[Dead Corpse]

I've done just that. My father, retired LEO and a current Rangemaster, was trying to prove this very point to me.

I capped him every time.

[yarddog]

I agree with you although the point is still good that a person can do quite a bit before your reactions can take hold.

I will do a little bragging and say I have unusually quick reactions. I can always grab the dollar bill before it drops between my fingers and very few can do that.

I do remember one time when I was a kid, playing cops and robbers and was holding my cap gun on a friend. He surprised me by grabbing it before I knew what happened.

For that reason, I will never let a threat any closer than I have to.

When I worked for Civil Service, we were given some very basic self defense training. Our trainer was a national champion is some types of Japanese martial arts which I don't even know what they are.

Anyway I remember him saying that he would not try to overpower or take a gun away from an opponent unless he was sure the guy was going to shoot. Now if a person is dumb enough to let someone with reach, then they probably would be too slow to react.