I tell my girls this....
"Be professional, and be polite. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
Now that is sort of funny to them....but it makes them think.
Freeper: “A riot will be different in the US”
Celerity: “Why?”
FR:”Because we are an armed population.”
C:”How? How will being armed affect the outcome?”
FR:”No one would escalate violence when they are surrounded by sensible gun owners!”
C:”How would a sensible gun owner deploy their weapon in any of these violent situations? How, when all appropriate tactics point to ‘run and hide’ or ‘don’t shoot vandals and shoplifters’ will sensible gun owners deter riots or flash mobs?”
Chris Matthews: “A day of legal, constitutional protest was cut down by the crack of gunfire when a tea-party terrorist opened fire on several children today. Children; he thought, were somehow going to kill him. This tea party must be disbanded, arrested and tried in Guatanamo!”
The general, ignorant public as directed by the media: “YEAH! KILL RIGHTY!”
You can see by this back-and-forth, I am looking for a roadmap (of sorts) to see how we can win, before the SHTF. Either way I see it, this is a critical moment in the history of the United States. A turning point.
A righteous shot can’t be attained when the righteous answer to play it cool, and keep to the fundamentals of fight or flight.
I would say this is sage advise. I was taught 1) always keep your wits...non of this emotional bs. 2) always know your exit routes 3) always be prepared to either defend (I.e. kill) or retreat.
Unfortunately I wasn’t as good at passing these lessons on...