You carry...Are you scared to pull the trigger?

You're scared the first time, think (maybe too much) the second time and then it just becomes business. Kinda like mortar/rocket bombardments, you get over it.
 
Wow, I got to this post too late, everyone already said everything clever. Short and sweet: pose a threat to me or my loved ones and you had better render me unable to use my weapon. Cause I'm sending a heck of a lot of lead your way.
 
Am I scared to pull the trigger?

No sane person wants to get in to a gunfight, especially with a handgun. I am however more scared of what will happen if I don't pull the trigger. In short, I will be dead.

There is a reason that the handgun is called, "the tool of last resort". I suggest that the OP buy and read, "In The Gravest Extreme" by Massad Ayoob. It's a bit dated, but I still read mine every year and refer to it often.

Biker
 
Funny choice of words, "scared to pull the trigger." There is a huge difference between "scared" and other such considerations as "hesitant," "unwilling," "uncertain about," etc.
 
DNS, All proper words, yet none fit me...
Quick to decide, resolute, determined to live on another day...
Them are me...
If double naughts words ring a bell to you, it may be wise to think further on cc. I admit my wife is far from ready to carry any weapon. She just doesn't have situational awareness locked in yet. If you touch her purse or grab her arm you are gonna find out how tough she is but she wouldn't be able to draw by that point.
Brent
 
Funny choice of words, "scared to pull the trigger." There is a huge difference between "scared" and other such considerations as "hesitant," "unwilling," "uncertain about," etc.
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Good post. Different words mean different things to each person.

Am I "afraid" to pull the trigger? Absolutely not. I'll drop the hammer in a heartbeat to save my life or a loved one's.

Would I be "scared"? YES! I'm intelligent enough to know the physical/psychological/legal ramifications of shooting. That does scare me.

Would those thoughts slow me down? No.
 
Good post. Different words mean different things to each person.

Am I "afraid" to pull the trigger? Absolutely not. I'll drop the hammer in a heartbeat to save my life or a loved one's.

Would I be "scared"? YES! I'm intelligent enough to know the physical/psychological/legal ramifications of shooting. That does scare me.
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Good point about vocabulary.

I am not "afraid" to defend my life....I am scared of the end results of the shooting....
 
Claiming to not be scared when engaged in a SD shooting seems a little...

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Courage is not the lack of fear. Courage is doing what has to be done in spite of fear.
 
Scared?

This is probably going to ruffel some feathers here:eek: and my opinion is, STUPID question, SORRY:eek: If anyone is scared to pull the trigger THAT person should NOT be carring a firearm. Period. With that mind set having to think about pulling the trigger ( SCARED ) may/will greatly increase your chance of lose of your life. Just my .02 worth
 
Lots and lots of internet warriors in this thread. I would posit that it is impossible to know whether you could actually take another person's life until you've actually been in the situation.
 
Lots and lots of internet warriors in this thread. I would posit that it is impossible to know whether you could actually take another person's life until you've actually been in the situation.
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Yep!

I think I would "fear" the following things:

  • Wrong decision (bad shoot, or no shoot when threat is imminent)
  • Hitting a bystander
  • Five shots proving inadequate
  • Draw too late
  • Draw too soon

And last but not least, having the need arise when I am not carrying.
 
Depends...pulling the trigger can have many different outcomes. Even though you are scared, hesitant etc..you know that By pulling the trigger you are willing to shoot/kill the other person on the receiving end of the barrel, which can lead to either a very big financial case in court, 1st/2nd degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, doing jail time with a buddy that has many tattoo's and scars, and even possibility of your own death especially if the other person is aiming a gun at you..waiting for me to squeeze first...


best solution..is to think of the consequences youll face if you pull the trigger..and to not act on fear/anger/etc


protecting my life if i feel in imminent danger...or my family is in danger is the only exception..for which i WILL pull the trigger to defend their lives if they are threatened by an attacker with a deadly weapon..
 
i dont think ive ever thought about it. and thinking about it now i dont feel scared. i assume that whatever could make me draw a weapon in the first place is promising me some kind of immediate, unacceptable alternative thats more scary than pulling a trigger like a screwdriver in the cranium, shotgun to the face, whatever it is that makes that kind of person tick.

that....is more like what im scared of.
 
Anticipation of an event as yet unexperienced will cause jitters or butterflies.. that is not the same as fear. The way to overcome that is to train so that automatic responses to certain stimuli take over and your muscles respond in predictable ways.

I have never had to make the decision of shoot no shoot, but I have trained for it. I have rehersed in my mind what responses I would take, and on 2 occasions in my life, I needed a weapon and had none. There will not be a third. I know I am damned lucky to be here. In the first instance, I was 12 years old and a man lured me into a blind alley as I was collecting my paper route. He stuck a knife up to my stomach, scratched me with it, and relieved me of my money. How I escaped that, I don't know. I still remember it even tho it was 50 years ago and I have vowed it would never happen again to me or mine.

Ed
 
Pre-thinking can be very advantageous. I am a firm believer that if you can really think thru before doing you will have better results. Just like I was taught to picture the perfect throw with a rock or shot with bow or gun and you will get it... shooting pheasent and rabbits with a rubber tipped "dum-dum" arrow while in flight or running wasn't easy for me at 12 with a cheap bow but it seemed like a natural thing.
Brent
 
It would seem that should such circumstances arise, one would not have time to be afraid. Flight or fight response would have kicked in before much conscious thought could be applied. As many have stated, training should take over when 'fight' is your only option. If pushed quickly to the limit, one simply reacts. Fear is more likely an emotion (among others) triggered by the aftermath.
 
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