{"id":60705,"date":"2016-07-12T17:41:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T21:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=60705"},"modified":"2016-07-12T17:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T23:58:00","slug":"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte.jpg\" alt=\"A group of paratroopers jumping out of an airplane.\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte.jpg 848w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SpareParachutte-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> The following is a post from Sammy Reese, a former Marine Corps Artillery Officer and retired police officer from California. He is a part-time range master for the police department he retired from as well as a life-long martial artist and combatives coach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the last five episodes in this series:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/should-i-shoot-suspect-good-samaritan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">Ep. 7 Should I Shoot? The Fleeing Suspect And the Good (But Dead) Samaritan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-8-shoot-line-sand\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">Ep. 8 Should I Shoot? The Line In the Sand, How I Would Handle A Mass Killing Situation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/should-i-shoot-ep-9-road-rage\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">Ep. 9 Should I Shoot? Road Rage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-10-shoot-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">Ep. 10 Should I Shoot? Restaurant Etiquette\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/should-i-shoot-inside-the-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">Ep. 11 Should I Shoot? Inside the Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I woke up to a text on my phone, \u201cTurn on the TV. It\u2019s not good.\u201d I don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t want to wake up to bad news. Who does, right? Just once I\u2019d like to get a text or call that says, \u201cTurn on the TV. It\u2019s good news!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I quickly learned about the mass murder in an Orlando nightclub with nearly 50 confirmed dead and at least that many wounded, some in critical condition. The talking head was doing his best to put out information about the suspect, possible motive and, of course, the guns used by the murderer (who later was confirmed to be a home-grown terrorist). I knew most of the information would be a best guess based on little bits of info the media weaves into a story that is often found to not be the truth when the real story comes out.<\/p>\n<p>What I now know is the murderer is a terrorist who claimed allegiance with ISIS. He might not have been trained in an ISIS camp in Pakistan, but make no mistake, he\u2019s an Islamist terrorist, even if the guy in the big seat claims that since the attack was at a well-known gay nightclub, it was a hate crime. That said, I\u2019m going to get off of the political side of this event and focus on the realities of the world in which we live and try to help you program your software to ensure your safety and the safety of your family.<\/p>\n<p>The title and premise of this column is to give you all types of scenarios and work through the process of employing deadly force if the criteria are met to do so. I\u2019ve been working off of documented events, training scenarios and some real-life stuff I saw as a cop. Sadly, what we are seeing at an alarming rate are acts of terrorism committed by actual terrorists, not some jilted boyfriend or pissed-off employee.<\/p>\n<p>The sad reality is the fight isn\u2019t just in Iraq or Afghanistan \u2014 it\u2019s here on our own soil, and it\u2019s going to get worse before it gets better. We\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-8-shoot-line-sand\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\">discussed previously<\/a> and asked \u201cwhat if?\u201d questions about encountering a rapid mass murderer while out with the family. What I need you all to start doing, if you haven\u2019t already, is start conducting your own threat assessments of the places you frequent and come up with some plans of action if stuff hits the fan while you are there.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m headed to the county fair this week with some family and friends, and I\u2019m not all that jazzed about it \u2014 too many variables I can\u2019t control. If I had my way, I\u2019d cancel the trip, build a 20-foot wall topped with razor wire around the house and have a \u201cstaycation.\u201d Since I can\u2019t call it off, though, I\u2019ve got to make sure my people understand the possible dangers and what I need them to do if the day includes more than lots of food and rides. We always set up rally points to meet throughout the day. In the past, it was more administrative, just a way to keep track of each other and, usually, to hit me up for some more cash.<\/p>\n<p>This year, I will make sure we have several rally points and I will brief them all on the best places to seek cover if needed. They all have phones. I know the system will be overloaded if something touches off, so if they get to one of the rally points, even if a text can\u2019t get through, I\u2019ll know where to start looking for them. My trip to the fair sounds more like a SWAT mission, but it\u2019s a sign of the times. It\u2019s better to be prepared for the worst and never need to put the plan to use than to be part of the panic if something does happen.<\/p>\n<p>Vacation season is in full swing, which means lots of crowds wherever we go. Take the extra time to do your own assessment and brief the family as thoroughly as possible. I haven\u2019t said it, but if you can carry concealed where you are going, please do. Yes, it\u2019s going to be hot and you don\u2019t want the extra weight on you. Think of it as your spare parachute. You pay good money for it, so don\u2019t leave it on the ground when you jump. If you don\u2019t have it, you give up the option of defending yourself. If you do have it, it just might help you save your life or the life of a loved one.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more critical information on the use of deadly force and other firearms and self-defense topics, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-12-shoot-spare-parachute\" title=\"Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? Spare Parachute\"><em>www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I woke up to a text on my phone, \u201cTurn on the TV. It\u2019s not good.\u201d I don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t want to wake up to bad news. Who does, right? Just once I\u2019d like to get a text or call that says, \u201cTurn on the TV. It\u2019s good news!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":60707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,234,262],"tags":[132,586,291,642],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-columns","9":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-column","12":"tag-dgu","13":"tag-should-i-shoot"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ep. 12 Should I Shoot? 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