{"id":67286,"date":"2016-12-21T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=67286"},"modified":"2016-12-21T14:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:26:55","slug":"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ShouldIShoot35.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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-chosen-not-be-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Ep. 30 Should I Shoot? Have You Chosen Not to Be a Victim?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-31-should-i-shoot-self-defense-amid-a-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Ep. 31 Should I Shoot? Self-Defense Amid a Riot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-32-shoot-winter-wonder-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Ep. 32 Should I Shoot? Threat Assessment in Cold Weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-33-should-i-shoot-the-late-night-prowler\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Ep. 33 Should I Shoot? The Late Night Prowler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/should-i-shoot-34-drop\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Ep. 34 Should I Shoot? \u2018The Drop\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was having one of those days where, as soon as the alarm sounded, I opened my eyes and knew it was going to be a long day. One of the messed up discs in my lower back didn\u2019t like the way I had slept that night and it was pissed at me. While I was getting dressed, I knew a gun in the waistband was going to be out of the question until the pain subsided. It usually took\u00a0a few hours to a few days for it to settle down \u2014 a routine I am all too familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>I had some errands to run and left the house with \u201cjust\u201d a J-Frame in my pocket along with a couple of speed strips \u2014 not my preferred load out, but it was better than a challenge coin and my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spyderco.com\/catalog\/details.php?product=707\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-35-shoot-backup-gun\" title=\"Ep. 35 Should I Shoot? When All You Have Is Your Backup Gun\">Yojimbo2<\/a> folding knife. I will say I practice with my snubbie quite a bit and am comfortable with it out to 25 yards \u2014 not bullseye worthy, but I can put hits on an IPSC silhouette and I practice doing reloads. Like I said, it\u2019s better than being completely unarmed.<\/p>\n<p>While I was out, I got a call from a buddy asking me to meet him at the food court at the local mall for lunch. He owed me lunch, so I told him I would meet him there. While I was waiting for him, I did some people watching and started to work on some \u201cwhat if?\u201d questions, like, \u201cWhat would I do if a guy with a knife started stabbing people?\u201d or, \u201cWhat would I do if a guy with a gun went active?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Realizing I had \u201cjust\u201d a J-Frame, I was confident I could handle a single-threat engagement. I got a sick feeling in my gut when I considered what I\u2019d do if multiple armed threats started shooting up the mall. I knew I\u2019d have to either be really lucky to prevail when engaging multiple threats with essentially a backup gun or do my best and hope my maker was ready for me to take my post guarding the pearly gates.<\/p>\n<p>When my buddy walked up, he asked me if I was feeling OK. The feeling in my stomach had caused me to have a sick look on my face. When I told him about my \u201cwhat if?\u201d questions, my predicament of being too sore to carry my G19 and that I was rolling with my J-Frame, he threw some words I\u2019ve used many times: \u201cYou gotta rung the bell you brung and make the best of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is California, bro, so the odds of another armed citizen being there to help or maybe an off-duty cop are pretty slim,\u201d he said. \u201cAt least you are armed and you have the will to fight for what is right. I hope you are around when my wife and kids are here shopping even if you just have a J-Frame. I\u2019m hungry. Let\u2019s eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are you prepared to do what\u2019s right mentally and physically (skill wise)? Or are you carrying a full-size pistol and four magazines but haven\u2019t been to the range in a year?<\/p>\n<p>If you are always ready, you don\u2019t have to get ready!<\/p>\n<p><em>For more critical information on the use of deadly force and other firearms and self-defense topics, visit\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica\" campaign=\"USCCAShouldIShoot\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you prepared to do what\u2019s right mentally and physically (skill wise)? 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