“hoople-head” is an insult sadly underused these days, despite the wonderful Deadwood.

I believe it is incumbent on any gun owner–particularly one who decides that carrying is a good idea–to invest in viable initial as well as on-going training to the maximum extent possible. While not everyone can take a couple of weeks off and spend $3K+ for an intensive training program, there are plenty of ranges at which to practice, organizations such as the International Defensive Pistol Association who sponsor training and competition events as well as a plethora of books and videos on the market covering everything from buying the right firearm to formulating a home defense plan to the legalities surrounding use of deadly force. Even so, that’s no guarantee that you’ll react effectively or even appropriately when faced with an immediate action, life threatening situation. Keep in mind that even highly trained members of law enforcement or the military, when faced with a sudden, close quarters combat situation miss more often than they hit.

I believe in the right to defend oneself from an immediate threat. I don’t believe that simply arming anyone and everyone in and of itself makes us safer. Believe me, I wouldn’t trust the standard hoople-head that I run into around here with a firearm.

I believe it is incumbent on any gun owner–particularly one who decides that carrying is a good idea–to invest in viable initial as well as on-going training to the maximum extent possible. While not everyone can take a couple of weeks off and spend $3K+ for an intensive training program, there are plenty of ranges at which to practice, organizations such as the International Defensive Pistol Association who sponsor training and competition events as well as a plethora of books and videos on the market covering everything from buying the right firearm to formulating a home defense plan to the legalities surrounding use of deadly force. Even so, that’s no guarantee that you’ll react effectively or even appropriately when faced with an immediate action, life threatening situation. Keep in mind that even highly trained members of law enforcement or the military, when faced with a sudden, close quarters combat situation miss more often than they hit.

I believe in the right to defend oneself from an immediate threat. I don’t believe that simply arming anyone and everyone in and of itself makes us safer. Believe me, I wouldn’t trust the standard hoople-head that I run into around here with a firearm.

“Yew dunno howta shoot? Yew gonna run away from a active shooter sitchyashun? Damn, boy, yew deserve ta die, yew cain’t pertec’ yerself ‘n’ others! Un-Murcan hippie freak!”

–alopecia

The only volunteer who survived the simulation ran away from the scene.

“The only winning move is not to play.”

“Suffice it to say, things did not go well for the faux victims when a single armed defender faced a two-person terrorist team armed with rifles,” Farago wrote.“

Well, clearly, the problem is that only one of the victims was armed.

(You know the gun fetishists’ response to this will be that the only thing stopping two bad guys with guns is two good guys with guns. Because fewer guns is never the answer, MORE guns always is.)

Nailed it.