Teaching Gun Safety And Protocol: I was taught that you don't even point toy guns at people...interesting mindset development My dad always said you do not point a gun at anything...

woodguru

I was taught that you don't even point toy guns at people...interesting mindset development

My dad always said you do not point a gun at anything unless you intend to k**l it, that guns are for k*****g. I have always maintained as an adult that if I point a gun at someone it's because I intend to use it.

steve66613

woodguru wrote:

I was taught that you don't even point toy guns at people...interesting mindset development

My dad always said you do not point a gun at anything unless you intend to k**l it, that guns are for k*****g. I have always maintained as an adult that if I point a gun at someone it's because I intend to use it.

Your post is very astute.

That said; are you planning to point your gun at someone? What are the circumstances which would “trigger” your response?

Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

steve66613 wrote:

Your post is very astute.

That said; are you planning to point your gun at someone? What are the circumstances which would “trigger” your response?

I would say that an invasion of my personal space of 5 feet with intent to do bodily harm is a guarantee that my gun would fire.
And FYI, I bought my FN HERSTAL 40 CAL. Semi Auto Hammer fire Pistol just a year ago for $599.00. Today I priced the same gun at $859.00. That is very inflated.

WinkyTink Loc: Hill Country, TX

Weasel wrote:

I would say that an invasion of my personal space of 5 feet with intent to do bodily harm is a guarantee that my gun would fire.
And FYI, I bought my FN HERSTAL 40 CAL. Semi Auto Hammer fire Pistol just a year ago for $599.00. Today I priced the same gun at $859.00. That is very inflated.

Nice purchase though.

Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

WinkyTink wrote:

Nice purchase though.

Oddly enough, my Glock 40 cal. Has stayed at the same price.

WinkyTink Loc: Hill Country, TX

Weasel wrote:

Oddly enough, my Glock 40 cal. Has stayed at the same price.

My main carry is a Glock 26 9mm. I'm very comfortable with it after 11 years.
Ammo seems to be holding relatively stable if available.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

woodguru wrote:

I was taught that you don't even point toy guns at people...interesting mindset development

My dad always said you do not point a gun at anything unless you intend to k**l it, that guns are for k*****g. I have always maintained as an adult that if I point a gun at someone it's because I intend to use it.

How many topics are you gonna post today on your fishing trip?
I only speak for myself when I say that you just post, and post, and post in order to get attention.
Some others may agree, but it isn't good optics for you at all.

woodguru

steve66613 wrote:

Your post is very astute.

That said; are you planning to point your gun at someone? What are the circumstances which would “trigger” your response?

I'm living a different life now,

I'm 67, I can't even relate to who I was 40 years ago, it was different lifetimes...different mindset, different wife and different things that were okay that are not now, different ways of making lots of money. There were times it was there in my hand but not used, serving the purpose of deterrence. I always maintained that if I pointed it at you it was over, only did it once and the person turned and walked away.

I did a lot of competitive pistol shooting, which lends itself to a different degree of confidence in the circumstances that deterrence is needed...confident people are not pushed

woodguru

archie bunker wrote:

How many topics are you gonna post today on your fishing trip?
I only speak for myself when I say that you just post, and post, and post in order to get attention.
Some others may agree, but it isn't good optics for you at all.

Fishing trip Sunday...taking my wife out on the new boat, it's only been in the water once so far.

topics are triggered by things I see and read, other posts so as not to derail theirs, etc.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

woodguru wrote:

I was taught that you don't even point toy guns at people...interesting mindset development

My dad always said you do not point a gun at anything unless you intend to k**l it, that guns are for k*****g. I have always maintained as an adult that if I point a gun at someone it's because I intend to use it.

So, you never played "Cowboys and Indians" or "Cops and Robbers" and shot kids with cap guns and squirt guns and dart guns, or thrown dirt clod hand grenades and baseball bat torpedoes?

What a shame. No wonder our country is filling up with g****r conflicted pussies like you.

FYI: wussguru, guns are used for a lot of things that don't involve k*****g anything.

And, if you ever encounter someone intent on k*****g you, I hope that you are prepared to deal with
the emotional shock, the radical physiological changes, the adrenaline rush and the fear and still be
able to control all of that and channel it into a calming force that will allow you to point your gun at your
potential k**ler and pull the trigger.

Just remember, owning a guitar doesn't make you a musician.

Smedley_buzkill

Blade_Runner wrote:

So, you never played "Cowboys and Indians&quo... (show quote)

Nor does not being able to play in front of anyone else. I qualified expert on both rifle and pistol in the Army. I shot competitively, won one, placed top five in several others. I found out that means nothing when you are alone, caught by surprise, and someone is shooting at YOU. Cops average something like a 20% hit ratio when a subject is shooting back. I suppose I'm pretty damn good since I got a hit. That's what being too scared to screw up will do for you. I suppose a second best outcome was okay. (First best being it never happened, second best is attacker wounded me not.) I was not "shooting to wound;" it just happened that way. Anyone who recommends "shooting to wound" when someone is shooting real bullets at you is the worst sort of armchair commando. Bear in mind these things happen FAST. You will be more than likely caught by surprise and even the best trained needs a moment to process this stuff. All my targets with their tight little groups didn't mean s**t when it counted. The ability to put rounds into a torso sized target (if you have one that large) as quickly as possible is the important part. Realistic training emphasizes this, and shooting on the move.

I'm done preaching. I'll be passing the collection plate shortly.