Totally missed that. Thanks.
I've fired first ALOT....and still alive. Those that hit "firstest" with the "mostest" the fastest and the hardest usually win both fist fights and gun fights.
Not an effective tactic in dealing with current domestic conditions in the U.S. Whether in a standoff against a criminal government, blocking criminal immigrants from populating your territory or proving to gun haters that gun carriers are not predatory, a defense only policy comes first (in combination with surveillance.) We are not in a post SHTF scenario in America yet. This is a Mutually Assured Destruction scenario. In cases like these citizens need only show up calm, armed and hold their ground together. The situation will deescalate and no one will ever need to pull a trigger. This tactic works as evident by the end of the Cold War.