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Another letter received recently:

Dear Dr. Piazza,

I have been receiving your gun training reports and have already learned alot! Most of them seem to reinforce common sense which goes out the window when we are faced with certain danger or possible death which is a natural human reaction. Your classes seem to help the student get control over these emotions [panic,fear,fight] and know when to use deadly force and when not to, all within the possible blink of an eye.

This is deep training and I can’t wait to attend Front Sight!

My daughter also wants to attend. She’s…

Here is a recent letter I received.

Dr. Piazza,

My name is Don Taylor. I’ve have been reading up on your web sight for a while now . I received my Concealed Weapons Permit about 6 months ago and started reading your web sight two months later. After reading your Color Code of Mental Awareness I started training myself to stay in Condition Yellow. Well about one month ago it paid off.

To make a long story short I was attacked by two men. One with a lead pipe. Luckily I was carrying my 40 cal. when I heard the…

Dear Dr. Piazza,

I found all of your 15 Reports very informative, and I am planing on attending a course. Possibly even become a First Family Member.

I also watched the DVD and I think that what you stand for and are trying to accomplish is a great thing. I thank you for all of the information and the time you took to write those e-mails.

Again Thank you very much.

Ricardo Baptista

Thank you, Ricardo, for sending your support in.

I received this email recently, and wanted to share it with you all.

Dr. Piazza:
I thoroughly enjoyed your DVD presentation. I have known about home defense since Thursday July 10 1967. Believe me when I tell you I have dreamed of a place like yours since I was five.

I was living with my mother and little sister in a blue-collar neighborhood. It was all we could afford after mom divorced dad.

At 11:27 p.m. on that muggy night, a man broke in and beat my mother nearly to death and repeatedly raped her. I did the only thing I knew how. I…

Response from essay context finalist with some great advice:

Dr. Piazza:

First, thanks for picking my essay as one of the finalists. It has been a busy week, and I just finished reading all of the others. Good company!
Sure, we all deserve awards! Seriously, this contest is a good idea, and maybe you should have it every year or so, if only to keep people thinking. It isn’t enough just to be well trained; you also need to know why you are going to act.

After reading them all, it seems to me that you have some that are…

Here’s a letter from the mailbag:

Dr. Piazza,

I have looked forward to every report and found them all very informative and educational in themselves. The classes are already calling my name. I wish I could make a commitment on the spot but I can’t at this time. I have personal reasons for this, but I hope that will change very soon.

Thank you for the correspondence and I do expect to be at Front Sight in the near future and really look forward to the experience.

John

Simply put, these free gun training reports give you a ton of information, absolutely…

Today seemed like a very appropriate day to post this letter that Dr. Ignatius Piazza recently received from a 9/11 survivor.

Dr Piazza:

I have greatly enjoyed everything I have gotten from you on the subject of concealed carry and shooting. I have had to carry in Condition One since 9/11 as I can no longer run or fight. I have encouraged many of my disabled friends to carry, as we are prime prey for the reprobates of society. Usually they have succumbed to the anti-gun myths and it is a waste of my time. One friend actually did it…

Front Sight’s “Buddy System” pricing on selected courses encourages you to bring a buddy and save money. You will also find your training experience even more enjoyable when you train with a friend.

Here’s how it works…

When you enroll in a course at the regular price, you may enroll a friend or family member in any course offering “Buddy System” pricing for 25% off the normal cost, providing that you both attend the course on the same weekend. This will save $125 off the cost of a two-day course, and $250 off the cost of a four-day course. When…

There is a youth class coming up in the course schedule this weekend.

Raising - or being - a teenager is sometimes much harder than it could be. The world at large places a great deal of pressure on today’s teenagers. What can be done to combat the effects of these less-than-optimum influences on a teen?

Front Sight has a two-day youth class specifically designed for the difficulties that will present a teenager. This is different than the children’s classes, which are also held regularly.

Here’s what the course description says:

…your teen will gain the skill necessary to make a graceful…

Hello Dr. Piazza!

Having looked through the essays, my vote would be that the author of “Ol’ Toothless” should be honored with one of the awards. He has a real future in Second Amendment outreach; his little story is droll, well-paced, and packs a punch. He could have a real future in [2nd amendment] outreach.

I thought the effort by Mr. Harmon was above average, but I would urge that if any one finalist be honored, it should be Mr. Jones.

Thank you for the opportunity,

Doug Gross
Arlington VA