[RC one]

She got her carry permit after that and she carries when it makes sense for her to carry. It was definitely situational awareness that saved the day that day. That was the primary lesson I walked away with. The .357 helped too as did 8 years of infantry training. If they had sensed fear, they would have pounced. They didn't sense fear though, they sensed danger.

The biggest lessons I earned that day were to A.) Situational awareness. Situational awareness. Situational awareness. B.) always bring a gun and have it on you C.) always bring as much gun as you can. That little 5 shot snubby might have been enough but I was sure wishing I had my full sized Glock.

I was lucky that I had those 8 seconds to reach into the truck, grab my gun, and develop a plan. You won't always have 8 seconds to prepare yourself.

[mad_as_he$$]

So true. In one shooting I was in if it wasn’t for practice and muscle memory I would be dead. Literally a second to decide to shoot, another to draw, flick off the safety and start pulling the trigger.