Law of Gun Fighting - Page 2

LightningJoe · August 22, 2009, 05:31 AM

First rule of any fight: Be a fighter.

m&p45acp10+1 · August 22, 2009, 06:01 AM

Rule #1 Keep your head out of you butt. Know what is going on around you at all times.(this may prevent you from ever having to fight in the first place)
Rule #2 If you are in a sutuation where you have to shoot. Avoid getting hit. (get to cover, do not make yourself a target if you can help it at all)
Rule #3 If you can not see thier entire body from head to foot they got in way too close.
Rule #4 Get away if you can. (There is no sense in fighting it out if you do not have to. It can save you a lot of problems, a lot of grief, and quite possibly a lot of money in legal fees.)
Rule #5 If you can not get away make your shots count. (Be familiar with your weapon, Be able to use it and hit what you need to when you need to)
Rule #6 Just because they are not shooting anymore does not mean they are not still a threat. ( They could be reloading, or waiting for you to expose your self.)

scottaschultz · August 22, 2009, 07:56 AM

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Madcap_Magician wrote: First rule of gun fights is to be somewhere else when they start.

In other words, don't go to Wal-Mart! From reading these posts, bad things always happen at Wal-Mart!!

Scott

Glenn E. Meyer · August 22, 2009, 11:10 AM

No one has ever defined to my satisfaction what 'cheat' means. Just a smart-tush phrase.

What's cheating - using a child for a human shield?

Just a list for gun boys to chortle about in class and feel good. Nasty - today, am I!

Skan21 · August 22, 2009, 10:26 PM

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No one has ever defined to my satisfaction what 'cheat' means. Just a smart-tush phrase.

Play Fair: Kick in a door and let whoever is behind it have a chance to neutralize you, before you ventilate him.

Cheat: Blow the door with a Copenhagen charge, throw in a flashbang and perforate his ass when you head into the room.

As you can see, one way is a bit more fair in the game of 2 way tag that is called battle. Always glad to help! :

**OldMarksman** · August 23, 2009, 08:13 AM

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Play Fair: Kick in a door and let whoever is behind it have a chance to neutralize you, before you ventilate him.

Cheat: Blow the door with a Copenhagen charge, throw in a flashbang and perforate his ass when you head into the room.

Again, words applicable to an encounter involving military and police. No civilian involved in justifiable use of deadly force need concern himself with such concepts--or with "bringing a gun to a gunfight."

Trigger Finger · August 23, 2009, 02:27 PM

As one who has also been involved in a shooting, I have found that this has assisted me!

The Firearm is simply a tool used to accomplish a task. Ultimately we fight with our Minds. Fighting is 10% physical and 90% mental!

In other words always be alert and have the physical abilities to do what must be done as a last resort.

Ian0351 · September 4, 2009, 03:13 AM

"Who dares wins" ... hopefully that's in the spirit of the OP.

jhenry · September 4, 2009, 07:45 AM

Rule #1 is be willing to shoot somebody. Everything else pretty much follows that rule.

skydiver3346 · September 4, 2009, 09:13 AM

Just stay out of them if at all possible, period. Better to retreat to live another day and possibly avoid prosecution down the road as a result.

However, if you have done all you can do to avoid a gunfight and it becomes inevitable, THEN YOU MUST BE DELIBERATE.
Do not hesitate and shoot to end the threat. Yes, no hesitation and above all be deliberate and follow through.

Archie · September 6, 2009, 06:22 PM

But with undertones of seriousness.

Three Rules of Gunfighting.

Cooper's Rule: Have a Gun.
Cirillo's Corollary: In a gunfight, have the biggest gun you can have.

Pittock's Rule: Be Alert.
Sleuth's Corollary: Preparedness is not Paranoia.

Tuco's Rule: When it's time to shoot, SHOOT, don't talk.
Old Man Montgomery's Corollary: Anyone worth shooting is worth shooting well.

I have a PowerPoint Presentation if anyone is interested. I put it together, so there aren't any copyright problems.

Xanatos · September 6, 2009, 06:33 PM

I would love to have a copy of that. It'd be a pretty fun novelty PP to keep around.

serf 'rett · September 8, 2009, 05:47 PM

Does not telling your wife about your recent purchase(s) fall under the heading of avoiding a gun fight?

Just ammo suppies her with ammo...

Buzzcook · September 8, 2009, 07:50 PM

Point, shoot. Repeat as necessary.

FireForged · September 25, 2009, 02:58 PM

I dont think anyhting in that list is intended to be taken seriously.

August 22, 2009, 05:31 AM	#26
LightningJoe Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Location: DFW Metroplex (well, McKinney) Posts: 858	First rule of any fight: Be a fighter. __________________ I believe in a world which consists of America, her friends, and her dead enemies.

August 22, 2009, 06:01 AM	#27
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	Rules I learned from grampa Rule #1 Keep your head out of you butt. Know what is going on around you at all times.(this may prevent you from ever having to fight in the first place) Rule #2 If you are in a sutuation where you have to shoot. Avoid getting hit. (get to cover, do not make yourself a target if you can help it at all) Rule #3 If you can not see thier entire body from head to foot they got in way too close. Rule #4 Get away if you can. (There is no sense in fighting it out if you do not have to. It can save you a lot of problems, a lot of grief, and quite possibly a lot of money in legal fees.) Rule #5 If you can not get away make your shots count. (Be familiar with your weapon, Be able to use it and hit what you need to when you need to) Rule #6 Just because they are not shooting anymore does not mean they are not still a threat. ( They could be reloading, or waiting for you to expose your self.) __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

August 22, 2009, 11:10 AM	#29
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	No one has ever defined to my satisfaction what 'cheat' means. Just a smart-tush phrase. What's cheating - using a child for a human shield? Just a list for gun boys to chortle about in class and feel good. Nasty - today, am I! __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

August 23, 2009, 02:27 PM	#32
Trigger Finger Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 375	As one who has also been involved in a shooting, I have found that this has assisted me! The Firearm is simply a tool used to accomplish a task. Ultimately we fight with our Minds. Fighting is 10% physical and 90% mental! In other words always be alert and have the physical abilities to do what must be done as a last resort. __________________ Land of the Free Because of the Brave!

September 4, 2009, 03:13 AM	#33
Ian0351 Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 414	"Who dares wins" ... hopefully that's in the spirit of the OP. __________________ You can have your churches, I'll keep my guns. Just keep your hands off my paycheck and your eyes out of my backyard. Join the Libertarian Party! http://www.lp.org Semper Fidelis

September 4, 2009, 07:45 AM	#34
jhenry Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Location: Ozarks Posts: 1,840	Rule #1 is be willing to shoot somebody. Everything else pretty much follows that rule. __________________ "A Liberal is someone who doesn't care what you do, as long as it's mandatory". - Charles Krauthammer

September 4, 2009, 09:13 AM	#35
skydiver3346 Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,222	Rules of Gunfight: Just stay out of them if at all possible, period. Better to retreat to live another day and possibly avoid prosecution down the road as a result. However, if you have done all you can do to avoid a gunfight and it becomes inevitable, THEN YOU MUST BE DELIBERATE. Do not hesitate and shoot to end the threat. Yes, no hesitation and above all be deliberate and follow through.

September 6, 2009, 06:22 PM	#36
Archie Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2000 Location: Hastings, Nebrasksa - the Hear Posts: 2,209	Also Offered in a Light Hearted Spirit... But with undertones of seriousness. Three Rules of Gunfighting. Cooper's Rule: Have a Gun. Cirillo's Corollary: In a gunfight, have the biggest gun you can have. Pittock's Rule: Be Alert. Sleuth's Corollary: Preparedness is not Paranoia. Tuco's Rule: When it's time to shoot, SHOOT, don't talk. Old Man Montgomery's Corollary: Anyone worth shooting is worth shooting well. I have a PowerPoint Presentation if anyone is interested. I put it together, so there aren't any copyright problems. __________________ There ain't no free lunch, except Jesus. Archie Check out updated journal at http://oldmanmontgomery.wordpress.com/

September 6, 2009, 06:33 PM	#37
Xanatos Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 132	I would love to have a copy of that. It'd be a pretty fun novelty PP to keep around.

September 8, 2009, 05:47 PM	#38
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	Does not telling your wife about your recent purchase(s) fall under the heading of avoiding a gun fight? Just ammo suppies her with ammo...

September 8, 2009, 07:50 PM	#39
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Point, shoot. Repeat as necessary.

September 25, 2009, 02:58 PM	#40
FireForged Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 1999 Location: Rebel South USA Posts: 2,074	I dont think anyhting in that list is intended to be taken seriously. __________________ Life is a web woven by necessity and chance...