{"id":2454,"date":"2023-11-01T05:31:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2023-11-01T05:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:31:50","slug":"how-to-give-good-advice-when-youre-asked-about-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2454","title":{"rendered":"How to Give Good Advice When You&#8217;re Asked About Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092.jpg\" data-caption=\"(AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio)\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AP21243561110092.jpg 2037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"gun range training\" title=\"gun range training\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Paul Markel<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like clockwork, when people who don\u2019t own or carry guns are faced with the reality that we live in a dangerous, uncertain world, they look to their \u201cgun friends\u201d for advice. Sometimes this is a personal situation. They\u2019ve been robbed, assaulted, threatened, etc. and they seek out advice from someone they know who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">owns <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As often as not, what will inspire the non-gun owning\/carrying people to seek out advice is a national or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/the-israeli-terrorist-attacks-should-end-the-gun-control-debate-in-the-us-but-it-wont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world crisis<\/a>. Witness the gun sales during the Covid panic. Now, we have the threat of not one, but two conflicts\/wars into which the US Government is driving us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/terrorist-attacks-on-israel-are-about-to-change-the-country-and-the-way-they-think-about-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carnage<\/a> that went on in Israel where the country\u2019s IDF and security forces were too little and too late to prevent the horrible deaths of well over a thousand unarmed citizens, a good portion of them elderly, women, and children. Americans rightly question whether that could just as easily happen here in a local shopping mall, church, or school. The natural reaction is for the unarmed to go to their gun-owning friends for advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this piece we\u2019ll set some ground rules for you, the one who\u2019s being asked for advice, so that you can give these people some sound, practical, good counsel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind, this is deadly serious business. Your neighbor isn\u2019t coming to you asking for a chicken soup recipe or tips on how to improve their golf swing. Bad advice regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/jeff-gonzales-move-shoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-defense<\/a> or carrying a gun can lead to good people making poor decisions or getting hurt. We need to address this topic with that in mind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1 \u2013 Ask Thoughtful Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you should find yourself in a position where people are coming to you for \u201cgun advice,\u201d that can be an ego boost. You\u2019ve been a gun person your whole life and now your neighbor Jim has come to you wanting to know which gun he should buy to protect his family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing you should do before you offer any advice is to take a deep breath, park your ego, and ask a few of questions to the person seeking your counsel.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_504970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-504970\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-504970 size-full\" alt=\"Teacher gun Training Shootings\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-700x461.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-2048x1348.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-770x507.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-504970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher gun Training Shootings\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-700x461.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-2048x1348.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AP_19184665772026-1-770x507.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-504970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(AP Photo\/ Rick Bowmer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question Number One: How did you come to the point where you decided that you need to own\/carry a gun? What happened?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question Number Two: What are you planning to do with the gun? As in, will they keep it in the house for home defense or carry it on their person, <\/span><em>\u00e0 la<\/em> concealed carry.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question Number Three: Are you willing or prepared to spend the money to attend a formal training school so as to have the genuine skill and confidence required?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2 \u2013 Listen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, actually listen to the answers to the previous questions. Far too often, the typical gun guy will be asked what gun he would buy for home defense\u2026and he\u2019s off to the races, going on at length pontificating about his favorite blaster. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop yourself from doing that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen deliberately to the answers the person gives you to the above questions. What they say will tell you a lot about where their mindset is at the moment. For instance, if someone says that they \u201cdon\u2019t want to waste time and money on training\u201d that\u2019s a dangerous mindset. As in, they\u2019re going to hurt themselves or someone else sooner or later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_486789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486789\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-486789 size-full\" alt=\"best home defense shotgun\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-217x145.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-597x398.jpg 597w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-486789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat.jpg\" alt=\"best home defense shotgun\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-217x145.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/shotgun-feat-597x398.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-486789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Warren Wilson for TTAG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the person says they just want to keep a gun in the house \u201cjust in case,\u201d then they certainly don\u2019t need a sub-compact pistol. If the gun will never be carried outside the home, they don\u2019t need a handgun at all and they would be better served by a long gun of some sort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3 \u2013 Offer Thoughtful Advice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind, the advice you give is for them. I know that sounds obvious, but I\u2019ve stood in gun stores and listened while the guy behind the counter gave advice that was ill-suited for the recipient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, I heard a woman tell the guy behind the counter she wanted a gun for home defense. He asked her if she had any experience, to which she replied that her father was a State Trooper and she had fired his service revolver on several occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_490588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-490588\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-490588 size-full\" alt=\"second amendment tax holiday\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-217x145.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-597x398.jpg 597w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-490588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163.jpg\" alt=\"second amendment tax holiday\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-217x145.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigstock-Different-Guns-And-Revolvers-O-231090163-597x398.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-490588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bigstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than steering her toward a full-sized handgun for home defense, the guy behind the counter moved her down to the compact revolver area of the counter and tried to sell her one of those. I\u2019m guessing his commission on a Smith &amp; Wesson J-frame must have been considerable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I kept my mouth shut and when she walked away from the counter, I offered her my two cents. I expressed that if she wanted a home defense gun and was comfortable with the kind of gun her dad had, go in that direction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4 \u2013 Be Honest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know the assertion, \u201cbe honest\u201d may seem insulting to some. However, ego can be quite a potent drug. If your friend\/neighbor\/whomever asks you a question for which you don\u2019t have a solid answer, don\u2019t be afraid to say, \u201cI don\u2019t know, but we can find out.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527748\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-527748 size-full\" alt=\"ar-15 train range training assault rifle\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-560x373.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-527748 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ar-15 train range training assault rifle\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2107982456-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t want to seem melodramatic, but you\u2019re potentially in a position where the advice you give could save the person\u2019s life or the lives of their family members. At the same time, if you give them poor advice or advice that doesn\u2019t address their genuine concerns, you could be setting them up for failure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t or never have carried a gun concealed every day, you really aren\u2019t in a good position to give a person advice for the best concealed carry gun or best holster to buy. Be honest, don\u2019t bullsh!t them just because you feel like you need to have an answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes when people ask us questions for which we do not have the answer, we have a wonderful opportunity to increase our own knowledge base and learn. Instructors encounter this quite often. Good instructors will respond, \u201cThat is an interesting question. You\u2019re the first person to ask me that. Let\u2019s see if we can figure\u00a0 out the answer together.\u201d Don\u2019t be afraid to do that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul G. Markel is the founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.sotgu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student the Gun University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has been teaching Small Arms &amp; Tactics to military personnel, police officers, and citizens for over three decades. He is the author of numerous books and is a combat decorated United States Marine veteran<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/how-to-give-good-advice-when-youre-asked-about-guns\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio) Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 By Paul Markel Just like clockwork, when people who don\u2019t own or carry guns are faced with the reality that we live in a dangerous, uncertain world, they look to their \u201cgun friends\u201d for advice. Sometimes this is a personal situation. 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