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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 999482" data-attributes="member: 17969">Best part of the story:You can shut up about how things would have&nbsp; been different if someone had a gunI’ve fired and used guns my whole life. I don’t claim to be an expert or even&nbsp; overly proficient. And though I have shot a few thousand rounds in my life, I&nbsp; don’t think that would matter for me or others in this situation. So here’s what&nbsp; you soon-to-be heroes with conceal weapons permits should know:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You’re not Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer, or Bruce Wayne. Situational awareness&nbsp; takes training that you don’t get as a civilian. You won’t recognize a threat&nbsp; until it’s too late.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unless you’ve trained with the exact weapons system you’re carrying, you’ll&nbsp; miss. It takes hundreds of hours with a firearm to really be proficient. Do you&nbsp; know what you’d do if it jams?&nbsp; Can you reload before the last round leaves&nbsp; your chamber? How many rounds in your magazine? Have you even practiced&nbsp; drawing your weapon if it’s concealed?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proficiency deteriorates without practice. When was the last time you fired&nbsp; your gun? Police and military practice regularly for their jobs. You do it&nbsp; irregularly for fun.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A thousand hours on the range aren’t the same as a hundred seconds in a real&nbsp; shootout. Can you recognize the threat, obtain a site picture, and neutralize&nbsp; the target with a gun pointed at you?&nbsp; Police and military don’t just learn&nbsp; how to do this once, they actually train in these situations.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">There’s a solid chance you won’t even pull the trigger. There is huge&nbsp; psychological trauma associated with taking a life. Estimates are that between&nbsp; 1/3rd and 1/4th of guns on the battlefield in WWII were never shot. There are&nbsp; even police officers and soldiers who have been killed because they didn’t have&nbsp; what it took to kill.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Even if you train with your gun, you do it until you get it right. Police&nbsp; and military do it until they don’t get it wrong.&nbsp; You’re just not ready&nbsp; like they are to use your gun.</li>
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[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 999482, member: 17969"] Best part of the story: [B]You can shut up about how things would have been different if someone had a gun[/B] I’ve fired and used guns my whole life. I don’t claim to be an expert or even overly proficient. And though I have shot a few thousand rounds in my life, I don’t think that would matter for me or others in this situation. So here’s what you soon-to-be heroes with conceal weapons permits should know: [LIST] [*]You’re not Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer, or Bruce Wayne. Situational awareness takes training that you don’t get as a civilian. You won’t recognize a threat until it’s too late. [*]Unless you’ve trained with the exact weapons system you’re carrying, you’ll miss. It takes hundreds of hours with a firearm to really be proficient. Do you know what you’d do if it jams? Can you reload before the last round leaves your chamber? How many rounds in your magazine? Have you even practiced drawing your weapon if it’s concealed? [*]Proficiency deteriorates without practice. When was the last time you fired your gun? Police and military practice regularly for their jobs. You do it irregularly for fun. [*]A thousand hours on the range aren’t the same as a hundred seconds in a real shootout. Can you recognize the threat, obtain a site picture, and neutralize the target with a gun pointed at you? Police and military don’t just learn how to do this once, they actually train in these situations. [*]There’s a solid chance you won’t even pull the trigger. There is huge psychological trauma associated with taking a life. Estimates are that between 1/3rd and 1/4th of guns on the battlefield in WWII were never shot. There are even police officers and soldiers who have been killed because they didn’t have what it took to kill. [*]Even if you train with your gun, you do it until you get it right. Police and military do it until they don’t get it wrong. You’re just not ready like they are to use your gun. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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