Most of us assume we'll never be in a gunfight, and on a lazy Sunday afternoon any threat of violence seems worlds away. But it's always enlightening to get the perspective of someone who has been there, or at least has thought about being there.
This is from Field and Stream in 2009, titled Petzal: The Rules of Gunfighting and purports to contain Drill Sergeant Joe B. Fricks Rules For A Gunfight. Via StormBringer. There are 28 rules which read more like tips for survival. My favorite is this one:
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work. "No battle plan ever survives 10 seconds past first contact with an enemy."
That's a rule that might have application to just about any situation in life.
See all 28 rules at either of the links above. They end with this one:
Finally, Drill Sergeant Frick's Rules For Un-armed Combat.
1. Never be unarmed.
Xavier:My wife and I took our (required by the state) concealed carry trinaing from an excellent instructor. He led us through the four "easily popped balloons" that make up the necessary criteria for a successful "self-defense" plea here in Minnesota.Number one on the list was that a person HAD to be, at ALL times during a confrontation, a "reluctant participant". Somebody's hassling you? Walk away. Deliquents giving you or your loved ones verbal assaults? Disengage, and walk away. Somebody wants to get into a shoving match? Yield your ground, and run away if you have to.Because carrying a firearm almost automatically makes you the aggressor in the eyes of a prosecuting attorney. It's a tool to be used only in the last-ditch desperation when your life, or the life of someone near you, is at stake.He emphasized that the decision to carry implies that you are going to be the meekest, mildest human being on the planet, and that avoiding confrontation is a crucial element to this, just as important as situational awareness (since that awareness will help you stay OUT of confrontational incidents).It's good to see more and more people pointing this out.
Posted by: Diovie | May 17, 2012 at 11:30 PM