One of the things that bothers me about armed self defense is what happens after I kill or wound an attacker? What then? Do I get indicted? Get no-billed? Go to jail? Win, but spend the rest of my life paying off an attorney? That leads me to thinking about “if shooting someone opens the door to all these risks, what are the rules that govern what is judged a “good” shoot or a “bad” shoot? Thankfully, I’m not the only one that worries about such things. And even better, there are people out there who know a lot more than I do on the topic, and are willing to share. Enter everybody’s favorite self-defense expert Massad Ayoob.
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Muscle Memory: A Slightly Different Viewpoint
I spend a surprising number of minutes during each day thinking about muscles, coordination, thought processes, and things like “muscle memory.” And let me just state, for the record, that RF is absolutely, completely, 100% right with his recent post, The Myth of Muscle Memory. However, I have a few things to add to the discussion, largely because I’m coming at this from a slightly different point of view.
The Appleseed Project. (Johnny would be so proud.)
A note from the “here’s somebody doing something to make things better” file, A group called the Appleseed Project is busy trying to de-politicize guns, and teach people not only how to shoot, but how to shoot well. From their website:
IDPA: Because Bad Guys Don’t Stand Still.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8nzuNv2Qz0
Imagine this scenario. You hear a noise in your house. You’ve been to the range. You’re used to shooting at targets, and you’re pretty good at between 7 and 25 feet. You grab your gun. As you look up, you see not one, not two, but three assailants, in your home, and intent on doing you harm. What do you do. (channel Dennis Hopper’s voice in your head here:) WHAT DO YOU DO?
Double-Taps, Demystified.
You gotta love that InterWeb thingy that Al Gore invented, just before he decided to go all Pogo on us and save the planet from ourselves. (“We have met the enemy, and he is us.”) In fact, if you know where to look, you can find just about anything, on any subject. Today, we put … Read more
Conceal This
I have something to confess. I have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and I rarely carry my handgun. The reasons why I don’t carry that often—and why thousands of other concealed carry permit holders also leave home without it—bears examination.
