Range time is always good ... competent professional instruction is even better. A good instructor can introduce the student to stress gradually, and teach him to handle it. You still never know until TSHTF
The problem in MASS is that Joe average citizen IS DENIED the ability to carry. Mass is not a shall issue state. This in turn means that Joe average citizen in Mass cannot purchase a handgun, even to keep at home.
Yes, exactly. Deus volent the fan will remain unhit at the Magslinger Compound. The only part of a firearm I have ever used in home defense is the rackety-rack of a pump gun. It seemed to remind the perp of an appointment elsewhere.