The Four Rules of Gun Handling 

Love these early uploads with coffee!

Learned to breath in karate, its amazing how you will hold your breath during a fight.

As a seasoned Operator, I love how Pat constantly reminds his students on the importance of gun safety. And his #1 is spot on.

I like the "we wont be running backwards" part. I can see that being an accident waiting to happen.

Your the GOAT, nothing to do with the beard

Pat seems amped up when teaching, rock and roll man. Keep up the good fight.

I went over these again today with my 2 boys. They are only 6 and 8, but hey, never too early to learn.

Peripheral hearing= " What is your name" standing 5 foot away from shooter on either side while they are engaging targets.

......see / hear / breathe ........ SO overlooked !!! - AWESOME advice imo.....

Pat just shares fantastic 411. I buy his products to support his efforts.

We appreciate you, PMac.

Pat, I love it when you break it down in layman's terms. you got NCOs in Conventional Units that cannot teach for crap, and the Soldiers are left confused...

I'm glad you mentioned breathing. It applies to any stressful situation. I'm a line cook and when the shit gets thick you start shallow breathing and that is when panic sets in. Breathe, stay calm and get those checks out of my face!

I like Pat he's such a real guy. Nothing fake about him!

See, hear, breathe, good guidance. The first rule makes sense. My first rule, when I'm teaching someone ignorant about firearms, is "Always be aware of what direction your gun is pointed". They need to orient their thinking that way to avoid relaxing too much when holding a gun, especially a handgun.

Good teaching.

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Thanks Pat!

Great talk.

I am so happy to see the “Range Rules” beginning to change to more realistic rules. Especially the all guns are always loaded one.

Thank you Pat for sharing your knowledge!

Just like what our dad's used to tell all of us (or maybe just me!) "Stop day dreaming!" Be present in the moment and aware of what's happening around you.

*MORNING PAT*

Aware- breathe breathe squeeze squeeze. Has centered me better on target. Thanks

Love the augments to the "4 rules"

Thank you for reforcing what I teach and train my students 48 weeks out the year 👍

My own rule has always been never flag anyone unless your terminating them

I really like the newest bunch of instructional videos. Great things to review, in a fresh way, keeping it interesting. Thanks.

I've trained with other instructors,but know one breaks down the fundamentals like Pat,hope I have the opportunity to train with Pat,thank you.

You nailed it. Breathing is imperative. You have legit, great videos. Thank you for your time in making them.

Great video

The Breathing aspect ! So important…. Great Stuff ! Thanks Pat !

Top of the morning Pat! Thanks for the video and have a great day.

I love your knowledge base. A man who knows what of he speaks. Excellent info, as usual.

Thank you for sharing your insight. I appreciate the perspective you bring.

Awesome instruction!!

THANK YOU!!! You are the only other person that thinks what's between us and the target and what is around the target, (and moving things that may change the situation) is important. I'm tired of the regurgitation without thought of "And what is beyond it"..... I think you could quite safely get along with just two rules, Muzzle Control and Trigger Discipline. Gun prolly won't go off if the trigger doesn't get pulled and if it does, it's not a Big Deal because the gun was indexed in as safe a position as possible. Of the various 'rules', I firmly think that Don't let your muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy is the most important. I've had three guns in my life, fire and I didn't pull the trigger. Finger was off the trigger. The machine failed so my trigger finger position didn't matter. What saved me, and others, was that my muzzle control was good so the bullet didn't strike anything I couldn't live with.

What I learn from these videos is how you can teach. Repetition, clear sentences, and give each piece of information a place in the bigger picture. Pat masters these teaching skills. I don’t have a gun. But I have learned from Pat how to load, aim, change mags, and how to aim and prep the trigger.

Such a God. American Treasure. He would never admit it though.

Awesome info Pat!

Great info....as always !!! Thank you for sharing !!! Keep up the great work !!!

Good stuff Sir!

Keep it up Pat! Thank you for the videos sir!

I like to refer to them as the four commandments.

Great instruction

You can never hear the 4 rules to much. Thanks

Excellence 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Pat, thanks for all, question what kind of glasses, do you have?

The infamous Walmart parking lot. I say we rent a van, get the band back together, and make a dry run through the nearest Walmart parking lot. We can then rally up at the local Waffle House and evaluate our performance over a hearty meal. Who’s driving??

Why does bill of your cap have cutouts on the sides?

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Where did you learn how to explain this stuff with all the SAT words and make it sound so basic

STOP Status of your firearm Trigger control Objects near and far Perception of surrounding

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Thanks brother!

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