The Great Book of Things Not to Bring to a Gun Fight

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Uomo Senza Nome

October 25, 2023, 04:34:11 PM
The Point of this posting is draw attention to the seemingly useful, but actually worthless items to bring to a gun fight. As you uncover and discover such items please feel free to post here so that we may learn from the otherwise fatal mistakes of others. Most people know that the best thing to bring to a gun fight is a gun. When you fail to check that box it isn't really a "gun fight" more of a "gun vs whatever you brung fight". In the unlikely event we find a useful item, we will then track it's success rate.

To get the ball rolling I have a man who attempted to rob a gun shop with a hammer. It appeared to go off track when he attempted to consummate the robbery.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/livermore-gun-store-owner-fatally-shoots-suspect-during-attempted-robbery

So Hammer, unless it be the actual Mjölnir, the Hammer of Thor, is on the list.
"It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid. "

"There's plain few problems can't be solved with a little sweat and hard work."

Moab

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October 25, 2023, 06:26:32 PM
As an aside:

Rules for a Gunfight

 1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.

 2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

 3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

 4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly.

 5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

 6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.

 7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

 8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

 9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."

 10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

 11, Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

 12. Have a plan.

 13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.

 14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

 15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

 16. Don't drop your guard.

 17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

 18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.)

 19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

 20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

 21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

 22. Be courteous to everyone. Friendly to no one.

 23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

24. Do not attend a gun fight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4".
"Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why would we let them have ideas?" Josef Stalin

Moab

#2
October 25, 2023, 06:28:42 PM
I'm not sure anyone - knowing they were headed to a gunfight - would bring anything other than a gun. ;)

But this reminds me of the guy in San Diego that went rogue with a tank. And then that other guy that up armored a bulldozer. 
"Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why would we let them have ideas?" Josef Stalin

Uomo Senza Nome

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October 25, 2023, 06:45:58 PM
Quote from: Moab on October 25, 2023, 06:28:42 PMI'm not sure anyone - knowing they were headed to a gunfight - would bring anything other than a gun. ;)

But this reminds me of the guy in San Diego that went rogue with a tank. And then that other guy that up armored a bulldozer.
Technically a tank has a gun. It may even have several.
"It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid. "

"There's plain few problems can't be solved with a little sweat and hard work."

EBuff75

#4
October 25, 2023, 07:40:03 PM
Quote from: Moab on October 25, 2023, 06:26:32 PM11, Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
I've also heard this one as: "If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough."
Information - it's all a battle for information. You have to know what's happening if you're going to do anything about it. - Tom Clancy, Patriot Games

Moab

#5
October 25, 2023, 07:51:26 PM
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on October 25, 2023, 06:45:58 PM
Quote from: Moab on October 25, 2023, 06:28:42 PMI'm not sure anyone - knowing they were headed to a gunfight - would bring anything other than a gun. ;)

But this reminds me of the guy in San Diego that went rogue with a tank. And then that other guy that up armored a bulldozer.
Technically a tank has a gun. It may even have several.

I don't think he used the guns. He just used the tank to run over everything in his way.


https://youtu.be/YZYsVc7wuRg?si=cGu8KLiHIERUyp2C
"Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why would we let them have ideas?" Josef Stalin

Moab

#6
October 25, 2023, 07:52:26 PM
"Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why would we let them have ideas?" Josef Stalin

Moab

#7
October 27, 2023, 07:43:07 PM
"Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why would we let them have ideas?" Josef Stalin
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