RULES FOR A GUN,   KNIFE,    BASEBALL BAT,  OR      Fist Fight

 

1.  NO GUN SUBSTITUTES : Forget about knives, bats and fists. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring four Times the ammunition you think you could ever need.
2.  SHOOT MORE THAN ONCE :  Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammunition is cheap - life is Expensive. If you shoot inside, buckshot is your friend. A new wall is cheap - funerals are expensive.
3. BE SURE AND HIT : Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. COVER –vs- STANCE :  If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough or using Cover correctly.
5.  MORE COVER : Move away from your attacker and go to cover.  Distance is your friend. ( Bulletproof Cover and diagonal or lateral movement are preferred. )
6. LONG GUNS-SEMI-AUTO’S-FRIENDS w/GUNS : If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a semi or full-automatic long gun And a friend with a long gun.
7.  WIN THE GUN FIGHT : In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will Only remember who lived.
8. FIGHT ON ALL FRONTS : If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running. Yell "Fire!" Why "Fire"? Cops will come with the Fire Department,  sirens often scare off the bad guys, or at least cause then to lose concentration and will.... And who is going to summon help if you yell "Intruder," "Glock" or "Winchester?"
9. SHOOT FAST AND SHOOT TO KILL : Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
10. BE SURE TO SHOOT YOUR GUN EMPTY : Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat You to death with it because it is empty.
11. ALWAYS CHEAT AND ALWAYS WIN :  Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN :   … Have a plan.
13. ALWAYS HAVE PLAN B AND PLAN C : Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work. "No battle plan ever survives 10 seconds past first contact with an enemy."
14. USE COVER NOT SHEETROCK : Use cover or concealment as much as possible, but remember, sheetrock walls and
The like stop nothing but your pulse when bullets tear through them.
15. FLANK THE ENEMY … DON’T LET THEM FLANK YOU :  Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. DON’T DROP YOUR GUARD :  … i. e. Don't drop your guard.
17. DON’T FORGET TO RELOAD - SCAN 360 -AND GOOD SIDE : Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees. Practice reloading one-handed and off-hand shooting. That's how you live if hit in your "good" side.
18. WATCH THE HANDS :  Watch their hands. Hands kill. Smiles, frowns and other facial expressions don't (In
God we trust. Everyone else keep your hands where I can see them.)
19. BE AGGRESSIVE AND QUICK IN FIGHTS : Decide NOW to always be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
21. BE NICE BUT FIGHT TO KILL : Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet if necessary, Because they may want to kill you.
22. … NOT OVERLY FRIENDLY :  Be courteous to everyone, overly friendly to no one.
23.  AVOID – DETER - DE-ESCALATION :  Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, Deterrence, and de-escalation.
24.  HANGUN CALIBER >> 40 CAL : Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with Anything smaller than "4".
25.  USE GUNS THAT WORK :  Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel blows the Powder from the flintlock of your musket."   At a practice session, throw your gun into the mud, then make sure It still works. You can clean it later.
26.  SHOOT THE NIGHT STALKERS : Practice shooting in the dark, with someone shouting at you, when out of breath, Etc.
27.  BETTER SAD THAT TO BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE :  Regardless of whether justified of not, you will feel sad about killing another human Being. It is better to be sad than to be room temperature.
28.  REMEMBER THE 5TH :  REMEMBER TO SAY “HE WAS TRYING TO KILL ME.”  : The only thing you EVER say afterward is, "He said he was going to kill me.   I Believed him.   I'm sorry, Officer, but I'm very upset now. I can't say anything more.      Please speak with my Attorney." Remember the 5th amendment allows for you to remain silent … i.e. not tortured in to confessions.

29. BE the one TRIED BY 12 :  Better to be tried by 12 than to be the one carried by 6.

30. REMEMBER THE 2ND :   Remember your oath to preserve and protect the Constitution of These United States, Remember to protect the Constitution against ALL enemies both foreign and domestic ( especially domestic ) … using all resources.  Always remember what the 2nd Amendment says.
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Finally, Murphy's Law For Un-armed Combat.
1: Never be UnArmed.