First…We have to accept the fact that nobody is born with handgun skill or safety or confidence or knowledge. If anyone has these things, they had to study hard and work hard to acquire them, even if they won’t admit it.
Second…We have to know that that firearm confidence is NOT just meant for some elite few, but that anyone and everyone with a healthy state of mind can have it. It’s not unobtainable, and frankly it’s not even that hard. You just have to accept that you are every bit as capable of feeling comfortable and confident and safe with one of these weapons as anyone else is, but you’ve got to be willing to put in some time and do the work.
Third…We must realize that we shouldn’t go alone and try to self-educate without the wisely prepared guidelines of a seasoned instructor. That’s because there is just too much BS out there either in gun stores, clubs, or especially the internet. Most of the information you can find touted is either partially or completely emaciated by myth and mistruth that it’s borderline dangerous, making it far wiser to learn from an instructor whom you trust.
And finally…We must understand that IF we’re going to own a handgun, then
we owe this duty to become educated to ourselves and to our families. I believe handgun ownership is an incredible discipline, that it makes us better people by doing it well, and I want that for you.