Thread: Run and Gun?
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Old May 25, 2001, 10:51 PM   #8
Art Eatman
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Glamdring, my thinking about shaving seconds has to do with a certain amount of "If he does this, I do that."

A simple example: Assume some hostile statement coming from a male, behind you. Options: Run, immediately, to create space. Or, turn and look over your shoulder? Stop, turn around, while putting your hand on your weapon? I think I'd haul tail for at least 10 or 20 feet, and *then* look back--still moving, and preparing to draw/fire.

If you don't create space, but turn to look or stop and look, you might well lose valuable time.

You can pre-think several "If A, then B." scenarios. *Maybe* you'll save some time in the decision-making process. The obvious caveat goes back to Clausewitz: "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."

, Art
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