Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, one of the most successful gun training schools in the nation, will benefit even teenagers. The statement sounds shocking, but no less than this statistic by the U.S Department of Justice: ?The violent-crime victimization rate among 16-19 year olds is about double that of 25-34 year olds? (Booth, pg. 121).

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, created by self-made Ignatius Piazza, offers gun training for teens that includes not only how to properly and safely use and care for a firearm, but also includes in its course the best martial arts defense techniques to use in certain situations. Physical training is also emphasized, which is important for teens to understand that using a firearm is not just the mechanical act of pulling the trigger. At Front Sight teens are taught that with such a serious way to defend oneself comes incredible responsibility. As one Front Sight Firearms Training Institute student phrased it ?they train the body to work with the mind for a worse case scenario.?

In a recent article in Cosmo magazine, ?Why Your Campus Can Be a Danger Zone?, the author Stephanie Booth acknowledges, that while college campuses offer a sense of false safety, this age group, free from parental supervision often neglect obvious security measures, such as locking their dorm doors, accepting rides from people they do not know, and accepting alcoholic beverages from people they do not know. One student (not in this article), after taking a shower and wearing nothing but her towel entered her dorm room only to surprise a man she didn't know in her room. He quickly escaped the room but she did not go after him. This story is a perfect example of the all too trusting teen, who even though wronged is afraid to speak up.

Ignatius Piazza only hires world-class instructors for the Front Sight Training Institute. Instructors are hired only after successful completion of a four day Instructor Development Program and if they demonstrate respect and a customer service attitude toward clients. Teenagers at Front Sight Training Institute are not treated like children, but like the unique individuals only teens can be. Ignatius Piazza understands the concerns of teens and their families.

Victimization of teens on college campuses, especially females, can be reduced with the proper education and the best ways to defend oneself in any given situation. Indeed, college campuses can be a ?hotbed for certain kinds of crimes? (Booth, pg. 121). These include robberies, rapes, assaults, and even murder and the majority of these crimes are not perpetrated by the derelict off the street, but rather by their peers. This often occurs because college campuses are a microcosm unto themselves; they are where the parties occur, where the drinking occurs, where there is a concentrated amount of everything that a would-be perpetrator needs.

Parents who send their teens to Front Sight Firearms Training Institute can feel much relief when their teen heads for college, knowing that he or she is well-equipped for self-defense.