How to secure your life in such an unstable time

It is 2023. Riots spread throughout your city like a wildfire. Last night a business in the neighborhood next to yours got set on fire. No one is safe… or at least that is how you feel. You are middle-aged and have never been prone to violence in your life. But now it feels like it is everywhere…and the only escape is to buy into it.

The next morning you go into a sporting goods store, trudging along wearily. You did not want to be there, but for some reason you felt as if you needed to be. You walk around the store until you finally see it…the firearm section. You walk forward as the salesperson greets you. They ask you what you are looking for and you freeze. “What am I looking for?” you think to yourself. You engage in a friendly conversation with them, and they recommend a GLOCK 19 as it is one of the most highly rated handguns in today’s world. You purchase it and walk to your car. “What now?” you whisper to yourself. You decide to go straight home and hide it under your bed. Safe, right? You sit down and realize that you know nothing about this gun or how it works. How is it supposed to be your source of protection if you do not even know how to use it?

This is a problem in our world today. We buy guns for safety. I mean it is our right to do so. But there is a lack of training for these firearms. Whether people do not have enough time, funds, or whatever else that may take place, there is a lack of proper firearm training. There is no one to blame for this. It just happens. But is there a way to minimize the accidents that occur from civilians using firearms?

The quick answer is yes. While there is no permanent fix to every accident that occurs from our ability to practice the Second Amendment, there is a way to minimize accidents and maximize on gun skills and safety.

Dry fire training has emerged in the last couple of years, or more specifically, it has been modernized with a firearms training simulator. It is just like shooting a gun in real time except there is no ammunition in the gun. It can be done in many different places at many different times. That is what makes is so accessible. The saying goes practice makes perfect, right? The more you practice this way, the easier you will acquire the skills necessary to properly keep and use a firearm if ever prompted to do so. With this new type of training, civilians will benefit in real time and be able to do it when it fits into their own schedule. No more “it takes too much of my time to take part in the training.” Now you can practice safely with your gun in the comfort of your own home so if something bad ever were to happen, you would be able to assess the situation and develop a plan of next steps instead of charging for your gun under the bed and swinging it around scared of what it may do.