Def going to join IDPA. I've shot at Dallas Pistol Club great time. It's hard to become a member. I'm around 300 on list. So I only get a chance to shoot once a month. If I'm working and miss the date it gets to long between competitions for me. I start losing what I gained.
Shooting at a tactical event with live scenarios is night and day different then shooting at the range. Where all marksman at the range. Try something as simple as walking then shooting and hitting. Oh my first time it's a challange.
Self Def Situation
Moderator: carlson1
Re: Self Def Situation
When the bullet leaves
You can't bring it back
You can't bring it back
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I can shoot at DPS each other Sat, one for Real World gun and one for the Personal Protection Match. Sundays are for the steel matches which are fast paced and fun.
Beiruty,
United we stand, dispersed we falter
2014: NRA Endowment lifetime member
United we stand, dispersed we falter
2014: NRA Endowment lifetime member
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I like Zoomie's answer. But -
I nearly bailed out of the CHL class when the instructor went on about cost, liabilities and what the prosecutor is going to say when your on trial for shooting someone. But when I commented on that he asked "What would you do for your family?" I shut up and paid attention.
I go thru many scenarios in my mind and safety is always there. If I could stop the shooter while he's firing and had a clear shot I think I'd try. Note - while he's firing.
I nearly bailed out of the CHL class when the instructor went on about cost, liabilities and what the prosecutor is going to say when your on trial for shooting someone. But when I commented on that he asked "What would you do for your family?" I shut up and paid attention.
I go thru many scenarios in my mind and safety is always there. If I could stop the shooter while he's firing and had a clear shot I think I'd try. Note - while he's firing.
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So at what distance do we protect or come to the aid of a nine year old? At what distance do we just call 911 and wait?G.A. Heath wrote:Everyone else decided not to be armed and they can live, or die, with the consequences of that decision.
CHL 08/00
“We have no government armed in power capable of contending in human passions unbridled by morality and religion... Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
John Adams – 2nd President of the United States
“We have no government armed in power capable of contending in human passions unbridled by morality and religion... Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
John Adams – 2nd President of the United States
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It's all situation dependent.G.A. Heath wrote:This still doesn't tell me how far someone has to be away from the shooting before its too far away to render assistance.
Quarter mile? That's only 440 yards; do I have my Enfield with me (more often than you might think) and a clear shot? Does anyone closer appear to be taking or preparing to take potentially effective action to deal with the problem? There are just too many variables to prescribe a single answer for all situations. The only simple answer is that, given whatever information is available to me at the time, if it looks like I can do something to alleviate the danger, I'm not going to walk away and pretend it's not happening.