Outdraw a drawn gun

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Re: Outdraw a drawn gun

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I wouldn't even think it really needs a lot of training necessarily. It needs some guts to keep thinking under pressure. Just a little forethought of what you might do in a given situation can help a lot.

On one of those self defense shows on outdoor channel, they showed a scenario where a gunman cornered a woman in a parking garage and demanded her purse. In the initial scenario she handed it over despite the fact that her gun was in that purse. They were trying to point out that maybe the purse is not the best location, she had poor awareness, and she just handed the attacker another weapon, one that she knew would work. At that point, she might have been better either throwing the purse and running or drawing and shooting. Of course, a better outcome is she sees it coming and draws or takes action before she gets cornered with a gun pointed at her at close range.
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bdickens wrote:See, that's why we need Obamacare: so convicted felons who get shot while attempting to rob a convenience store won't have to worry about how they are going to afford their medical bills.
Presently, the county would foot the bill for such an occurrence. Obama just wants to add an “r” to “county” and make it “country” because of all the synergy, economy of scale and efficiencies of the federal government. What could possibly be wrong with that?
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ninemm wrote:
bdickens wrote:See, that's why we need Obamacare: so convicted felons who get shot while attempting to rob a convenience store won't have to worry about how they are going to afford their medical bills.
Presently, the county would foot the bill for such an occurrence. Obama just wants to add an “r” to “county” and make it “country” because of all the synergy, economy of scale and efficiencies of the federal government. What could possibly be wrong with that?
Yeah who wants people to have medical care, what a loon :roll:
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Re: Outdraw a drawn gun

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boomerang wrote:
bdickens wrote:It's been done before. Many times. I'd rather try than die.
:iagree:
I'd also rather get shot once peripherally while neutralizing the threat than get shot several times COM standing there.
Exactly! By "outdrawing a drawn gun", we're not talking about the high noon shootout on main street, we're talking about moving, deflecting, drawing, and firing. Standing face to face and trying to slap leather would be silly, but as the saying goes: "If you're not cheating, then your tactics suck!"
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chabouk wrote:
boomerang wrote:
bdickens wrote:It's been done before. Many times. I'd rather try than die.
:iagree:
I'd also rather get shot once peripherally while neutralizing the threat than get shot several times COM standing there.
Exactly! By "outdrawing a drawn gun", we're not talking about the high noon shootout on main street, we're talking about moving, deflecting, drawing, and firing. Standing face to face and trying to slap leather would be silly, but as the saying goes: "If you're not cheating, then your tactics suck!"
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Re: Outdraw a drawn gun

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ninemm wrote:
bdickens wrote:See, that's why we need Obamacare: so convicted felons who get shot while attempting to rob a convenience store won't have to worry about how they are going to afford their medical bills.
Presently, the county would foot the bill for such an occurrence. Obama just wants to add an “r” to “county” and make it “country” because of all the synergy, economy of scale and efficiencies of the federal government. What could possibly be wrong with that?

I think you just answered your own question.
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