Posted on 10/15/2014 12:40:07 PM PDT by marktwain
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The caller also stated that his 87- year old grandfather confronted the suspect with a shotgun after he made entry into the home. The suspect then pulled the gun away from his grandfather who then fell to the floor and suffered injuries to both arms; they then fled the home...If they refuse to stop, and continue to close, you would likely be justified in using deadly force. A person who knows that you have a gun, and is trying to get at it, is a deadly threat. I say mostly, because if the person with the gun is a 230 lb martial artist, and the person approaching is a 90 lb, 80-year-old woman, the jury may well consider that a lesser degree of force would have worked. While shotguns can work very well to stop a threat, long guns are considered easier to take away, because of the leverage that they provide. The problem with bluffing with an unloaded gun, is that you cannot shoot if you need to.
Officers arrived on scene to find four people one of which was the injured grandfather out of the residence. They informed the officers that they believed the suspect was still inside the residence and was in possession of their grandfather's unloaded shotgun.There are other options. For long guns, defenders can practice the old bayonet drill, without the bayonet. Thrust with the muzzle, hard and fast, to the solar plexus, throat or face; then a slashing upward butt stroke (barrel goes over your right or left shoulder); followed by a forward thrusting butt smash. With a solid stock and a steel buttplate, these actions can kill; lightweight stocks and recoil pads diminish the effects of the butt strokes considerably.
The suspect was identified as Perry Tyler (44) of 828 St Cyr St. Opelousas. He told the officers thank you after he was taken into custody. Tyler's behavior was consistent with someone being under the influence of PCP, he was wet and told officers that they, unsure who they was, were after him.People on drugs such as alcohol, PCP, Meth, or simply adrenaline, can be very hard to stop; sometimes only physical disablement will do. If you want to understand what physical punishment the human body can take, and still function, I recommend reading what Medal of Honor winners did. Some of them even survived.
1) Keep your primary, secondary and ‘secondary back-up’ guns loaded at all times.
2) Don’t bluff. If you are not willing to kill the attacker, do not draw your gun in the first place.
Don’t bluff. If you are going to take out a weapon to protect yourself, it better have ammo in it.
There could be one under the hammer, but it would rotate out of position when the hammer is cocked.
If your attacker is within 20 ft. you’re in danger.
You have about a second and a half to make a life or death decision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill
BLUFF? If I pull my gun out and the perp makes one more movement toward me then he is dead - and if there are more than one then they are all dead - I practice the hell out of shooting.
I shoot while moving forward, backward, side to side. I practice shooting at moving targets while I am moving - and every moving target is shaped like a human.
I never, ever pull my gun to bluff. If it comes out people scatter or die - simple as that.
By contrast, if the hammer is already cocked, the visible cylinders may be empty but there may be a live round under the hammer. It’s called Russian Roulette.
Ever watch John Wayne’s THE ANGEL AND THE BAD MAN? The girl unloads Wayne’s pistol, when the bad guys show up, he finds it unloaded but still meets them holding the pistol in his hand in such a way they cannot see into the cylinders. They back away.
The Tuller Drill has probably resulted more innocent civilians killed by cops than cops lives it saved.
The Tranter was an early cartridge pistol made in England in the early 1870s. I once fired an 1860s muzzle loading Tranter revolver, it was around .44 or .45 caliber as I recall. Fun to shoot.
Probably having your finger on the trigger would help also.
>If you are not willing to kill the attacker, do not draw your gun in the first place.<
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You’re intent should never be to kill an attacker (that would make you a murderer) but to stop him.
That you had to fire two in the chest and one in the head is an entirely different matter and only shows that the attacker was an extremely tough guy.
Why in the name of God would ANYONE wish to bluff some thug with an unloaded gun?? If you don’t have any ammo, go get some before you decide to play chicken with a .44!
The Tueller drill just illustrates one simple thing: that if a police officer is *ready* to shoot at someone charging him with a knife, the distance typically has to be 21 feet or greater, or else the cop has a strong chance of getting stabbed or slashed. This means he draws his gun from a hip holster and double taps the knife holder in center of mass.
What this means for a civilian, who is *not* expecting an attack, and has concealed carry, is that they have serious problems they must deal with.
1) Their attacker will often use subterfuge to close the gap. This is a predicament because all sorts of people with no ill intent at all will close the gap with you for legitimate reasons. This makes drawing and brandishing a gun very problematic.
2) Attacks may be very fast, especially from behind, looking to quickly disable you. Also with multiple attackers, who will converge once you are disabled.
This is why I insist that if you conceal carry a gun, you really, truly need a knife as a complementary weapon. You can have a knife in your hand, with the blade hidden behind your forearm, and most people won’t even notice it.
You can pull your knife in any situation with no one the wiser, and as soon as you do you have a protected area around your person. Optimally it will buy you time to pull your gun, but if not, it is a substantial weapon on its own, superb for “in-fighting”.
Ever watch John Wayne’s THE ANGEL AND THE BAD MAN? The girl unloads Wayne’s pistol, when the bad guys show up, he finds it unloaded but still meets them holding the pistol in his hand in such a way they cannot see into the cylinder...
A hand well positioned in coat pocket has an unnerving affect on most would be crooks ... another form of Russian roulette?
Help me out here. Is that a scene from a movie?
No, a young lady that I met at church. I needed images for blogging, so she agreed to a photo shoot.
I understand what you are saying.
That is why I said “willing” to kill, not “intending” to kill.
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