A question that you’ve likely never thought about is, “If I’m attacked, when can I stop fighting?”
It’s a good question, if you think about it.
If you stop too soon, and you may be assisting in your own murder, and that’s obviously not the situation that you want to find yourself in.
But is there a point in which you can stop fighting?
That’s exactly the question that Caleb at Patriot Training Center asked, and he brought along a video example to show you the thinking that brought him to his answer to that question. Note: This video includes violence and may be disturbing for some viewers and not safe for work. You can watch the video below.
The first thing to note is that a huge number of the pulls of a gun’s trigger don’t hit anyone.
Now, that’s both comforting and disturbing news. Comforting because, even at extremely close range, in the stress of the moment, those shots often miss. Disturbing, though, because you have to wonder who and what else gets hit, and you don’t want it to be one of your loved ones.
The second thing to note is that pistol shots often don’t instantly kill a person, so, even if you’re shot and if you can still think and move, you should.
And what should you do?
You should keep fighting until either the threat is neutralized (meaning they are no longer attacking you and will not start attacking you again) or you can get away.
So, if you have your firearm, shoot back. If you have other self-protection training that could apply in whatever situation that you’re in, use it.
Keep fighting.
And lastly, you need a survival mindset. You need to decide now that you will be the one who survives an attack, and you need to train to be able to handle a variety of situations using principles of self-protection to know what to do.
