[Adam Helmer]

Andy L,

Keep practicing. Remember what Bill Jordan said, "To be fast is fine, but accuracy is final." Not many of our agents ever practiced even though we had an indoor range and plenty of ammo on hand.

On searches, I usually had my handgun in my strong hand pointed down and slightly away from my body. The appearance of that gun-in-hand had a salutory effect on some alleged violators. Also, if they set a pit bull on you, it is good to have gun in hand when the pucker factor revves up!

Adam