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Knowledge, especially knowledge learned first-hand by practical experience–not book reading–is like a new pair of shoes. If new shoes sit in the box and you don’t wear them they really aren’t worth much. The shoes need to be taken out and worn to get any value out of them. So it goes with knowledge. There is a saying that when a door closes, another door opens. Such is the case for me recently.
After eleven years of work I took a perfectly good business in Texas, shut it off like a light switch, moved it 2,000 miles and plugged it in again. To state I was sure the light would come on again after being dragged most of way across the United States would be arrogant at best. And just so you know, I wasn’t sure if it would click back on again.
What I learned after eleven years–key word “learned”–not “speculated” or “guessed” or “thought” might actually be of some interest to some of you. Or at least, “His Editorship” thought as much. So what do I base these impression upon? How about 500-plus firearm and tactical classes, having a nominal 12,000 students, ranging from the likes of “Wanda-the-redheaded-mother-of-two” from Detroit, to Special Operations personnel from all branches of our military services.
Continue reading Sit-rep by Clint Smith from July-August 2005 American Handgunner Magazine
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