aktion
Regular Member
My understanding, from those who have been shot at more than I, roughly in the order of relevance.....
1. Mindset
2. Situational Awareness
3. Train
4. Have a weapon
5. Train
6. Have a plan
7. Train
8. Have a back up weapon
9. Train
10.Have a back up plan
etc
Without the Mindset, the rest don't much matter. Without Mindset and Situational Awareness, you may make do without a ready weapon at hand. And so on.
Prioritize. Get good info, from proven sources. Quality training, literature and video from places like Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, Jeff Cooper, Gabe Suarez, and so on.
As for the OP's scenario; I am mentally and physically preparing to apply the above precepts. Only hits count, and when I fight, I fight to prevail. Since this is the internet, and it's a postulated scenario.....once I've determined a legitimate threat exists, fire and movement, nothing too fancy. Don't hit anyone else. Make sure you are aware of who/whats around you, as you can count on tunnel vision coming on as fast as the adrenalin dump and ensuing pucker factor. I would be very wary of complying with anyone who wasn't focusing directly on me with a weapon. And even if they were, fast draw may be your last chance. I rolled those dice once, and won. That is, a weapon was pointed at me, I decided not to draw as I thought there was a good enough chance of defusing the situation. Fortunately, I was right. In the future, I really don't think I will put that much trust in someone who has decided to point a gun at me in anger. Your results may vary.
Oh yeah- I second the idea, keep your damn mouth shut afterwards, until your lawyer is present. I'm not aware of anyone successfully talking their way out of self-incrimination or prosecution.
1. Mindset
2. Situational Awareness
3. Train
4. Have a weapon
5. Train
6. Have a plan
7. Train
8. Have a back up weapon
9. Train
10.Have a back up plan
etc
Without the Mindset, the rest don't much matter. Without Mindset and Situational Awareness, you may make do without a ready weapon at hand. And so on.
Prioritize. Get good info, from proven sources. Quality training, literature and video from places like Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, Jeff Cooper, Gabe Suarez, and so on.
As for the OP's scenario; I am mentally and physically preparing to apply the above precepts. Only hits count, and when I fight, I fight to prevail. Since this is the internet, and it's a postulated scenario.....once I've determined a legitimate threat exists, fire and movement, nothing too fancy. Don't hit anyone else. Make sure you are aware of who/whats around you, as you can count on tunnel vision coming on as fast as the adrenalin dump and ensuing pucker factor. I would be very wary of complying with anyone who wasn't focusing directly on me with a weapon. And even if they were, fast draw may be your last chance. I rolled those dice once, and won. That is, a weapon was pointed at me, I decided not to draw as I thought there was a good enough chance of defusing the situation. Fortunately, I was right. In the future, I really don't think I will put that much trust in someone who has decided to point a gun at me in anger. Your results may vary.
Oh yeah- I second the idea, keep your damn mouth shut afterwards, until your lawyer is present. I'm not aware of anyone successfully talking their way out of self-incrimination or prosecution.
