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\"FINAL<\/a>\"IMG_3490\"<\/a>On June 12, 2013 Empty Cases announced<\/a> a give-a-way in conjunction with Gunsite Academy<\/a>. The prize was a tuition free week of training at Gunsite and all you had to do to qualify was order a copy of my book, Handgun Training for Personal Protection<\/a>, from the Gunsite Pro Shop.<\/p>\n

A winner has been selected at random and it is Chad Cross from Montgomery, Alabama.<\/p>\n

Now, all Chad has to do is decide which one of the many excellent Gunsite Academy courses he wants to attend. (I\u2019m secretly hoping Chad is not a shotgun kind of guy.) As a bonus I\u2019m going to send Chad a copy of my new book, The Gun Digest Shooter\u2019s Guide to the AR 15.<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to offer a special thanks to Gunsite for making this give-a-way possible. Gunsite Academy was founded by COL Jeff Cooper in 1976 and quickly became, and has remained, the premier firearms training location in the world. My wife, son and I have all graduated from Gunsite and I hope both of my daughters will too. For more information on Gunsite and why it matters, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On June 12, 2013 Empty Cases announced a give-a-way in conjunction with Gunsite Academy. The prize was a tuition free week of training at Gunsite and all you had to do to qualify was order a copy of my book, Handgun Training for Personal Protection, from the Gunsite Pro Shop. 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