I am Dr. Gilbert H. "Sandy" Keathley. I have been a gun enthusiast for many years, having grown up in a family of hunters. My first experience shooting was going to the city dump and shooting at bottles, using a 1939 Mossberg .22 bolt-action rifle that my grandfather bought by mail order from Montgomery Wards (You never heard of Montgomery Wards?) (I still have that rifle). Years later, I shot the M14 and M16 rifles in the U.S. Army, where I was awarded the Bronze Star for service in the Cambodia Campaign in Viet Nam (1970). It was after military service that I started shooting semi-automatic pistols, and later, revolvers.

Over the next 30 years, I taught music in both classroom settings, and in one-on-one situations, in places as diverse as Colorado State University, Southern Methodist University, Richland College (Dallas), and public schools in Irving, Richardson, and Plano. I bring to my classes the benefit of over 20 years of teaching experience in the college classroom.

One of the foundations of American exceptionalism is this: the Founders understood that the greatest guarantee of freedom is an armed citizenry. Their experience with England led them to believe that the people required leverage to prevent tyranny. That is why the 2nd Amendment is codified in the Constitution, second only to freedom of speech and religion. While some would have you believe that only applies to militia units, that is a (deliberate) misreading of history. The government needed no authority to arm the military, and the "militia", in the 18th Century (according to George Mason), was the entire population. Until well into the 19th Century, most counties in America had a "militia", which was every able-bodied man in the county. They could be called up at any time (usually to fight Indians), and were expected to supply their own weapons and gear.

McKinney Firearms Training provides training and qualification services for police officers from several depts in North Texas, as well as doing staff training for Melissa ISD and Palmer ISD.

I have been a recipient, every year since 2015, of the "Best in McKinney" award.

I hold the NRA rank of "Distinguished Expert" in the Pistol category.

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