New Defensive Pistol Craft Post

Jon Low has published a new monthly roundup of articles, videos and commentary at Defensive Pistol Craft. Numerous topics, so be sure to check it out.

     Among the topics he covers are some brief quotes from a couple books by author Ralph Mroz, including a book with the title, Safe Force-On-Force Training With Minimal Resources. For instance:

     "Serious gun owners want to attain a high level of responsibility commensurate with the power of the weapon.  Today it’s common knowledge in those circles that not only is a reasonable level of skill with the gun itself necessary, but so is a strong legal knowledge of the laws regarding the use of force."

Martial arts and combatives classes are not really self-defense classes because they typically only train you how to win a fight. Self-defense, on the other hand, covers a whole spectrum of activity from avoiding violence (e.g., John Farnam's general rules of conduct), recognizing threats or types of violence, to knowing how to get out of a violent situation safely, or at least not dead (which may or may not require countervailing violence and knowledge of the proper use of force), and dealing with the consequences, including, but not limited to, legal consequences.

     He has a link to an article by Tom Givens on "Behavioral Cues to Impending Aggression," as well as articles by Sheriff Jim Wilson, Greg Ellifritz, Claude Werner (the Tactical Professor), and many others. He has links to a series of defensive videos by John Holschen. And an article discussing the four types of draw-strokes.

     About some advice on watching an threat's hands, Low writes:

I love watching magicians.  I took some friends to the House of Cards in Nashville, TN recently; several magicians doing close up magic at tables, a fine dinner, and a great magic show.  I love watching Penn and Teller's "Fool Me".  As Ed says, watch his hands, because that's where weapons are held.  The guy uses verbal patter to distract and disarm the targets. The guy uses movement, distraction, and sleight of hand to bring the pistol to bear.  Notice there is no holster.  Criminals generally don't use holsters, because a holster is evidence of possession of a pistol, which convicts are prohibited from possessing.  He pulls the pistol from his waistband while pulling his shirt up to display his waistline to show he is unarmed.  As long as he is doing what he wants to do, as opposed to obeying your commands to do what you want him to do, he is in control and can play such games with you.

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      And Low has some advice about kidnappings or attempted kidnappings:

     It is not reasonable to believe that the kidnappers will eventually release you. As we learned in Tom Givens' class, from zero to 24 hours there is a 75% chance the victims are dead.  After 24 hours there is a 100% chance the victims are dead. The errors in these probabilities are not statistically significant.

     If your granddaughter is kidnapped in your presence, you should take the shot.  Yes, you might miss and kill your granddaughter.  But, if you let the bad guy get away with her, she will be raped, tortured, and murdered.  You have to believe that because it is statistically true.  A person's actions are based on that person's beliefs.  So, it is essential you believe the truth, as opposed to denying it. 

And there is a lot more on many other topics. Read the whole thing.