equin
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Recurring advice from John Corriea on Active Self Protection, based on thousands of videos of actual incidents:
1. Do not draw from the drop; that is, if the bad guy is already pointing a gun at you, do not try to beat his trigger pull with your draw to first shot.
2. When the bad guy has the drop on you, best choice is most often purposeful compliance; clearly comply with the demands (while watching for an opportunity to counter-attack).
On Active Self Protection Extra he has some demonstration lessons on planning and practicing for draw and fire when seated in a vehicle:
Getting A Good Shot Out Your Driver Side Door
Drawing Right-Handed Strong Side In The Car Ain't Easy!
Shooting Across Your Partner In a Vehicle (Difficult Stuff!)
Reholstering After Shooting From A Vehicle
and for a related discussion,
Car Theft vs. Carjacking (John’s Briefs)
Great videos. My Mom was carjacked in the late 70’s. She was driving my Dad’s Pontiac LeMans station wagon, but was at a stop light with cross traffic and cars behind her. So she was stuck. She just grabbed her purse and stepped out. The guy got in and took off.
Anyway, interesting that the videos encourage wearing the gun on your body while driving. I carry strong side, so the 2nd video was particularly helpful.