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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 312496" data-attributes="member: 6">While most people you see training may be &quot;extremely law abiding&quot;, the sad fact of the matter is that most people don&#039;t train at all.Criminals do train, especially through ongoing on-the-job experience.So in effect you have:-A criminal who constanly hones his skills-A citizen who never trains at all.Even if they do train, is their training enough to compete with a criminal who trains with hands on experience?That&#039;s the question we need to ask ourselves.Shooting practice is a good thing , no question because while &quot;a bullet is a bullet&quot;, it is completely worthless and possibly even more dangerous on the user end if it doesn&#039;t accurately fins it&#039;s target.Falling back on practice techniques is good, but are you practicing the right things?When you analyze a dynamic self defense situation, often you will find that the &quot;shooting&quot; or &quot;gun&quot; part is not really the most important aspect.Those things are just hardware.Leaving quickly is good advice.The best way to avoid a conflict is to not be there.Unfortunately we are not always given that option.You should train to prepare for the worst case...not the best. (obviously)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J.P., post: 312496, member: 6"] While most people you see training may be "extremely law abiding", the sad fact of the matter is that most people don't train at all. Criminals do train, especially through ongoing on-the-job experience. So in effect you have: -A criminal who constanly hones his skills -A citizen who never trains at all. Even if they do train, is their training enough to compete with a criminal who trains with hands on experience? That's the question we need to ask ourselves. Shooting practice is a good thing , no question because while "a bullet is a bullet", it is completely worthless and possibly even more dangerous on the user end if it doesn't accurately fins it's target. Falling back on practice techniques is good, but are you practicing the right things? When you analyze a dynamic self defense situation, often you will find that the "shooting" or "gun" part is not really the most important aspect. Those things are just hardware. Leaving quickly is good advice.The best way to avoid a conflict is to not be there. Unfortunately we are not always given that option. You should train to prepare for the worst case...not the best. (obviously) [/QUOTE]

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