| y guns are not the most effective self defense | | | | of physically defending you. |
| tools (part 1) | | | | If an armed attacker who is 25 feet away from |
| Disclaimer: | | | | you has a gun pointed right at you and is |
| I am not a lawyer and am not dispensing legal | | | | threatening and demanding do you have time to |
| advice in any way, shape or form in this article. | | | | draw your weapon, point it at the attacker and |
| To clarify any legal aspects of self defense with a | | | | shoot? If the attacker has any kind of bead on |
| gun or without a gun please consult a qualified | | | | you the answer is no. While you are trying to |
| attorney. | | | | draw the weapon they are pulling the trigger. So, |
| Guns can be an important part of a complete self | | | | even if you have a better, bigger gun with hotter |
| defense arsenal. However, when it comes to | | | | ammunition and you have a lot of training in how |
| utilizing a gun in a self defense situation the | | | | to shoot (by itself without a lot of other physical |
| window of opportunity is very small and narrow. | | | | training) it will not do you any good in this |
| If you are caught by surprise by a physically | | | | situation. In this kind of situation you need to |
| determined attacker at less than 21 feet you can | | | | know where, when and how to tactically move |
| choose to spend your crucial couple of seconds | | | | your body and how to draw and shoot while |
| between awareness and fighting contact drawing | | | | moving and by the way if they are running at |
| your weapon or you can get moving and have | | | | you when you start moving the fight could |
| your hands and body ready to receive and | | | | become one where you are better off to move |
| dispatch the incoming attacker. It is possible but | | | | with your hands free and unencumbered as |
| very difficult to do both at 21 feet or greater but | | | | opposed to trying to draw your firearm when |
| at a distance of less than 12 feet the attacker will | | | | you should be running like hell. |
| definitely make it to you before your weapon is | | | | Now, unfortunately there is another problem. If |
| engaged even against the fastest gun draws | | | | you can disengage from the attacker and get |
| which means it is useless to draw your weapon | | | | distance and they don't charge at you can you |
| and be virtually physically undefended from the | | | | draw your weapon and / or shoot. The answer is |
| attackers assault. Once the physical fight has | | | | no. If you so much as show your weapon and |
| begun if you manage to draw your weapon and | | | | you had any ability to retreat, run away, |
| the attacker is busy pounding you then you may | | | | disengage etc you are now in violation of the law |
| never get the chance to fire or worse yet the | | | | that in many states will get you a minimum 5 |
| attacker may actually knock the gun out of your | | | | year sentence. If you shoot at the unarmed |
| hand or take the gun away from you because | | | | WOULD BE assailant then you could go to jail on |
| your hands are busy drawing the weapon instead | | | | murder or attempted murder charges. |