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- From: moore@tc.fluke.COM (Matt Moore)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Defense/Combat Questions
- Message-ID: <9211171726.AA02858@whirlwind>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 18:32:56 GMT
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- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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- In article <199211160438.AA22652@cherokee.advtech.uswest.com> kdlin@advtech.uswest.com (David Lin) writes:
- #I noticed that I'd posted quite a few questions these days. Guess I'm
- #still in a curious mood. So two more questions come:
- #
- #(1) I've read quite a few defense/combat articles wherein the good guys
- # mount flash lights on their weapons and go searching for the bad guys.
- # ......
- # So what am I missing here?
-
- You are not missing anything. Going searching for the bad guys is very,
- very dangerous, and even more so at night, and there aren't many ways to
- reduce the danger. The best way is not to search at all; barricade
- yourself in a defensible location and let the bad guys do the searching
- (or even better, just go away). If you must search, the safest way is to
- use a trained dog for the risky maneuvers (the dog goes around blind
- corners first, etc).
-
- If for some crazy reason, you decide to search for bad guys at night,
- definitely use a flashlight, but only turn it on for 2 seconds or less,
- then turn it off and change position. For instance, you might turn your
- flashlight on to sweep a room before entering, then turn it off and move
- into the room if it looked safe, or back away from the door if it didn't.
- Do this fast enough and the bad guy *may* not have time to shoot you
- before you move.
-
- #(2) In one of Ayoob's articles, "Be Roll-out Ready for Home Defense", he
- # suggests a few things handy for home defense.
- # ......
- # My questions is how
- # far can/do you go?
-
- Personally I would call the police; they already have that gear, and
- better yet, the numbers and training to use it effectively.
-
- That said, a gun and a flashlight are basic. After that, a trained dog
- would be the most desireable addition. The Kevlar vest, cellular phone,
- night vision gear, and high-tech ears (in that order) all sound very
- useful; it just depends on how much money you want to tie up in equipment
- that you will probably never use for real (although you will practice with
- it regularly). If you still have money to burn, consider a second set of
- all of the above for your spouse or whomever. Searching as a team is much
- safer than searching individually (although still highly unsafe in an
- absolute sense).
-
- Matt Moore
- John Fluke Mfg. Co.
- standard disclaimers apply
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