LA WEEKLY "Best Help for the Gun Shy " From one of our own, CCWI!

[GunSlut]

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Best Help for the Gun Shy
Greg Block

My arsenal won’t do me much good if I don’t know how to use it. That’s where firearms instructor Greg Block comes in. Block has been training law-enforcement professionals for more than two decades, and on the weekends he shares his extensive knowledge with the general public. I took his basic-level handgun class and was nervous knowing I’d be on a range with people who had never fired guns before. But Block emphasizes safety first, and his class began with an idiot-proof lecture on the fundamentals. Block teaches with the assistance of fellow instructors, and the ratio is one instructor for every three students. This way, everyone at the range gets individual attention and no one shoots off a toe. My shooting technique improved considerably under the watchful eye of the instructors. And while I’m sure I can use what I’ve learned to become a better hunter or sport shooter, that isn’t what these classes are about. Block teaches guns as a tool of self-defense. Emphasis is placed on the shooting skills and strategies required to survive in a combat situation. When Block indulged a student’s question about how best to kill a zombie, I knew I was in the right place. Zombies and Armageddon go together like peaches and cream!

In addition to handguns, Block teaches classes on shotguns and rifles, from basic to advanced levels. I’ll be signing up for the basic shotgun class next, because, as my Texan father is fond of saying, there is nothing like a 12-gauge shotgun for short-range social intercourse. All classes are taught at the Burro Canyon Shooting Park, a large outdoor range in the Angeles National Forest just north of Azusa. So you’ll want to bring a hat and sunscreen. But you don’t have to bring a gun. Block provides firearms for his classes free of charge.


(714) 893-8676 or Self Defense Firearms Training - Be Safe, Be Confident, Get Trained!.

[BonoVox]

That is very cool!!

Being a veteran of 5 of Greg's classes at Burro I think he did a great job of describing the fun to be had and knowledge to be learned from attending one of CCWI's classes.

[Hoser]

Very nice!

[GunSlut]

Originally Posted by BonoVox

That is very cool!!

I think he did a great job of describing the fun to be had and knowledge to be learned from attending one of CCWI's classes.

Except for the fact that Pandora sounds like a female name and not a male name. You never can tell though.

[Hoser]

Originally Posted by GunSlut

Except for the fact that Pandora sounds like a female name and not a male name. You never can tell though.

Oh, she was in the basic class I took, correct?

[CCWInstructor]

Originally Posted by Hoser

Oh, she was in the basic class I took, correct?

Yes she was, several members met her that day. Tell Bono that she looked like a female. She had the proper dips and bulges in the proper places.

[Hoser]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

... She had the proper dips and bulges in the proper places.

I second that!

Bono musta been sleeping in school...everyone's heard the legend of Pandora's Box.

[CCWInstructor]

Originally Posted by Hoser

I second that!

Bono musta been sleeping in school...everyone's heard the legend of Pandora's Box.

"In the Playstation 2 game God of War, Pandora's Box is a weapon so powerful that a mortal could use it to kill a god."

[akulahawk]

Excellent article, GunSlut. Just reading that article makes me want to go to Orange County, just so that I can take Greg's Basic Pistol class. Events have conspired against me traveling...

CCWI: maybe one day...

I've always known that the best teachers are the ones who are passionate about what they teach and have learned HOW to teach. Sounds like Greg is one of those (all too rare these days) people.

[Harry Carry]

Are we sure if this Block guy is real?

[Hoser]

Originally Posted by Harry Carry

Are we sure if this Block guy is real?

The myth, the man, the legend...!

[akulahawk]

Well, are any of us actually, well, REAL????.

Maybe he really IS the legendary character we all wish we were...

[hygyliac]

Originally Posted by Harry Carry

Are we sure if this Block guy is real?

As a young man of 20-ish (many moons ago) I think I might have met this Block guy once or twice. What sticks in my head are skinny legs, a moustache and range bags of .45 ammo and O Frames.

[Bonecutter]

"When Block indulged a student’s question about how best to kill a zombie, I knew I was in the right place. Zombies and Armageddon go together like peaches and cream!"

Wahoo....Im famous.....Im pretty sure It was I who asked the Zombie question that day.

[SierraNevadaCCW]

Got go watch my Night of the Living Dead movie.. Cool CCWI!!