{"id":1346,"date":"2023-10-31T17:22:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:22:57","slug":"armed-self-defense-the-personal-and-legal-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1346","title":{"rendered":"Armed Self-Defense: The Personal and Legal Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>A mule is an animal with long funny ears who kicks up at anything he hears. Do you want to be a mule?<\/em> My 1947 Bing Crosby jukebox seems to love this tune. As a child, dad sang this song to me, and I took it to heart \u2014 not always, but enough to not be a mule and get an education.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t argue with anything regarding freedom and rights. I am all for freedom, gun ownership, and especially, self-protection. After all, the Second Amendment isn\u2019t all about . It is about defending yourself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"students firing at the gun range\" class=\"wp-image-91258 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"students firing at the gun range\" class=\"wp-image-91258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-3.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>These students at the SIG academy are getting the most of their training. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>My hard-won experience tells me you must get training. Your training should not just include a focus on handling firearms safely and effectively but also when to shoot. There is a lot more to the legal landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2 ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--Mid Article Ad for Mobile and Tablet--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/contest.html?cid=contest?utm_source=CTD_Blog_AD&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_range_day_friday_mobile&amp;utm_content=square\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rdf_aug23_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rdf_aug23_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I hope the reader will never make the grievous errors I will enumerate here. Perhaps the individuals involved now wish they had had a little more training. In some cases, they paid with their life. In others, legal fees, and payouts \u2014 not to mention incarceration \u2014 bankrupted their family. It does happen, just watch the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1 ai-viewport-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--Mid Article Ad for Desktop--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1\" align=\"center\" px=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, I don\u2019t have to reach far to find examples for my work on a weekly basis. Many of you are successful at your profession or avocation. Why do things half assed? Apply that same discipline to your self-defense training.<\/p>\n<p>My personal theology is to work hard in personal defense training. You can rest when you are dead. I have spent a disproportionate amount of my life dealing with criminals. Today, I prefer to rock climb for excitement.<\/p>\n<p>My degree is in Criminal Justice while my minor course of study was psychology. I added a great deal of Criminal Justice experience and much study to psychology over the years. The \u2018bad guys\u2019 are not good guys like us having a bad day. Not unless you are lucky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"man instructing a woman in the proper way to clear a room with a gun and combat light\" class=\"wp-image-91256 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"man instructing a woman in the proper way to clear a room with a gun and combat light\" class=\"wp-image-91256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Training is a far better strategy than buying a gun and hoping you will never need it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Understanding Your Adversary<\/h2>\n<p>The dangerous ones, the ones we train to face, are formidable. They lack a logical motive pattern. They attack like human terriers. The largely mythical, weak, doper isn\u2019t the one to worry about. A history fraught with senseless violence proves out my statement.<\/p>\n<p>I have made a study of the end points of extreme behavior. I haven\u2019t found the extreme yet. The extremes of human depravity and stupidity are not yet well defined. Clear avenues of defense and good tactics are well established. Unfortunately, the good guys do stupid things. The result is sometimes tragic or heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>Many assailants have a low range of behavioral repertoire. It is all or nothing. In many cases they are delusional and warped. You find this among child abusers and especially domestic abusers. They aren\u2019t just mean people; it goes beyond that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" alt=\"A shotgun and lever-action rifle on a welcome mat\" class=\"wp-image-91257 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=150%2C74&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=640%2C314&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=640%2C314&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A shotgun and lever-action rifle on a welcome mat\" class=\"wp-image-91257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-2.jpg?resize=150%2C74&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Stand your ground is a great body of law, but often misunderstood. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some have no connection to other members of humanity, some by choice, others by dint of scrambled wiring. Some criminals are quite intelligent. Those are the ones the Feds deal with. The ones who break into an occupied home and assault other people take stupid pills every morning.<\/p>\n<h2>The Types of Criminals<\/h2>\n<p>At this point let\u2019s contrast the types of violent criminals. My own early research internship and visits to facilities were interesting \u2014 I never could have dreamt what I saw. In prison, the inmates look relatively normal, like many of us on the street. Some are obese, others are bulked out or thin, some were smart, and others\u2026 let\u2019s just say \u2018not so smart.\u2019 They are a slice of humanity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Attacker grabbing young boy\" class=\"wp-image-7070 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Attacker grabbing young boy\" class=\"wp-image-7070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kidnapped-copy.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>You witness a kidnapping in the local park. Is it ok to use deadly force?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some have had bad breaks, bad families, some were too arrogant to work for a living. The percentage of psychopaths in prison is many times that of the average population. If you have called someone a \u2018psycho,\u2019 you were probably wrong as they are rare. But not so rare among the dangerous sect of humans.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, in the mental facility most have deteriorated to the point their bodies have sunken and wasted away. They shuffle about the halls aimlessly. While aided by drugs, the population is quite frightening to all but the most dedicated caseworker. I found different goals and went the criminal justice path instead.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, the myth of hardened felons trying to get off with an insanity plea just doesn\u2019t really happen. It is a desperate move by an inexperienced legal team. Dangerous felons who played that card and were sent to a mental facility for evaluation begged to be returned to prison (according to a longtime psychiatric nurse). Not a lot of common ground between the merely mean and truly deranged, I suppose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--End of Article Ad for Mobile and Tablet--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/contest.html?cid=contest?utm_source=CTD_Blog_AD&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_range_day_friday_mobile&amp;utm_content=square\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rdf_aug23_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rdf_aug23_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 ai-viewport-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--End of Article Ad for Desktop--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1\" align=\"center\" px=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>So, it is a toss up which one you will deal with. A professional robbery gang, a tough old head just out of prison, or a psychopath. One is motivated by profit. Another by a mix of emotions including self-loathing. Yet others, are motivated by a desire to cause human misery and suffering. You must understand the threat to deal with it.<\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s Your Life<\/h2>\n<p>We all have circumstances, obligations, deadlines, and life just piling up. Time and money don\u2019t seem to come together in the desirable equation. But the accrual of knowledge is never without cost. Personal defense skills are vital. An investment in legal study is wise. I don\u2019t believe any single class prepares you adequately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" alt=\"man practicing firing a pistol from behind a barricade as cover\" class=\"wp-image-91260 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=640%2C448&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=640%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"man practicing firing a pistol from behind a barricade as cover\" class=\"wp-image-91260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-5.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Firing from cover is a skill that is not stressed enough. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Think. Read. Get your money\u2019s worth in knitted brows of discussion among the learned. There is seldom a legal requirement for such training, but morally and ethically there is. There are worse things than getting shot, and shooting the wrong person is one of these.<\/p>\n<p>I am not naive enough to think you will find the find the study as fascinating as I have, but you should learn enough. Learn to think ahead. Panic is among the most disruptive of reactions.<\/p>\n<h2>Train, Train, Train<\/h2>\n<p>Some training is fun if you like to shoot. Just the same, the dry, durable, and traditional training is best for mastering the . Apply input to the pistol, control the trigger and sights, and practice often. This is the key and always has been. Skills are perishable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"648\" alt=\"man approaching the target with his pistol at the low ready\" class=\"wp-image-91259 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=150%2C208&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=468%2C648&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=468%2C648&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"man approaching the target with his pistol at the low ready\" class=\"wp-image-91259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-4.jpg?resize=150%2C208&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>There is a proper way to handle a pistol and a wrong way. This shooter has it down pat. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is no shortcut. Don\u2019t limit training to the handgun. True, it is the firearm we rely on most, but the open hand and walking stick may be lifesavers. Why not combine training and education when you can?<\/p>\n<p>Before I had a few years on the streets and became a hardened copper who was unmoved by events, I shed a few tears over the human situation. Today, I have softened again. I now realize the eternal damage done by crime and assaults. I am not being condescending but concerned. Don\u2019t take unschooled advice. Take the recommendations up the logic ladder and see how many rungs you make it before the supposition falls apart.<\/p>\n<p>Muscle and brawn are not everything. Be all you can be but also understand events and the adversary. Don\u2019t shadow box with yourself, train with someone in a different discipline. And remember, traits we try to work out such as panic and cowardice are common among the criminal element and make them dangerous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Woman at the range shooting a semi-automatic handgun with a two-handed grip\" class=\"wp-image-91265 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woman at the range shooting a semi-automatic handgun with a two-handed grip\" class=\"wp-image-91265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-10.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Range work is worth more than conversation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>History Is Proof<\/h2>\n<p>The following are incidents you should study and at all costs avoid repeating. These examples are food for thought and a stern warning to avoid making similar mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Police respond to an apartment complex where shots were fired. The fellow found with a bullet wound to the leg says that he dreamed he was being burglarized and shot himself in the leg. Well, not sure I buy that one. However, it was certainly poor gun handling.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, in a well televised incident a pool boy (who had a regular schedule) arrived later than usual and was cleaning the pool. The homeowner spotted something outside the home panicked and fired 30 rounds through his plate glass window. The pool boy fled and wasn\u2019t seriously injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" alt=\"man reviewing the Ruger revolver before shooting at the range\" class=\"wp-image-91264 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=384%2C576&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=384%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"man reviewing the Ruger revolver before shooting at the range\" class=\"wp-image-91264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Be certain to be completely familiar with the operation of every firearm you deploy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>First and foremost, thank God this homeowner could not shoot accurately. He probably did thousands of dollars of damage to his own home though. Second, this isn\u2019t what Stand Your Ground is about, although that was the Sheriff\u2019s reason for not charging the homeowner.<\/p>\n<p>Stand your ground means you have no duty to retreat if attacked \u2014 not a right to wantonly fire at innocent people. Easily one of the most reckless examples of disregard for life I have examined. Obviously, the threat was no threat and was not identified.<\/p>\n<p>In South Carolina, a Fire Chief observed two young men turning around in his yard. They left. He and his son pursued them, forced them off the road, and held them at gunpoint. The 9-1-1 tape isn\u2019t in his favor as he was told several times to put the gun down. It seems the other side of the incident also called 9-1-1 begging for help.<\/p>\n<p>The fire chief claims he thought the young men were burglars. However, even if they were, he would still have had no right to detain them as he did. No charges were filed against either side. As it sits the Chief is bearing the cost of the lawsuit and I don\u2019t think it will be cheap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"576\" alt=\"wonam using a car for cover as she aims a pistol in a self-defense encounter\" class=\"wp-image-91262 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=624%2C576&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=624%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"wonam using a car for cover as she aims a pistol in a self-defense encounter\" class=\"wp-image-91262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-7.jpg?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>The author\u2019s wife with a 1911 Commander .45 defending the Corvette from a carjacking. Lots of skill behind every part of the equation. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The murder of Kaylin Gillis was senseless. She was in a vehicle with other young people. As the vehicle turned around \u2014 they were lost \u2014 the homeowner (Kevin Monahan) fired two shots from a  and killed Gillis. There was no interaction between parties; no one exited the car. I am not certain this is a mistake to learn by as the police and prosecutors stated the man is well known for a confrontational and compulsive temperament. Perhaps he was a murder waiting to happen.<\/p>\n<p>His attorney asked for bond which was denied. He stated that there were multiple vehicles revving their engines and coming up the driveway at a high rate of speed. Counselor, I wasn\u2019t aware this was a justification into firing into a vehicle. He stated his client was remorseful. Perhaps this is true. Don\u2019t find yourself in such a situation. Panic, and misplaced aggression is a terrible thing and become fatal when lives are at stake.<\/p>\n<h2>Legal Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Legal issues are terribly important. There are no good prisons. It is for good reason that cops have exclaimed, \u201cYou would have to kill me first. I <em>ain\u2019t<\/em> going to prison!\u201d Obviously, many former cops now reside in facilities. Just the same, prisons are a terrible place. I have seen men and women raised up from addiction and prison and become great people. However, it is a hell of a way to do it. You certainly don\u2019t want to end up incarcerated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"437\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Deadly Force book cover by Massad Ayoob\" class=\"wp-image-91261 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?w=437&amp;ssl=1 437w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=150%2C198&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=437%2C576&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"437\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=437%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Deadly Force book cover by Massad Ayoob\" class=\"wp-image-91261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?w=437&amp;ssl=1 437w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-6.jpg?resize=150%2C198&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>This author has a singularly respectable combination of experience and education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, sometimes you meet violent attack. Not being able to shoot well is a reason you may die. In one case that I found especially heartbreaking, a woman was assaulted in her home. She managed to break away and grab a five-shot snub nose .38. While we may say she should have held the gun in close and waited for the attacker to close distance, she fired quickly and wildly. She did not strike the adversary while emptying the gun and was killed.<\/p>\n<p>In an incident that has a bizarre humor, a man in construction who carried cash often (a few hundred dollars) was the victim of a stick up as he arrived home in his driveway. The victim drew a  from his waistband and cut down on the armed assailant. He missed with all five shots. The assailant did not return fire but fled.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose this is a success story of armed defense, but the assailant could easily have returned fire and killed the victim. Especially after the victim\u2019s handgun ran dry. To add insult to injury, the defender\u2019s shots hit his metal garage door. None were within a foot of the other. At a range of less than 10 feet, this is very poor shooting. While somewhat beside the point, the damage to the home and repair bill was more than the amount of cash in the victim\u2019s wallet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" alt=\"man reviewing the Ruger revolver before shooting at the range\" class=\"wp-image-91264 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=384%2C576&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=384%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"man reviewing the Ruger revolver before shooting at the range\" class=\"wp-image-91264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Train-Legal-9.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Be certain to be completely familiar with the operation of every firearm you deploy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Get training! Some excel at legal issues and other instructors are very good shooters. Canvass the reports on the teacher\u2019s class. If you have the time and money to attend a legacy class by Massad Ayoob do so. Few could be better. Most importantly, study and think ahead.<\/p>\n<h4>What is the best training tip or class you have received\/attended? Share it in the Comment section.<\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"tve_leads_end_content\" style=\"display: block; visibility: hidden; border: 1px solid transparent;\"\/><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/armed-self-defense-the-personal-and-legal-risks\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=armed-self-defense-the-personal-and-legal-risks\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mule is an animal with long funny ears who kicks up at anything he hears. Do you want to be a mule? My 1947 Bing Crosby jukebox seems to love this tune. 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