And the funniest thing was yesterday evening, the headline on Yahoo news was "Lightning Strikes Mother In Her Kitchen."
I bet she didnt expect that either! The statistics are so against that ever happening to her....Yet, it happened. To her.
My original point was that I have been reading in various threads about statistics, about how unlikely this or that scenario is to occur..etc...
If you only train for and set your mind towards scenarios that occur more often statistically than others, you will be at a grave loss when you happen to be shopping at the Mall on Saturday and become involved in an active shooter situation.
What is that you say? You don't carry more than 5 rounds on you while carrying your firearm? Well, you better be very good at pleading and hiding because it will take SWAT at least 20 minutes to "come to your rescue." You can bet your last breath (and those of your wife and children) that the attacker will most likely be suicidal in his attack and will be better armed than you. You either try to even the odds a bit by constant training and by carrying for this worst case scenario (not a nuclear attack, just a plain old "Active Shooter") or you don't and suffer the consequences. Your choice.....I have made mine.
OK, I admit...Maybe I am wired differently than most due to "boots on the ground" experience and due to my aggressive training and tactics on responding to being attacked. BUT, rest assured, when I do get involved in an active shooter scenario at my synagogue, or at the mall, I will respond with extreme violence of action, speed and firepower. Not because I am a hero or superman, but because I am trained to run TOWARDS the violence while you and the others are running AWAY from it. I do not blame you for running away. I do not expect you to save me or others. That is my job.
I have learned long ago that aggressors show no mercy to those that beg for there life or come under prepared.
OK, so you happen to live in an area of the country where everyone knows the name of every cow and chicken...Good for you! I suppose you have nothing to worry about...Except swine flu!!! And the avian flu!!! Time for you to buy a tacticool face mask I guess.
I bet she didnt expect that either! The statistics are so against that ever happening to her....Yet, it happened. To her.
My original point was that I have been reading in various threads about statistics, about how unlikely this or that scenario is to occur..etc...
If you only train for and set your mind towards scenarios that occur more often statistically than others, you will be at a grave loss when you happen to be shopping at the Mall on Saturday and become involved in an active shooter situation.
What is that you say? You don't carry more than 5 rounds on you while carrying your firearm? Well, you better be very good at pleading and hiding because it will take SWAT at least 20 minutes to "come to your rescue." You can bet your last breath (and those of your wife and children) that the attacker will most likely be suicidal in his attack and will be better armed than you. You either try to even the odds a bit by constant training and by carrying for this worst case scenario (not a nuclear attack, just a plain old "Active Shooter") or you don't and suffer the consequences. Your choice.....I have made mine.
OK, I admit...Maybe I am wired differently than most due to "boots on the ground" experience and due to my aggressive training and tactics on responding to being attacked. BUT, rest assured, when I do get involved in an active shooter scenario at my synagogue, or at the mall, I will respond with extreme violence of action, speed and firepower. Not because I am a hero or superman, but because I am trained to run TOWARDS the violence while you and the others are running AWAY from it. I do not blame you for running away. I do not expect you to save me or others. That is my job.
I have learned long ago that aggressors show no mercy to those that beg for there life or come under prepared.
OK, so you happen to live in an area of the country where everyone knows the name of every cow and chicken...Good for you! I suppose you have nothing to worry about...Except swine flu!!! And the avian flu!!! Time for you to buy a tacticool face mask I guess.
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