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12-01-2014, 04:35 PM
(12-01-2014, 03:42 PM)Dutz Wrote: You're going to get a lot of input I think.
1. "So, for myself, my plan is to carry if I'm ever in an area of higher risk,"
This is wrong. You can't just turn it on. The "it" being all the other issues you mentioned, as well as the skill, attention to all the details of having the gun on you, etc., etc., etc.
You carry or you don't. In the words of Mr. Miyagi, "You karate do 'yes', or you karate do 'no'. You karate do 'guess so', get squished, just like grape".
2. #4, As Massad Ayoob states, those who are ready to kill in self defense are the ones least likely to need to. Why? The bad guys can tell if you are ready or not. They will back away if you are. They will prey on you if you are not. And they know.
3. #1 and #2. That is what the continued training is all about. I have taken over 80 hours of training and will take more every year. Learning how to recognize and handle self-defense situations - talking to the police, witnesses, and handling suspects are skills you learn, practice, and re-learn and re-practice.
4. #3 See 3 above, get educated.
5. #5 What about the inconvenience of attending your own funeral? Remember the Lane Bryant killings a few years ago? One of the victims was my wife's (Sharz on the board) co-worker. She said good-bye on Friday and by Sat. night she was dead. A CCW might have meant she would be alive.
You took the first step of a long journey, which is really a lifestyle change. Whether you continue is up to you as you have to live with that decision or die with it, as the case may be. Whatever you do, do it right with your eyes open. Red Dot is a great resource for that.
There is my 2 cents.
Excellent reply; very good points! I do plan on more training.
(12-01-2014, 03:42 PM)Dutz Wrote: You're going to get a lot of input I think. 
1. "So, for myself, my plan is to carry if I'm ever in an area of higher risk,"
This is wrong. You can't just turn it on. The "it" being all the other issues you mentioned, as well as the skill, attention to all the details of having the gun on you, etc., etc., etc.
You carry or you don't. In the words of Mr. Miyagi, "You karate do 'yes', or you karate do 'no'. You karate do 'guess so', get squished, just like grape".
2. #4, As Massad Ayoob states, those who are ready to kill in self defense are the ones least likely to need to. Why? The bad guys can tell if you are ready or not. They will back away if you are. They will prey on you if you are not. And they know.
3. #1 and #2. That is what the continued training is all about. I have taken over 80 hours of training and will take more every year. Learning how to recognize and handle self-defense situations - talking to the police, witnesses, and handling suspects are skills you learn, practice, and re-learn and re-practice.
4. #3 See 3 above, get educated.
5. #5 What about the inconvenience of attending your own funeral? Remember the Lane Bryant killings a few years ago? One of the victims was my wife's (Sharz on the board) co-worker. She said good-bye on Friday and by Sat. night she was dead. A CCW might have meant she would be alive.
You took the first step of a long journey, which is really a lifestyle change. Whether you continue is up to you as you have to live with that decision or die with it, as the case may be. Whatever you do, do it right with your eyes open. Red Dot is a great resource for that.
There is my 2 cents.
Excellent reply; very good points! I do plan on more training.
1. "So, for myself, my plan is to carry if I'm ever in an area of higher risk,"
This is wrong. You can't just turn it on. The "it" being all the other issues you mentioned, as well as the skill, attention to all the details of having the gun on you, etc., etc., etc.
You carry or you don't. In the words of Mr. Miyagi, "You karate do 'yes', or you karate do 'no'. You karate do 'guess so', get squished, just like grape".
2. #4, As Massad Ayoob states, those who are ready to kill in self defense are the ones least likely to need to. Why? The bad guys can tell if you are ready or not. They will back away if you are. They will prey on you if you are not. And they know.
3. #1 and #2. That is what the continued training is all about. I have taken over 80 hours of training and will take more every year. Learning how to recognize and handle self-defense situations - talking to the police, witnesses, and handling suspects are skills you learn, practice, and re-learn and re-practice.
4. #3 See 3 above, get educated.
5. #5 What about the inconvenience of attending your own funeral? Remember the Lane Bryant killings a few years ago? One of the victims was my wife's (Sharz on the board) co-worker. She said good-bye on Friday and by Sat. night she was dead. A CCW might have meant she would be alive.
You took the first step of a long journey, which is really a lifestyle change. Whether you continue is up to you as you have to live with that decision or die with it, as the case may be. Whatever you do, do it right with your eyes open. Red Dot is a great resource for that.
There is my 2 cents.
Excellent reply; very good points! I do plan on more training.