Do you ‘play’ with your gun?

By Patriot Outdoor News

It’s my job to talk about guns and self-defense and firearms policy, so I may be looking at this from a different angle. But still, I was surprised to see the response from the crowd recently when, during a speech about self-defense, I indirectly told a woman she should be “playing” with her gun.

Do you agree?

During the exchange, an older woman said, “I like my Glock but I have a hard time cycling the slide.”

I replied with, “What is your favorite TV show?”

She just looked confused.

So I went on, “During your favorite TV show, remove the magazine and empty the chamber. Double check that it is empty. Remove all ammo from the room. Now sit there, watching your TV show while you rack the slide 30 times.”

She was stunned to silence and the rest of the room let out a group chuckle. I cut them off.

“What’s funny about dry training?” Then I looked right at the old woman and said, “You can’t rack your slide easily because you don’t rack your slide often. If you sit for half an hour and rack that slide you will get stronger. You will, in effect, be lifting weights.”

There was another awkward chuckle from …Read the Rest

Source:: Patriot Outdoor News