Sheep, Wolves, Sheepdogs II

I’m preaching to the choir but reaffirmation of what we already know is muscle memory, a good thing. This article was produced in 2004 or that is when I got it. As you see, the man impressed me. It will never be old. I can only bring a few things to the table for consideration of peers that are between attack and the old folks home.

Sheep, one of my favorite animals, are very susceptible to harm with their eyes on the sides of the head they are non-predatory. Humans have the predatory characteristics and the ability to reason if we fall victim to an attack it is because we did not think about the consequences of a possible situation. Some, deny danger and they are the true sheeplike targets. We won’t talk about ambush at this point because that is a surprise situation designed for predation.

I have spent my whole life beginning as a nervous skinny kid thinking about leveling my odds if attacked. Mr. Colt, Smith and Wesson certainly added to the solution. When we are not fighting the attack we should be thinking about the next attack, the next attack is the meat here. Knives are elementary. If you do not have one you probably should not leave the bedroom, never mind the house. Which knife? Have several to match the occasion from cleaning fingernails to hacking down a tree. Firearms, need to be accessible, whether they are in your hand or not depends on how comfortable you are with the situation, I would think.

Why do we carry sidearms? Because a cop is too heavy, shotguns are not compatible with shorts, and rifles are the ultimate but they make sheep nervous. If the caliber doesn’t start with a four or five it doesn’t count, obviously has never spoken with a person with a .22 hole in the forehead. Revolvers versus autos? Depends. In an up close ideal attack my defense carry would never leave my pocket except to reload, I cannot get an auto to cycle in my pocket and I might be hesitant to leave more than the projectile around should it be necessary to leave. I don’t think an assailant should ever see your carry only hear it momentarily. Don’t, get me wrong. High capacity autos are the answer to fire superiority, we need that from time to time, usually not at the food court. Rifles, shotguns or sidearms, probably one of each is a good place to start, not which one. Caliber, trying to figure that out is like removing a cap on bottled beer, whatever works.

Stand, lead, follow or get out of the way, basics of life. The person that believes they are “All Set” probably has never been ambushed. We are never “All Set” but we need a contingency plan for most occasions, firearms provide a great deal of security. Fight or flight can solve fifty percent of most problems of attack but my old bones do not spin on a dime anymore and my rapid acceleration running has declined. I would not pick a fight and damn sure hate to lose one. The recovery process, if there is one, can be slow. The seven yard stance is secure and the accuracy is adequate. The big decision is how do we want to dress today, defensive, offensive or wool. If it is just cold the latter will do just fine.

Semper fi,
peterR

If a fence will not work on the Southwest border why don’t we take down the one around the White House?….Vote Republican we need both……….par

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