Posted on 12/24/2017 6:51:51 AM PST by PROCON
Training for armed self-defense is like preparing for a natural disaster, according to the research of two Oregon State University professors.
The researchers set out to understand how Americans who keep and carry handguns for self-defense mitigate the risks involved, such as accidentally shooting oneself, inaccurately identifying a threat or being clumsy. The professors identified ways that handguns owners work to diminish those risks, including through training, mental rehearsing and routine maintenance.
The researchers determined that while those efforts mitigate the physical, legal and moral risks associated with using handguns for self-defense, it does not remove all risk.
“It’s sort of like preparing for an earthquake or a tsunami,” said Aimee Huff, as assistant professor in the College of Business and one of the study’s lead authors. “You can do your best to be prepared, but in the moment, if it happens, yes, you’re going to rely on your training but there’s also going to be a lot of thinking in the moment.”
Also, the stimuli in the event will probably be different than what the gun owner had trained for, said the study’s other lead author, Michelle Barnhart, an associate professor in the College of Business.
The study was published Monday in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. OSU business professor James McAlexander and Brandon McAlexander of the University of Arkansas also are coauthors.
Focus on guns
According to a July report by the Crime Prevention Research Center, there are over 16.3 million concealed handgun permit holders in the United States. This was a record 1.83 million increase in permits over the previous year.
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These smarter-than-everyone-else Professors attempt to present their research as unbiased, but little red flags are raised throughout the article:
An example:
In July, they published a study finding that gun violence prevention groups are more moderate in ideology than typically portrayed.
"Gun violence prevention groups" = 'NEWSPEAK' for the same old Gun-grabber groups.
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Safety and proficiency come at the same price with firearms as with any human endeavor: Practice, practice, practice.
I saw a Salvation Army bell ringer yesterday with an open carry pistol strapped in it’s holster. I don’t think anyone tried to take the money out of the pot.
The first red flag was “Oregon State University”
...perhaps the prof’s would assess the risks of wandering around the Bronx or
South Philly in August listening to their IPads at 3AM.....
Yessir. Those two sure do look like self-defense specialists, alright.
LOL, point well taken!
>>it does not remove all risk.
Staying home, encased in bubble-wrap, doesn’t even remove ALL risk. Life is risky and always results in death.
Oh my, more from people who expect the police to be in your bathroom or kitchen the moment an intruder tries to break into your home.
The researchers determined that while those efforts mitigate the physical, legal and moral risks associated with using handguns for self-defense, it does not remove all risk.
Nothing is risk free.
A smart person does what seems to be the best for the situation at hand. If it is walking across the street, riding a bike, driving a vehicle to defending oneself.
If you think armed self-defense is risky, just wait until you try unarmed self-defense...
Yes, if you are a criminal it carries all kinds of risk.
I agree, armed self-defense is risky...
...for the criminal.
I hope someone told them, during their ‘research’, Keep your booger hook off the bang switch.
.hope they last long enough to take
Video with their GoPro’s and make it back to their rented
Electric smartcar...??, if it’s still where they parked it
Business professors in college these days usually means communist.
It’s a risk vs. benefit analysis like most things in life. I carry daily and raised four children without an incident.
Maybe for all you guys, but I have a very cunning plan...
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
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