Dr. Ben Carson said that and the left jumped him for being “insensitive”. I hate liberals.
This is FINALLY what the AF is teaching as well. They even say, “If armed, resist”. I’m retiring in <90 days and they FINALLY give us useful advice on active shooter training.
Practice your headshots and unload some 9mm goodness on them.
The marine has it wrong. It’s much more preferable when shots are heard for the teacher to cower in the corner with the kids.
All very well saying this, but when fight or flight kicks in, the choice is usually taken away from you as your lizard brain takes over from your conscious human one. If you don’t have it naturally you need to have it trained into you, either through military training or martial arts/self defence training.
It may be a matter of personality. I told Mr. Mercat that I want to be trained and armed because I know myself and I will attack. That’s just who I am. I’m not bragging but it is a guttural reflex.
Flee a knife; charge a gun.
Like Chris Norman, the Brit who helped take down the Moroccan terrorist on the French train.
“My thought was, ‘OK, I’m probably going to die anyway, so let’s go.’ I’d rather die being active, trying to get him down, than simply sit in the corner and be shot. Either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die. It was really nothing more than that.”
Like Chris Norman, the Brit who helped take down the Moroccan terrorist on the French train.
“My thought was, ‘OK, I’m probably going to die anyway, so let’s go.’ I’d rather die being active, trying to get him down, than simply sit in the corner and be shot. Either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die. It was really nothing more than that.”
I always hope I’d go down swinging anyway. I’m small but I’m still quick and my plan is to go for the knees.
It’s pure common sense. At point blank range a gunman ain’t gonna miss unless you make him miss.
Be prepared. SITREP. Who’s in your zone? Avoid UNPROTECTED, feel good, “gun free” slaughter zones. Depending on proximity to the perp, flight may be the smartest course of action. Being closest in proximity, you’ll have to take the shot at the perp. Having access and time to your weapon is the ultimate. Be prepared.
Yes sir. I’ll do that.
Very good post.. thank you.
Shopkeeper beats would-be robber with folding chair - original video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvvU72KfruU
Moral of the story: Get crazy - throw - hit - club - anything - EVERYTHING!!!
You mean like this?
It can and does work!
Train shooting heroes: The [American] men who helped avert a massacre in Europe
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-heroes/
When my son had become a Marine (reservist) but before he was fully trained and deployed, there was an incident near his apartment in downtown Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth U. Gunfire in the wee hours of the morning.
He and his roommate ((Army reservist, later at Mosul, Iraq during the tent bombing) jumped up and went outside and ran in the direction of the gunfire. Turned out to be a couple local scum shooting their 9mm’s at each other.
Though ill-advised, they did not fear for themselves. Both those boys fought well in Iraq, though my son didn’t make it back alive.
Don't just fight back, Shoot back!
No more GUN FREE ZONES!
The blood of everyone who has been shot in Gun Free Zones is on the hands of the anti-gun nuts that want people unable to defend themselves.
If only, the gun control pushers would all find themselves in situations where someone was shooting at them and they had to wait 20 minutes for the police to show up.
I wonder how many of them possess the imagination to wish that they had a gun to shoot back with.
...or would they just wet their pants thinking “Guns are scary!”
Always remember the 21 foot rule.
I think cops are taught this in their training, not sure, not a cop.
Anyway, inside of 21 feet, an attacker can charge and make contact before the attackee has time to react. If he is already aiming and fixing to fire, it may be too late, but what do you have to lose?
Military training, contact sports, martial arts, etc all help. Any plan of action is better than no plan.
For me, some military training combined with 9 years of intense contact sports helped in my reaction/inaction instincts, but working livestock for 15 years , often alone. is what taught me how to confront a dangerous situation with little hesitation.
My understanding is the “momma bear” instinct some mothers have allow them to punch way above their weight class, and overcome situations where they are heavily outmatched.
Having taken hits and been knocked unconscious in the past he[p to show you that it isn’t that bad, often not even felt in the heat of it.
Don’t run up to the threat, run through and over it. This mindset helps as well, but takes some learning/conditioning.
That said, what would I do if trapped by a shooter? I do not know. I have only been shot at once and it made me mad, not scared.
That’s what I didn’t understand in Oregon. They stood there as he shot them one at a time. Whatever happened to “Let’s roll”? Do you not want to go down fighting? Do something. Anything. But don’t just stand there and take it.