Recent content by ke6gwf

I probably wasted too much time digging up pics and video on it, but from what I saw, and what I based my comments on, the dick (short for detective... ;) got out of his personal vehicle with his hand on his gun, and then drew it on the crowd. Then he went back and got his radio. At no point did...

I don't know about anybody changing their mind, but it has made some of the participants think, and that was my goal with my comments! :evil: It has also made me think through a lot of things, which helps prepare me for unpleasant situations. :)

Even if you have reason to believe they are a threat? If you stop and then watch their reaction, that gives you a lot more insight into their intent. If they continue towards you with aggressive posture, then you ask them to stop. If they refuse, they just escalated it. If you messed up their...

The distance and proof that the intent was directed at you would be key points there. If it was clear you were his target, then things change, but the OOP was not in that situation So the off duty plainclothes dick in DC bringing a gun to a snowball fight would be fair game by that...

If you are shooting to kill, you will get a murder charge, which is why the better instructors say to "shoot to stop". It may end up being the same thing, but the intent and wording are very important when comes to the legal end of things. Oh, and if a person can retreat in the amount of time...

No, you can not shoot until they become a clear and immediate threat to your life. (A guy with a knife stating he is going to kill you, and walking towards you, but still 30 feet away may be a clear threat, but not yet immediate. Same with the gun drawn but not pointed at you, and no obvious...

Impureclient: Thank you for the welcome! :) I seem to be making up for my extended lurking and not posting... ;) That, and the stuff that put a burr under my saddle! Just be glad you can't reply inline to each post, or I might have! ----------------------------- Survival is what you do in...

Levels of Force I can't claim as many years of experience as many of you, and I haven't had as much training as many of you, but I can comment on what one training school drills into us, and since this school probably trains more CCW holders than any single other school, I think it is...

Awareness.... I have gotten a lot of useful information from this site and this group as I have researched many different subjects in the process of selecting a handgun, learning the philosophy, and getting training in proper usage. This thread finally drove me to register... There were many...