Life-long PA citizen. Retired industrial engineer. Frequent lurker, sometimes poster.

Korea vet: Company D, heavy weapons, 9th Inf. Reg'mt., 2nd Inf. Division, 8th Army. Also 101st Airborne Div. (Screamng Eagles) and 336th MP Bn. Am I proud to have been a part of it all? Damn right!

NRA certified instructor in Basic Pistol and Self-Defense specializing in handgun training for women.

Owner/operator of Firearm Training Academy including close-quarters combat range for citizen and police training. Inventor of Human Assailant Simulator Target (HAST) US Pat. 5,669,610.

Author of Top Ten Gun-Owning Turkeys June 1993 issue of Guns & Ammo. Long-time pro-gun activist (you may have guessed) and still at it.

Member: NRA, GOA, LEAA, AMERICAN LEGION, SUSSA.

Love FreeRepublic liberty-loving members and congratulate all of you for your steadfast patriotism. Stay the course. An armed society is a polite society.