(You may someday have to apply one or more of these…)
1) Bring a gun; when possible, bring at least two guns, all of your friends that have guns and FOUR TIMES the ammunition you think you could ever need.
2) Guns have only two enemies: rust and inexperience. a) Practice. Practice reloading one-handed and practice off-hand shooting; that’s how you live if hit on your “good” side. Practice shooting in the dark, with someone shouting at you, when out of breath, etc. b) Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. At a practice session, throw your gun into the mud, then make sure it still works. You can clean it later. c) Don’t drop your guard. Practice tactical loading while 360 degree threat-scanning.
3) Carry the same gun in the same place all the time.
4) Remember, police carry guns to protect themselves, not you.
5) It’s always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammunition is cheap – your life is NOT.
6) If you are shooting inside, buckshot is your friend. A new wall is cheap – your funeral is NOT.
7) Proximity negates skill; NEVER let someone or something that threatens you get inside arm’s length. Move away from your attacker and go to cover. Distance is your friend (lateral and diagonal movement are preferred).
8) Use cover or concealment as much as possible, but remember, sheetrock walls stop nothing but your pulse when bullets rip through them.
9) Never say “I’ve got a gun.” If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they hear should be the safety clicking off.
10) If the situation lends itself, yell “Fire!” Why “Fire”? Police will come with the Fire Department, and sirens often scare off bad guys or at least cause them to lose concentration and will. Besides, who is going to summon help if you yell “intruder” or “gun”?
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