Curtis ---
I'm not smarter than anyone else - just luckier. I've got two good guys guiding me on this the whole way. When you have cops with decades of experience -- you get good info. Good access too... and then I've found even more camaraderie and info while at the range. It's truly amazing how these guys are willing to help and to share info IF you show that you're truly interested in learning. It helps too that I have way more time on my hands than I know what to do with. Let's face facts... most people have actual lives to live... they just can't put the time in... where I can get a phone call -- "hey! The sim is open do you want to come down and play?"
The "cover" thing was something I would never think about on my own. Who would? BTW -- the other thing that's being drilled into my little pea brain.... repetition/practice/and repeat again. This stuff needs to be done without even thinking about it when needed. That's why the officers train constantly. They need to just do - not think. No time to think only time to do.
Obviously we'd never train like these guys do - and that would be silly. We'll most likely be lucky enough to live our entire lives without ever having to draw down on someone. Let's hope that's true anyway. But still -- I feel a responsibility to be SAFER because I wouldn't ever want to injure someone accidentally...myself included. The little things like "what's beyond your target"... those things are critical! What if you shoot at an intruder and kill your neighbor? OMG!! How many windows and doors are almost perfectly aligned with the house next door or just across the street? We don't live in walled fortresses. You start popping off high powered rounds... they don't just stop and drop at your property line.
Anyway -- it's all good discussion. It's been very informative to sit and listen... and there's so many things to think about!
