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- From: hollombe@polymath.tti.com (The Polymath)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Defense/Combat Questions
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.234856.9408@ttinews.tti.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:14:08 GMT
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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.
- } I understand that it is very important to see the objects before you
- } shoot. However, using a flash light just reveals your position, IMO.
- } Even though some gun writers recommend that you put the flash lights
- } on the right side of your body to fool the bad guys. But unless you
- } use the flash lights directly on them, they can still see you moving
- } around. It seems to me that using a flash light can get you killed
- } DEAD. Nevertheless, most combat authority still use flash lights.
- } So what am I missing here?
-
- Falling down a flight of stairs you didn't see in the dark can kill you,
- too. So can a bad guy you didn't see hiding in the shadows. Everything's
- a trade off. The experts seem to think that using a flashlight is better
- than not using one.
-
- Note that the same experts recommend _against_ using a weapon mounted
- flashlight for searching purposes. Those are intended for target
- identification only.
-
- }(2) In one of Ayoob's articles, "Be Roll-out Ready for Home Defense", he
- } suggests a few things handy for home defense. They include: a
- } bullet-proof vest, flash light, sound magnifier/ear protector, and a
- } loaded nylon duty belt ( carrying a gun, mags, cordless phone, etc ).
- } In one of the pictures in that article, he looks like a member of the
- } police swat team, all out ready for combat/defense. My questions is how
- } far can/do you go? How about tear gas? stink bombs? night vision?
- } home-made grenade? Full auto rifle? ( assuming you legally own one )
-
- The answer depends on the situation, I think. If there's a full scale
- riot going on and you've got time to get all that gear arranged, I say go
- for it. On the other hand, for dealing with prowlers and burglars, other
- questions arise:
-
- Will you have time to get into a vest? Do you want the cops to find you
- wearing/carrying when they arrive? (Most civilian combat courses emphasize
- _reholstering_ your gun so it's not in your hand when the police walk in).
- How's it going to look in court? How much use is a gun on a duty belt
- when you wake up and see someone standing over you?
-
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