Interesting...

Robb laments the lack of ranges close by.

Well, at least ranges where he can practice drawing from a holster, like for the Dot Torture drill (which, BTW, I really should be practicing...). In the comments to the post, folks lament the lack of ranges available - which, as Chicago is showing, is a real limiting factor in becoming a responsible gun owner and properly exercising one's Second Amendment rights.

Limit the places where folks can shoot, it means many things:

1. They won't practice with their arms, meaning that they'll be less likely to use them;
2. They'll be a LOT less likely to bring new folks shooting if there are no places to shoot; and
3. With lack of practice comes lack of interest - I didn't shoot for five or six years after getting my permit because it was too much of a PITA to get to a range.

And it struck me as interesting. Here I am, in the Volksrepublik of Massachusetts, and I know of at least a half-dozen private ranges within a half hour drive - two are within 10 minute of my house. There's one public range about a half hour drive, and Sig Academy is less than 45 minutes from my house. America's oldest gun club is also a half-hour away. It's funny that here in the very heart of gun control land I have easily over a dozen options both public and private.

And even the sooper seekrit range that will be the site of the Fourth Annual Northeast Bloggershoot is about an hour away...

That is all.