Originally posted by: Jack Flash
Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle
Originally posted by: QueBert
I thought the fact I hit the shooting range and was good with a pistol meant any criminal who messed with me would be sorry. All the thinking about a situation in the world didn't prepare me for when it actually happened. Regardless of if you're trained with guns or not, you either take charge in a situation like this, or do nothing and pray you don't get killed. I don't think the instinct to reach for your gun can be taught. You either have the ability or you don't. I'm an accurate shot but I don't have the quick instinct to go for mine before the criminal in a situation like this.
It's not the skill, it's the application. In this guy's case, it wasn't instinct - he carefully considered how he would go for the gun, so as not to arouse the perp's suspicion.
And he got shot several times. Even with great planning he didn't 'win' he got lucky.
But at least he took out the trash.