When was the last time you checked your mental plan of what you should do if someone knocks at your door?
A North Carolina man had a 20 year long enemy that paid him a visit to only begin an attack but surprised the attacker with a hastily prepared plan that could have cost him his life. The victim had to run to his bedroom to get his weapon. He is lucky that he was even able to get to his weapon. It very well could have cost him his life.
Dustin of Dustin’s Gun Blog offered some pretty good advice:
One free piece of advice I have for anyone interested: don’t open your door to anyone if you’re not armed. I put my gun on in the morning when I put my pants on, and I never open the door without my pants. Additionally, don’t open your door at all tor a stranger – communicate through the door & tell him or her to leave the package on the doorstep. If you end up being attacked at the door it is much quicker to retrieve your handgun from the holster you’re already wearing than it is to run to your bedroom.
This types of story’s should be a reality check for anyone. What is your Home Self Defense plan? Are you prepared? Things happen quickly and everyone in your family should be prepared. Make a home safety plan and go over it. Practice it with them via-live fire at the range. Obviously you want to use targets and not real people. Don’t forget that training will earn you about a 30% chance of doing it correctly in an actual circumstance.
Practice, Practice, Practice
As the US Thanksgiving Day Festivities end please keep the people of Mumbai India in your thoughts. The tragedy that is unfolding in the Tourist section of one of the largest cities in the world is horrific and shows that the world is not a safe place.
Events like Mumbai could happen anywhere – at anytime – by anyone. No matter if you don’t belive it can happen in your neighborhood you are incorrect. Being prepared to protect your family and yourself should be your number 1 priority.
Gun owners rely on owning a weapon or having an NRA card isn’t enough. What would you do if you were out to dinner in a busy business district with your family? How would you handle it? You have a pistol – now what? Drawing your pistol will not be enough. Your first priority should be to protect your family and get them to safety.
Training and practice at the range make perfect right? Wrong. Sure you can hit the bulls eye every time at 25 feet or 50 yards. But what will you do to get your family out of harms way? Aggressing on a target should be the last resort. Wheeling a pistol in a restaurant will draw attention to yourself – the reverse of protection. In other words get your family to safety quickly as possible.
Thinking tactically in a defensive standpoint. Drawing a weapon and using lethal force is a last resort. If it comes down to bullets flying be sure yours fly’s first and accurately. The best protection is not being in a situation where it is needed. Stay low, fast, and out of sight. Your priority is to your family. Being prepared and alive is the most important thing you can do for your family. Remember your duty is to your family first. Selfish? Yes. But look at it through the eyes of your baby and it doesn’t seem so.
Another part of tactically training and thinking is to share the plan. I remeber as a kid going over our fire emergency escape plan. In fact it is something we still do today so much so we have it drawn out. An escape plan in any situation should be prepared together as a family.
Remember to plan your Defensive Emergency Action Plan.