Quote Originally Posted by TS12000 View Post
no wonder I keep getting robbed and have no GF
I don't have a girlfriend either - it would be VERY bad for my health WHEN (not IF) my wife found out!


Quote Originally Posted by TS12000 View Post
Another reason to get training above and beyond some basic pistol course. I think situational awareness is more important than the gun tbh. Keeping yourself out of situations and knowing how to handle yourself if for some reason you get into a spot will do you a lot more good than just thinking you're the man because you have a gun.
Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Pete View Post
Col. Cooper often stated, after researching hundreds of shooting incidents, that mindset was by far the most important ingredient in "close range interpersonal crisis management" (his words), much more so than marksmanship ability. Sounds like this guy was noodling around in condition white.
Both comments make a lot of sense. Maintain proper situational awareness, prepare for the worst and pray for the best, but always expect the worst.