Posted on 11/15/2011 8:07:09 AM PST by marktwain
It took weeks of research and dozens of phone calls to finally find a suitable place to take the required gun safety class to register a handgun in the nation's capital. Thanks to a referral from Atlantic guns, I found Donna Worthy -- even though she's not on the list of certified instructors given out by Metropolitan Police Department.
Mrs. Worthy is a retired Baltimore police firearms training instructor. She is now the owner of Worth-A-Shot , which is located in Millersville, Maryland, about a 45 minute drive from Northwest D.C., without traffic. When I pulled up to her office, I immediately liked that it had a bright and clearly marked storefront.
Inside, Mrs. Worthy and two other employees greeted me, wearing uniforms with the company logo. I’d talked to a lot of possible instructors for this course, and they all taught in their homes and seemingly without any business structure. In contrast, Worth-A-Shot is a real, professional, storefront business. Unlike the option of taking the class in some stranger’s basement, I felt safe.
This safety issue wouldn’t be a concern for most men, but for many women, it feels as if the city forces us into uncomfortable and possibly unsafe environment to take this "safety" class. Clearly, the D.C. politicians who came up with this half-baked process weren't concerned about women or their particular needs. Fortunately, Mrs. Worthy’s well-run business addresses these concerns.
Mrs. Worthy led me to her large classroom, with rows of desks and the course lesson on overhead projector. She taught my class herself, but she has a team of male and female instructors for the various classes she offers.
Her specific methodology had been honed through years of teaching. The first thing she asked me was why I wanted the gun. “Self defense,” I told
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The description seems to be how to rack the slide. This a major problem for the weaker shooters. Women, men out of condition, the elderly, and so on - all have trouble overcoming the spring pressure in the slide while racking the slide.
” This is more of a critique of the instructor,
as the student has come away with incorrect information
and poor learning. This will place the student into jeopardy
in a critical situation. This could be litigated.”
No, NO!
The instructor is female, a member of a protected class!
I look forward to each installment of this story. Fun to hear how she becomes a legal shooter in DC.
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