Castle Doctrine????

There is a lot of information coming out in the wake of the Travon shooting in Florida.  Since I don't know all the legal details, i won't comment on that at this time.


Stand your ground is getting a lot of coverage however, and CASTLE DOCTRINE involves stand your ground.


What is Castle Doctrine? In Ohio it means that you no longer have a duty to retreat if your home is invaded. Castle Doctrine means you can stand your ground and fight with a deadly weapon if you feel the situation warrants that action.


Is stand your ground valid, and does it follow that castle doctrine is valid?


Here is what happened in Cambridge, OH a few months ago. I read this in the paper, and had several people who knew the persons involved tell me the story.


A man returned home. He finds his crazy next door neighbor in his house with a shotgun, ranting about imaginary video tapes and threatening to kill the man's family with that gun.  The crazy forces the man to the basement of the house and shoots him in the shoulder with a shotgun slug and leaves the man for dead. The crazy goes back to the wife and kids and is preparing to execute them.  The man manages to secure a .22 magnum rifle that he keeps in the adjoining garage, and goes back to his living room and shoots the crazy 3 times, saving all the lives in the house.


Three of the mindsets that create a victim mentality are:


1) I am a good person
2) I am safe
3) It cannot happen to me.


GET TRAINING. LEARN TO SHOOT. There are people who will give you many reasons not to have a gun in the house. I just gave you one reason that, in my mind, trumps anything they say.


LIFE OR DEATH, YOU DECIDE.

Yes, this is a transferable item. I love this thing!

This is one of my all time fave gun videos.


enjoy!

What To Do When The Police Come.....

You have are a concealed carry license holder.

You are involved in a defensive shooting that involves deadly force.

How much do you tell the police when they drive on the scene?

This 48 min video gives you some groundwork from both a lawyer and law enforcement points of view.

You might be surprised what they say! (and how fast the lawyer can talk)

Gun etiquette, Part 4

Gods you think to yourselves, will this windbag NEVER shut up about gun etiquette? This one will be the last, but as my 'Divas (Metal X Works Divas) co-blogger will tell you, I always have something to say about something.

Soooooo, part 4.

4) Every time you pass a gun to someone else, check the action and magazine (if the gun has one) to see if it is loaded. Every time you receive a gun from someone else, check the action/magazine to see if it is loaded. Every time you pick up ANY gun to inspect it, check to see if it is loaded. IF you do not know how to safely inspect and check the gun, either ASK someone how to do it, or don't touch the gun.

If you are inexperienced, NEVER assume that you know how the firearm works. Do not touch it until someone shows you the proper function.

Gun etiquette part 3

Like i said in the previous post, everything you learned in the movies about guns is wrong!

sooooo, when your friends show you their latest and greatest expensive toy, don't be practicing your cowboy moves; twirling and tossing the gun around. Don't be doing those old detective moves; swinging the cylinder out of a DA wheel gun with a snap, and spinning the cylinder. Don't act out your movie fantasies with a buddies' 2000.00 safari rifle, and above all....

3) DON'T DRY FIRE SOMEONE ELSES FIREARM UNLESS YOU ASK, OR HAVE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO DO SO!

some people are REALLY funny about this.

Respect other peoples property. Guns are not toys, and most of the time they represent a significant investment of disposable income.

let's go over the three basic safety rules again shall we?

1-Point firearm in a safe direction/control the muzzle/be aware of where it is pointing at all times.

2-KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER until ready to shoot.

3-Do not load until you are ready to use the gun.

shoot safe my friends

Gun Etiquette part 2

I teach a section in my CCW class on gun etiquette. Now what do i mean by that?

When a friend or relative invites you to view the contents of their safe, or when you go into a gun shop to drool on product, behave like a civilized, safety conscious human being.

1) KEEP YOUR DAMN FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER!

this for me is the biggest violation. If you put your finger on the trigger while you examine a firearm, you immediately peg yourself as being inexperienced, having bad habits, and being just plain rude.

i had a guy come in the shop asking about CCW the other day, and he informed me he was an experienced shooter (yeah sure, i hear it all the time...). i told him that with people who shoot my main thing is breaking bad habits when i train. He told me with a smile, that he didn't have any bad habits.

Soooo I had him assume the stance he usually uses when shooting a handgun. He had two. FINGER ON TRIGGER and....

2) EVERYTHING YOU EVERY LEARNED ABOUT GUNS FROM WATCHING TV OR MOVIES, IS WRONG!

he had this stupid imitation of the weaver stance that he obviously got from the media. Few shooting schools teach the weaver these days. Weaver is unbalanced, does not protect the vital organs, and is slow to present.

I teach combat isosceles with lockout from chest ready. nuff said.

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Basic Gun Etiquette part one

I've been doing this for around five years now and am still amazed how many downright dangerous folks there are that come into my shop to look at firearms.

I would estimate that 60% of people who look at a gun will put their finger on the trigger as they inspect the firearm.

Soooo lets go over the three basic rules of SAFE gun handling.

1) Always point the gun in a safe direction

A) be conscious of the muzzle of your firearm

B) understand that if your attention is distracted you may sweep other people in the area, with the muzzle of the gun

C) apologize when you know you have swept someone with the business end (the end the bullet exits) of your gun

2) KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO SHOOT!

A) not next to the trigger, but on the frame above the trigger

3) Do not load the gun until you are in the place you intend to use it, and are ready to shoot.

Safeties:

A safety is a mechanical device and can fail, or be inadvertantly switched off. DO NOT RELY ON A MECHANICAL SAFETY TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS!

The only reliable safety is the one located between your ears. If it malfunctions, smack yourself in the forehead with a two x four to remind you of that purpose.

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Contact

Alan Fomorin
MetalXWorks
64390 Cooks Run Road
Cambridge, OH 43725-9517
740-439-3573 or 740-432-5109

MetalXWorks is a Sole Proprietor Small Business in Mid-east Ohio.

Alan Fomorin, owner-operator.