The Tactical Edge
Introduction
Welcome to The Tactical Edge, a new blog from Black Mamba Tactical designed for the
interests of veteran shooters, new shooters, and all of you wannabe shooters
out there who are just getting started. Shooting
sports are at an all-time high level.
One of the fastest growing segments of that is family sport
shooting. There’s no better way to make
your children safe, if you have guns in the house, than to teach them how to
use them safely and properly. It
eliminates the fascination that children have in guns from watching TV and
other media. They know what happens when
a gun is fired and the consequences of the bullets hitting the target. If taught correctly, the first thing they
will think when they find a firearm, not stored properly, is to notify an adult
and don’t touch it.
We here at Black Mamba Tactical are more like a
family than just another shooting school.
Our staff and our students all work together to help each individual
reach their goals. Our advanced students
love working with the new students to help bring them up to speed. It’s not a competition for them, but a
sharing of their skills and ability. We’re
a very diverse group with shooters ranging in age from 9 to 75. We have housewives, professional people,
ministers, schoolteachers, ex-police officers, students and children in our
groups. We have classroom training, live
fire training on our shooting ranges, and individual or group training on our
state of the art simulator. Our
simulator is the same as what you would find in the most advanced shooting
schools and larger police departments around the United States. A lot of our current shooters are people who
have taken our classes and just love to come back and shoot with us to
continually improve their shooting skills and techniques. No matter what your background, experience,
or skill level is, we would love to work with you. Watch for news of our upcoming open house and
bring the family to check us out.
We have an
awesome working relationship with Bison Arms here in Longmont, Colorado. They carry a huge line of firearms and
ammunition and give us great pricing and fantastic customer service. If you don’t currently have a firearm or
aren’t satisfied with what you have, we can assist you with finding the right
firearm for your needs.
And now for
our very first issue of the blog. Let us
know what you think and tell us what you would like to see in future additions
of the blog.
The Tactical Edge
For the
first issue of the blog, we have to ask you this question. Why do
you have a gun? That may sound like a
really dumb question, but when you look at all the possible answers, it really
is a logical question. There are
probably hundreds of answers to that question, but I’m going to stick to the
main ones that people normally expect to hear.
1. I like to target shoot with my
friends or with my family.
2. I’m a hunter and I enjoy the thrill
of the hunt.
3. I want to defend my home and my
family from intruders.
4. I want it for personal protection
when I’m out away from my home.
5. I am a competitive shooter and I want
to compete at tournaments.
6. I’m a collector of firearms or I
restore antique firearms.
7. I’m in law enforcement or other
security profession.
With the exception
of number 7, you are totally responsible for making sure that you know the safe
handling procedures and legal requirements regarding the use of a firearm. Law enforcement officers all go through a
stringent training regimen before they are ever allowed to carry a firearm. Do you know what’s required to safely secure
your firearm at home? When you take your
firearm out to shoot, do you know what the safety requirements are? Do you know the correct operating parameters
for the firearm that you carry? If you
have a firearm for home defense or personal protection, do you know what the
law requires before you are legally able to use that firearm on another
person? Do you have the skill necessary
to use that firearm effectively? In a
high stress or emergency situation, do you have the knowledge and the skill to
stop your attacker? This is only a small
generalized list of the things that you would need to know and do. Knowledge and skill are acquired through training
and repetition. The more you practice,
the better you get. In a high stress or
emergency situation, your brain won’t think.
It will do exactly how you trained to respond.
We hope that we raised
some questions in your mind. If you need
help with the answers, come see us and join our family of fun people. We can train anybody and make it fun for them. We’re looking forward to meeting and working
with you. Please come back regularly and
see what’s new on our web site and on our Facebook and Twitter pages. We will strive to include training tips,
relevant shooting information, and anything that’s currently hot on the
shooting scene in future blogs. Lastly, Be sure to friend us!
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