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**Rich Lucibella** · April 2, 1999, 12:34 AM

The idea for The Firing Line was given to me by God in a private meeting....only kidding. OK...you asked for the whole sordid story.

Seems that I had the misfortune of retiring at an early age and found much of my time dedicated to reflection of events occurring in the USA. Growing increasingly uneasy at what i saw, I determined to give a bit back and almost entered the civilian firearms training industry in a rather big way (a subject I am not at liberty to discuss at present).

Frustration led me to various RKBA related sites. Various RKBA sites led me to greater frustration over the pettiness, lack of intelligence and general lack of professionalism therein.

In late September, I decided to put together a group to do it better. A core group of helpers, advisers and other assorted rabble was dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming, into my plans. By mid-October we were up and running with some of the best Moderators on the Web. Thanks to guys like Erick at Glock Talk, Mike and Spark at BladeForums.com, the guys from the API list, the Tactics list, the 10MM list, AR15.com and others, word spread pretty quickly.

Credit to the original core group goes out to:
Mykl: Logic Mentor and Chief Rabble
DC: She was the one kicking and screaming
Zach: Boy genius and Webmaster
Walt Marshall: My first formal instructor
Blues: He lurks more than posts
Rob: Who quickly endeared himself to us and spread the word tirelessly
Spark: For endless technical assist
Eric at GlockTalk: For seeing us as ally, not competitor

Credit for our current success goes out first to our Members and second to the Moderators who volunteer their time, expertise and judgement.

Now you know where we came from. Where are we going? Our goal is to be the premier firearms discussion site on the internet. A place where expert and novice, LEOs, military and "civilians" can all come together to learn from each other.

So if we sometimes appear heavy handed about protocol, I take full responsibility. While I have and will continue to make occasional mistakes that result in accusations of favoritism or hidden agenda, our only goals are stated in the previous paragraph.

Rich
ps: At time of this reply, registered Member count is at 1140

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited April 02, 1999).]

April 2, 1999, 12:34 AM	#2
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	The idea for The Firing Line was given to me by God in a private meeting....only kidding. OK...you asked for the whole sordid story. Seems that I had the misfortune of retiring at an early age and found much of my time dedicated to reflection of events occurring in the USA. Growing increasingly uneasy at what i saw, I determined to give a bit back and almost entered the civilian firearms training industry in a rather big way (a subject I am not at liberty to discuss at present). Frustration led me to various RKBA related sites. Various RKBA sites led me to greater frustration over the pettiness, lack of intelligence and general lack of professionalism therein. In late September, I decided to put together a group to do it better. A core group of helpers, advisers and other assorted rabble was dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming, into my plans. By mid-October we were up and running with some of the best Moderators on the Web. Thanks to guys like Erick at Glock Talk, Mike and Spark at BladeForums.com, the guys from the API list, the Tactics list, the 10MM list, AR15.com and others, word spread pretty quickly. Credit to the original core group goes out to: Mykl: Logic Mentor and Chief Rabble DC: She was the one kicking and screaming Zach: Boy genius and Webmaster Walt Marshall: My first formal instructor Blues: He lurks more than posts Rob: Who quickly endeared himself to us and spread the word tirelessly Spark: For endless technical assist Eric at GlockTalk: For seeing us as ally, not competitor Credit for our current success goes out first to our Members and second to the Moderators who volunteer their time, expertise and judgement. Now you know where we came from. Where are we going? Our goal is to be the premier firearms discussion site on the internet. A place where expert and novice, LEOs, military and "civilians" can all come together to learn from each other. So if we sometimes appear heavy handed about protocol, I take full responsibility. While I have and will continue to make occasional mistakes that result in accusations of favoritism or hidden agenda, our only goals are stated in the previous paragraph. Rich ps: At time of this reply, registered Member count is at 1140 [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited April 02, 1999).]