No idea. In all of those places I would not retreat to my car to retrieve a firearm, I would already have it.Originally Posted by Rumbler
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No idea. In all of those places I would not retreat to my car to retrieve a firearm, I would already have it.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
Rumbler- WTF? On what basis was your friend convicted?
“Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
That is what I am trying to get at, Dale. Gunfights are often won or lost in fractions of a second. Innocents are killed in fractions of a second.
My point is that one must be as certain as they can possibly be - they must have the mental commitment to act - prior to an incident. That relates directly to the OODA loop.
When a bad guy posing a lethal threat is encountered they are either at "A" or waiting on "A". Given everything a human being does from brushing their teeth to participating in a lethal encounter requires OODA, being at "D" or earlier puts you behind the threat.
I have never had to end a threat confronting innocents. But I know as surely as I know my own name I could not tolerate spending the rest of my days wondering if I could have saved just one by acting instead of exiting.
"Sheepdogs". That has come up recently, at the moment I do not recall if it was in this thread or another. But I know how to identify one.
On September 11th, 2001. On airliners over PA and DC. The sheepdogs said without hesitation: "God I wish I could have been there, maybe I could have made a difference." The not a sheepdogs said, "Thank God I was not on those airplanes."
I'd rather be lucky than good, but I'd rather KNOW I'm good than HOPE to get lucky.
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