livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Next to food, clothing, and shelter, the need for self-defense is prominent in our genes. You did not make many missteps in ancient times and live to complain. Working as a peace officer, beginning 40 years ago, I did not have a cell phone, pepper gas, or instant backup, and lived through some hairy ordeals. I bear the scars from some, but then, the Scot-Irish are born with a broken nose and scars on their knuckles.
I am not saying that there are folks who do not know what they are doing today, far from it. It is more difficult to be a cop today than when I first started. There is good training and education, for those willing to put forth the effort. As for civilian shooters, there are good schools but few attend.
The primary problem is the unlimited fake news, bad advice, and downright bull chips—some of it published in major magazines. The writer who has never met a gun he didn’t like is one problem. There have always been more cheap guns than good guns. The one commenting on things he knows nothing about is another. Gun shop commandos are another problem. There are actually very knowledgeable shooters in some shops, but from all gun shops. Some of these commandos prey on the neophyte.
If someone doesn’t carry a gun professionally, their advice isn’t worthwhile. You would be surprised how many ‘big name’ editors who pose with concealed holsters and fire handguns have never carried a gun concealed outside of the studio. Those of us who do not believe in little green men, and ignored Y2K and other hoaxes are not impressed. I think a big problem with many concealed carry permit holders is that they carry situationally.
They bolt the hogleg on when they are going to make a night deposit at the bank or looking at a used car in a bad neighborhood, whatever that is. The odds are slim of having an armed confrontation, but the possibilities are endless. The criminal population, with few exceptions, doesn’t go about armed as a matter of course. They heel up just before committing a crime. Therefore, citizens must be constantly armed to deter such an attack. If you carry at all, never be unarmed—save when there are legal restrictions.
Mental preparation isn’t there with many folks. They are not prepared for the ‘tyranny of the moment.’ As a police instructor once told me, the gun isn’t there to keep you from getting your ass whipped; it is there to save your life or that of someone else. As the old saying goes, when the mouth writes a check the ass can’t cash take your medicine. The gun isn’t there to fire from the ground at a retreating man or to murder a teenager you have picked a fight with and ended up with your soft-self kissing the asphalt. Even if you manage to bluff the jury and spend your life savings on gaining an acquittal, there is something called Judgement Day. Believe, live it.
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I am not saying that there are folks who do not know what they are doing today, far from it. It is more difficult to be a cop today than when I first started. There is good training and education, for those willing to put forth the effort. As for civilian shooters, there are good schools but few attend.
The primary problem is the unlimited fake news, bad advice, and downright bull chips—some of it published in major magazines. The writer who has never met a gun he didn’t like is one problem. There have always been more cheap guns than good guns. The one commenting on things he knows nothing about is another. Gun shop commandos are another problem. There are actually very knowledgeable shooters in some shops, but from all gun shops. Some of these commandos prey on the neophyte.
If someone doesn’t carry a gun professionally, their advice isn’t worthwhile. You would be surprised how many ‘big name’ editors who pose with concealed holsters and fire handguns have never carried a gun concealed outside of the studio. Those of us who do not believe in little green men, and ignored Y2K and other hoaxes are not impressed. I think a big problem with many concealed carry permit holders is that they carry situationally.
They bolt the hogleg on when they are going to make a night deposit at the bank or looking at a used car in a bad neighborhood, whatever that is. The odds are slim of having an armed confrontation, but the possibilities are endless. The criminal population, with few exceptions, doesn’t go about armed as a matter of course. They heel up just before committing a crime. Therefore, citizens must be constantly armed to deter such an attack. If you carry at all, never be unarmed—save when there are legal restrictions.
Mental preparation isn’t there with many folks. They are not prepared for the ‘tyranny of the moment.’ As a police instructor once told me, the gun isn’t there to keep you from getting your ass whipped; it is there to save your life or that of someone else. As the old saying goes, when the mouth writes a check the ass can’t cash take your medicine. The gun isn’t there to fire from the ground at a retreating man or to murder a teenager you have picked a fight with and ended up with your soft-self kissing the asphalt. Even if you manage to bluff the jury and spend your life savings on gaining an acquittal, there is something called Judgement Day. Believe, live it.
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Tactical Mistakes and Myths — One Author’s Observations