I taught pistol training for a few years and still have the videos made in L.A. regarding police officers and response time. (Wish I could upload them.) The perp with the rubber knife was an accomplished black belt who "stabbed" a dozen officers until one drew to the low ready upon sighting this guy after he failed to follow …
I taught pistol training for a few years and still have the videos made in L.A. regarding police officers and response time. (Wish I could upload them.) The perp with the rubber knife was an accomplished black belt who "stabbed" a dozen officers until one drew to the low ready upon sighting this guy after he failed to follow voice commands. That cop still came close to getting "sliced and diced." I have photos of one poor guy who was not so lucky.
We talk about perps on drugs but many don't understand what that can mean. Some drugs slow perps down and make them barely coherent. Other drugs can afford people nearly superhuman speed and agility. Case in point...
I am in Detroit one summer afternoon, riding in a hotel van to the hotel. A Delta 98 blows by our van at 100mph plus, veering around us all the way out to the slow lane. As he corrects back, his right rear tire blows (darn!) and the cars spins across three lanes and slams into the median, headed backwards.
As the cops in pursuits blow by us, the perp in the crashed Oldsmobile, leaps out of the car, over a five foot Jersey barrier, and somehow sprints across three lanes of traffic, barely looking for traffic (darn!) and then runs up the side of the freeway grass hill, and without hesitating, vaults a six foot chain link fence, where he then freezes to watch the cops just coming to a stop by the Olds. Then, he turns and disappears into someone's back yard. All this happened in about the time it took you to read it. This kid was on some incredible drugs.
The point being, 21 feet is just a thing to be aware of. If you have a perp carrying any weapon and they are inside of that distance, you might want to make distance or consider putting a barrier between you and he. And like someone said below, getting your weapon out may be a thought to consider. If this guy is on heavy meds, he may vault a row of chairs before you can respond.
Another point to throw out, especially for non-LEO volunteers is, I used to get my pistol students to draw to the low ready, finger off the trigger, when threats dictated, like the cop who survived the martial arts expert did. The old saying is, "We resort to the lowest level of training under stress." This means you are not automatically going to draw and fire, which may not be the desired response. Of course, if the situation dictates, continuing up to fire can be easily accomplished at rest or in one continuous motion. Breaking it into two seemed to help people who are not used to handling stressful events.
I have also added pepper spray/mace to my carry items in church. I bought a few of the small pocket sized spray canisters off Amazon for about $11 apiece. As someone who got his eyes drenched with pepper spray in posse training, I can say, that stuff will take the wind out of 99% of people in an instant. You can pull that out of your pocket, virtually unnoticed and keep it in your fist for immediate deployment should the need arise, without harming anyone permanently. Spray it ear to ear. Just a thought.
God Bless Keith and may the Lord heal him and reveal His glory to all who follow this channel!
Great stuff.
I taught pistol training for a few years and still have the videos made in L.A. regarding police officers and response time. (Wish I could upload them.) The perp with the rubber knife was an accomplished black belt who "stabbed" a dozen officers until one drew to the low ready upon sighting this guy after he failed to follow voice commands. That cop still came close to getting "sliced and diced." I have photos of one poor guy who was not so lucky.
We talk about perps on drugs but many don't understand what that can mean. Some drugs slow perps down and make them barely coherent. Other drugs can afford people nearly superhuman speed and agility. Case in point...
I am in Detroit one summer afternoon, riding in a hotel van to the hotel. A Delta 98 blows by our van at 100mph plus, veering around us all the way out to the slow lane. As he corrects back, his right rear tire blows (darn!) and the cars spins across three lanes and slams into the median, headed backwards.
As the cops in pursuits blow by us, the perp in the crashed Oldsmobile, leaps out of the car, over a five foot Jersey barrier, and somehow sprints across three lanes of traffic, barely looking for traffic (darn!) and then runs up the side of the freeway grass hill, and without hesitating, vaults a six foot chain link fence, where he then freezes to watch the cops just coming to a stop by the Olds. Then, he turns and disappears into someone's back yard. All this happened in about the time it took you to read it. This kid was on some incredible drugs.
The point being, 21 feet is just a thing to be aware of. If you have a perp carrying any weapon and they are inside of that distance, you might want to make distance or consider putting a barrier between you and he. And like someone said below, getting your weapon out may be a thought to consider. If this guy is on heavy meds, he may vault a row of chairs before you can respond.
Another point to throw out, especially for non-LEO volunteers is, I used to get my pistol students to draw to the low ready, finger off the trigger, when threats dictated, like the cop who survived the martial arts expert did. The old saying is, "We resort to the lowest level of training under stress." This means you are not automatically going to draw and fire, which may not be the desired response. Of course, if the situation dictates, continuing up to fire can be easily accomplished at rest or in one continuous motion. Breaking it into two seemed to help people who are not used to handling stressful events.
I have also added pepper spray/mace to my carry items in church. I bought a few of the small pocket sized spray canisters off Amazon for about $11 apiece. As someone who got his eyes drenched with pepper spray in posse training, I can say, that stuff will take the wind out of 99% of people in an instant. You can pull that out of your pocket, virtually unnoticed and keep it in your fist for immediate deployment should the need arise, without harming anyone permanently. Spray it ear to ear. Just a thought.
God Bless Keith and may the Lord heal him and reveal His glory to all who follow this channel!