On self defense: In a real life attack, the supposition that you just need a firearm is akin to believing you only need a hammer to build a house. I am fully in support of those who carry a firearm for self defense, but one should do so with a sense of realism. An attacker is not going to come charging you head on most times. You will be rushed in most cases from behind or the blind sides, with as little sound indicators as possible. You will be grabbed. You will be caught off guard. You need to learn at least SOME basic hand-to-hand combat defenses for grappling, punches, kicks and other strikes. You will STILL be hit. You will STILL get hurt, possibly incapacitated. And if your attacker has a weapon it will already be out and in play, giving you even less time and opportunity to draw your own weapon. I see the argument too often. All she needs is a gun. Draw, fire, leave/call the cops/reload and fire again/insert macho act here... Your attacker has one primary goal. To gain control of you. This means they will go for your most obvious tools first. If your hands/arms are immobilized you will not be able to reach your firearm and you will need to sort through your bodys remaining available weaponry in order to free yourself and get your weapon into play. In short, I am seriously tired of the ignorance involved. Carrying a gun does not make you invincible any more than a knife, baseball bat or any other weapon. Especially in direct physical contact with your attacker. It is a tool, and it is useless unless you can get to it and use it. And often times, you will not have immediate access when you truly need it, so youd best learn something about how to free yourself from your attacker, create space and get to your tool. To assist in this you will need more tools. Your body was born with many, and it pays to learn to use them. #FirearmNaivete
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:59:29 +0000
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