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[retired]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm looking forward to my time as a LEO. Who is this Mr. Suarez and why does he know so much?

SleeveleSS, among others things, he is an convicted ex-leo, convicted of workers comp. fraud and grand theft. He used to work for Santa Monica PD in Ca. He, of course has a different story. He may know his stuff and be very skilled at it and at teaching it, but working in le myself for almost 3 decades, taking instruction from a crooked cop sticks in my throat. YVMV

There will be a few here who will probably jump to his defense as they have in other threads when I bring this up, but so be it. I just like people who don't know his complete backround to be aware of some things.

Since you are entering an academy to become a leo, you will learn how to question what someone says more than you may already do. Hopefully my info will be a bit of a help. Good luck in the academy and your le career. I hope you will enjoy yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

[Ed Ely]

Perhaps this article will entertain some
with fact/fiction/non-fiction about Mr.
Suarez -

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbu...ead.php?t=1866


This is for informational purposes.

My original post in the thread was to inform.

Ed

[SleeveleSS]

Originally Posted by Ed Ely

Perhaps this article will entertain some
with fact/fiction/non-fiction about Mr.
Suarez -

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbu...ead.php?t=1866


This is for informational purposes.

My original post in the thread was to inform.

Ed

All this is quite interesting. I had not planned on taking a class from Mr. Suarez, but I do appreciate what his few words did for my shooting. As with anything else, it's hard to tell the fact from the fiction, especially on the internet. Thanks for the info.

[Pugs]

Originally Posted by SleeveleSS

I had a ND indoors about a year ago and ever since then I've been very paranoid about dry firing. I do it, but I triple check and still make sure its in a safe direction. It was probably the dumbest thing I've ever done, but I have to say I am much safer because of it.

Kudos for having the integrity to admit your mistake and learn from it, especially doing so on a public forum so that others can learn from your mistake as well.

Great shooting, by the way! Good luck with your LEO career!

[kayl]

Originally Posted by SleeveleSS

I had a ND indoors about a year ago and ever since then I've been very paranoid about dry firing. I do it, but I triple check and still make sure its in a safe direction. It was probably the dumbest thing I've ever done, but I have to say I am much safer because of it.

I hear ya about triple checking; I also use snap caps, not because the XD needs them, but because I think they give me an extra "level" of safety...plus they're great to have around for malfunction drills, checking people's flinches, etc