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| - Progressive diplomatic mediator urban lawyer, sick of city violence + visiting retired parents in Las Vegas for the holidays + gift of a gun class?!? = Potential disaster!
Thankfully, Rob was the instructor, and he somehow bundled together a ton of information about this dangerous, controversial thing and presented it in such a way that even I, with my misgivings, walked away feeling educated and empowered.
A lesser gun class instructor could've come across as gun-crazy, reactionary, jaded or ignorant -- especially to my already skeptical ears. But Rob really surprised me. Because of the way he spoke, with respect, urging temperance, and shooting only as a last resort, my slight reluctance shifted into neutrality, then interest. He taught the class in an impartial way, which can make a class really boring and dry. But not Rob...he told so many personal anecdotes that it was impossible not to listen and wait for the next story. Also, he emphasized safety, caution and discretion -- there was no rally cry to create an army of vigilantes.
Rob was also a great instructor at the range. He never rushed through any questions we had and made sure to give one-on-one pointers regarding stance, posture, grip, etc.
I'm so happy I took the class -- it's a good feeling, knowing that I could handle a gun if I needed to, or disarm a gun if I found one. And I couldn't have learned it so well without Rob. I would highly, highly recommend this class to anyone, even the gun-shy (haha!).
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