It's not that it's unimportant, it's that is a completely different subject then the mechanical aspects of shooting and defensive tactics. These are two separate subjects. I doubt there are any trainers out there competent to teach both subjects simultaneously. I wouldn't want to learn defensive shooting or open hand defensive tactics from the guy who taught verbal judo and I wouldn't want to learn deescalation techniques from the a firearms instructor. I absolutely agree that both are important, but expecting that in a shooting class is like going to a podiatrist for a toothache.
There is no one stop shopping when it comes to these things. The best person to teach you to shoot and handle an armed encounter probably isn't going to be the best person to teach open hand combatives or verbal judo.
Good points and I hear ya. I am pretty confident in saying the best person to learn deescalation, verbal judo, and the ability to keep your mouth shut is a wife. So everyone needs to try and find a good sheela and commit themselves to help guide their defensive training. Having Kids can help one to learn ones trigger points as well. So as true firearms enthusiests, everyone might as well take the plunge and focus on family as much as possible for proper growth in circumstances of stress and chaos involving firearms. Side benefit is you get to pass down that knowlege and love of firearms to your children.
In all seriousness though people would do well to focuss more on the mental aspects of CCW handling and all that comes with it. Poor temperment wrecks peoples lives along with their families. You start throwing firearms into that mix and all hell can break loose. Its kind of an old saying I was told when I was very young from my first FFL dealer (very wise man). " All people should have the right to carry a firearm does not mean all people should necessarily cary a firearm". I am not an advocate of mental health screenings for CCW holders BTW. Thats a true pandoras box IMO. For me its all up to the individual to make that decision for themselves. No guarantees in that of course but its the only way that can work. I respect people that wont carry CCW as much as I do those that do. Thats a decision people have to make for themselves and its not something to be taken lightly IMO. Pulling the trigger on a person is a whole lot different than a target.... and it should be.
Unfortunately there are some psychos running amoke in the world so in that case the goal is just survival with firearms being a last resort. Hopefully none of us here have to ever face it or.... face it again. I am one hell of a nice guy and always use good manners when out in public because I would rather avoid it all together. The individual plays a big part in setting the environment that surrounds them. Usually when you are nice to people they are nice back.