A shooting range is a great place to gain expertise and confidence with your firearm while improving your marksmanship. But there is such a thing as gun range etiquette. Do you know the dos and don’ts for a safe and enjoyable experience at the shooting range?  The Importance of Gun Range Safety Rules  Most firearms owners visit a gun range at some point. While some gun owners visit a shooting range weekly, others may go as infrequently as once a year.   Regardless of how often you visit a shooting range, you need to keep gun range etiquette top of mind. Gun range safety is ..read more

It's never too late to focus on personal growth and self-improvement. Shooting sports can be one of the most exciting and beneficial options for seniors to do just that.   Whether you're an experienced marksman or have never held a firearm, shooting sports offer numerous physical and mental advantages, from sharpening your focus to improving your hand-eye coordination. What's more, shooting sports can boost your self-esteem and resilience-building, proving that age is no barrier to achieving personal excellence.  So, whether you're seeking a new hobby or a path to greater confid ..read more

It's never too late to focus on personal growth and self-improvement. Shooting sports can be one of the most exciting and beneficial options for seniors to do just that.   Whether you're an experienced marksman or have never held a firearm, shooting sports offer numerous physical and mental advantages, from sharpening your focus to improving your hand-eye coordination. What's more, shooting sports can boost your self-esteem and resilience-building, proving that age is no barrier to achieving personal excellence.  So, whether you're seeking a new hobby or a path to greater confid ..read more

The importance of firearms training cannot be overstated. Our Constitution gives every law-abiding citizen of legal age the right to own and bear weapons. Having that right necessitates the need to obtain qualified training. Whether you intend to use your firearm for sport, home defense or concealed carry, assuming you can perform correctly without training is false – and dangerous - thinking.   But what are the steps you can take to prepare for firearm training? Here are some common questions asked by new gun owners seeking firearms training.   Why is firearms training imp ..read more

Did you know goldfish now have a longer attention span than humans? That’s right. The average human attention span is now down to 8.25 seconds, while the average attention span of a goldfish is nine seconds. Pretty sad, isn’t it?  Let’s face it, we’re all easily distracted. So, what does this mean for firearms instructors who use social media to reach new students? Can you get their attention in less than eight seconds? You can, if you do it right.   Social Media Strategies to GET – and Maintain – Attention  Social media can be an easy way to connect with prospective studen ..read more

Complete Communication Automation for Your Shooting Classes You may be aware that ShootingClasses.com provides comprehensive administrative management functions for instructors to organize classes and reach students, as well as ways for students to find classes and instructors. But, did you know that we also provide complete communication services to facilitate the rapport between instructors and students. ShootingClasses.com handles inquiries, registration messages, reminders, and general communications for both instructors and students. Continue reading further on in this blog for the full c ..read more

What Is Constitutional Carry and Why Is It Making Headlines? One of the forefront issues dominating the Second Amendment headlines this year is Constitutional Carry, otherwise known as “permitless carry.”  Permitless carry is rooted in the idea that we have the constitutional right to carry a firearm for our protection and, therefore, no concealed weapons permit is needed to exercise that right. You’ve probably seen these terms making headlines because multiple states have passed this in 2021. By the end of this calendar year, the United States will have at least 21 states allowing some f ..read more

(Aug. 8, 1941 - March 16, 2009) The first time I met Russ One particularly hot August day in 1986, my father handed me six dollars and made me walk to the Village Square Barber Shop in Margate, Florida. He said I had to ask the old barber for a “regular haircut.” It would cost five dollars, and I was to give that extra dollar to the gentleman as a tip. Like any seventeen-year-old, the thought of keeping that extra dollar for myself crossed my mind a few times, during that one-mile walk in the hot Florida sun. That was before I knew Russell J.  Bubello. The bell over the barbershop door lo ..read more

“Stand your ground” is a polarizing phrase that we have been hearing in the news for more than 15 years. The term is largely journalese, created by the media then proliferated by politicians and civilians who either intentionally or even unintentionally misrepresent what the law stands for or accomplishes. The phrase, “Stand your ground” is deceptive and misleading. More accurate terminology is “duty to retreat”, or better said, “the removal of the duty to retreat.” People who misunderstand this phrase also fail to understand that “stand your ground” provides protections for the individual cau ..read more

For anyone who has attended my concealed carry class, you may have heard me discuss a real-life story about a local Albuquerque man named Charles Baca. I use this scenario as an example to review the four rules for the use of deadly force. What happened during the Albuquerque protest in 2020? Let’s review some of the facts about this shooting, based on video captured that day. Charles Baca was involved in a shooting near Old Town Albuquerque in the summer of 2020 during a protest to remove statues. Statues in the area were being torn down and destroyed by civilians, not city or state officials ..read more