ProShooter
Regular Member
This event happened in 2012, but the surveillance video has now been released. A man armed with a sawed off rifle in his coat sleeve attempted to rob a Wisconsin grocery store. A concealed carry permit holder was armed and stopped the robbery.
What is interesting to note is that the permit holder was carrying but did not have a round chambered, and had the gun's safety on. A very crucial moment comes at 1.43 in the video. The permit holder can be seen moving into position. He has already made a decision in his mind to engage the armed suspect. The problem is, as typically happens in the heat of the moment, he did not remember to chamber a round. He can be seen taking aim and coming up on a "dead trigger"; the result of not having a round chambered.
He can then be seen chambering a round and engaging the armed suspect. This is why we teach that you MUST carry with a round chambered. Even though he had a few seconds to pre-plan his movements and defense, he still did not remember to chamber that first round in the heat of the moment. If you choose to carry with your gun's safety on, you need to practice disengaging that safety as you draw so that you are ready to fire when you come up on target. This gunfight was over in 3-4 seconds and occurred at the usual distance of less than 12 feet that we talk about. Notice too, that the the permit holder's stance resembles the "crouched Isosceles" that we teach (although he was in a confined area).
http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-g...milwaukee-robbery?et_mid=615863&rid=233877112
What is interesting to note is that the permit holder was carrying but did not have a round chambered, and had the gun's safety on. A very crucial moment comes at 1.43 in the video. The permit holder can be seen moving into position. He has already made a decision in his mind to engage the armed suspect. The problem is, as typically happens in the heat of the moment, he did not remember to chamber a round. He can be seen taking aim and coming up on a "dead trigger"; the result of not having a round chambered.
He can then be seen chambering a round and engaging the armed suspect. This is why we teach that you MUST carry with a round chambered. Even though he had a few seconds to pre-plan his movements and defense, he still did not remember to chamber that first round in the heat of the moment. If you choose to carry with your gun's safety on, you need to practice disengaging that safety as you draw so that you are ready to fire when you come up on target. This gunfight was over in 3-4 seconds and occurred at the usual distance of less than 12 feet that we talk about. Notice too, that the the permit holder's stance resembles the "crouched Isosceles" that we teach (although he was in a confined area).
http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-g...milwaukee-robbery?et_mid=615863&rid=233877112
