| The most life threatening threat of all is a firearm | | | | handing over car keys do it - you can replace |
| threat. A lot of people teach you that you have | | | | your car keys but not your life. But, if you know |
| no chance of surviving against a firearm, which is | | | | there's a real impending threat to your life and |
| totally incorrect information. If you are about to | | | | that you're about to die, you must take action. |
| die you will do whatever it takes to try and | | | | First and foremost is to use a basic maneuvering |
| defend yourself, even if you die trying. Obviously, | | | | skill and grab the firearm. Maintain control of the |
| there is no defense if someone walks up behind | | | | weapon - don't do what the martial artists do and |
| and shoots you in the back of the head, just as | | | | grab the hands and limbs - maintain control of the |
| there's no defense should a sniper turn your skull | | | | firearm. Why? In different circumstances with |
| to 'pink-mist' from a distance. But in close | | | | different weapons (such as certain hand guns), |
| proximity hostage-type situations, or hold-up | | | | sometimes grabbing the weapon can knock it out |
| (robbery) situations there is an opportunity for | | | | of operation leaving the attacker unable to fire a |
| defense. | | | | round. Grab the weapon, disarm him and then |
| With firearm defensive tactics it is imperative you | | | | start damaging the person heavily. Look at trying |
| know about firearms. To have a thorough base | | | | to remove the threat from your opponent, and |
| of defensive knowledge against firearms threat, it | | | | then using that threat against them as an impact |
| is important to know how the firearm works. If | | | | weapon first, then as a firearm. We want to |
| you remove this threat from your opponent you | | | | ensure that we get in there and batter the |
| may also need to use it against them to hold | | | | opponent using that big piece of steel, knocking |
| them until the police arrive. It might even be a | | | | them around. Then we can consider getting the |
| high risk military situation and to survive you may | | | | gun back to action and back on target as quickly |
| have to kill. Irrespective of the situation, you need | | | | as possible. |
| to know how that weapon operates. People that | | | | This is why you need to know the operational |
| teach firearm self defense tactics without | | | | procedures for firearms. If you don't know how |
| knowing how a handgun or rifle operates are not | | | | to reload, remove a stoppage or how to put a |
| teaching correct methods of self defense. They | | | | gun back in operational mode, you're not going to |
| must and should encourage you to learn firearm | | | | be able to thoroughly apply firearm defensive |
| operational safety, otherwise your weapon can be | | | | tactics. Firearm defensive tactics are not a game |
| taken off you and used against you. Firearms can | | | | - its not about an instructor pulling out a replica |
| kill YOU in seconds with a pull of the trigger | | | | object in class and making it feel like a cool |
| There are two major firearm threats - handguns | | | | atmosphere - it's a complete realm of survival on |
| and long arms. A long arm is a rifle (or shotgun), | | | | its own. If you're ever going to learn firearm |
| and a handgun a shorter hand held item. The | | | | defensive tactics, make sure your instructor has |
| primary response is once again compliance. Can | | | | a good knowledge of basic weapons handling. |
| we comply with this person? If it's as simple as | | | | |