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Perhaps the more useful lesson to us is how easily our powerful gun can be taken away if we get too close to our threats. NEVER let the threat get within grabbing distance of your gun, even if you have the finger on the trigger. I have been on the shooter end of this technique many times and have failed to fire a shot that would have hit my opponent I held at point blank range. It is an eye opener.

You are absolutely correct, sir - That's EXACTLY the message that most of us should walk away from this with. I do a disarm technique when teaching weapons retention as part of the "action is always faster than reaction" bit. I have yet to have a student actually get the shot off - in fact, as part of the demo, I pull the trigger after the disarm so that students can hear it click.

I remember when it was first shown to me - it was indeed a real eye opener.

Disarming is all about initiative vs. reaction time.

You wouldn't attempt to draw when you're already covered at close range, because the attacker has the initiative, and adequate time to react. But if someone commits 100% to total action, they have the initiative, and probably beat the shooter's reaction.

The last thing a common thug expects is for an apparently unarmed victim to fight back in the face of a gun.

Desperate situations call for desperate measures. Practicing is good, but if you're convinced you're going to die unless you take action... then take action!

Kevin

flintknapper wrote:I suspect more than a few of us no longer possess those "cat like reflexes" we had in our youth.

You suspect well, therefore I have learned to cheat...

"Age and Treachery will win over Youth and Skill, everytime!"

(unknown Old Guy, circa "some time back in the day")