Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight Blog for Self Defense Firearms Training
Self Defense Firearms Training for Law Enforcement, Military, and Gun Owning Private Citizens Alike

Dear Dr. Piazza,

I have had my CCW licence for a few years, but never done a whole lot of shooting. I purchased my 357 3 inch barrel revolver some time ago. I started “carrying” seriously shortly after I was mugged. Yes, mugged two blocks from my home while walking along the beach with my 3 year old grandson. I had no money on me, not even my wallet.

The mugging resulted in two cervical fusions and a great deal of pain. Even today I have a very stiff neck.

I’m now 73 and in fairly good physical condition.

After…

Dr. Piazza,

I truly think you are doing an enormous service to the 2nd amendment, and doing it at a level which can only
grow further understanding and support.  Anyone who relies on government for “safety” or “security” is, indeed, blind.  And to rely on that entity for support for the Constitution is stupidity beyond belief.

Warmest regards,

Eric

Dear Dr. Piazza:

This is one of the best reports for non-combat personell I have read (I have read many).  I am looking forward to meeting you when I come to your course.

Bart

Dr. Piazza,Being a avid hand gun and rifle shooter, I have read many reports and books and attended some schools. I must say that the thought of the white dot vs the black front sight has never been brought up. It was very interesting to read what was in the report and I went out to the range and tried it. IT WORKED!!! I shot better, believe it or not, than I have in some time. Thanks for the info and I look forward to the next article.

Joe Gilbert

If you can only have one gun for personal defense, you…

Dear Dr.  Ignatius Piazza,

Thank you for the reports; I eagerly wait for each new report to arrive in my email.

I am a retired with a disabled wife.  I am in good health but she can not even hold a gun.

We live in a rented duplex in a small town (10,000 pop) adjacent to another town of about 40,000 population.

Since 9-11-’01 I have been preparing for the next big attack.  Storing food, water and learning many disaster survival skills,  except self-defense.  I have been resisting the idea of using a gun but nearly all disasters result in…

Dear Dr. Ignatius Piazza,

I am 74 years old and have owned and shot long guns, shotguns and handguns since I was 9 years old when my dad gave me my first 16 Ga. double
barreled shotgun.  I slept with it that night. The following year, he gave me my first 0.22 rifle.

After reading your fifth report, I think I would classify myself as Consciously Incompetent.  I have always taken care of my guns, kept them clean, and kept then in a safe place in a gun cabinet, locked where our children could not get them, though they could…

Dr. Piazza

I simply wanted to thank you guys for the tips in the newsletter.  I went out this weekend and participated in some shooting and used the tip by Dr. Piazza to black out the white dot on my front sight and focus on the top of the sight.  This worked well and helped me get several hits while moving and engaging multiple targets.  Keep up the good work.  I wondered if getting some orange hunter paint to highlight the top of the sight would help for visibility, just curious?

Stephen

These gun training reports are completely free, and are…

Dr. Piazza,

I would just like to take some time to thank you for the great class me and my wife have attended this past week.  I am a Philadelphia Probation Officer and the training I received this week may save my life (I pray it does not come to that) someday!  Your range masters were the best!   My wife was always afraid of my weapon, but Rick took the time to work with her to the point that she now wants to get a gun of her own!  I wish you had a training facility on the east coast. …

Dr. Piazza

I have been getting your 15 e-mails and have enjoyed  them.  I have got more information out of your e-mails than all the readings of the various gun magazines.  I took a felt pen and blacked out the front sight and sure enough it works.

I was going through your website and clicked on the incident report page.  I just wanted you to know how well written they were.  I am a journeyman lineman and that format was used on all of our electrical contacts.  We used to publish what happened, how it happened, and which safety rules…

Here is a letter we received:

Frontsight and what I think so far

Dear Dr. Piazza,

I’m not one to take time and write about anything, but in this case I’m absolutely compelled to do so.  I was researching shooting techniques on the internet and came across Frontsight.  I started reading and spent about two and a half ours in absolute awe.  That night my wife had to pull me away from the computer.

Later that week the Frontsight challenge came on and that was all she wrote.  I went back to the Frontsight website and reviewed the various levels…