[geeks] FW: [rescue] UPS Recommendation

[Kurt Huhn]

On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 09:25 PM, Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez 
wrote:
>
>> Please don't try and say what a gun owner might do as a course of 
>> action.
>
> Hum you have a going pointing at your face, you have been surprised. 
> What
> do you do? I seem to appreciate my life far more than a lousy bunch of
> dollars.
>

Losing dollars, no.  However, losing my gun and having it used in the 
commission of another crime, yes.  *If* someone manages to surprise me, 
and gets a gun in my face, I can tell you now that I will react swiftly 
and without pause.  I won't say I'll prevail, but I sure as hell ain't 
going without a fight.  And one this is for sure, the criminal is 
goddam well going to be surprised by me.

>>  You've already established you're scared of guns,
>
> Having respect for guns is not the same as being scared of them, I 
> think I
> have stablished before that I may have far more experience with guns 
> than
> anyone else in this list.
>
> Respect != fear.
>

I forget where I saw that quote, it was in an email that I've deleted - 
however I cannot find it, so I withdraw the statement.

>
>> My training tells me exactly what I would do, and yes, it involves
>> exchange of fire.
>
> Well except in that case, there is exchange of fire, problem is that it
> is in only one direction: His gun -> Your face. :) Unless your training
> advocates suicide, in which case... go ahead.
>

*sigh*

You're not familiar with close quarters defense tactics?  There are 
methods of evasion and defense that work well in this situation.  Are 
they 100% effective?  No.  But I like the odds better when I have some 
input....

--
Kurt				"There are some bad people on the rise.
kurt at k-huhn.com	They're saving their own skins by ruining peoples 
lives."
											-- Morrisey