That's the thing. Training includes scenarios that you have NO gun or, NO bullets, and NO weapon. My evil opponent better shoot me quick, and hit my vitals, because ANYTHING I find around me will be used to make sure I live and survive to do the paperwork later. During my daily prayers, I include and promise, that there is NOTHING, that will harm my, child, state, family, pet rabbit, or objective today! If a bad guy shoots me, he better kill me! Having had to use my belt as handcuffs, you are never out of options, regardless of weapon reliability, or type of ammunition. Range time is important, but so is time needed to clear your weapon of a jam, dealing with a weak mag spring, or just it falls on the ground. TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN...that's it. When you can't REMEMBER what to do because of stress, you will REMEMBER what you SHOULD do..ie: TRAINING. We are all good folks here just trying to invest in the safety of the folks we care about. I wish Dee had been my prior instructor, I know him better now, and wow, that would have been a great class!!! Anywho, my instructor told me years ago that "you WILL know when to use force, and you WILL not stop fighting until it is done". He was a very experienced instructor, worked Narc, and carried several alias DL's. He had been retired about 3 years at the time and his class was cool. He liked to tailor his classes to his experiences. Basically, and this was the greatest part, you emptied your weapon at no further than 4 yards, as fast as you could. Everyone is built with instincts that tell you something is "wrong". The good people are survivors, and the keepers of peace. My final word...If saving a life means using first aid/cpr or even an AED machine....you have done your job as a good person and citizen, no different than defending yourself or others. And when you sense things are "wrong", grip your snub in your pocket(that's where it should be) and listen, listen, look, and look. God gave you a gift....you are now using it.
