I was so sad to hear about the shooting at Lakewood Church in Texas.   I'm thankful that two off-duty law enforcement officers were there to kill this crazy woman before she could commit mass murder.  I don't understand  why she would bring her son to commit her crime.  I'm praying that he will survive.  

As usual, gun laws don't stop mass shootings.  Properly trained men and women with guns do.   This lady had a long criminal and mental health history and yet still had an AR15 available to her.

Here are several previous blog entries about previous church shootings in Texas and Tennessee that were successfully stopped by law abiding gun owners.  

I recently wrote about the horrific Hamas attack on civilians in Israel and the lack of private gun ownership.  Thankfully, not everyone in Israel was unarmed or the death toll would have been much higher.  For those of you who would say that private citizens cannot stand against terrorists or military-grade weapons, please watch this  incredible account of a man who protected his family against more than 10 terrorists on October 7th armed only with a handgun.

This is a case study in home defense.  Miki kept his cool during the battle and ambushed the attackers as they entered his house.  He also never surrendered, even though Hamas used unimaginable psychologic techniques to try to get him to. 

The 2nd Amendment guarantees the right of Americans to own guns for self-defense and to help ensure an attack like that never happens here.  Let's be ready.

Don't learn gun safety from someone who is unsafe.  I saw this short clip on X recently and cringed the whole time because of the unsafe gun handling.   Thankfully no one got hurt.

In the first screenshot below, notice the instructor's trigger finger and the direction the gun is pointed - he's breaking two of the NRA's three rules for safe gun handling.  The second screen shot shows the pistol after it goes off and the recoil makes it almost point at the shooter's head!  

Every course I teach starts with the three NRA rules for safe gun handling:

• ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
• ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot
• ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use

It is definitely disappointing to see a firearms instructor showing such an unsafe demonstration.  Gun training and shooting should be 100% safe.  If you feel unsafe, leave.

I'm following the horrific news of the terrorist attacks on Israel and murder of innocent citizens.   It is no surprise that many in Israel are calling for expanded gun ownership by private civilians.  This is very similar to what happened after Russia invaded Ukraine last year.  

According to the article:
"In Israel, the usual personal weapon allowed are pistols with a limit of 50 rounds of ammunition. To qualify, one must be of a certain age, depending on IDF service, live or work in an area that demands extra security, not have a criminal record, and pass a training course and background check, among other things."

The requirements are so strict only 1.5% of the population has a gun.  “Who has a gun? The terrorists, and all the criminals. Who doesn’t? Law-abiding tax-payers. The government trusts criminals with guns more than their own civilians,” Yoel Israel, CEO of a digital marketing agency, told The Times of Israel. 

French gun control proven failed during the recent riots.

Watch these videos and be outraged.  ​ Criminals parading down the streets of France with illegal guns while law abiding citizens have no way to protect themselves.   There are many examples from all over the world proving that criminals will have guns, even if they are outlawed.  Last year, I wrote about a school shooting in Russia.  

America has the 2nd Amendment to guarantee our right to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

Here's a must watch video of Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears responding to the shooting earlier this month outside of the Altria theatre after a High School Graduation ceremony.  She said: "Even if you took all the guns off the street, from the law-abiding citizens, the others who mean harm, who mean to kill and mayhem, they're going to have the guns." 

She's right of course, the way to prevent these crimes is to get tough on crime.   However, enforcing existing laws and keeping criminals off of the street is not what the left wants.  This article says:

"The shooting prompted a floor speech by U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, who called for her colleagues in Washington to legislate background checks and an assault weapons ban to protect children."

Assault weapon ban and background checks to protect children???  This is so stupid.   The shooter used a handgun, not what the left calls an "assault weapon."  He was also 19 and can't legally buy a handgun - though I only saw this referenced in one article out of the five I read about the shooting.  There are already background checks on ALL gun purchases.  

Here's a great article on Winsome Sears' appearance on the Bill Mahr show.  She is a strong pro-gun advocate and I love her comments in this article about women and guns.

What makes no sense, of course, is Mahr's comments:  "I mean, I do not like guns. I have guns. I do not like them. I always compare them to antibiotics. I never want to take one, but I’m glad they exist because I’m as small as some women," Maher joked.

Hopefully he's joking.  A gun is not very likely to do him any good if he doesn't like them and doesn't want to use them.  It sounds like he's hoping he can somehow rise to the occasion when his life is on the line.   Mahr isn't the only one though, I know several people who own guns for self-protection but have never been trained how to safely use them and never practice with them.   

If you own guns, please don't be like them.  Get trained on safe gun handling, marksmanship and self-defense and then practice regularly.