“Knowing how to shoot and understanding what it takes to morally, legally, and effectively use a firearm in a life and the death situation are not necessarily the same things.”
Don’t create obstacles for yourself when carrying your gun. Get training, practice, then rinse, lather, and repeat until safely handling your EDC gun becomes second-nature. Carry your gun loaded and ready to go.
The 18-year-old victim died after the man in question pointed his “dummy gun” at him and pressed the trigger. A single bullet to the head killed him. What we have is clear negligence and potential recklessness…but it wasn’t an “accident.”
I’ve written about this before, but practicing and/or training with a well-thought-out structure delivers results. It seems so obvious but I can’t count the number of times I didn’t structure my shooting and was frustrated by how poorly I shot.
“Well, I have a gun, so I think I’m ready.” Such was the response of one gentleman during a group
You should always test your carry gun with whatever personal defense ammo you intend to carry. It’s always been the case that some gun/ammo combinations just don’t work reliably for whatever reason, while similar loads from other makers will run just fine.
Good training will help you avoid criminals, too. You’ll learn how to practice better situational awareness and that command presence in your body language. Savvy bad guys notice these traits and look for easier, more submissive appearing targets.
In my experience, I have gotten away with only warnings on traffic stops by being kind, courteous, and acknowledging that not only do I have a carry license (as he or she almost certainly knew before approaching my car), but that I have a gun on me.
As a society, we have come up with rules governing the justifiable use of deadly force in the United States of America. The following rules, or what we call “The Big 3 Checklist,” have been codified and affirmed by courts throughout the nation.
Guns are for everyone everyone who can own a gun (assuming age and law-abiding status, of course). Or, as our
