Comments on: What Do FBI Statistics Really Say About “Gunfights”?

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:31:12 +0000

Data are good to have and lots of work to not compile it but deciphering can be challenging. But, overall the bottom line is random gunfights are hard to talk about as to best practice and all that under that “gunfight” umbrella. We are not operators on a specific task, the private Joe’s react to situations that presents itself.

By: victoria hawke

victoria hawke — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:38:55 +0000

In reply to Chris Upchurch. most of my practice is done at 20 ft or less mostly at point blank to abt 15ft and lots of hip shooting and weak hand. i have had 4 encounters and they were 10 ft and less. practice what you want and remember the DA is not usually your friend

By: victoria hawke

victoria hawke — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:24:54 +0000

In reply to Larry Conrad. you shoot someone from 45 to 75 feet and the DA is going to eat you

By: EstevanCruz

EstevanCruz — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:32:07 +0000

In reply to Ernie White. Solid idea to train for distance. I also train with that mentality, and I also try to train with alternating hands to bring my weak side up in effectiveness.

By: john estes

john estes — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:44:57 +0000

Excellent article. Those myths have been going around for at least 30 years as I can remember.

By: dustydog60

dustydog60 — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:27:46 +0000

In reply to Patrick.

We carry firearms in order to STOP people who attack us…

Never say your goal was to unalive someone.

By: PETER TARLEY

PETER TARLEY — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:13:41 +0000

well done – few take the time to study the statistics.

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:38:41 +0000

In reply to W. Hock Hochheim. Police are civilians. They do, occasionally, know the law better than non-police, but that is also not universal.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:47:59 +0000

1. We carry firearms in order to kill people who attack us, protected by the very specific and limited laws of self defense.
2. We want to hit what we shoot and to kill what we hit, and to be completely exonerated in a court of law.
3. We understand that, depending on state, prosecutor, local politics, re-election and pressure, we are always in danger in these courts.
4. We understand that even a charge of manslaughter carries a potential penalty of 10 years.
5. We understand that, beyond a very close distance- say 20 feet- we begin to loose our ability to claim unavoidable danger.
6. We accept that for every 5 feet after 20-25 feet, we increasingly risk our actions being labeled as criminal.
7. We accept that after 40-50 feet, we may no longer be able to win a court case and could end up in prison regardless of the legitimacy of our action.
8. We understand that training and skill are far more important than after-market custom builds and endless debates over caliber and manufacturer.
9. We master the tools available to us, that we can afford, and become experts in as many firearms as possible, exposing ourselves to as much and as varied training as we are able, to be able to respond in all conditions.
10. We learn to shoot, hit, and kill, any target within 50 feet, in any position, with either hand, light or dark, without hesitation or remorse.
11. We pick weapons we can handle, that available to us, and we train rigorously with them as we are able, in order to perform within the bounds of self-defense.
12. We do actual research to confirm the actual performance of the rounds we have chosen, and know exactly how they will perform with the firearms WE personally carry, within the physical boundaries of self-defense.

By: John McSherry

John McSherry — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 22:51:54 +0000

The pistol/revolver is the weapon of last resort (military). But in the civilian world, the pistol is the first choice. We all know that civilians are the wild-card in any community task force, where discipline is non-existent. IFF is a measure of shoot first, without regard to friendlies. I would rather see identification transponders issues to para-military civilian militias, than shooting wildly in all directions. Assassinations are becoming more common, which brings engagements down to Zero. If we quarantine the larger cities, anarchy will take care of itself. Here in Appalachia Ohio, DNR has earned us about ambush possibilities. Instead of a gun, some good camo.