OldMarksman
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(Emphasis added)Posted by falnovice:I think it is really worth noting that the Israeli method was not developed to be the end-all be-all of concealed carry/defensive pistol techniques. It came about, as explained to me by an Israeli, because of a plethora of difference pistol types with different controls. ...
The other point I believe is worth stressing is that this in NOT a development for concealed carry safety in the civilian world. They were not envisioning all of these scenarios with one handed child carrying or being accosted by muggers. This was for real COMBAT. For responding to a gunman or terrorist. For use in actual war. This is not to remove the considerations for one hand use or previous injury, but to illustrate that the quick draw and getting the first round on target as fast as humanly possible was not the highest priority. These things rarely happen in full scale gunfights and are more commonly seen in the defensive CCW scenarios.
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It is only when we make this into a CCW/self defense event that the differences show.
Excellent points.
Combat operatives, and law enforcement officers for that matter, have a lot more latitude in deciding when to draw a firearm than do armed civilians. Where I live, a civilian may not "exhibit" a firearm in a "threatening" or "dangerous" manner unless he is engaged in a lawful act of self defense. I believe that to be true in all states except Minnesota and Texas.
That means that the defender has a need to be able to draw and fire much more quickly that someone who has the option to have the pistol in hand during a combat operation.
A friend who carried a Model 1911 in Viet Nam said that they carried there weapons in Condition 3 while they were within secure compounds, but that they carried them in Condition 1 while outside of their compounds.