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    Defense of a Third Person

    I am not against helping a fellow citizen but it is unlikely that all the moons and stars will align is such a way that I am confident about what is happening, what has happened, by whom and why. I have learned to mind my own business and the lesson was taught to me by a female who was getting...
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    "Brandishing", and "When Can I Draw"?

    What I am trying to express is that I would only commit to such an action under the most dire and exigent of circumstances. Sure, I fully expect my actions to be under a microscope. of course.. I am not sure what I may have said in my previous narrative that may have suggested that I am...
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    How to hang a rifle at the back door?

    What little ammo I have on hand is stored in a nearby equipment shed. My magazines and bolts are hidden in 2 locations inside the woodshop where a person with hours to spend would not likely find them. The point? To simply cause delay and hinderance. It is also to mitigate the possibility of...
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    How to hang a rifle at the back door?

    It is easier to highlight what I deem to be unreasonable. I feel that an unreasonable condition exists if a criminal can arm himself with a fully functioning and loaded weapon within moments of entering a home. When I say "moments" I am talking about seconds to minutes. I consider the...
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    How to hang a rifle at the back door?

    We record serial numbers and obtain carry PP on our home owners policy to help mitigate the small financial loss associated with stolen property. That is not the same thing as the responsible efforts to help mitigate a potential loss of life or injury caused by a firearm left on a silver...
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    How to hang a rifle at the back door?

    If the weapon is reasonable under your control, I have no real criticism regarding how a person decides to "stage" their weapon. That said, hanging weapons around your house ( now-a-days) and leaving them there is simply an offering to any badguy who may enter. Generally speaking, I consider...
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    "Brandishing", and "When Can I Draw"?

    There is no "brandishing" statute in my neck of the woods. That said, if circumstances arise which cause me to feel that my gun is needed ( right now) or that it may be needed in the next few breaths to preserve innocent life, I will pull it. If those circumstances and applicable conditions...
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    Rural defense

    I have lived rural all my life and about the best response time I can expect from first responders is around 40 minutes. That said, most people accept that we are pretty much on our own regarding immediate action during any crisis. I benefit most from maintaining a good relationship with my...
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    Determined Attacker

    Violence is a complete mess. It doesn't unfold in accordance with carefully choreographed dance routine and violence does not typically stop on a dime. People are not nearly as fragile as they appear on television or movies and its probably a good idea to expect any violent occurrence to...
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    live fire drills for personal protection

    participate in SD based force on force scenarios from a reputable outfit.
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    A series of tactical mistakes I have done today

    I think you let pride overshadow every other consideration.
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    Bump in the night belt

    I have a pistol and a flashlight in the night stand as well as a shotgun mounted behind the bedroom curtains.. that's it. I am not going to "Rambo-up" with gear, rigs , a helmet or nightvison goggles in an effort to ready myself to answer a bump in the night. I live rural and it is conceivable...
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    How to handle this situation...

    Firstly.. I am not going to sit around "troubleshooting" the situation. I will assume that an alarm means a breach has occurred and that danger is likely afoot. Of course I am open to the fact that it may be a false alarm but initially I am going to assume that its legit. We have always had...
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    Stairs and how to approach them?

    I didn't say it was never the case... I said that it has NEVER been the case in the majority of crimes I had the occasion to deal with. My disagreement was to categorizing it as the method used in the majority of circumstances.
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    Stairs and how to approach them?

    Perhaps your experience is unique.. I have my own experience to draw upon and I politely disagree. I have never found the unlocked door or window to be the primary method of entry in the majority of crimes relating to or having elements of burglary. Certainly there are varying trends and...
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    Stairs and how to approach them?

    This kind of information is good but it is also very fleeting when you do not control the space. If you do not actively control or are in a position to maintain control of the space, you cannot likely rely on the information except as a momentary consideration. When dealing with the public and...
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    Stairs and how to approach them?

    you left out the words ..deploy, exfiltrate and recon. LOL To the OP.. if it were me, I would not go creeping around my house trying to find an intruder. I would hole up in one room ( look / listen/ call authorities if I were confident someone was in my house) and prepare to defend it. If...
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    Ammunition choices for CC

    My questions were rhetorical .. I was simply attempting to introduce some sarcasm to highlight how impractical I think it is to mix ammo. Here is a very simple proposition.. think of 10 people ( any 10 )who you personally consider to be the leading experts in armed self defense. Take a...
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    Ammunition choices for CC

    Two scenarios with how many combinations of fmj vs jhp... and what algorithm are you going to use to determine the probabilities of needing which one first? Are you going to stagger every other round, every 3rd round, split it 50/50? How do you qualify the diminished return potential? Once...
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    Ammunition choices for CC

    If a person is trying to take a Elk at 900-1200 yards, I would agree that projectile type, style, configuration, weight and powder charge can be a reasonable consideration. I think that in some military applications, its certainly reasonable to use different types of projectiles for different...
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