Thread: Never been so scared!

Having a gun is a good and bad answer. It depends on your mindset and responsibility. Owning and carrying a firearm comes with a ton of responsibility. If you fire in self defense and miss, then you are responsible for every bullet that leaves your weapon, and that can come with horrible legal responsibilites.

Remember, the national law enforcement 'hit' average is 19-21%; that is to say they hit once out of every 5 rounds fired. And, these are trained LE officers.

If a person buys a gun, then they need to practice more than a few times per year. Most LE training officers and competitive shooters say the secret to being a great shot is dry firing practice. Everything is the same save for the boom and recoil.

I own a few firearms--pistols, revolvers and long guns--and I have my AZ CCW. Having been a peace officer, I have had a few threats against me and my family. I practice 3-4 days per week for around ten minutes. In that time, you can draw your weapon, present it, get our front sight picture and press the trigger around 2 dozen times. When I go to the range for live fire, I can see what this dry fire (with targets) has done to improve/maintain my skills. I had co-workers who never practice outside of our departmental training and their skills were horrible. The saying amongts me and the few who trained was, "I am more leary of so-and-so assisting me then I am of the felons."

Also, remember what the number one self defense skill is--it is a life-long dedication to recognition and avoidance. Read Col. Cooper's color code system.

Then again, Col. Cooper did say, "Violence is rarely the answer, but when it is, then extreme violence is the answer." You need to decide to be aggressive enough soon enough.

Something else to keep in mind as you watch that vid, here is a man who is shot multiple times and is still walking...
That is a perfect example of what we were talking about in your last thread about buying a gun...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Something else to keep in mind as you watch that vid, here is a man who is shot multiple times and is still walking...
That is a perfect example of what we were talking about in your last thread about buying a gun...

Yes, sir. It has been said that 85% of the people shot in the US survive. So, what does this say about handguns? They are underpowered. It takes 3-4 handgun rounds to equal the damage of one rifle round. It comes down to three components, and they are as follows in order of importance: 1) shot placement, 2) bullet construction, and 3) caliber. I would rather hit with a .22 then miss with a .45. If that shooter in the video had done a FTS (failure to stop) drill, then that lawyer probably would be here amongst the living.

Remember, a handgun is a defensive weapon. You use it to get back to the long gun you should have never left behind. Also, in twenty years, no one will remember shooting stance, caliber or the brand name of the weapon; they will only rememeber who lived and who died.

I will keep carrying my handgun when I have my family in public. It has been said that if a perspective victim runs (erratically of course), then there is approximately an 80-85% chance they will not get hit. However, as a husband and father, I can cannot run and leave my family behind. So, I carry when they are with me and I do not carry when I am alone. A person who practices on smoothness, front-sight-press, 360 degree scan and movement will be more like to to get 2-4 hits on target and move themselves off-line than a person who does not practice. The person who does not practice will more than likely stay rooted in place and pay homage to the old hunting philosophy of, "If there is lead in the air, then there is hope in the heart."

Handguns get the job done, but only if the owner knows what he/she is doing; and they will only do that if they train both their physical skills and mindset. Remember Col. Cooper's color code system. If you are in condition white, then you are dead. Stay in condition yellow and move through orange and red to be ahead of the propestive aggressor.