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I think the worst advice is something like "don't draw unless you know you are going to shoot". First, there comes a time when talking is over, a threat is real, and time is everything. Second, things can change very quickly. If the threat stops between draw and fire, then there's no fire. What is terrible about the general statement is that it creates a sense of doubt about drawing a gun in the face of a real threat. And that can get you killed.
dont get a gun, they're dangerous, you should get a rape whistle
I think the worst advice is something like "don't draw unless you know you are going to shoot". First, there comes a time when talking is over, a threat is real, and time is everything. Second, things can change very quickly. If the threat stops between draw and fire, then there's no fire. What is terrible about the general statement is that it creates a sense of doubt about drawing a gun in the face of a real threat. And that can get you killed.
isn't that what the economist just said? or is my reading comprehension shot?Umm, you don't draw unless you are justifies in using deadly force. That translates into you don't draw unless you are justified in shooting. If the situation changes then your actions change, but that does not change you original justifications to draw.
Saying you can draw to de-escalate a situation is probably the worst advise I have ever heard. Either that or 'if you carry a 10mm and have to use it you'll go to jail because some other guy did'
isn't that what the economist just said? or is my reading comprehension shot?
"Guns attract violence" I almost laughed when I heard that. The woman who said it to me had a very serious look on her face. As if defending myself from some lunatic would be an act of violence rather than an act of self defense.
Saying that the worst advice is "don't draw unless you know you are going to shoot" isn't bad advice at all. It is actually really good advice. At the moment you draw your firearm in self defense you MUST know that you are going to shoot or you are not actually in fear of death or harm and no have reason to draw your firearm. What happens after the draw is totally different from what was happening when you drew the firearms as the situation can be constantly changing. Advocating drawing without knowing that at that moment you must absolutely fire is advocating the drawing of a firearm to de-escalate a situation only and can get you into legal trouble or killed.
Let's put it this way. A BG approaches me on the street and is ten feet away from me when he produces a knife and demands my wallet. At this moment the BG has the means and intention to cause me serious harm and I must shoot him to protect myself. So I draw my firearm and while preparing to shoot. Once I draw the BG sees the gun and turns and flees. At THIS moment I am not in fear of harm and can no longer shoot even though half a second prior I absolutely knew that I must shoot the BG to protect myself. The situation changed and I had to adjust accordingly. The other issue could be me hesitating shooting for a second to see if the BG turns and flees. He doesn't and runs the knife through me and I'm dead due to the hesitation.
My whole beef is that you must know that you 100% have to shoot at the exact moment you are drawing or you do not have legal justification to draw. If the situation changes after the draw you have to adjust, but that does not change what you were thinking when you made the draw.
Saying that the worst advice is "don't draw unless you know you are going to shoot" isn't bad advice at all. It is actually really good advice. At the moment you draw your firearm in self defense you MUST know that you are going to shoot or you are not actually in fear of death or harm and no have reason to draw your firearm. What happens after the draw is totally different from what was happening when you drew the firearms as the situation can be constantly changing. Advocating drawing without knowing that at that moment you must absolutely fire is advocating the drawing of a firearm to de-escalate a situation only and can get you into legal trouble or killed.
Let's put it this way. A BG approaches me on the street and is ten feet away from me when he produces a knife and demands my wallet. At this moment the BG has the means and intention to cause me serious harm and I must shoot him to protect myself. So I draw my firearm and while preparing to shoot. Once I draw the BG sees the gun and turns and flees. At THIS moment I am not in fear of harm and can no longer shoot even though half a second prior I absolutely knew that I must shoot the BG to protect myself. The situation changed and I had to adjust accordingly. The other issue could be me hesitating shooting for a second to see if the BG turns and flees. He doesn't and runs the knife through me and I'm dead due to the hesitation.
My whole beef is that you must know that you 100% have to shoot at the exact moment you are drawing or you do not have legal justification to draw. If the situation changes after the draw you have to adjust, but that does not change what you were thinking when you made the draw.
Hey!!, Your gun is cocked... ( Colt GM 1911 )
Yeah, like sun block attracts melanoma."Guns attract violence"
Yeah, like sun block attracts melanoma.
Saying that the worst advice is "don't draw unless you know you are going to shoot" isn't bad advice at all. It is actually really good advice. At the moment you draw your firearm in self defense you MUST know that you are going to shoot or you are not actually in fear of death or harm and no have reason to draw your firearm. What happens after the draw is totally different from what was happening when you drew the firearms as the situation can be constantly changing. Advocating drawing without knowing that at that moment you must absolutely fire is advocating the drawing of a firearm to de-escalate a situation only and can get you into legal trouble or killed.
Let's put it this way. A BG approaches me on the street and is ten feet away from me when he produces a knife and demands my wallet. At this moment the BG has the means and intention to cause me serious harm and I must shoot him to protect myself. So I draw my firearm and while preparing to shoot. Once I draw the BG sees the gun and turns and flees. At THIS moment I am not in fear of harm and can no longer shoot even though half a second prior I absolutely knew that I must shoot the BG to protect myself. The situation changed and I had to adjust accordingly. The other issue could be me hesitating shooting for a second to see if the BG turns and flees. He doesn't and runs the knife through me and I'm dead due to the hesitation.
My whole beef is that you must know that you 100% have to shoot at the exact moment you are drawing or you do not have legal justification to draw. If the situation changes after the draw you have to adjust, but that does not change what you were thinking when you made the draw.
You are asking for trouble, if you carry a gun. If you carry correctly ,no one knows if you are carrying!!!!
This is exactly what I was referencing -- a definition of some hypothetical scenario that MUST ABSOLUTELY BE TRUE before you ever draw a weapon. In that moment you can either be mentally prepared to be a lawyer or mentally prepared to fight. Nobody, including me, ever said "draw to de-escalate a situation". Draw to escalate a situation in your favor. If a guy is waving a knife at me, I draw. Whether I fire or not depends on his next move. This emphasis on whether one might mentally fire a gun that is at that moment in a holster is pointless.
Threaten me or my family with a knife, see if I let you walk away. Don't run you will just die tired.
typical internet drivel from people who read too many magazines. try again there hero.
"Just put it in your waistband, that's what I do."