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.
With regards to situational awareness and reacting to a rapidly developing violent situation, I like this video that shows an armed robbery going down. This guy had about 3-4 seconds to figure it out and act before the armed robberS got the drop on him. He failed.