Nemo
Great post, Thank You. I absolutely agree, as a group we need to spend more resources (time & money) getting good training and then following through with practice to maintain proficiency. It doesnt matter if your EDC is worth $3k if you cant use it effectively when called upon. Have a good quality reliable gun then practice practice practice. A $500 Glock and $1500 spent on a class and 3K rounds of ammo for practice will serve you a ton better than a $2k pistol and just enough ammo to load the mag.
Chris