I saw this on a nice blog called, On Patrol, and had to reprint it. Very entertaining blog by a retired teacher and auxiliary police officer. Check him out.
Adapted from USMC & USN RULES OF GUNFIGHTING
- Bring a gun. Preferably bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.
- Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
- Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
- If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
- Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.
- If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.
- In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
- If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.
- Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting stances will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
- Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."
- Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
- Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
- Have a plan.
- Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
- Use cover and concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be in FRONT of your gun.
- Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
- Don't EVER drop your guard.
- Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
- Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we Trust, everyone else keep your hands where I can see them).
- Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
- The faster you finish the fight the less shot you will get.
- Be polite, be professional, be courteous to everyone, friendly to none.
- Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
- Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4".
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