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Posted: 11/14/2023 11:00:44 AM EDT
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Quote History Originally Posted By intheburbs:
It's not even the psychobabble. It's a fundamental mindset/gut-check - will you be able to pull the trigger on another human being? If you can't immediately answer "yes," then you shouldn't be carrying a gun. One of my sons is, unfortunately in this instance, just too nice of a kid. No way he'd be able to shoot someone, or even fight back if attacked. He has martial arts training, but I know he'd never use it. At most he'd immobilize someone, but certainly never retaliate or fight back in anger.
My other two kids - they took the concealed carry course last year, now I just have to poke them to actually process the paperwork. I know both of them have more of a sheepdog mindset. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Originally Posted By intheburbs:Originally Posted By Lowdown3: I think a lot of time people that do just the "4 hour required class" or whatever their state requires, have a false sense of ability.
I understand going to something like that cause it's "required" for a "license" and all that but don't expect much from it.
4 hours of hearing how "every bullet has a lawyer attached"w and other trite crap that just psychologically effs with the person. I've watched those same types not shoot airsoft at another person during FOF classes. The hesitation caused by the psycho babble is real.
It's not even the psychobabble. It's a fundamental mindset/gut-check - will you be able to pull the trigger on another human being? If you can't immediately answer "yes," then you shouldn't be carrying a gun. One of my sons is, unfortunately in this instance, just too nice of a kid. No way he'd be able to shoot someone, or even fight back if attacked. He has martial arts training, but I know he'd never use it. At most he'd immobilize someone, but certainly never retaliate or fight back in anger. My other two kids - they took the concealed carry course last year, now I just have to poke them to actually process the paperwork. I know both of them have more of a sheepdog mindset. Truth. The video I posted about NTI indicates one observation that differences are not just with individuals but with regions of the country. In force-on-force scenarios NTI participants from the West tend to give a warning before they would open fire. NTI participants from the Northeast, as a group, are reluctant to ever open fire. NTI participants from the South generally don't give warnings. At TAC-CON2023 Force-on-Force events the differences between Texans and those from the Northeast were also very noticeable. Those from the Northeast were very motivated to get quality training, but at the same time very reluctant to shoot. As a group, Texans don't have that reluctance.
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