Posted on 12/24/2017 7:59:45 AM PST by Strac6
Our local Sheriffs Department carries .45’s as standard issue sidearm.
Both my J-frame and my 686+ violate his Rule #1. And his #9. As for #6, in Arizona, concealed means “discrete”. Not invisible. Hard to reconcile #6 with #1 and #9.
Good advice. My number 1 rule is to consider every weapon loaded until I personally verify that it isn’t.
A while back I had a buddy who was somewhat hot-tempered. He got married, but was still flew off the handle in some situations. He eventually got a CCW and started carrying and I thought "Oh Oh".
Some months later we were talking about CCW and I mentioned that at first I had been worried about him. He said that once he started carrying, the whole weight of responsibility came down on him and he became a pussy cat. Always carried, but never told his wife (who didn't like guns) because if they got in a tight spot, he didn't want her singling him out by yelling for him to use his gun.
Soon after, she said that marrying her had "tamed" him and that he was "such a gentleman now". He smiled and said, "Yes, dear."
He was asked in an interview right after the Trevon Martin incident about legal carry. His response which I cannot repeat verbatim was essentially that a person who carries a gun also carries an increase in responsibility to NOT be in a situation in which gun play is likely.
Example: I want to walk down the sidewalk on West Washington Street in Indianapolis at 11 pm. Is that legal? yes. Do I have the right? Yes. Is it smart? No. Is it safer for me if I carry a gun? Yes. It is also very likely I'll have to draw said gun and therefore I have an increase in responsibility to NOT walk down West Washington at 11 pm.
Well said.
“And remember, after shooting someone, that your 911 call is recorded for the sole purpose of using your utterances against you.”
“That is a very foolish comment. That is far from the sole purpose. #1 reason is when some idiot screams something almost unintelligible into phone, they can replay it to try to decipher it.””
I agree with your comment, but, in addition to don’t talk to the police, if at all possible let someone else make the 911 call.
Good grief, that guy is fantastic.
He has been the king of self defense for civilians and law enforcement for many, many years.
I do agree that the last thing you want to do is shoot someone because there are life-changing repercussions even if totally justified.
I disagree with number nine, ‘Carry An Adequate Firearm’ because nobody can agree on what an “adequate firearm” is, and in 98% of defensive gun uses (DGUs), a shot is not fired anyway.
Which means that a mouse gun is as good as a cannon 98% of the time.
Fact: Guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year or 6,849 every day. Most often, the gun is never fired and no blood (including the criminal’s) is shed.
Source: http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/7.1/Gun-Facts-7.1-screen.pdf, page 21.
Fact: A victim may have a strong reluctance to talk to a government agent about a firearm brandishing incident (which are 98% of DGUs) because they may not know the act was 100% legal.
Source: http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/7.1/Gun-Facts-7.1-screen.pdf, page 83.
In other words, the 98% number is probably low.
He’s written several books...
“Good grief, that guy is fantastic.”
Agree! Ayoob is amazing, I’m an admirer of his. For those who don’t know, he is on the board of directors of the Armed Citizen Legal Defense Network (ACLDN), a group that existed well before the NRA and CCA’s late entry into this market. For members in need of consultation after a self defense incident, they may well find themselves the recipient of his advice and/or expert testimony.
So the fact that the standard military round is 9 mm makes it a good round? Like politics didn't have anything to do with that.
My first call would be to my lawyer. I would then follow his advice.
Plus 5 rules of a gun fight
1) gun beats no gun
2) a hit beats a miss
3) fast beats slow (getting the gun into the fight)
4) big holes beat little holes
5) two holes beat one hole
So, CARRY means CARRY on your person. The gun that is left at home is “no gun”. A .22 that hits is worth a whole lot more than the .44 mag that misses. Getting the gun into the fight makes the other guy reconsider / take cover. Big holes bleed out faster but don’t sacrifice rules 1, 2, or 3 to carry “big”. And extra ammo always helps.
If someone calls 911 and describes the event as caused by you, you will be at a disadvantage when the cops show up.
Call first, give them the location and result.
Then be sure to make it clear that you were in danger of losing your life.
I would describe my appearance so as to not be confused with the bad guys.
And then shut up.
bkmk
Peter Cooper?
Question from curiosity: has there ever been a Charles Bronson Death Wish type individual in American history? Has that scenario ever been played out?
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