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[porthole]

This is from one of our members in Texas who doesn't post too often


Rules of Gun fighting

You may someday need to apply one or more of these The absolute First Rule of a Gunfight, in Mark Moritz' brilliantly enunciated aphorism, is 'Have a gun!' The rest will supplement that first rule....

Have a gun.

Preferably, have at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.
Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

'Why did you shoot only once? There's no additional paperwork for shooting someone twice!' -- Firearms Instructor P.O.J.D., MOS debriefing after a shooting. Bring ammo.

The right ammo.

Lots of it.

Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly. Proximity negates skill. Distance is your friend.
(Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.) If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun... and a friend with a long gun.

In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading and running. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on 'pucker factor' than the inherent accuracy of the gun. Use a gun that works every time. 'All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.'

Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.' This is the law:
The purpose of fighting is to win.
There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. - John Steinbeck (courtesy of Ken Campbell)

Have a plan.

Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. (Consequences of not enough of the above.) Flank your adversary when possible. Protect your own flank. Don't drop your guard. Always perform a tactical reload and then threat scan 360 degrees. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.) Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get. Be polite. Be professional. But... have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

Be courteous to everyone. Friendly to no one. Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation. Do not attend a gun fight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a '4.'
Nothing handheld is a reliable stopper. Carry the same gun in the same place all the time.
REFRESHER COURSE FOR FIREARMS

'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' Thomas Jefferson (This is why Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton wants gun control so badly!)

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE
1.   An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2.   A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3.   Colt: The original point and click interface.
4.   Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
5.   If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
6.   If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7.   Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.
8.   Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
9.   The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
10.   What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand?
11.   The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
12.   64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
13.   Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.
14.   Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
15.   You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
16.   911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
17.   Assault is a behavior, not a device.
18.   Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.
19.   If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
20.   Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
21.   You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.
22.   Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.
23.   When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.
24.   The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.


IF YOU AGREE, PASS THIS 'REFRESHER' ON TO TEN FREE CITIZENS.
'In Accordance With the Prophecy.’ Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist '

IF YOU DON'T STAND BE HIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM !!!

[Guilty]

Thank you for the wise words!

[StrokedRider]

BUMP

[Chains]

 

[GregKhougaz]

That's why you "don't mess with Texas!"      

[hooligan]

AMAZING.... Put the word "GUN" in a post and look @ the number of views!! Could this be an obsession??

[YesItsLoaded]

AMAZING....Could this be an obsession??

Maybe for some of us it's an obsession (I include myself as one of the obsessed), unfortunately for all of us these days regular thoughts safety and personal defense have become necessary.

Porthole: great post! May I be so bold as to 'tack on' a few gems from one of my instructors, Clint Smith - owner and top-dog of Thunder Ranch in Oregon:

"Make (your attacker) advance through a wall of bullets.  I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, 'cause it's going to be empty."

"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic Bomb instead."

"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: Always cheat and Always win."

"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."

"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna Cut your head off and put it on a stick."

"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket... If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."

"Do something.  It may be wrong, but do something."

"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghilliesuit."

"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for."

"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."

"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."

"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."

[WestCoastRuss]

Yup.....

[hooligan]

Don't get me wrong ...I have a safe full of them and agree with your philosophy just found it interesting.Our laws in Canada are much stricter than in the US. That is if you want to own a legal registered gun.

[CBW]

So true

[YesItsLoaded]

Don't get me wrong ...I have a safe full of them and agree with your philosophy just found it interesting.Our laws in Canada are much stricter than in the US. That is if you want to own a legal registered gun.

I'm with you and understand you - sorry if I gave the impression I was criticizing you - not the case at all!