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					Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent
					
				 
				I have no formal training with any of my weapons... but I don't think that mattered when I came in 3rd out of 57 shooters in a local IDPA match.  I did so through making myself familiar with my weapon, how it shoots, how to reload quickly, and all that. 
			
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You're right, I updated my line to include practice.  
I just don't like the idea that people seem to get that they can buy a gun, throw it in a drawer, and suddenly it will save them if needed.   That's how innocents get hurt/killed and it's what the media thrives on.