Tactical Mindset when you're a kid?

Who wants to be in a gunfight honestly? I don’t and I was in the service. The last thing that one should remember is guns do kill, regardless of nifty stuff ppl talk about like stopping power. The reality of it is you don’t see all kinds of variance in military grade equipment for the most part, one of the reasons is simply human. You should come to know your weapon as best as you can, simply put the horrible reality of ever using it does not have to be some pretty situation in a nicely lit firing line or something. The other avenue is being human will attack you as much as whatever else is, you will have enough adrenaline going in your bloodstream alone to probably kill smaller mammals, you vision and entire thought process might get tossed in some dimly lit tunnel really and thinking might become next to impossible for a period of time in which you basically react instinctively, which is the prime reason for regular training, so you do react correctly or as best as possible.
 
after it was done i sure as hell was no tough guy or bad ass just a Marine who did his job
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And most of us here on TFL are fathers and husbands who are doing their jobs protecting the family not paranoid gun freaks. Carrying one gun in combat when you have 50 men around you is one thing. Being solo with a family to protect is another. Police carry backups. Civilians are incline to follow what police do the thinking being that officers know what they are doing.

Bottom line is that I have a job to do (protect my family). I am going to do as good a job as humanly possible. That isn't paranoid, extreme, or irrational.
 
Some people, hell most people, in our society would label carrying a concealed weapon at all as a bit paranoid. I don't agree, but I do consider my concealed carry weapon as a backup and certainly a last resort.

I think that people who live with the mindset that their CCW isn't enough firepower in their situation should probably work very hard to change their situation.
 
My "tactical mindset" has always been that if you look for something, you'll find it, even if it's wrong. Be prepared, not paranoid.
 
Shortly after self-awareness

Who knows?
My gramp was a state constable who taught me marksmanship at an early age. He deputized my grandmother so she could do the magistrate paperwork, and I often rode with them when they were babysitting me.

My pop was paranoid, and grew up in a bad neighborhood. He's not a handgun guy ("I've seen enough of those in my day" is his only comment) but he did chase off a burglar with his 12 ga when I was still a toddler.

Maybe it was just GI Joe cartoons....
 
A combination of many things.

I was born in 1970. I grew up around alot of my male relatives who were in VietNam and became friends with thier frineds also. I was always the little kid that hung out with them. We'd go camping alot together, later , when I was older, I went hunting with them. They helped shape my views of the world politic in general and made me aware of just how the world really is and can be at times.

Also, My GreatGrandFather was a man of nature. He taught me when I was even younger to be aware of my surroundings. I would spend summers in lower Alabama with him and he would take me into the woods close by home and taught me how to truly enjoy nature. How to be observant of all the many wonders that go on without our even noticing. How to listen to my instinct. I guess I began thinking tactically by the time I was 6. Playing ArmyMan or Cowboys and Indians was usually a little different in my neighborhood. We used the entire community as our playground and I always played for keeps.
 
There is sure a lot of slamming people here back and forth, and even some name calling.

All I'll say is this: Be aware that bad things happen to good people--sometimes in the best of environments and at the worst possible time. If you live in this Nation, and have never been a victim of violent crime, I envy you--I really and truly do.

Also, to kgcpr:

I am saying alot people here have no clue what its like to be in any real fight. and many would wind up with wet pants if they did.
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Be well aware, and well advised that there are also a LOT of people on this board who have seen the elephant; have come face to face with their deaths or the possible violent death of a loved one, and have prevailed. There are soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Marines on this board who have seen combat; there are cops here who have either had to take life or have come really close; who have been physically attacked and have come out on top. There are also the regular Joes and Janes who have seen the beast up close and personal.

I guess what I'm trying to say is to take it easy on the generalizations and running down folks. Just because some folks here don't write about their experiences don't mean that we haven't had them.

Stay safe.
 
You know i have to post one more time on this subject. the first time i though tacticaly was when my cousing shot me in the ass with a bb gun and i shot her back as she was running away. I snuck all the way back to the house. Not a smart thing to do but young and stupid!!
 
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Be well aware, and well advised that there are also a LOT of people on this board who have seen the elephant; have come face to face with their deaths or the possible violent death of a loved one, and have prevailed. There are soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Marines on this board who have seen combat; there are cops here who have either had to take life or have come really close; who have been physically attacked and have come out on top. There are also the regular Joes and Janes who have seen the beast up close and personal.
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I have to second this. Some of us haven't been in 'traditional' combat. My experiences of being shot as a kid in a sh*tty town justify my tactical mindset. I can't stand some of these military types who act like the rest of us don't know jack because we don't wear cammies. Remember, some of us didn't have back-up, reinforcement, artillery, or air support when we were getting shot at...
 
I did not mean to offend any one here. well maybe some people. I know there are other ground grunts who have been in battle before and our police officers that have had to shoot it out with people but they are NOT the people i am talking about. I am not talking about the guy who took a stand for his family. I am talking about the guy who shows up at the range with BDU's and combat boots on and acts like a bad ass when you know he never had to saddle up himself. The closest he came to the military is the military surplus store he bought his costume in. He thinks he is tough and the meanest around. He pulls an ar15 out and thinks he is cool because he has one. He has never had his ass on the line like our police officers and military personel do. He never will but he sure talks ****. Those are the guys i am talking about. rambo wannabies. they are just big weanies. I dont hear cops or military people talk like that for the most part. there are guys like the ones who protect our Nuke plants and many others that are great people who are not cops or military. They all live the **** not talk it! I hope you understand what i am talking about here.
 
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the movie Terminator did it for me, that and someone trying to break into my house when i was five and my dad had just moved out. being the only boy in a house full of girls at an early age seemed to put in me a sense of responability for the wellfare of the women folk even though i was the youngest in the hose by a few years. by the time i was 13 i was doing a patrol around my house with a baseball bat everynight to make sure all was well and locked up before i would go to bed. i would imagine people chasing me and what i would do/use to get out of the made up scenario in my head.
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Kgpcr, What about folks who don't act like Rambo but who have never been in combat or a lethal encounter? Are we not allowed to voice our opinions simply because we haven't been unfortunate enough to get into a shootout? Will we all crap our pants if such an event happens?

Fortunately the vast majority of folks here have never faced a life and death exchange. Many of us have excellent training and have much to share with others. Most would do perfectly fine in a shootout because of their training. You might fair better because of your experience but that doesn't mean others will crap out. Heck you were a rookie once.
 
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