Firearm defence?

[delta1]

Is this where i'm supposed to grin and nod like some know-it-all guru?

 

Can if you want!

 

I don't mean to imply that I'm at some elevated level with firearms, or any aspect of the martial arts. But, even if we never reach that level, isn't this what we all should be training towards?

 

I just have a real problem with the notion a lot of people have, fueled by the news and entertainment industries, that firearms automatically make you bad, or safe, or unsafe, or anything else. And there's the corralary idea that they make the martial arts obsolete. Far from it.

 

What I'm saying here is that firearms use is a martial art at every level, from the novice to the all knowing guru and every level in between.

[JerryLove]

And there's the corralary idea that they make the martial arts obsolete. Far from it.

Firearms did obsolete older battlefield weapons (say, the crossbow); which obsoleted weapons before them (longbow), etc, etc.

[Davison]

I would shoot to terminate the life threating threat.always shoot to kill or dont shoot at all.just remember "defense of life" when you are in court.

[Rat-30]

I have a query. I live in the UK so don't have any experience with handguns, but am intrigued as to their aplication.

 

If you were forced to draw your firearm for street self-defence purposes and you felt the need to shoot someone, generally where would you shoot them? Would you shoot to kill? If you shot them in the chest, would you shoot again as a sort of mercy killing? How long would you stay around and what would you do to cover yourself legally?

 

Open for opinions and facts.

 

S

 

I appreciate the question, and will attempt to stay on-topic. As I read here, I see things I agree and disagree with. Here are my opinions:

 

I will use a firearm when I believe deadly force is needed to stop a threat to me, my family or another that I care about. I won't go into what constitutes various threats, as these can be many different things in the different jurisdictions in which we live, other than to say, for me, it would be a matter of imminent serious bodily injury or death to me or another.

 

I shoot to stop a threat. Stopping a threat usually requires shutting down the Central Nervous System, CNS for short. My shooting targets are the CNS, or center mass of the target to acquire CNS targets. I continue to shoot until the target no longer presents a threat.

 

Respectfully offered, there is no thought of 'mercy killings' in my repertoire.

 

I protect myself by knowing federal, state and local laws that outline use of deadly force, and by applying deadly force only as neccessary. Absolutely neccessary. Then I have an attorney to handle any legal matters for me after a shooting, which follows many of these types of events.

 

Like many aspects of my martial arts, it's best for me to know my limitations, practice likely scenarios, prepare myself mentally, and guard against having to employ this tool. But when the situation dictates, employ it with extreme prejudice.

[muaythaifreak]

bottom line, a defensive employment of a firearm is not meant to intimidate. If you feel threatened enough to pull out a firearm, you better be threatened enough to kill. And as far as legalities are concerned, It's better to be tried by twelve than carried by six. Shooting to wound is not acceptable. You shoot to stop the threat. If you shoot and wound him and he stops, good form you've done your job. If he continues, you shoot him again, perhaps with a bit more careful aim for a shot that will stop the assailant without doubt.

[JerryLove]

bottom line, a defensive employment of a firearm is not meant to intimidate. If you feel threatened enough to pull out a firearm, you better be threatened enough to kill.

I absolutely agree. That said, very often the act of drawing a sidearm or long-gun has a strong tendancy to end the violent intent of th other party.

[White Warlock]

That said, very often the act of drawing a sidearm or long-gun has a strong tendancy to end the violent intent of th other party.

Or put it aside for another day, where they can escalate it AND have the element of surprise in their favor.

 

It's best not to show your cards until you need to play them. Bluff, gruff and standing tough work well only in cases of single-instance, anonymous altercations.