Some people buy guns instead of learning to fight. Guns are weapons. Unless you’re planning on being the scum bag aggressor yourself, attacking unarmed people, probably children, in a confined space, then guns aren’t much use in a violent confrontation unless you learn how to use them in a combative context. That goes beyond just punching little holes in paper from behind a bench. And, guess what? As soon as you start learning to use a gun combatively you are learning to fight. So, the idea that getting a gun is an alternative to learning to fight is a naive plan based on a false dichotomy.

Gun fighting may be somewhat more tolerant of low standards of physical fitness, but only so much. And, once you start running close quarters drills (where most violence actually occurs — inside of three yards) you quickly notice that all of those other fighting skills and fitness concerns are pretty important.

What we’re going to cover in the rest of this chapter is similar but importantly different from the previous chapter. The risks of relying on firearms for personal defense are very different than the risks of relying on running away. The training considerations are pretty different as well. Whether you’re a seasoned everyday carrier or just considering taking your first pistol class, there are some questions in here that you might find pretty essential.

The rest of this chapter will become available following the success of this Kickstarter campaign.

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