http://www.usacarry.com/7-common-mistakes-concealed-carry/
I’m not sure I agree with all seven bullet items that the article describes, but this could be because I see the firearms training industry as money-grabbing organizations. A lot of those courses are damned expensive and cram so much into a short session that the classes themselves become meaningless. You’re supposed to take away something from those training sessions. And not everyone needs operator-like training…yes, the article is talking about basic training, but basic training really just needs to reinforce the fundamentals…that doesn’t really take all that much other than reinforcement via repetition (this is coming from my military experience and in training lower enlisted in basic firearms safety and operation). I refuse to spend large sums of money on training courses unless there’s some assurance that I’ll come away with knowledge I don’t already know. I guess it depends on how you’re using firearms and how comfortable you already feel with C&Cing firearms.
A lot of what the article states is logical and common-sense information, especially pertaining to bullet item #1, “NOT UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON NOR ADOPTING THE RELATED MINDSET AND TRAINING PLAN”, but do you need an actual training plan to carry concealed (while keeping in mind that not everyone is a soldier nor have a soldier mindset)? There have been many people that took these training courses and still ended up in jail after a defensive shooting.
Now, I certainly agree with ensuring you’re getting any legal/statutory updates from your town/city/county/state law enforcement organizations so that you’re current on the laws that could get you locked up if you’re cited for violation. I also agree with the other non-training aspects of the article.
It’s a pretty short but good read. I think I’ll bookmark it. In fact, the whole site seems pretty good!