Shooters Corner with Laura Berkowitz
Live Thursdays at 11AM
Audio Archive from Past Shows
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May 28, 2020
May 21, 2020
May 14, 2020
May 7, 2020
April 30, 2020
April 23, 2020
April 16, 2020
April 9, 2020
April 2, 2020
March 26, 2020
March 19, 2020
March 12, 2020
March 5, 2020
February 13, 2020
Laura is currently a firearms instructor with certifications from the National Rifle Association to teach NRA Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home. She is certified by the State of Alaska to teach the Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit course. Laura’s goal is to teach families to shoot safely.
Laura co-authored with Joseph A. Nava, “Not Your Average Joe, A Selected Autobiography and Joe’s Wisdom on Shooting.”
Laura is president of the Alaska Interior Marksmanship Committee (AIM-COMM), a non-profit 501(c)(3) with a mission to foster the development of marksmanship, the safe and ethical use of firearms and to support and promote the use of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Hunter Education Indoor Shooting Range in Fairbanks, Alaska. Laura and her team of instructors run the AIM-COMM Youth Rifle & Pistol Marksmanship Program, and teach youth ten years old through high school gun safety and the firearms sports.
Laura holds a B.A. in Business and an M.B.A. Born and raised in the Midwest, and she has lived in Alaska since 1982.
Contact Information for Laura Berkowitz
Mailing address: P.O. Box 80729, Fairbanks, AK 99708
Phone: 907-590-2904 (mobile)
Email: alaska64north@gmail.com
Please contact Laura if you have suggestions for future Shooters Corner radio programs or information you think might be of interest to listeners.
If you teach firearms safety courses in the Fairbanks area or know of firearms sporting events, please email (alaska64north@gmail.com) Laura with that information if you would like her to announce those events on Shooters Corner. Please also provide your phone number.
Firearms Classes and Events of Interest
[Place marker: I will populate this as classes or community events are scheduled.)
Links to Important Articles or Data
Sage Dynamics
https://www.sagedynamics.org/
(Scroll to middle of page for .PDF titled: “White Paper: Miniaturized
Red Dot Systems for Duty Handgun Use, Third Edition”)
FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
(Scroll down to “Reports and Statistics” for statistics on background checks
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics
NICS Firearms Background Checks by Month/Year (direct link)
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf/view
Alaska Department of Public Safety
https://dps.alaska.gov/Home
Crime in Alaska 2018
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Annual Report
https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/cedaeccd-674a-476a-a6fd-db16a609c15e/Crime-in-Alaska-2018
Alaska Statutes and Regulations
Concerning Alaska Concealed Handgun Permits
https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/0440c0e0-2f58-4406-9101-65ca34a2e2f6/ACHP-Statutes-and-Regs.pdf;.aspx
Book List: Suggested Reading
Not Your Average Joe: A Selected Autobiography and Joe’s Wisdom on Shooting
By Joseph A. Nava and Laura Berkowitz
(All profits from this book go to the Joseph A. Nava Shooting Scholarship Endowment Fund at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.)
Make Your Bed
Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe The World
By Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired)
The Gift of Fear—And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence
By Gavin De Becker
Defensive Revolver Fundamentals—Protecting Your Life with the All-American Firearm
By Grant Cunningham
Newhall Shooting, A Tactical Analysis
Survival Lessons from One of Law Enforcement’s Deadliest Shootings
By Mike Wood with foreword by Massad Ayoob
The Law of Self Defense
The Indispensable Guide for the Armed Citizen
By Andrew F. Branca, attorney, with foreword by Massad Ayoob
Deadly Force
Understanding Your Right to Self Defense
By Massad Ayoob
Left of Bang
How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
By Patrick Van Horne and Jason A. Riley, foreword by Steven Pressfield
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
On Combat
The psychology and physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman with Loren W. Christensen
Defend Yourself
A Comprehensive Security Plan for the Armed Homeowner
By Rob Pincus
Principles of Personal Defense
By Jeff Cooper, with foreword by Louis Awerbuck
The Modern Technique of the Pistol
By Gregory Boyce Morrison, with Jeff Cooper as Editorial Adviser
The Modern Day Gunslinger
The Ultimate Handgun Training Manual
Don Mann, U.S. Navy Seal, with foreword by Lt. Col. David Grossman
Facing Violence
Preparing for the Unexpected
By Rory Miller, foreword by Barry Eisler
Training for Sudden Violence
72 Practical Drills
By Rory Miller
Navy Seal Shooting
Learn how to shoot from their leading instructor
By Chris Sajnog, Navy Seal Firearms Instructor
Foreword by Scott McEwen, co-author of American Sniper
How to Shoot Like a Navy Seal
Combat Marksmanship Fundamentals
By Chris Sajnog, Navy Seal Firearms Instructor
Index: Program Archives Subject Matter
