Hat tip Jack M.
My old Grandpa said to me, ‘Son, there comes a time in every man’s life when he stops bustin’ knuckles and starts bustin’ caps and usually it’s when he becomes too old to take a whoopin’.’ I don’t carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.
I don’t carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry; I carry a gun so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don’t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don’t carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don’t carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don’t carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me. Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess. Personally,
I carry a gun because I’m too young to die, and too old to take a whoopin’!
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
PLEASE DON’T THINK FOR A MOMENT,THAT THIS COULDN’T HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY ALSO !!!
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control: From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control: From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938:From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935: From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964:· From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970:From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956: From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.
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You won’t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens. With guns, we are ‘citizens’; without them, we are ‘subjects’. During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America, because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World! If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends. ·
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES A GUN TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD!
SWITZERLAND’S GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE. ·
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT’S A NO BRAINER! DON’T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.·
Good article but wrong on one point. 100,000 “Mayan Indians” were not rounded up and exterminated. There was a bloody Communist insurgency led, in large part, by foreign Liberation Theology (Communist) priests, and a great many people were killed on both sides. Funny how these people are now called “Mayan Indians” when most were not Indians at all, but in fact mestizo Guatemalans. They called themselves Communists, not Indians. That said, any fool knows a man should have weapons to defend himself and is family.
SS, and the Communist did succeed in Russia, Poland, Cuba, Africa, China, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Venezuela, and are now taking over the USA.
From the time you are dressing in the morning until you prepare to retire in the evening, you should have your weapon with you. You should sleep within arm’s reach of your weapon. Your weapon should be hot at all times.
You should practice dry fire skills constantly. If affordable, take weekend tactical training. Teach your wife how to use an AR or an AK.
Practice, practice, practice!
“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.”
In a gunfight, the most important rule is ….HAVE A GUN!!!
These are shooting tips from various Concealed Carry Instructors. If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules… If not, you should get one, learn how to use it and learn the rules.
RULES
A: Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.
B: Its always better to be judged by 12 than carried out by 6.
C: Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.
D: Never let someone or something that threatens you get inside arm’s length.
E: Never say “I’ve got a gun.” If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they should hear is the safety clicking off or the hammer cocking.
F: The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes; the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.
G: The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always Win – there is no such thing as a fair fight. Always Win – cheat if necessary. Always Win – 2nd place doesn’t count
H: Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets …. You may get killed with your own gun, but they’ll have to beat you to death with it because it will be empty .
I: If you’re in a gun fight: (a) If you’re not shooting, you should be loading. (b) If you’re not loading, you should be moving. (c) If you’re not moving, you’re dead.
J: In a life and death situation, do something …. It may be wrong, but do something!
K: If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. Nonsense! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?
L: You can say “stop” or any other word, but a large bore muzzle pointed at someone’s head is pretty much a universal language; you won’t have to press 1 for Spanish/Mexican or 2 for Chinese or 3 for Arabic.
M: Never leave an enemy behind. If you have to shoot, shoot to kill. In court, yours will be the only testimony.
N: You cannot save the planet, but you may be able to save yourself and your family.
C: Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.
And cops (and most people under pressure) are lousy shots. Do Not Be The Backstop for a Cop Confrontation with some clown.
E: Never say “I’ve got a gun.” If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they should hear is the safety clicking off or the hammer cocking.
Wrong. The first sound they should hear is the deafening report of a fired shot. It should be indistinguishable from the sound of the bullet slapping into them. It may be the last sound they hear, too. While some people insist on carrying guns with manual safeties, the reality is that unless you’re a cop, drawing a gun and NOT shooting it is an invitation to all sorts of problems. This means that if you’re NOT a cop, you will in all likelihood be drawing your gun only after your life is in DIRE jeopardy; bullets may already be hitting you or passing by, a may already be on its way at your guts, or a jackal may already have his hands and fists raining on your head.
You (as a NON-cop) need to be able to draw your gun, move it enough so the barrel is aligned with any part of your assailant, move your finger to the trigger and press it until it stops, release it enough to reset, and press it again. Rinse and repeat until loud noises stop (from your side anyway,) and then reload and (if silence persists) assess. [This is assuming you’re carrying a gun that has a relatively limited quantity of ammunition in the magazine, like 7 to 10 rounds. If you’ve got 16, 18 or 20 on tap initially, firing the gun dry might be wasteful.]
M: Never leave an enemy behind. If you have to shoot, shoot to kill. In court, yours will be the only testimony.
No. No, No, No, No, No.
You will be judged. You will be judged by people who do not and will not sympathize with you. Your every action will be dissected. Every word you say (which should be “I will cooperate, but right now I need to speak to my attorney”) will be turned upside down and inverted to hang you.
Every round’s trajectory will be analyzed. Any that look even remotely “unnecessary” will put your ass in jail with your (deceased) assailant’s buddies.
Shoot to stop. Shoot to stay alive. Shoot to Stay Out Of Jail, too.
Remember George Zimmerman. One shot, fired in clear self-defense, and his life was changed (for the worse) forever. Assume your actions will be judged by people who HATE you.
@SpecOpsAlpha
Ditto. If one chooses a gun & holster that are comfortable (and this is in my view essential,) there’s no reason not to carry all day long, around home, doing yard work, in the basement, everywhere.
Metaphorically, if fire could drive up to your home and break in, wouldn’t you have a fire extinguisher with you at all times? What if fire broke in your front door, and that was a choke point through which you otherwise HAD TO PASS in order to get to your fire extinguisher?
What good does it do you to have a fire extinguisher in your bedroom, or a decorative safe in your living room, if fire stands between you and it?
It’s not paranoia to carry a gun unless you’re actually in the shower or bed. It’s simply recognizing that if you need it, only carrying it removes the First Law of Murphy, that what you need will be inaccessible when you need it.
Or, as others have established, have a gun in every room you might occupy. Doable, but my preference is to carry because in my situation I lack enough lock boxes to secure guns in multiple rooms while I’m out of the house.
Jack M and commenters–WISDOM will serve us all well. +100 all of you.
I: If you’re in a gun fight: (a) If you’re not shooting, you should be loading. (b) If you’re not loading, you should be moving. (c) If you’re not moving, you’re dead.
This.
If you spectate, you’re dead.
There’s this thing that humans do – it’s hard to describe. I call it “spectating”. We want to see. To know.
I had to tell myself to MOVE GODDAMMIT! constantly… yes, out loud.
You get so tunnel-visioned into what you’re doing, you forget what’s going on around you – you can (and will) get flanked and very dead if you’re not on the move. They know where you are, since that’s the direction the Bad Things are coming from. If they know, then their friends know. And those friends might have a radio to tell other friends about where you are…
If they can’t SEE you, they don’t know what you’re up to. Could be your low or out of ammo. Could be you’re reloading. Could be you’re waiting for them to poke their heads up… If you’re dishing out Bad News, don’t be there when The Other Guy’s Bad News comes back your way – coz it will. Be somewhere else when it gets there.
Because the Other Guy will probably be spectating, too. It’s human nature. Or, he could be like you and he’s forcing himself to move… him and his friends. You have to force yourself to do these things. So while he’s camped out and tunnel-visioned on you, or trying to maneuver around you, force yourself to MOVE GODDAMMIT!
Unfortunately, you can’t go out and find a handy firefight to jump into to practice this stuff… but – and I know this sounds completely stupid – you can jump into a paintball war…
The principals are the same – close with and eliminate the enemy while not getting eliminated yourself. The ranges are shorter and there’s no artillery or air support, but even the US Military uses Sim rounds to wargame. They recognize the value of practice. I tried it a few times outside of the military. The military has nicer facilities and can afford to hire Hollywood special effects folks to make it more realistic, but you’d be surprised… I scoffed too. Till I got my ass handed to me a couple times by folks who hadn’t served one single day in the military…
This that shit’s easy? Heh… go out into the weeds and play hard for one day.. running and diving through the weeds, crawling in the mud, hiding behind anything that might stop a round. Try to out-think your enemy and beat him. Tell me how you feel when you get up the next day. Now imagine doing that all day, every day… only for real.
MOVE GODDAMMIT! Coz if you don’t, The Other Guy most certainly will…
“C: Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.”
Which is why the police oppose the idea of the 10 round limit on magazines for themselves. They know that when they need to defend themselves, limiting themselves to only 10 bullets is crazy.
Police have no limit on the size magazine they can carry.
My CC weapons instructor told us repeatedly never shoot anyone in the back even if they are running away with your stuff. Shooting someone in the back regardless of what has happened can get you charged with murder.At least here in North Carolina. Just pulling a gun out and pointing it at someone can get you charged with a felony. I would encourage everyone to know the laws in the state where you live. They are different state by state.
SS, and the Communist did succeed
I suppose anyone can write just any sort of nonsense here.
ASIG: neither do we!
Law professor Bernard Harcourt, almost assuredly a liberal, debunked the lie that hitler cracked down on gun ownership. In fact he did the opposite, reversing the severe gun laws on the books during the Weimar period. Unless you were a Jew of course, the bulk of which were raging communists.
Lie number 6,540 about hitler and the 3rd reich refuted one at a time.
All this time, I thought I’d never have anything in common with billy. And in this post, I finally found it.
Paintball with Billy sounds like a blast! A little pre-game coaching, a little encouragement and strategy during the battle, and a little post-game eval, along with some cold brews, and I’ll bet I learn more about tactics and strategy than I ever even thought about. I’ve never even played paintball, so it’s not like I’m a life-long fan or anything. Just sounded like fun.
Maybe Billy can host the 2nd annual TBP fest, complete with paintball.
As fun as that sounds, Tim, I think my days of running through the boonies are over…
However, I can give you two important tips.
The first is that Man is a predator – hence the binocular vision – and predator’s focus on movement.
Which means you can move all you want – you have to, after all. Just make sure that The Other Guy doesn’t see you do it. If you are reasonably well camouflaged and have not moved, unless The Other Guy has infrared capability, then he probably won’t notice you. I’ve had guys literally step on me before. Most times, you let them and their friends pass you by, then aggress them from the rear.
The second is effective use of terrain.
Remember the old Monty Python skin “How Not To Be Seen”?
Something like that. If there’s one tree, don’t hide behind it. If there’s a high point, don’t be in it. But you can play head games with your enemy. You can make it look like you’re up there so he gives himself away. If there’s more than one window, then open as many as you like – then don’t use any of them. Roof tiles? Remove a dozen and knock holes behind them – you could be using any one of them – or none of them. The Other Guy won’t dare light off a round, because as soon as he does you will zero him and that’s all she wrote… but you can tempt him with a tasty carrot. Don’t do anything dumb like putting a helmet on a stick and pogoing it up and down like you’re making popcorn… but you can fuck with his head hard if you’re creative…. eventually, he’ll bite. Then you own him.