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May 7, 2017, 10:46 AM | #101 | |
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Since I spend weekends shooting with some very skilled folks, you would be surprised how many times under the mild stress of a match, they miss a target. That's not the small area of a knee that is moving. Thus, the claim that you won't miss is flat out ridiculous.
Second, a shot in the leg can be lethal. Shots in arms and legs have bled out folks so quickly that only extreme measures could have saved them. So that's ridiculous to say such a shot will not be lethal. Third, if you don't know your local laws about disparity of force, what defines threatening to reach the threshold of a gun shot which is lethal force? One thing that is useful is to carry OC for threatening people. TX Law: Quote:
Might be interesting for folks to watch http://nhpr.org/post/how-do-nh-polic...eople#stream/0
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May 7, 2017, 11:57 AM | #102 |
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Ruark I carry pepper spray for situations where a gun is not needed. In your scenario of being threatened by an advancing attacker who APPEARS to be unarmed, drawing your weapon is as likely to stop the attack as trying to shoot him in the knee. This assumes you have time to decide. In most encounters time is not on your side. If being beaten to death is your fear, and the attacker is advancing quickly, center mass gives you the best chance of stopping the threat and living to talk about it.
Dismissing the advice of experienced, trained self-defense professionals as machismo is much like ignoring your doctor's advice. It may not kill you, but it is still a bad idea.
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May 8, 2017, 12:16 PM | #103 |
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Lot of post's here, I didn't read them. One thing about firing a warning shot, if you have time for that, I'd wonder how much trouble your really in? If you think you might be, pull the gun and be that much more ready. That's seem's to be a sticky point, weather the shot was justified or not! Then your butt just might be hanging out.
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