Thread: Self Defense?
View Single Post
Old 10-19-06 | 11:28 AM
  #81  
Geraldo
The Dude abides
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
From: Florifornia
Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice. Shoot and Move, Shoot and Move, Shoot and Move. Run Drills........Run Drills, Run Drills, Run Drills, Run Drills, Run Drills. And not just punching paper, but on a practical shooting course with silhouettes.
I used to do this, partly for work, partly for competition, to the tune of >12K rounds per year. It builds skills and gunhandling, but don't ever confuse drills with having any similarity to a real gunfight. There is also a question as to the quality if training. Learn and practice stupid habits and you will perform them in the non-forgiving arena of a real life encounter. The same goes for your martial art of choice.

I own guns, have a CWP, and have no problem with the idea of persons being legally armed. I do have a problem with people who fire a few rounds per year/month and feel that they are now gunfighters (this includes LEOs who do the minimum qualification).
Geraldo is offline