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Originally Posted by gerhard1
Are you saying that if you draw, you shoot?
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As a general rule, that's what I used to teach. If you're in fear for your life you're not supposed to be playing LEO, yelling FREEZE!, or any other non-shooting tactic. Leave that to the professionals. If the threat is up close and personal then, yes, if you draw, you shoot. Except for a few few highly trained combat masters you're never in a position to dilly dally when defending yourself.
Know your target. Be sure you're right, then go ahead. (With all due respect to David Crockett.) But a deadly threat is a deadly threat - there is no time to waste unless you are not sure that there is a threat.
Or, to use another movie quote (although the Davy Crockett quote is actually true, this one is pure Hollywood), if you're going to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
Sorry for the thread theft.
