Glad I Found Ya'll - The Firearms Forum

TexasJohn · 01-02-2011, 04:01 AM

Hello everyone,
I am very new to this site. I am a shooter, instructor, and avid reloader. I do not hunt simply because you have to get up too early, but anyone with any wild game meat give me a call and I will come and get it.

. I suffer from severe OA and in a chair. I am putting a program together to help disabled persons to better take care of themselves while carrying a concealed handgun. I have a idea this could be a stand alone class and be connected to the basic concealed course we have in Texas. Any one with suggestions or ideas please help me. The completed class outline and teaching ideas will all be free and I will share this program with anyone once I have it researched and refined. PLEASE HELP

johnlives4christ · 01-02-2011, 04:53 AM

howdy. welcome and God bless you.

Good luck with your project.

jack404 · 01-02-2011, 06:45 AM

G'day John sounds a great Idea mate , hope it all comes together for you

Welcome !!

tim.sr · 01-02-2011, 08:32 AM

Welcome

carver · 01-02-2011, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasJohn

Hello everyone,
I am very new to this site. I am a shooter, instructor, and avid reloader. I do not hunt simply because you have to get up too early, but anyone with any wild game meat give me a call and I will come and get it.

. I suffer from severe OA and in a chair. I am putting a program together to help disabled persons to better take care of themselves while carrying a concealed handgun. I have a idea this could be a stand alone class and be connected to the basic concealed course we have in Texas. Any one with suggestions or ideas please help me. The completed class outline and teaching ideas will all be free and I will share this program with anyone once I have it researched and refined. PLEASE HELP

Welcome to the forum John! I don't know what OA is, but if it's put you in a chair then it must be bad, I wish you well. My wife is one of those disabled people that would benifit from a SD class aimed at the disabled. I hope that things go well with the class, I know several that have a really hard time getting throug the standard TX CCW class. However, I don't know what I can do to help. Do you have any suggestions for us?

Blackhawk Dave · 01-02-2011, 12:51 PM

I'm mobility challenged, i.e., power chair. I made it through the normal class, because the class was in a public college (easy access) and the shooting class was at the Bass Pro store. However, the instructor did not address the carry issues for the disabled. For example, if you are sitting in a chair, placement of the carry holster in the small of the back is not an option. I've handled the issue by obtaining a CC fanny pack. I can wear it on the left side (I'm right handed) which allows me to have an easy cross-draw.

We have to consider all sorts of things for the mobility impaired. For example, hunting, using one of the golf carts with the oversized tires and old-west style carry for the rifle or shotgun. But these can all be overcome, just paying attention to your limitations and your needs, with a little ingenuity.

Thanks for recognizing the needs of the disabled and welcome.

hunterfisher · 01-02-2011, 07:18 PM

Welcome aboard, John. I have a very good friend who helps disabled sportsmen get back into the shooting sports. Try this:
A Far Cry.Com

Big ugly · 01-03-2011, 12:47 AM

My father is now in a power chair due to his illness, This has been his first year and I have to say he is kinda slow adjusting to the new challenges of bein limited on mobility. We have been goin over his carry options while in his chair, a fanny pack is ok but pops is not what one would call a small man, so we are lookin into other chair options.

I do want to say thanks for the work you are doin and lookin forward to hearing more form you in the future.

AL MOUNT · 01-03-2011, 07:29 AM

Welcome into the fold John.

If you don't allready have a web site... sounds like you need to build one for your worthy cause.

Blackhawk Dave · 01-11-2011, 03:19 PM

Big Ugly: They make large chairs as well as the standard sized chairs. If ins doesn't pay, check Craigs List. I bought a power chair for $50 (just needed batteries), bought a couple of different lifts for my van, etc all way below retail.

Crpdeth · 01-12-2011, 03:39 PM

Welcome to the forum, John!

Good to have ya!

USAF04 · 02-01-2011, 06:46 PM

I am also new to this forum. As TexasJohn said, I'm glad I found you. Right now I exploring. I'm a service disabled vet. Nothing heroic, but still my activities are limited. My carry is a S&W1911M&P. Love the .45. Looking forward to getting to know you guys. Cheers, {:{)}

terryu1 · 02-04-2011, 08:38 AM

Welcome from NE Pennsylvania. Your ambitions are not only noble but needed. You will find a wealth of info, suggestions and help with this site. Good Luck

terryu1 · 02-04-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carver

Welcome to the forum John! I don't know what OA is, but if it's put you in a chair then it must be bad, I wish you well. My wife is one of those disabled people that would benifit from a SD class aimed at the disabled. I hope that things go well with the class, I know several that have a really hard time getting throug the standard TX CCW class. However, I don't know what I can do to help. Do you have any suggestions for us?

Carver, I believe he is speaking of Osteoarthritis. Many older people have OA to some degree but for some it can be truly devastating. I am a disability examiner for Social Security and see this all to frequently.

carver · 02-04-2011, 09:24 AM

Thanks Terry! I should have known that! Due to injuries to both of my legs, I suffer from Trumatic Arthritis.

01-02-2011, 04:01 AM	#1
TexasJohn Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rio Hondo, Texas Posts: 1	Glad I Found Ya'll Hello everyone, I am very new to this site. I am a shooter, instructor, and avid reloader. I do not hunt simply because you have to get up too early, but anyone with any wild game meat give me a call and I will come and get it.. I suffer from severe OA and in a chair. I am putting a program together to help disabled persons to better take care of themselves while carrying a concealed handgun. I have a idea this could be a stand alone class and be connected to the basic concealed course we have in Texas. Any one with suggestions or ideas please help me. The completed class outline and teaching ideas will all be free and I will share this program with anyone once I have it researched and refined. PLEASE HELP -->

01-02-2011, 04:53 AM	#2
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll howdy. welcome and God bless you. Good luck with your project.

01-02-2011, 06:45 AM	#3
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll G'day John sounds a great Idea mate , hope it all comes together for you Welcome !!

01-02-2011, 08:32 AM	#4
tim.sr V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: MI. Posts: 290	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Welcome __________________ Tim.Sr U.S.ARMY VET.

01-02-2011, 12:51 PM	#6
Blackhawk Dave Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 593	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll I'm mobility challenged, i.e., power chair. I made it through the normal class, because the class was in a public college (easy access) and the shooting class was at the Bass Pro store. However, the instructor did not address the carry issues for the disabled. For example, if you are sitting in a chair, placement of the carry holster in the small of the back is not an option. I've handled the issue by obtaining a CC fanny pack. I can wear it on the left side (I'm right handed) which allows me to have an easy cross-draw. We have to consider all sorts of things for the mobility impaired. For example, hunting, using one of the golf carts with the oversized tires and old-west style carry for the rifle or shotgun. But these can all be overcome, just paying attention to your limitations and your needs, with a little ingenuity. Thanks for recognizing the needs of the disabled and welcome.

01-02-2011, 07:18 PM	#7
hunterfisher V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 271	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Welcome aboard, John. I have a very good friend who helps disabled sportsmen get back into the shooting sports. Try this: A Far Cry.Com

01-03-2011, 12:47 AM	#8
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll My father is now in a power chair due to his illness, This has been his first year and I have to say he is kinda slow adjusting to the new challenges of bein limited on mobility. We have been goin over his carry options while in his chair, a fanny pack is ok but pops is not what one would call a small man, so we are lookin into other chair options. I do want to say thanks for the work you are doin and lookin forward to hearing more form you in the future. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

01-03-2011, 07:29 AM	#9
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,108	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Welcome into the fold John. If you don't allready have a web site... sounds like you need to build one for your worthy cause. __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68

01-11-2011, 03:19 PM	#10
Blackhawk Dave Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 593	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Big Ugly: They make large chairs as well as the standard sized chairs. If ins doesn't pay, check Craigs List. I bought a power chair for $50 (just needed batteries), bought a couple of different lifts for my van, etc all way below retail.

01-12-2011, 03:39 PM	#11
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Welcome to the forum, John! Good to have ya! __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

02-01-2011, 06:46 PM	#12
USAF04 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 1	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll I am also new to this forum. As TexasJohn said, I'm glad I found you. Right now I exploring. I'm a service disabled vet. Nothing heroic, but still my activities are limited. My carry is a S&W1911M&P. Love the .45. Looking forward to getting to know you guys. Cheers, {:{)}

02-04-2011, 08:38 AM	#13
terryu1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NE Pennsylvania Contributor Posts: 1,246	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Welcome from NE Pennsylvania. Your ambitions are not only noble but needed. You will find a wealth of info, suggestions and help with this site. Good Luck __________________ ARMED INFIDEL

02-04-2011, 09:24 AM	#15
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Glad I Found Ya'll Thanks Terry! I should have known that! Due to injuries to both of my legs, I suffer from Trumatic Arthritis. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.