Self Defense Firearms Training for Law Enforcement, Military, and Gun Owning Private Citizens Alike

Dear Dr. Piazza,
A girlfriend and I would like to know how to apply for the Front Sight Challenge. We met at a four day defensive handgun course in June, I’m from Nevada, she’s from Vancouver.
I can say it was one of the best experiences of each of our lives. Sandra had never touched a gun before, had never even seen one in person, and I have a concealed carry permit, needed for my business as a property manager and real estate broker. We both learned a great deal from the course, became First Family members, and enjoyed the…

Dr. Piazza,

I think you should give Al Jones an award for his essay, Ol’ Toothless. It’s a decent job of political satire that states old arguments in new ways.

All the best,

Ken Fish

Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.
— Albert Schweitzer

It might seem strange to some to begin an essay about the Second Amendment with a quote about “ethics”, “reverence for life”, “morality.” After all, don’t guns destroy life? How could they possibly enhance it?

Consider for a moment that: the remarkable men who gave us our Constitution and the first ten amendments we call the Bill of Rights had a definite…