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<blockquote data-quote="Korhil78" data-source="post: 585331" data-attributes="member: 34818"><p>I am a Firearms Instructor for a law enforcement entity and I am glad to see that many of you carry concealed. There would be nothing more reassuring than being in a gunfight with someone and having a CWC there to back you up. There are a lot of things that one needs to take VERY seriously when carrying concealed.</p><p> </p><p>1. You need to keep up your proficiency in shooting. Practice, practice, practice. If you get in a gunfight, your adrenalin will be pumping like crazy and you will shoot worse than you normally do. So you need to practice a lot to get that good muscle memory instilled into your brain so that when it does come time to fight, it just all happens narturally for you.</p><p> </p><p>2. Always carry an extra magazine or 2. Nothing is going to be more horrifying to you than your slide locking back anwith no reload and the adversary is still able to fire back.</p><p> </p><p>3. The best cover that you are going to have is precise, accurate return fire. Nothing is going to make someone miss more than accurate fire hitting them or whizzing by them (hopefully hitting them). Look for things to get behind or by so that you present a smaller target to the adversary. </p><p> </p><p>4. Dont stand still while someone is shooting at you. MOVE, STOP, SHOOT. If you can shoot accurately while moving then do so but you need to do what you need to do to shoot accurately. This one will be hard because people get into OH CRAP mode when someone is shooting at you but if the adversary shoots right handed then move to your left and if he shoots left handed move to your right. Most people that don't shoot guns well (which are a lot of criminals) will slap the trigger badly when (1) they are at a distance and (2) you are shooting back at them. A right handed shooter will shoot low and to his left (your right) when slapping the trigger and a left handed shooter will shoot low and to his right (your left). So if you are facing a right handed adversary and you start moving left then the odds are with you that you are moving out of the bullets path if he slaps the trigger. If you are facing a left handed adversary and you are moving to the right then it has the same effect. The easiest way to think of it is move to the same side of the locked out arm of the adversary. The locked out arm is his gun arm so you move to the same side as that locked out arm. Most shooters bend there non shooting arm at the elbow.</p><p> </p><p>NEVER NEVER move towards or away from the adversary. Always move side to side. Targets moving side to side are way harder to hit. Any shooter/hunter should know this.</p><p> </p><p>5. Know what is behind your target. Nothing is going to be worse for you for the rest of your life if you plug the bad guy, the bullet passes through him and blows through a 5 year old kids head. With the media these days, the headlines will say, CONCEALED WEAPON CARRIER KILLS 5 YEAR OLD IN REASTAURANT. You have to take this into consideration because you can't try and protect the public by killing the public. That is another reason why you move side to side and shoot so that you can get a clearing behind the target.</p><p> </p><p>6. If the adversary is not shooting at you then you can square up and get those good accurate shots. BUT REMEMBER, he is probably not going to be staying still for long so you dont have all day.</p><p> </p><p>7. One shot is not enough most of the time. Shoot the adversary until the threat is stopped.</p><p> </p><p>8. Make your presence known after the adversary is down so that people will know that you are not just another criminal trying to take out your competition. SECURE the area, get your adversaries gun, down load it if you know how. If you don't know how then secure it on your person. Then you must secure the adversary. HANDS kill, so get his hands behind his back and secure them until police arrive. Even if you think the individual is dead, still secure his hands behind his back with your hands. YOU ARE NOT A DOCTOR so you cannot tell if someone is dead or not so you must take every precaution to make sure the person is secure and will not attack again. You don't know if he has another weapon or not. While you have his hands secured, lift up his shirt or jacket to look at his waist to see if he has anything else on him. NEVER let go of his hands, he cannot kill you if you have control of his hands. If he tries to break loose then, back up and draw your weapon again and do what you have to do.</p><p> </p><p>9. Make sure someone has called the police, if no one has, then anyone BESIDES you needs to call them. You need to have all of your attention on the subject. When the police arrive, announce who you are and what you are carrying to them. LISTEN AND COMPLY to every command the policeman gives you after you do this because it could be your life at stake. They don't know who you are and will have to sort it out after they have control of the situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Korhil78, post: 585331, member: 34818"] I am a Firearms Instructor for a law enforcement entity and I am glad to see that many of you carry concealed. There would be nothing more reassuring than being in a gunfight with someone and having a CWC there to back you up. There are a lot of things that one needs to take VERY seriously when carrying concealed. 1. You need to keep up your proficiency in shooting. Practice, practice, practice. If you get in a gunfight, your adrenalin will be pumping like crazy and you will shoot worse than you normally do. So you need to practice a lot to get that good muscle memory instilled into your brain so that when it does come time to fight, it just all happens narturally for you. 2. Always carry an extra magazine or 2. Nothing is going to be more horrifying to you than your slide locking back anwith no reload and the adversary is still able to fire back. 3. The best cover that you are going to have is precise, accurate return fire. Nothing is going to make someone miss more than accurate fire hitting them or whizzing by them (hopefully hitting them). Look for things to get behind or by so that you present a smaller target to the adversary. 4. Dont stand still while someone is shooting at you. MOVE, STOP, SHOOT. If you can shoot accurately while moving then do so but you need to do what you need to do to shoot accurately. This one will be hard because people get into OH CRAP mode when someone is shooting at you but if the adversary shoots right handed then move to your left and if he shoots left handed move to your right. Most people that don't shoot guns well (which are a lot of criminals) will slap the trigger badly when (1) they are at a distance and (2) you are shooting back at them. A right handed shooter will shoot low and to his left (your right) when slapping the trigger and a left handed shooter will shoot low and to his right (your left). So if you are facing a right handed adversary and you start moving left then the odds are with you that you are moving out of the bullets path if he slaps the trigger. If you are facing a left handed adversary and you are moving to the right then it has the same effect. The easiest way to think of it is move to the same side of the locked out arm of the adversary. The locked out arm is his gun arm so you move to the same side as that locked out arm. Most shooters bend there non shooting arm at the elbow. NEVER NEVER move towards or away from the adversary. Always move side to side. Targets moving side to side are way harder to hit. Any shooter/hunter should know this. 5. Know what is behind your target. Nothing is going to be worse for you for the rest of your life if you plug the bad guy, the bullet passes through him and blows through a 5 year old kids head. With the media these days, the headlines will say, CONCEALED WEAPON CARRIER KILLS 5 YEAR OLD IN REASTAURANT. You have to take this into consideration because you can't try and protect the public by killing the public. That is another reason why you move side to side and shoot so that you can get a clearing behind the target. 6. If the adversary is not shooting at you then you can square up and get those good accurate shots. BUT REMEMBER, he is probably not going to be staying still for long so you dont have all day. 7. One shot is not enough most of the time. Shoot the adversary until the threat is stopped. 8. Make your presence known after the adversary is down so that people will know that you are not just another criminal trying to take out your competition. SECURE the area, get your adversaries gun, down load it if you know how. If you don't know how then secure it on your person. Then you must secure the adversary. HANDS kill, so get his hands behind his back and secure them until police arrive. Even if you think the individual is dead, still secure his hands behind his back with your hands. YOU ARE NOT A DOCTOR so you cannot tell if someone is dead or not so you must take every precaution to make sure the person is secure and will not attack again. You don't know if he has another weapon or not. While you have his hands secured, lift up his shirt or jacket to look at his waist to see if he has anything else on him. NEVER let go of his hands, he cannot kill you if you have control of his hands. If he tries to break loose then, back up and draw your weapon again and do what you have to do. 9. Make sure someone has called the police, if no one has, then anyone BESIDES you needs to call them. You need to have all of your attention on the subject. When the police arrive, announce who you are and what you are carrying to them. LISTEN AND COMPLY to every command the policeman gives you after you do this because it could be your life at stake. They don't know who you are and will have to sort it out after they have control of the situation. [/QUOTE]
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