BLACKHAWK SERPA HOLSTER NOW PROHIBITED IN KR TRAINING CLASSES
Based on an evaluation of policies implemented at other schools, and analysis of multiple incidents of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in training classes and competitions, we have decided to prohibit the use of the Blackhawk SERPA holster in our classes. The problem with the SERPA is that the user must press a lever with the trigger finger to release the pistol, and if the shooter does not practice indexing the trigger finger along the slide (away from the trigger guard) as the gun comes out of the holster, the natural flow of body movement is to continue curling the trigger finger as the gun comes out. That movement can obviously lead to the trigger finger pressing on the trigger way too early in the drawstroke. There have been multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds at multiple schools all over the US, all a result of the design of this holster and the failure of holster users to put in sufficient slow dry practice to master the complex movement and fine motor skill of operating this holster while drawing. I believe that the number of schools banning this holster has reached critical mass and that prohibition of this holster has now become an industry "best practice", so KR Training now prohibits the use of the SERPA holster in our classes in the interest of preventing student self-injury.