples, Christina has Christina Pincus started learn- guns,” she said. “She shoots trap, brought her fiancé, Blake Dennis, ing about ﬁrearms at a very early so that was what I did with her, into firearms. age. Photos courtesy of Chris- and more of what I got into as tina Pincus. “I’m getting married in May, 24 Women&Guns can’t carry you have to be safe with them, espe- yet. Blake is cially if you have kids in the house.” loving it.” Christina said she has definite Blake has plans to be a part of the gun in- taken the dustry. next step, “I think I always knew I would and is start- work in this industry,” she said. ing to hunt. “Right now I’m just trying to fig- “We went ure out how it’s going to happen. turkey hunt- I’m excited about going to the ing, but SHOT Show and seeing what my Christina learned to shoot shotguns from her mother. didn’t get a options are. The gun industry isn’t shot,” Chris- new to me, but at the same time it and Blake is an all-American tina said. “Now he’s going to Ar- is. There are still so many parts of country boy,” she said. “He hadn’t kansas to go duck hunting in Jan- it that I haven’t seen yet.” shot before he met me. The sec- uary. He’s leaving me out now!” She is fairly sure she will follow ond time he met my dad, dad was Christina said growing up in a her father into some aspect of self- taping a video on handguns, and I home with such open exposure to defense, Christina said. jumped in on that. Somehow my firearms gave her an enormous ad- “That’s where my passion is,” dad found out that Blake had nev- vantage over many of her peers. she said. “The recreational aspects er shot before, so he started teach- “I feel comfortable around fire- of shooting are great, but it’s im- ing him. Now he’s into shooting, arms, and I know that guns don’t portant to get knowledge of self- and on his 21st birthday I got him kill people,” she said. “You have to defense out there; that can really a handgun and he has his carry know how to handle them if you’re save lives.” permit. Dad had to make sure that going to have them around, and W&G happened to keep me safe, since I

March-April 2015 25 Women&Guns The Glock in Perspective

Instructor Bethany Tedder is getting a student up to speed on the Glock—beginning with simulated guns. By Bob Campbell, Contributing Editor and sometimes well behaved in a most dangerous criminals I faced prison environment. Such crimi- were not always the dopers but Perspective is a learned part of nals are a dark corner of the hu- the individuals with overblown a person’s world view. My point man psyche and they instill fear egos. These few words on the ad- of view is colored by 30 years of out of proportion to their num- versary we may face are not to be study and 25 years of actively pur- bers. I have collected evidence of taken lightly and neither is pack- suing criminals. Their callousness, their deeds after the fact. Many ing a firearm. Training and careful cruelty and the inevitability of abuse their partners, their chil- selection of tactics are important. their acts is a specter in the com- dren and animals as well. They kill Purchasing a handgun no more munity’s view. They have attempt- for different reasons. Some kill for makes one a proficient shooter ed to assimilate a life of crime into emotional reasons. Others kill for than an airline ticket makes you a living for themselves. The ma- strategic reasons. The former kills a pilot. Taking responsibility for jority of these dangerous crimi- for pleasure, the latter may kill to your own safety and defense is im- nals are members of the protein- escape. portant and a citizen should un- fed ex-con criminal class. Many The shoplifter or the doper that derstand this responsibility. are dangerous but released from steals your lawn furniture isn’t One of the most important prison because judges and parole particularly dangerous. A healthy choices you will make is the hand- boards do not realize violence is respect for the rougher person’s gun. There are many consider- situational. They are violent when way of life was learned as a peace ations including size, weight, cali- facing a weaker or submissive in- officer. I have genuine sympathy ber and expense. A handgun that dividual. They are under control for some of their struggles. The offers one of the best combina- 26 Women&Guns tions of value, reliability and combat ability is the Glock. From the diminutive Glock 42 .380 ACP to the heavy Glock 41 .45 caliber long slide, the Glock features the same operating procedure. The slide partially cocks the striker as the slide is racked and the pistol loaded. This same operation oc- curs as the pistol is fired. The partially prepped striker allows a relatively short and smooth trigger compression of 5.5 pounds in standard pistols. Trigger control is essential to combat ability. I think that when overall com- If you wish to own the easiest shooting 9mm Glock, then the full- bat ability, controllability and user sized Glock 17 is an excellent all-around shooter. In the author’s friendliness are considered, the opinion this is the best all-around Glock for most uses. are facing an adversary it isn’t a Joe or Jill like you that has had a bad day. Joe and Jill do not usually need to be shot. The person that attacks you with deadly intent is an angry and aggressive psycho- path with no sense of the moral dimension of his crime. Their internal logic is different from yours. Those thwarted in some criminal enterprise for profit in their use may recognize the error of their

This is the Glock 42, .380 ACP. The author feels that the pistol is completely reliable and accurate. Glock 19 9mm pistol is among the personal defense. After 23 years best of all Glocks for the major- of police work I have a different ity of shooters. There is a certain worldview and a different under- baseline in handguns that must be standing of criminal enterprise. met before personal preference in I have ignored anecdotal com- operating mechanisms and sights ments, forays into self-promotion and grip texture. This baseline is and false sentimentality. The less reliability. And this doesn’t mean generous might insert buffalo a few hundred rounds by a writer chips at this point. but institutional testing and long These are rigorous standards This is a Glock 36 .45 caliber service. The Glock 19 isn’t a target met by police reports among other Glock with Bar Sto custom bar- rel. Another great Glock. gun or a hunter. It is chosen for important documents. When you March-April 2015 27 ways and stop. Those driven by considered. The Glock 19 is sel- compulsion cannot stop. So- the dom a bad choice. It is a well- Glock 19 is a good choice because made and reliable handgun that is it will not fail as far as reliability worth its price. If the cons do not goes. But is it the best choice for appeal to you then there are other personal defense for you? Let’s equally reliable handguns. take a hard look. Controlling the Glock trigger Pros Cons The Glock has a functional appearance. The Glock is ugly. The Glock 19 is reasonably easy to control. The Glock is only a 9mm. The Glock 19 doesn’t have a safety. The Glock has safety features. The Glock trigger has only one trigger action to learn. The modern dual-wound recoil At this point I need to make spring found on the Glock Gen- something clear that you may al- eration 4 guns is an aid in both ready realize. A full-size Glock 17 reliable function and recoil con- 9mm may be concealed. So may trol. the smaller Glock 26. But some- live fire. where there is a compromise level. When carrying the Glock the The Glock 19 isn’t significantly inside the waistband holster is more difficult to fire well and con- a good choice. Among the best trol than the Glock 17. Is this also holsters I have evaluated is the true of the Mini Glock? Probably Comfort Holster (comforthol- not. Control should be addressed ster.com). The holster features a by proper technique. The later Note the ﬁnger lever inside of strong and well-molded Kydex model Glock pistols feature an the Glock trigger. This prevents holster. There is good adjustment improved frame design that aids lateral discharge if the pistol is control. dropped or the trigger is pressed from the side. In the end, like all good hand- Pro Con The Glock is attractively cubist. The Glock is square and blocky. The Glock 19 is affordable The Glock 19 is more expensive compared to other service pistols. than cheap guns. guns, the Glock 19 is a compro- requires concentration. Press the mise of sorts and has its pros and trigger straight to the rear, allow cons. The basic engineering of the time for the trigger to reset after safe action trigger and polymer firing, and repeat. Understand the frame cannot be changed. The sequence and safely dry fire a lot. sights can be changed. The Gen 4 After a few hundred repetitions has changeable grip inserts. If you you will have the Glock trigger do not like the caliber, then there mastered. Now find some good This is the Jason Winnie OWB are other models available. quality practice ammunition such holster. Well made, and of good In the end a template for com- as Winchester’s USA ball and go material this is a great choice for paring all handguns should be to the range. Master the Glock in the Glock. 28 Women&Guns for height and cant of the hol- carry a larger ster. Compared to leather there handgun in is no break-in period, compared the same type to a standard Kydex holster there of holster and is more comfort. This comfort is wish to main- achieved by a suede backing on tain common- the body side, which is a good step ality with the on its own. But under the suede larger handgun. The belt Defense loads clip is strong for the Glock 19 and the holster, designed Winchester PDX for behind the 124-grain +P The Comfort Holster Kydex holster for the Glock 19 hip carry, offers Winchester’s bonded core offers excellent speed and retention and superior a good sharp 9mm load is controllable comfort as well. draw. Reten- but powerful. The load is to the effectiveness of this compo- tion is good. rated at 1,200 fps and ac- nent. But it isn’t valuable without I have also used the Jasonwin- tually clocks 1198 fps from a good pair of shoes. The same for nie.com strong side outside the the Glock 19. Almost ex- the gel backed holster—the design waistband holster for the Glock actly factory specification. must be good. The adhesive used 19. This holster hugs the body, Velocity is a little less in is quite pungent when the holster covers the triggerguard, is well the Mini Glock and a little is first removed from its packag- more in the Glock 17. This ing but this load exhibits good accuracy becomes less and an excellent balance of noticeable after expansion and penetration. a day or two in Hornady 115-gr. the open air. Critical Defense I have tested The Critical Defense is de- this holster ex- signed specifically for civil- tensively for ian scenarios. The load av- the Glock 19 erages about 1,100 fps from 9mm. my personal Glock 19, al- When carry- lowing excellent control. ing the Glock Accuracy is good. The FTX 42 .380 pis- bullet offers reliable expan- tol inside the sion even after meeting in- waistband I termediate barriers such as have used the All Glock handguns are easily ﬁeld stripped. Main- clothing or a down jacket. Jason Winnie tenance is straightforward. The Critical Defense load IWB. The Ja- offers good quality control son Winnie IWB is a traditional stitched and offers a good sharp and burns clean. leather IWB design. The spring draw. When a covering garment steel belt clip is sewn into a strong may be worn as in the winter attaching component on the face months, this is among the fastest is a gel filled component. This is of the holster. The backing is well holsters you will ever use. By use similar to the popular gel insert finished and the holster edging is of good molding the holster ex- for shoes, and those that remain excellent. This holster, we believe, hibits excellent retention. on their feet for long periods attest offers a good choice for those that W&G March-April 2015 29 Women&Guns New SAF Training Division Includes Women’s Classes By Lynn Givens women do—by being armed and my picture on the front page of Director, skillful in my handgun’s use. By the newspaper in an article about Women’s Training, SAF-TD being armed and knowing what crime. to do, I can take back control In order to be able to protect A great deal of criminal violence over my own life. I do not carry myself and my son, I began is directed toward women, who a pistol so I can impose my will taking defensive firearms criminals often view as weak, easy on someone else. I carry a pistol so courses, and I was hooked. I prey. Nationally, the Bureau of someone else cannot impose their have since taken numerous Justice Statistics says that one in will on me! courses from several of the top every four Americans will be the I came to this realization some trainers in the industry. I became victim of a violent crime at some years ago when I was being a firearms instructor, certified point in their lifetime. For women, stalked by a mentally disturbed by the NRA, Rangemaster, the the situation is even worse, with man who made credible death State of Tennessee, and the State an estimated one out of every threats against me, my family, of Mississippi. This allows me to three women the victim of some and others. The police and pass on the knowledge and skills type of sexual assault during their private investigators were looking I have gained, and with them lifetime. into these death threats, but were the peace of mind knowing you too can protect yourself and loved ones. I have also trained other female instructors, and we all work together to provide up-to-date training for men and women alike, who wish to be safer and more secure in our often perilous world. This is why I’m so excited to be a part of the new Second Amendment Foundation Training Division and especially its women’s programs. There is a real need for quality, self-defense oriented training for the millions of new gunowners who have joined our ranks in just the past few years. These new gunowners need Photo courtesy Howard Communications. competent, relevant training in a supportive environment. That is So, how am I supposed to fight unable to do anything. I never exactly what the SAF-TD women’s off a male attacker, who is probably thought I would have to pick programs are all about. Come join both bigger and stronger than I up a gun until someone tried us and see what the excitement am? What if there are multiple to take my choices and my son’s is all about! Visit SAFTD.org for attackers? I would accomplish this choices out of our hands. It then more information. the same way thousands of other became very real when I found W&G 30 Women&Guns Up Close and Personal Ex-Columbine Student Pushes With SAF-TD CCW in schools

By Tiffany Johnson to repel it. Self-defense meant Colorado state Rep. Patrick simply calling the police. Only Neville (R-Castle Rock), a gradu- Have you ever been accosted through tragedy did I realize that ate from Columbine High School by a clay disc? Has a deer or personal safety is very personal pheasant ever fired back at indeed. My welfare is no one’s who was in attendance the day of you? Can you imagine being responsibility but my own. And the infamous shooting in 1999, robbed from 500 yards away? although it was a painful lesson on Feb. 2 introduced legislation, Marksmen likely would resort to learn, I am forever grateful that HB-1168, that would allow any- to similar fundamentals in each a group of trainers welcomed me one with a concealed weapons of those different applications, and took the time to demystify permit the right to conceal and but marksmanship is just the tip the concept of defensive force in carry firearms in public schools. of the iceberg when it comes to all its levels and degrees. “This bill will allow honest law- personal protection. Sporting, A few short years later, I abiding citizens to carry a con- hunting, and sniping all have became a firearms instructor cealed firearm for protection if distinct appeals and utilities. myself, eager to empower others they choose to,” said Neville “But However, if your goal is practical with the knowledge that my most importantly, it will give them self-defense, then your training trainers had instilled in me. Many the right to be equipped to defend must be grounded in that very of those trainers are now at the our children from the most dan- unique context. With these helm of the SAFTD. So when distinctions in mind, the Second the opportunity arose for me to gerous situations.” Amendment Foundation has be a part of that team, I did not Neville believes his bill will lead been hard at work developing a hesitate. I applaud the Training to less school shootings whereas new Training Division, which Division’s effort to ensure that the the current law barring law-abid- officially launched nationwide in Second Amendment continues to ing permit holders from carrying January of 2015. enrich and secure all American in schools is an open invitation for SAFTD has assembled some walks of life. violent thugs and criminals intent of the most experienced defensive Of course, there’s on doing harm. trainers in the country to create a absolutely nothing wrong “Parents wake up every day and curriculum that is laser-focused with trapshooting—or any bring their children to school on on modern personal defense. other pastime that encourages blind faith that their kids will Their instruction has nothing discipline, patience, and precision. return home safe,” said Neville, to do with politics, profits, or But when you need a knife, you “unfortunately the current system popular “tacti-cool” maneuvers don’t grab a spoon. And if you continues to leave our children as and gadgetry. Instead, every hope to be mentally, physically, course is geared towards a single and technically prepared to fend sitting targets for criminals intent goal: equipping everyday folks off a red-blooded rival, plinking on doing harm.” with effective tools to survive the at tin cans in the back yard will “Our teachers and faculty were kinds of hostile encounters they not suffice. Instead, visit the heroic in so many ways that day, can realistically expect to face in SAFTD.org. Sign up for a class. that’s why I truly believe had some today’s world. Look for opportunities to learn of them had the legal authority Throughout my teenage years, and to teach. Whether you’re a to be armed, more of my friends firearms were a mystery to me. newcomer or a Navy SEAL, we would still be alive today,” Neville So, too, was violence—let alone look forward to training with you. concluded. the thought of having any power W&G W&G March-April 2015 31 Women&Guns LegallySpeaking

ers, without respect to race, who Brown’s friend, who was present at work to improve the community the time, admitted that. Robbery as a whole. is a felony, a serious crime. It does Some of the most vocal black not require the assailant be armed. “leaders” lash out against suc- The value of the property taken is cessful black Americans as having not relevant because the essence of betrayed their own people. That the crime is placing the victim in an African-American can be suc- fear as a means of taking the prop- cessful does not promote the rac- erty. Robbery differs from shop ist message that blacks are unable lifting or larceny. In those crimes to progress on their own. Without no one is placed in fear. The 6’4,” any concern for the facts, these so 290 lbs. Brown is clearly shown called “leaders” promote the idea on surveillance tapes assaulting that every encounter between the the convenience store clerk. police and a black person is a race Brown’s friend did not try to motivated attack on the black stop Brown from robbing the Lynch Law community. This leads to anger store and was prepared to share that divides communities, not the loot. That made the friend an understanding that brings people accessory. An accessory to a felony By Karen L. MacNutt, together. Contributing Editor has committed a felony. There is Many years ago there was a uni- a rule of law called the “felony versity experiment in which a class There are a handful of rac- murder rule.” The “felony mur- of law students were shown a film ists who like to set good people der rule” holds that if someone of an automobile accident. The against each other to promote dies from any cause related to the students were then asked ques- their own self-interests. White commission of a felony, anyone tions about the film. One question racists are incensed that there are participating in the felony may be was, “Where was the lady with the African-American mayors, gov- charged with murder even if his baby carriage?” Most said she was ernors, congressmen, generals, only part in the crime was to act as on the street corner. The problem judges, and even a black President. a look out. Brown’s associate had was, there was no lady with a baby Black racists are frustrated by the reason to lie about what happened carriage. The students “saw” what same thing. How can they sell that night. He could have been they had been led to believe they their message of hate and hope- charged with murder as a result of should see. If you look for racism lessness when the evidence that Brown’s death. in every event you will find it, African-Americans can succeed in There are differing stories as to even if it is not there. the larger community is there for what occurred when the officer In Ferguson, Missouri, there was all to see? Their worst nightmare confronted Brown and his friend. an altercation between a police of- is that “blacks” will disappear into Extremely poor coverage of the ficer and Michael Brown that re- the “melting pot” of American story resulted in the publication sulted in Brown’s death. Brown, society. Their dream is not Mar- of pictures of Brown as a small along with a friend, was involved tin Luther King’s dream. If black child, not as the hulking adult he with illegal drugs, had robbed a citizens are part of the larger com- was. His distraught mother, not convenience store, and assaulted munity, “black leaders” are not the battered store clerk, was the and battered the store owner. needed. People will look for lead- focus of news stories. Even Jeffrey 32 Women&Guns Dahmer, the cannibal serial killer, inside the cruiser. Brown’s friend defense?” There was nothing to had a mother. said that the officer had his gun suggest that race was a motivating The race baiters turned the story drawn while he was trying to drag factor in the officer’s actions. into one of a “white cop” killing a Brown through the window of the Before all the evidence could be “black 18-year-old child.” A lynch car. That is, the officer had his left assembled, the community in Fer- mob mentality quickly developed. hand on the suspects throat and guson was inflamed by repeated Brown’s associate in crime first his right hand on his gun. How racist statements that white police gave the “we weren’t doin’ noth- could Brown’s friend see the gun officers were killing young black ing” story to the press. That is inside the car if it was between people. The implication was that what street punks usually say even Brown and the officer? Forensic Brown’s death was due to racial when they are caught red handed. evidence shows the gun went off animosity, not any misconduct on Their tactic is to distract attention inside the car and Brown had a Brown’s part. A mob used those from themselves to someone else. close range wound of his hand. statements to justify riots, looting Brown’s associate later admitted A number of witnesses saw the and property damage. he was with Brown when the store struggle in the car from a distance. The matter was sent to a grand was robbed; but, he said, they Their impressions were driven by jury to determine if criminal were just on their way to smoke what their minds had been pre- charges should be brought against some marijuana. programmed to see. Those who the officer. In Missouri a grand It was said that the officer, while expected to see an abusive officer, jury consists of 12 people. Of the still inside the police car, grabbed saw one. Those who expected to 12, at least nine must vote for the 6’4”, 290 lb. Brown by the see an officer doing his duty, saw an indictment, that is, a formal neck, and tried to pull him into one. criminal complaint. To indict, the the police cruiser through the The situation escalated until grand jury must determine there driver’s side window. Think about Brown was shot. The officer said is probable cause, that is a “rea- that for a moment. If you were sit- the shooting was in self-defense. sonable basis,” to believe a crime ting in your car, you might be able Brown’s accomplice, said Brown may have been committed. Prob- to grab someone’s arm through was shot in the back and/or his able cause is a much lower stan- the window; but, could you grab hands were up trying to surrender. dard than the standard required the throat of a 6’4” man standing Forensic evidence did not support for a conviction on a criminal beside your car? Even if he could, a finding that Brown had been complaint. In a criminal trial, the why would any officer want to shot in the back. It could not, jury must unanimously determine drag a suspect into a cruiser over however, determine the position there is guilt beyond a reasonable the steering column, across the of- of Brown’s hands. doubt. It is much easier to get an ficer’s lap thus pinning the officer Our society has a way, set by indictment than a conviction. The in the car’s seat? For that matter, law, to determine what occurred major criticism of the grand jury how difficult would it be to drag in such incidents. The system calls system has always been that it is a 290 lb. man through the driv- for people to be selected from the too easy for prosecutors to get in- er’s side window of a car with one community at random. Those dictments because the accused has hand? people, called a jury, are shown no right to present a defense, call The officer said the suspect the evidence and they make a or even question the witnesses. punched him in the face through determination of what occurred Some have complained that pros- the window. Forensic evidence based upon facts, not emotion. It ecutors do not try hard enough to supports the officer’s statement is not a perfect system. It some- get indictments against police. In that he had been punched. As- times makes mistakes. It is, how- most states, the state’s attorney is sault and battery on a police of- ever, the law. It is our society’s way elected. If he or she is not doing ficer is a crime. In many states, it of resolving issues without resort- his or her job, there is a political is a felony. The officer stated that ing to violence. process by which the state’s attor- the suspect attempted to take his In this case, the question was, ney can be removed. gun and that the gun discharged “Did the officer shoot in self- Members of a grand jury, unlike March-April 2015 33 a trial jury, may ask questions of their authority, this author has black people. There are no accu- the witnesses. They may ask the not hesitated to call for reforms in rate figures of how many people state to produce such evidence or the way those officers are trained die each year as a result of actions witnesses as the grand jury would or the tactics some elected officials by police. The number is thought like to see or hear. The major encouraged their law enforcement to be about 400. That number in- function of a grand jury is to pro- officers to use. No knock searches, cludes intentional wrongful acts tect people from politically moti- warrantless searches, search-on- by off-duty officers (such as an vated prosecutions. Without that sight policies, the misuse of infor- officer killing a family member); protection, someone could spend mants, corruption in the depart- motor vehicle accidents; justifi- years in jail awaiting trial and be ments, entrapment, arrogance able homicides and unjustifiable forced to exhaust all of his or her towards the community are all homicides. Some officers involved assets defending against a charge things that have been complained in incidents leading to a death when there is no credible evidence about in this column. were black, some were white, that he or she had committed a This author supports two-man some were of other ethnic groups. crime. Protecting people from police cruisers, body armor for of- Likewise the people who died were abusive prosecutions is important. ficers, adequate staffing, foot pa- of different racial backgrounds. During the grand jury proceed- trols, police-community outreach There is nothing to show that ing, people who should have been programs, and officers being re- there is a malevolent plot by po- responsible community leaders, quired to live in the communities lice to kill according to race. Each demanded the officer be indicted they serve. Cameras in cruisers time, however, there is a police en- without regard to the evidence. and in all areas of police stations counter with a black person, the Their words encouraged the mob where suspects might be held are mob is inflamed by the rhetoric of that, frankly, was attempting to a good idea. Body cameras for of- hate. This happens even if the of- intimidate the jurors. When the ficers have their drawbacks. They ficer was clearly justified; even if, grand jury, having heard extensive may make some people unwilling as in the case of Eric Garner, there evidence, found no reasonable ev- to talk to officers, especially when was one or more black officers in- idence to support criminal charges government corruption, gangs or volved in the incident. against the officer, the mob rioted, drug dealers are involved. There is “What do you want?” a wom- saying they wanted “justice.” Jus- no way to keep such pictures pri- an demonstrator was asked. “We tice was done by the grand jury. vate. Also, some people might not want to control our own city,” Those who refused to accept the want an officer to take pictures she said. Since the year 2000, the jury’s determination, did not want while inside their home. majority of people in Ferguson are justice, they wanted vengeance. All that being said, playing the black. The fault for Ferguson’s po- They wanted the law of the mob. race card does not help build the litical problems lies with its voters They wanted lynch law. A lynch community bridge that needs who, having the power to make mob is a lynch mob, no matter to be in place to make meaning- change, failed to do so. The prob- what its ethnicity. ful improvements in community lem is also with the so-called “com- People who claimed to be “lead- policing. When you call an en- munity leaders” who criticized but ers” of the black community con- tire profession “racist murder- failed to assume responsibility and tinued to inflame the situation by ers,” when you are making death failed to encourage their follow- crying out that white police offi- threats against them, when you ers to use the political process for cers are killing black men. These are throwing bottles at them, it is peaceful change. Leading a mob is are words of hate, not an attempt unlikely that they will work with an ego-adrenalin rush; but, it does to establish a dialogue to define you for improvement. not solve problems. and address problems. These There are about 1.1 million po- Another protester said that words are a call to violence, not lice officers in the United States they want the police out of their understanding. of all races. Each year they make community. Really. That means When the police, or federal law about 9 million arrests of which if someone is stealing your car, enforcement officers, overstepabout 2.6 million are arrests of there is no one to call for help. 34 Women&Guns If some muscle-bound thug tells ing black males. They have en- EPA Can’t you to give him/her your jacket couraged the use of hateful words or shoes or pants, you do so. It and confrontation. Their sound Regulate Lead means you live in a house with bite has been seen as a call to vio- Ammo, Sinkers bars on the widows. It means you lence by too many. A better sound cannot sell your house because no bite might be a reminder that, The US Court of Appeals for the one will buy it. It means there are “Racism is an equal opportunity District of Columbia has upheld no grocery stores, drug stores, or employer.” the dismissal of the latest lawsuit any other kind of business in your People need to remember that brought by anti-sportsmen groups community because the cost of the things that pull us apart pre- petitioning the Environmental doing business is too high if any vent us from moving forward. Protection Agency (EPA) to issue punk can walk in and take what W&G regulations banning traditional he or she wants. It means no taxi ammunition with lead compo- will come to pick you up. It means nents and lead fishing sinkers. you do not stop at traffic lights for Survey Results The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade as- fear someone will smash your car Continued from Page 6 window to rob you. Plumbers, sociation for the firearms and am- electricians and other trades peo- sports, long-range shooting and munition industry, and other pro- ple will not come to your home plinking. The majority were not hunting groups joined the lawsuit on the side of the EPA to ensure out of fear of being mugged. It participating in gun collecting, that the interests of industry and means that pimps, prostitutes, 3-gun and cowboy action with hunters were properly represent- drug dealers and gang members any consistent frequency. ed. In 2013, the District Court control your streets. The survey also was used for the District of Columbia ruled In 1991, a group of unarmed, to develop a model to predict that the EPA had properly dis- 15-year-old black male “children” spending on guns and accessories missed the petition filed under the robbed Kimberly Rae Harbour, and frequency of participation. Toxic Substances Act, whereupon a black lady, of one dollar. They Unsurprisingly, the more guns petitioners appealed. then stripped her naked, repeated- owned, the more likely the EPA has consistently denied re- ly raped her, and despite her pleas participant was to both spend on peated attempts by anti-hunting that where heard by hundreds guns and the more frequently they groups led by the extremist Cen- of people shuttered in nearby tend to participate in shooting ter for Biological Diversity (CBD) apartments, she was beaten with activities. to have the agency ban traditional branches, stomped on, stabbed Similarly, those with most ammunition and lead fishing tack- 135 times and left to die on a confidence and comfort with guns le and the courts dismissed similar city park baseball field. This hor- and the most training, also tended earlier suits brought by CBD. The rific crime occurred because the to spend and participate more. latest suit simply added more par- boys said they were bored and the Women in the survey were more ties. neighborhood was not adequately likely to have trouble with fit of Traditional ammunition repre- policed. When communities are both guns and apparel the more sents 95% of the US market and not policed, when crime is ex- they participated in hunting and is the staple ammunition for tar- cused, everyone suffers. shooting activities. get shooters, hunters and law en- People who condemn others by Growth of the women’s market forcement. description of their race rather is also quite visible among firearms “This latest iteration of a frivo- than by their deeds, are racists. retailers. In NSSF’s Annual lous lawsuit is essentially the same People who say, “Kill white cops,” Retailer Survey, more than 74% as those dismissed earlier and are engaged in a hate crime. of retailers reported an increase in equally without merit,” said Law- The demagogues have found a women customers in their stores rence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice catchy sound bite in their claim in 2013 over 2012. president and general counsel. that white police officers are kill- W&G W&G March-April 2015 35 Women&Guns Making a Difference What Can One Woman Do? Conference and learned I love a training each year. I have taken on microphone. the responsibility for our biggest Being part of the group had fund raiser each year. We have also opened doors. Doors that now seen a growing influx of female were shut. Mostly, I felt helpless. members. What can one woman do? One There had been constraints on wealthy or famous woman can fi- my participation in many activities nance and influence change, but as the representative of SAS. Those what can an ordinary woman do prohibitions make sense. Activities By Genie Jennings, by herself? of officers in one venue can affect Contributing Editor The first thing I did was go after the impression of an organization. the part I wanted most. I contact- For instance because we would On the day of the Supreme Court ed the editor of W&G and asked need to work with elected officials decision in Washington, Heller v. if I could continue to write for the our rule was we could not endorse DC, I was removed from my po- magazine. When she accepted my or work for particular candidates sition of National Spokeswoman proposal, the biggest disappoint- or parties. Other causes also were for the Second Amendment Sis- ment lifted. In fact things were something we did not want associ- ters. Consequently, I resigned my better than before. My column ated with the organization. positions on their Board of Direc- now is all mine; it no longer has Not being associated any longer tors and Maine State Coordinator. to be approved by a board, only meant I could work for any po- On that monumental day when my editor. litical entity I chose. And I did. I our Constitutional right to keep Although I no longer have an out- was now free to campaign for local and bear arms was upheld, instead let for press releases, I do have social candidates, and became an elected of sharing my joy with women I media where I can—and do—com- officer of my town, county and had bonded with for several years ment on multiple subjects, possibly eventually state Republican com- I found myself abruptly alone. It with a wider audience than ever mittees. Through those political was devastating. read the PR I produced. activities I have gained access to When originally asked to be My local rod and gun club had people who write and sign legisla- Spokeswoman, I had hesitated been allowing me to put on events tion. This session I have a bill in because public speaking seemed introducing women to shooting, my state legislature to remove an- terrifying. However, a large part and also to speak at the monthly ti-Second Amendment language of the job was writing the SAS meetings about gun rights issues. from the application for a pardon. column for Women & Guns Maga- When I told the president that I I am no longer restricted to zine, which was something I had was no longer affiliated with the working for a single issue, al- asked to do. For quite some time I women’s group, we decided that I though Second Amendment insisted I was the National Writes- should continue to bring Second rights are still my prime interest. woman, because I produced not Amendment issues to the mem- One of the most valuable lessons only that column but frequent bership’s attention. My reports I learned from my association was press releases, while never speak- now come from the News and to work with anyone who is inter- ing. Then I was offered a space on Government Committee, NAG. ested in the same subject and to a panel at the Gun Rights Policy The club sponsors the women’s put any other disagreements aside 36 Women&Guns in order to promote our mutual cause. Canada Slayings Show Why Not everything has been suc- cessful. Yet. Some things must be Gun Control Can’t Work postponed, some things might The murders of eight people, That goes not only for back- not work out in the first configu- including some children, on Dec. ground check laws, but magazine ration. Sometimes life just gets in 29, 2014, by a handgun-wielding capacity limits. The newspaper the way of really good projects. killer who subsequently took his noted in an interview with a gun Frankly, I am afraid to count own life in Edmonton, Alberta, shop operator that, “In Canada, the number of ‘I’s’ in the previous was cited by gun rights activists as such handguns are legally lim- paragraphs. As narcissistic as this more proof that strict gun laws do ited to 10 rounds. In the United seems, though, it is really all about not prevent such crimes. States, such weapons can hold 13 you. Because, each of us is one Canada has far stricter gun laws to 16 rounds in many states. They woman, and sometimes it feels as than the United States, with the could be illegally modified to hold if we cannot matter at all. It is easy possible exception of states in- more, though.” to think that there is no reason to cluding California, New York, W&G even try to accomplish anything. New Jersey, Connecticut, Mas- To paraphrase Mother Theresa, sachusetts and Illinois. Yet a man do not try to do anything big. Just identified as Phu Lam by the NY Appeals Court Continued from Page 7 do one small thing with all your Edmonton Journal murdered his eight victims at two different loca- heart. None of us has to fix the Though acquitted of the crimi- world, but we can each make our tions, before committing suicide at a restaurant with which he was nal charges, Burns brought a own little sphere a tiny bit better. associated. hearing in his capacity as Otsego Some of my columns have de- In its exceptionally detailed re- County’s handgun licensing au- scribed how I have accomplished porting, the Journal touched on thority and rescinded the license one task or another. The most Canadian gun laws and the his- DeAngelo had held since 2009. important factor has been that if tory of the 9mm handgun that The Third Department noted you have an idea and are willing to Lam used in all of the killings. that DeAngelo acknowledged work, there is usually a place and The newspaper reported that the during the hearing before Burns people who will help you bring gun had been “legally registered that he’d wished he had “[kept it to fruition. Ideas are cheap, in British Columbia in 1997. his] mouth shut” and not argued though. There is an enormous dif- Nine years later, in 2006, the gun with his neighbors. ference between saying, “Some- was stolen in Surrey, BC. It is not Burns held that DeAngelo’s one should do….” and saying, “I known if the gun changed hands handling of the handgun showed would like to do…” Whatever the since 2006.” poor judgment and was “sufficient idea, whether or not you have any Surrey, a Vancouver suburb, is ground for revocation of a pistol clue as to where to start, if you be- hundreds of miles away from Ed- permit.” gin with the premise that you are monton, and in a separate prov- The Law Journal reported that willing to put in the labor, there is ince. Justices John Lahtinen, Wil- a good chance that others will fol- But since the gun had once been liam McCarthy, Robert Rose and low. And, they might be following stolen, and it may have changed Christine Clark joined in the rul- in front of you because they have hands more than once illegally ing. Ryan Miosek, a member at the expertise you need. under Canadian law, the kinds of Gozigian, Washburn & Clinton One woman can do a lot. Espe- laws proposed to stop gun-related in Cooperstown, NY, represented cially if she is willing to risk asking crime in the US would not have DeAngelo, and State Assistant At- for help. prevented the Edmonton slayings, torney General William Storrs de- W&G had they been in effect north of fended Judge Burns. the border. W&G March-April 2015 37 Women&Guns Here Are Some Things to Know If You Travel with Firearms

By Debbie Caruana lawful purposes, unless the Generally, travelers should Did you know that in 2014, individual transporting the transport firearms unloaded in a 2,212 firearms were discovered firearms is explicitly prohibited locked, hard-sided container, in a in carry-on bags at airport from owning/possessing any separate area from any passenger checkpoints across the country, firearm. If you are not sure if you area and not visible to any outside averaging more than six firearms fall under any prohibited category, parties, i.e. if in a car, the locked per day? Of those, 1,835 (83%) you should consult an attorney box should be in the trunk of the were loaded. One example is a prior to travel. car, not in the glove compartment 94-year-old man who went to There is no federal permit or an internal console. If no the checkpoint at LaGuardia available or required for the trunk is available a separate tool Airport in New York with a loaded revolver clipped to his belt. Another is a woman who packed quickly and said that a gun that had been missing in her family for many years was found by TSA in her carry-on bag at the airport when she was checking in. And it too was loaded. This could be a very costly mistake. In case you are wondering how things like this keep happening, the TSA says that most of the time, passengers just forget about the guns they carry regularly. This makes some sense. If you live in a place where you can carry a concealed weapon, you are probably used to having it with you at all times. See? It could happen to anyone, right? In USCode: Title 18- Part 1- Chapter 44- § 921, the term “firearm” means (A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such interstate transport of firearms. box outside of the passenger weapon. However, many states and compartment would be advisable. Federal law does not prohibit localities have laws governing the Ammunition should always be transportation of legally acquired possession of firearms as well as in a separate locked container. firearms across state lines for their transportation. You should also be aware of local 38 Women&Guns firearms regulations for your prohibited from carry-on luggage. printed copies of the actual destination as well as any area you You may pack a rifle scope in either regulations handy if necessary. may decide to drive through, stop, carry-on or checked luggage. If travelling in or through New stay over, or delay your travel for If you are a firearm owner, York City, you should probably any reason. you should always check your leave your firearms at home or If traveling by airplane, or baggage carefully before packing ship them to your destination, other public transportation, other it for a trip on an airplane, even unless you have a New York City firearms regulations will come if you are not intending to bring handgun license or special permit. into play. The TSA has its own your firearm with you, especially All New York City and New Jersey regulations for airline travel, if your baggage may have been airports have highly restrictive and each airline may also have used as a range bag or storage for regulations on transportation of their own regulations, as well your defensive firearm at home firearms, and law enforcement as state, local and international or business. All firearms and sometimes goes to extreme governments. If planning to ammunition, and firearms parts, measures to prosecute anyone bring your firearm with you when must be declared either orally or in travelling through with firearms, traveling by airplane, refer to the writing, depending on the airline even if they are fully compliant TSA Regulations, as well as the carrier’s regulations. All firearms with federal regulations. Shipping individual airline regulations must be unloaded. Severe civil your firearms ahead of time would and state and local laws for your and/or criminal penalties may save you a lot of hassle in these destination as well as any stop- be sanctioned for inadvertently airports. over locations, and print a copy failing to declare a firearm in Amtrak also has regulations to bring with you to the airport checked luggage, or included for transporting firearms on its in case a discrepancy arises. in carry-on luggage, whether trains. First, notification by All firearms must be unloaded intended or not, which could passengers checking firearms must (including the chamber, magazine result in fines up to $11,000, and be made no later than 24 hour or cylinder) and in a hard-sided, criminal charges which could before departure by calling them locked container, in checked include jail time, not to mention on the phone at 800-USA-RAIL. luggage when travelling on an attorney fees, and the possible loss Online reservations for firearms/ airplane. of your firearm. All because you ammunition are not accepted. Check with the airline never checked that outside pocket Also, the passenger must travel on to determine how to carry of the bag you decided to use for the same train that is transporting ammunition, and the amounts your trip. the checked firearm. All firearms and types of ammunition that When arriving at an airport for must be unloaded, in an approved would be allowed. Ammunition check-in to a flight, do not deviate hard-sided locked container, of must also be in checked luggage, from going directly to the inside which they also specify size and in the manufacturer’s packaging or check-in counter and declaring weight limits not exceeding 62” in a fiber or metal box specifically your firearms to the airline agent. L x 17” W x 7” D (1575 mm x designed to carry ammunition, Also, all checked luggage is subject 432 mm x 178 mm,) and 50 and may or may not be able to to inspection, so you should stay lbs/23 kg. If the container is be placed into the same hard- near your gate and pay particular small enough it can be put into sided container as the firearm, attention to announcements that checked luggage, but must be depending on the airline you are may require your presence to declared in any case. Transporting using. No firearms, ammunition, open your locked firearms case for ammunition is similar to that of or parts of firearms, i.e. frames, inspection by TSA members. Also, the airlines, and must be in a box receivers, or suppressors, clips have any licenses and permits or manufacturer’s carton or other and magazines; or any other available and ready for inspection. container specifically designed to destructive device, are permitted Be familiar with all jurisdictional in carry-on luggage. Even realistic firearms laws for all destinations Traveling with Guns replicas and starting pistols are and transfer points, and have Continued on Page 41 March-April 2015 39 2015 SHOT Show or athletic wear is Pistol Wear, Hunting Rifles Continued from Page 17 either in a belly band for under Continued from Page 19 shorts, sweats or other garments the buck where he stood. are designed by a female law en- without belt loops or a chest band It didn’t. I needed a second, forcement officer. with a shoulder strap for under anchoring shot, to put the buck In holsters, Lisa Looper was in T-shirts, blouses or shirts. This down solidly, and the entrance attendance with her Flashbang rig positions the gun like a shoul- and exit wounds were not as and the entire line of concealed der holster but is soft and more clean as they should have been. carry gear. Included this year is comfortable. Alessi, maker of fine We traced the path of the bullet leather holsters for 40 years, has and realized there were some little come out with a leather straight sticks and blades of grass sticking drop design that has an innova- up at the edge of the road that tive locking clip that fastens to were so close to me that I couldn’t the waistband of your garment see them in the riflescope. What without a belt and stays put. It we surmised was that the bullet has an extended sweat guard to had clipped one of the little sticks enhance comfort and protect and either tumbled or broken into the firearm without being over- a couple of pieces before it hit the sized and in risk of folding or buck. Nonetheless, it did its job. flopping. Next, I hunted a whitetail buck Good news for those who in north Florida. I was sitting in a find gun cleaning products too ladder stand about 10 feet off the smelly or worry about toxic- ground, shooting down into an ity around children and pets. open area with no chance of stick- Breakthrough has a line of sol- ups in the way, and this time the vents and lubricants that have no round performed exactly the way scent and are non-toxic enough I wanted to see it perform. The to use anywhere. Hunters might buck spun around and went down find these advantageous. From in his tracks. The entrance and Blitz comes a line of cleaning exit wounds were small, but big and oiling cloths that also have enough to give me a good blood very little scent and would be trail had I needed one. Meat dam- ideal to tuck into the range bag age was minimal; it was certainly for cleanup just about anywhere less than with the .25-06. your training, competing or When I started this comparison hunting might take you. This of firearms, I really didn’t think long-standing company also has I’d find anything that I’d like bet- household cleaning and jewelry ter than my .25-06. And if I were care products. comparing the .25-06 to only the It’s always good to catch up .260 Remington, that would have with old friends at the SHOT been the case. But that 6.5 Creed- Show and, best of all, make new Blitz has an array of cleaning moor is a sizzling, sweet little friends. There’s more than any one round that’s accurate and deadly, cloths and solvents that are non- person can see in four days and toxic and scentless. and packs a punch. With the right this is just a summary of what I shot placement, I’d use it for elk or her new IWB (inside the waist found most interesting to me this African plains game in a heartbeat. band) holster designed to work in time around. As 2015 unfolds, I do believe I’ve found my new either appendix or cross-draw po- more will be revealed. favorite caliber. sitions. Also for deep concealment W&G W&G 40 Women&Guns Traveling with Guns SAF Lawsuit Challenges District Of Columbia’s Continued from Page 39 ‘Good Reason’ CCW Requirement carry ammunition, but there is The Second Amendment earlier loss in the Palmer v. DC also a weight limit for ammunition Foundation (SAF) has filed a case, which struck down the city’s transported on trains, not to federal lawsuit in Washington, total ban on carrying handguns. exceed 11 lbs. or 5 kg. The DC, challenging the District The courts have not yet ruled on passenger who checks a firearm of Columbia’s requirement that SAF’s claim that the city’s “may with Amtrak is also responsible concealed carry permit applicants issue” law violates the Palmer for knowing and following all provide a “good reason” to qualify injunction. federal, state, and local firearms for a permit, alleging that this “We are going to give laws at all jurisdictions to and violates the Second Amendment the courts every chance to through which he or she will be right to keep and bear arms. bring Washington, DC into travelling, and checked baggage SAF is joined by three private constitutional compliance,” said must be available on all trains and citizens in the case, Brian Gura, who represents SAF and the in all stations on the passenger’s Wrenn and Joshua Akery, both other plaintiffs in both cases. of Washington, DC, and Tyler SAF has challenged other itinerary since firearms are never Whidby, a Florida resident restrictive concealed carry laws allowed in carry-on luggage. who also maintains a residence over the past few years, since its As for Greyhound Bus Lines, in Virginia. The city and victory in the 2010 Supreme firearms are strictly prohibited, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Court case of McDonald v. City of and, generally, firearms areLanier are named as defendants. Chicago. not permitted on board public The 13-page complaint was SAF has targeted so-called “may transport vehicles, either. filed in U.S. District Court for the issue” carry laws in New York, New International travel is another District of Columbia. The lawsuit Jersey, Maryland and California. thing altogether. If traveling asserts that “individuals cannot Attempts to get such cases before outside of the US and you wish be required to prove a ‘good the U.S. Supreme Court have so to bring your firearm, you will reason’ or ‘other proper reason’ far been unsuccessful. A case in need to contact and follow all for the exercise of fundamental California is currently before the of the regulations for the form constitutional rights, including Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. of travel you are using, as well the right to keep and bear arms.” “Because of that,” Gottlieb as the country or countries you All three individual plaintiffs in explained, “the city has set the plan on visiting. Best to do some the case have applied for District bar so high that it relegates a homework on the country and if carry permits and have been fundamental civil right to the you are even allowed to bring your turned down by Lanier because status of a heavily-regulated firearm first. It is entirely possible they could not “Demonstrate government privilege. That is not that, although you are welcome to a good reason to fear injury to only wrong, it also does not live visit that country, your firearm is person or property.” up to previous court rulings.” not. “The city’s requirements “Law-abiding citizens who Good Travels! to obtain a carry permit are clear background checks and are so restrictive in nature as to allowed to have handguns in their CAUTION: Federal and state be prohibitive to virtually all homes are being unnecessarily firearms laws are subject to frequent applicants,” said SAF founder and burdened with the additional Executive Vice President Alan M. requirement of proving some change. This summary is not to Gottlieb. “It’s rather like a ‘Catch special need,” Gottlieb said in his be considered as legal advice or a 22,’ in which you can apply all day press release. “The last time we restatement of law. To determine the long, but no reason is sufficiently checked, we had a Bill of Rights applicability of these laws to specific good enough for Chief Lanier to that applied to the entire nation, situations which you may encounter, issue a permit.” including the District. It’s not, and you are strongly urged to consult a According to SAF attorney Alan never has been, a ‘Bill of Needs’.” local attorney. Gura, the city is still appealing its W&G W&G March-April 2015 41 the concept, hopefully, are going IL Police Report No Problems to be smart enough to handle the With First Year CCW Holders firearm appropriately. So, I don’t think this was something out of As 2014 ended, the News- ilar sentiment as law-enforcement the ordinary.” Gazette of Champaign, IL, did a officials in other area counties, ac- Danville police Sgt. Josh Camp- follow-up on the state’s new con- cording to the newspaper. bell agreed, saying “When you’re cealed carry law, surveying several When Illinois became the last talking concealed-carry, it’s most- law enforcement agencies in its state to enact concealed-carry in ly your law-abiding citizens, who area of the Prairie State. There January 2014, after the 7th US don’t cause problems anyway.” were no scary headlines, except Circuit Court of Appeals struck Also underwhelming has been perhaps for those who continue to down its long-time ban, police the number of applicants for oppose legalized concealed carry. expressed concerns about safety, concealed-carry permits state- The newspaper led its report by the newspaper continued. One of wide. State Police expected to saying that “While gun violence their biggest fears: police interac- be inundated with applications, remains a problem across Illinois, tions with licensed gun carriers predicting Year 1 would produce the state’s year-old concealed- during traffic stops. 400,000 alone. carry law has had no noticeable Even that has not been a prob- Through mid-December, about negative effect,” based on local lem. 90,300 permits have been issued police authorities. The emphasis Champaign County Sheriff in Illinois. Among area counties, should be on the word negative. Dan Walsh said deputies made Champaign leads the way with For those who are now licensed, one DUI arrest of a concealed- 1,319 applications for permits, there is probably more of a sense carry permit holder in 2014. The 1,312 of which were issued, ac- of well-being and safety. driver was completely coopera- cording to figures provided toThe Actually, some reports out of Il- tive, he said. News-Gazette by Monique Bond, linois last year showed a decrease Walsh said he told his deputies with the state police. in violent crime, but no one has when the law went into effect to Early on, Walsh said, his depart- yet specifically linked it to the let him know if they ran into any ment was swamped with requests availability of a concealed carry problems. for fingerprints, one of the criteria licensing statute. “I’ve yet to get one,” he said. the state set for applicants. Simi- The News-Gazette report reflects “I think people were so con- larly, one of his lieutenants was the unanimous view of police that cerned about it in the beginning, spending huge chunks of time they have detected no negative ef- because there was a lot of media determining whether to object to fect from the legally forced change hype and speculation,” said Urba- an application, based on a person’s in Chicago-led Illinois firearms na Police Chief Patrick Connolly. history. policy. “But quite honestly, we have of- But one year later, Walsh said, “For us, it’s been a non-event,” ten said the people who are law- applications are down consider- said Joe Gallo, deputy chief with abiding and take the time to go to ably. Champaign police, echoing a sim- class and register and understand The fifth-most populous state, Illinois has significant ground to make up to catch neighbors’ Get the latest news affecting concealed-carry totals. Indiana your gun rights at has more than 400,000 registered permit holders, Iowa more than TheGunMag.com 240,000 and Missouri more than a Publication of the Second Amendent Founda- 130,000, according to federal sta- tion, TheGunMag.com keeps you up-to-date on tistics, the newspaper concluded. federal, state, local and legal issues. W&G 42 Women&Guns Amusement Center, roughly six Machineguns Growing miles away from Disney World, As Tourist Attraction has already drawn both interest With 10 shooting lanes, eight- a twist,” Doss told OutdoorHub. and some criticism, mostly from inch concrete walls lined with “The ranges are overbuilt and the anti-gunners. steel plates, high-end bullet traps, number-one concern for our staff W&G and a dual-air system for a cool is safety. What it can offer peo- and fresh atmosphere, Machine ple, whether they are enthusiasts Gun America may just seem like or just curious, is the experience S&W Game Event a luxury gun range, but its owners of trying out a collection of mu- say otherwise. Instead, the facility seum-quality pieces that go from Benefits Charities is touted as Orlando’s first “Auto- World War One to our current Despite wintery conditions that matic Adrenaline Attraction” and generation of modern firearms.” impacted citizens across the New opened its doors in December, ac- The weapons at the facility England area, more than 60 vol- cording to OutdoorHub.com. have been separated into different unteers finalized meal prepara- Racks of AK rifles, Thompson “themes,” such as the infamous submachineguns, and the iconic firearms used by mafia enforcers tions for Smith & Wesson’s annu- Uzi are offered to visitors to try in “Gangster Land.” Guests can al Game Dinner, which generated out, along with other automatic also indulge in a bit of virtual gun $35,000 for local charities. weapons in what is described as play with immersion simulators This year’s event provided meals a tourist attraction “unlike any that can accommodate four peo- to over 500 guests who dined on other experience in the country.” ple at once. wild game appetizers and entrees, “The live shooting experiences “Train like the professionals in raising $25,000 for the Pioneer will include themed packages fea- the military-grade simulators that Valley USO and $10,000 for the turing some of the most famous look and feel like real live action, Chicopee Comprehensive High firearms from around the world,” but are not,” stated the company. School scholarship fund. said the facility’s safety and train- “Using leading technology, fire- A sold-out event for the last ing director, Wes Doss, in a press arms are converted for simulator several years, the annual Game release. use so that guests can experience Dinner features wild game do- Machine Gun America’s owners the thrill, sound and kick like the nated by various outfitters and say that it is not a gun range per real thing—but they are just lasers from hunts held throughout the se because visitors are not allowed hitting virtual targets.” year. This year, guests were treated to bring their own firearms. That It is a different story with the ac- to menu items that incorporated is not to mean that the attraction tual firing range, where guests will over 1,600 pounds of game in is not for gun owners, in fact the be handling a variety of semiauto- menu items ranging from carved company expects that many of its matic and automatic guns. Safety elk roasts and Cajun-style catfish guests will be shooting enthusi- is a very big concern for the facil- to barbeque pulled boar and ante- asts who want to experience firing ity, and regardless of firearm expe- lope kielbasa. classic or expensive firearms. rience, each shooter is assisted by The food preparation teams “We’ve had people who have their own range safety officer or were comprised of local chefs never touched a firearm in their instructor. Children as young as and educators, led by Chef Norm life, and then we have people who 13 will be able to enter the range, Boucher with assistance from Ezra are aficionados,” general manager although there are some restric- Bleau from the Chicopee Com- Bruce Nierenberg told the New tions on which weapons they will prehensive High School, Ryan York Daily News regarding pre- be allowed to handle and a parent Rege from the Pathfinder Region- opening guests. must be present. Experiences start al Technical High School and Eric “MGA provides the excitement at $99. Rogers from Westfield Vocational of a machine gun shoot akin to Machine Gun America’s lo- Technical High School. the Las Vegas facilities, but with cation in Orlando’s Old Town W&G March-April 2015 43 Women&Guns ResourceDirectory

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44 Women&Guns March-April 2015 45 Women&Guns From the Editor

You may be one of the many Decline of the West (and Guns),” hand shoveled the entire street…,” people who read magazines from and is available from Amazon, and because he is pleasant he back to front rather than the other or the publisher Artos Media (or didn’t run away screaming that way around—studies show about enjoy the look on the face of your he’d rather deal with zombies. half of readers proceed that way. local bookseller when you order a But both zombies and snow If so, flip to Page 10 and read Lyn copy of it). bring out the “prepper” in all Bates’ always excellent “Defense His premise, as I understood it, gunowners. (Prepper being the Strategies” column—I’ll wait. is that zombies stand in for a host term that supplanted “survivalist” Lyn’s piece, titled “Priorities for of anxieties in Western culture— when even people who thought Survival,” spurred me to develop like the faceless, relentless about survival in those terms an idea for my own column that I bureaucracy. And the rise (again found it a bit much.) kick around every once in a while. and again!) of zombies in popular This winter (which started here Usually, when it actually comes culture, threatening heroes and at W&G HQ with seven-freaking- time for me to write it, some heroines across media, catches the feet of snow the week before current event takes center stage anxiety of the early 21st century. Thanksgiving) has been a tough or I think to myself, “Pul-eez—I In every video game, graphic one for much of the country. just cannot write about snow in novel, TV series and movie, the As old hands at winter weather, August!” and the column idea viewer/reader is presented with we rarely found ourselves goes further back into the recesses the choice: what would I do in the outmatched by the snowflakes of my already disorderly mind. face of zombies? and the freezing temperatures: If, as Lyn asserts—and I The book details much of the we know enough to have wholeheartedly agree—mental zombie/gun axis—from “zombie extra supplies, of almost every awareness and preparation are the shoots” to targets and loads description, on hand. most important components of designed for the critters. Watching the major media survival, can we not also say that Humans (that is, non-zombies) folks dash about in mere inches this type of preparation and mental like narratives and gunowning of snow—in their cool, logo’d awareness serves gunowners in humans like to hone those skills squallwear—while wringing a host of other ways, including Lyn was talking about. The their hands at six inches of snow during weather emergencies? marriage of gunowners and in Central Park, is rather like And, if that’s so—what about zombies, if not made in heaven, watching a zombie movie. zombies?? was made from the simple idea You kind of shake your head and Actually, that’s another whole that while practice makes perfect, mutter, “Dude, just stay inside!” column, or at least a book review, practice with a zippy twist tied to at the TV screen. (Or at least take that I’ve been trying to write for the current Zeitgeist is pretty cool. the chair closest to the fire and the better part of a year. But bear Both the zombies and the keep your powder dry.) with me, and with any luck—and weather give gunowners a chance Being a gunowner trains you possibly mental preparedness—I to practice our skills. In the case of to think in terms of survival— can stitch the two together. the zombies, it is rather cunningly whether its zombies or snowflakes My friend, Brian Patrick Anse, designed; in the case of the snow, that are attacking. a communications professor well, it’s just a fact of life. at the University of Toledo, I am getting to be old enough sent me a review copy of his to stand in the street and begin latest, Zombology, last spring. a sentence to my pleasant young Peggy Tartaro, It’s subtitled “Zombies and the neighbor with “…back in ’77 we Executive Editor 46 Women&Guns March-April 2015 47 TRIGGER PULL 12 11 10 9 Short, Light, Smooth, Double-Action 8 Crisp Trigger Only Trigger 7 6 LC9® 5 4 3 ® FORCE (LB.) LC9s 2 1 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 DISTANCE (IN.) Includes Finger Grip Trigger Pull Comparison Extension Floorplate

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