I have been teaching\/instructing firearms and use of lethal force professionally since I was 23 years old, and it has been my full time occupation since about 1982. Early in every shooting class I run I ask the class, \u201cHow many of you are instructors in this?\u201d In all but the dedicated instructor class, only a few hands rise. Then I ask, \u201cHow many of you share your knowledge with people you care about?\u201d and virtually all the hands go up. I then remind them that if they raised their hands that second time, they DO teach\/instruct in the discipline, and the only difference between those who raised their hands the first time and the second is student volume, one line on a business card, and another line on a W-9 form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we share knowledge, we have the ethical responsibility of sharing it correctly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me introduce you to Suzi Huntington. She is a retired career cop and shooting incident winner from the San Diego Police Department, and the former editor of American Cop <\/em>magazine. I\u2019ve seen her shoot, and have had to shoot against her in competition, and am here to tell you she\u2019s damn <\/em>good at what she does. Some of you may be more familiar with her husband, Roy Huntington, the editor emeritus of American Handgunner <\/em>magazine and another honorably retired SDPD cop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n