Some critics of competition as a training tool have voiced numerous complaints about the "bad habits" it teaches. Sevigny's response to that opinion is polite but direct: "Such critics probably have never competed in anything before and need to be enlightened."

Sevigny has spent a lot of time training police officers, most of whom are amazed at what he can do with a pistol identical to the ones they're wearing on their duty belts, and it encourages them.

"Some police officers I teach are in their developmental stages, and others have potential to be above-average shooters. The ones who compete with their pistols are always the best from what I have seen. Making C-class in USPSA would be a fair expectation for anyone serious about carrying a gun for self-defense."