Gunfight Rules:

Cooperhawk

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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading."

Gunfight Rules: In a gunfight, the most important rule is.....HAVE A GUN!!! These are shooting tips from various Concealed Carry Instructors. If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules...If not, you should get one, learn how to use it and learn the rules.

RULES

A : Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.

B : Its always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

C : Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.

D : Never let someone or something that threatens you get inside arm's length.

E : Never say "I've got a gun." If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they should hear is the safety clicking off or the hammer cocking.

F : The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes; the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.

G : The most important rule in a gunfight is:
Always Win - there is no such thing as a fair fight. Always Win - cheat if necessary. Always Win - 2nd place doesn't count H : Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets ....You may get killed with your own gun, but he'll have to beat you to death with it because it will be empty .

I : If you're in a gun fight: (a) If you're not shooting, you should be loading. (b) If you're not loading, you should be moving. (c) If you're not moving, you're dead.

J : In a life and death situation, do something .... It may be wrong, but do something!

K : If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. Nonsense! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?

L : You can say "stop" or any other word, but a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much a universal language; and, you won't have to press 1 for Spanish/Mexican or 2 for Chinese or 3 for Arabic.

M : Never leave an enemy behind. If you have to shoot, shoot to kill.
In court, yours will be the only testimony.

N : You cannot save the planet, but you may be able to save yourself and your family.



Remember .if your life is on the line, there are no rules!! You fight to stay alive!!

If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, forward to others you know who also believe.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because good men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
 
Maybe it was on this forum and I would like to give credit but I honestly can't remember where I saw the next statement. A gun is like a parachute...if you need one and you don't have one you may possibly never need one again.

Edit due to seeing this saying on Powder Smoke's posts and giving him the credit. It took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to put my watch on Sunday morning. My memory and focus is declining. Sorry Powder Smoke...I honestly didn't remember until I read one of your posts.
 
Well said. This is just common sense, but sadly not very commonly found. I'm often surprised how often I can get anti-gun folk to agree with the statement "when seconds count the police are only minutes away" who then again say they don't want a gun. Fools.
 
About item "I". I was taught that "c" is "a". Movement to cover, while shooting, reload as necessary or when to cover. But yeah, have heard or seen all of the above. Rules to live by, live being the operable word.
 
vito said:
Well said. This is just common sense, but sadly not very commonly found. I'm often surprised how often I can get anti-gun folk to agree with the statement "when seconds count the police are only minutes away" who then again say they don't want a gun. Fools.

Maybe they think guns are evil;people definitely are,(only God is good),but some would rather just be docile.
 
vito said:
Well said. This is just common sense, but sadly not very commonly found. I'm often surprised how often I can get anti-gun folk to agree with the statement "when seconds count the police are only minutes away" who then again say they don't want a gun. Fools.

Some people don't have the self-confidence needed to trust themselves with a gun, because they've never tested their own limits. Nor do they want to find out where those limits are, since they fear they could not live up to their own expectations (or those of others) and that can be a psychologically difficult epiphany to deal with. So they consciously avoid situations which might present them with such a realization of their own potential failings, and rationalize that choice in various ways, such as being anti-gun even when presented with the truth.
 
Rule #1 of self-protection: There's no second-place winner when life is on the line. Win or die.

Rule # 2 of self-protection: If you live long enough to ask for a rule #2, you did OK.
 
Now I'm not a gunfighter. In fact it's been decades since I used a firearm for anything other than fun. But I seem to recall in the deep dark recess of my mind that "THERE ARE NO RULES IN A GUNFIGHT. But, I could be wrong, I have been before, just ask my wife. :mrgreen:
 
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