The Messy Reality of Self-Defense

By Rob Morse

By Rob Morse

Louisiana- (Ammoland.com)- This is an adult discussion. It’s neither fit for college students who major in the art of being perpetually offended, nor other sensitive children. I report on self-defense – the good and the bad. I talk about the messy reality when we defend ourselves from criminal attack. I mean real physical harm, not the emotional “trauma” of seeing the name of a Presidential Candidate written in chalk. This is what I’ve noticed as I studied civilian self-defense. First, thousands of ordinary people defend themselves with a firearm every day. These people are our friends, neighbors, and relatives, who were simply going about their lives when they had to defend themselves. Second, successful self-defense isn’t magic. The people who studied and practiced seemed to do a better job at it. Third, the reality of self-defense is very different from what we see from Hollywood. That means we are carrying around some bad ideas unless we’ve taken enough training to replace Hollywood fiction with fact. Here are some simple facts that leave this student of self-defense wanting to …Read the Rest

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