“...Everyone don’t forget to stock up on ammo and get range time”
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And good training from good, knowledgeable instructors. It’s important to have the laws of self-defense (for places you live as well as places you may be traveling through) become so ingrained in you that you’ll never forget them in stressful emergency situations.
Yeah, all the “practice” mantra for beginners without mentioning training first is irresponsible. Beginners will have to unlearn bad muscle memory.