When all else fails just use Smiley Faces as punctuation marks, I guess. Seems to be working for you, haha.
I am sure that 500 years from now it will be taught in every school, for now your only safe because no one knows to burn at the steak, stone, drown, or what!
Actually I loved the part about carrying pistols and only training group rifle tactics 
Rather than just making fun I’ll offer my honest critique. Clearly you approached this as a way to use fiction to hash out your philosophy, sorta like a shitty version of Ayn Rand.
Your points seem valid, but most of them are preaching to the choir on this website.
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Yes, people need to practice more. Many (I’d say most) gun owners practice infrequently at best.
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True, those who are “switched on” to training seem to place inordinate priority on rifles. We’re much more likely to be in an environ that the only weapon we’ll have is a pistol, yet people (including trainers who, theoretically at least, should know better) still spout nonsense like, “a pistol is for fighting your way to your rifle” and “if I’m in a fight with a pistol I’ve already lost”. I suspect those unrealistic attitudes are motivated in part by a prevailing martial orientation, this is buoyed by the fact that the “big names” in firearms training are almost exclusively from military backgrounds.
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Force-on-force training has been around forever. The military “got the clue” decades ago and has tried to implement it in various formats, beginning with MILES. Police departments with enough cash (which is definitely not the majority) use stuff like simunitions. The simple fact is that force-on-force is terribly expensive and such training is unrealistic for most citizens. When you factor in costs of travel, lodging, time off from work, and ammunition a “good” 3-day course from a name instructor costs upwards over $1000, sometimes approaching $1500+. That’s a whole lot of money for most folks, especially now. Add the expense of some version of force-on-force and your market will disappear. Besides, I’d be real surprised if you could carry insurance.
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Yeah, lots of people treat firearms ownership as a hobby. In reality, for most people it is. The likelihood of any of us, including the LEO members, getting into a gunfight is ludicrously low. So, basically, it is a hobby that might have some practical use one day.
wow…
I’d be afraid of insulting my backside by wiping it with that
yup being a island guy and working with tourists I learn to smile and let most things roll of my back 
Brother, you consistently capture my exact thoughts and express them in a consise and eloquent manner.
I’ve discovered another useful bit of writing that may have even been written by our very own MerCop (or perhaps not).
It deals with weapons concealment & maintainance while operating undercover in a very permissive environment.
It is titled: “Self Defense In A Gay Bar–Is That A Gun In Your Chaps Or Are You Just REALLY, REALLY Glad To See Me?”
"Gay bars represent a unique set of challenges and opportunities for the Mercenary or Cop in terms of concealing and carrying weapons.
Leather chaps, which make it much harder to conceal a pistol along the waistline, actually provide more cover for ankle holsters than normal clothing. Apendix carry is definitely out!
On one hand the typical tight mode of dress and skimpy atire makes concealing some weapons more difficult. On the other hand the proliferation of leather vests and other clothing provides many opportunities to hide larger than normal weapons.
A black leather vest is ideal in aiding the concealment of a shoulder holster; just make sure to buy a shoulder holster and straps manufactured from black leather so it will blend in with the vest.
Other weapons that would normally stand out in everyday wear can actually serve as accessories. Wear a spiked leather glove or guantlet to the office and you risk getting stares or even terminated. However in a gay bar such accessories that double as effective weapons don’t rate a second glance.
The savy Mercenary or Cop never fails to properly lubricate his firearm. However many lubricants commonly available in a gay bar, such as K-Y Jelly, can actually attract grit and other foreign substances and gum up your weapon, jeopardizing it’s functionability.
Furthermore, many attendees at gay bars are not familiar with proper weapons maintenance or functioning. Some of the practices I observed were quite bizarre. I’m not sure why anyone would cover their entire hand with lubrication before applying it to a bolt carrier group of an AR.
When I complained to one bartender about my weapon not working, he offered to sell me a Viagra or amyl nitrate . . . I’m not sure if this was supposed to be used in place of the O-ring or the extractor spring insert.
In our next article we will examine self defense in a Lesbian bar, a place that gives an entirely new meaning to the term 'strapping on."
OMG, I am so going to scratch your eyes out
Oh, you don’t like that one?
Then how about this one:
"For several decades, the Aliens of the planet Reality had been watching earth. The inhabitants of Reality had much in common with the people of earth, but were especially fond of a place called the United States. The beings in the US seemed to have everything at their fingertips from food to water, and even though their technology was crude, they were getting better.
They realized as long as the private citizens of the United States, it’s military & police posessed quality AR-15s and the M16FOWs, the aliens had no chance of successfully invading.
So they began a long campaign to erode this advantage.
First, through control of a financial entity known as a hedge fund, they started buying up lower quality AR makers to try to pump more money into them and get those lower quality ARs out there.
Next, they directed aliens to establish accounts on M4carbine.net, one of the few online bulwarks for AR quality out there. In an attempt to lower the quality of the discourse there, these aliens tried to inundate the messageboard with pointless questions and moronic claims of how their lesser brand ARs were ‘just as good as’ the proven brand. If you look at some of these threads, it is clear that they are out of this universe.
However, there is one thing that frightens these beings more than a crucifix repels a vampire. It’s a relic was handed down by the ancient Babylonians to The One who wore a yellow visor: THE CHART."
Now, that was good…
Small Arms are the least-important implement in mechanized warfare.
Some people take this much more seriously than I did, purely satire
In your story you assume Alien life will communicate in English which is statistically so improbable it’s absurd. Also you assume a stereotypical humanoid life form as has developed on Earth which is also very unlikely. And then of course there is the fact that any life form advanced enough to engage in interstellar travel will likely be as susceptible to small arms as a T Rex is to a slingshot.
You also failed to mention the Drake Equation in your story and how it would specifically apply.
:sarcastic:
And now you have my full attention.