Interesting thoughts
Posted: October 25th, 2009, 3:04 pm
Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part drill instructor, and
part standup comic (Thunder Ranch is a firearms training facility in
Arizona ).
Here are a few of his observation on tactics, firearms, self defense and
life as we know it in the civilized world.
"The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win and cheat if
necessary."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. You may get killed
with your own gun, but he'll have to beat you to death with it, cause it's
going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin',
you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head
off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in
your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or
the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else
becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.
If you have a gun, what in the hell do you have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, unless you also shoot good.."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work,
but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is
pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems.. How long you
live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet but you may be able to save yourself and your
family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone
makes us go away, and either way, it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in
defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more
important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is
supplemental.
part standup comic (Thunder Ranch is a firearms training facility in
Arizona ).
Here are a few of his observation on tactics, firearms, self defense and
life as we know it in the civilized world.
"The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win and cheat if
necessary."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. You may get killed
with your own gun, but he'll have to beat you to death with it, cause it's
going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin',
you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head
off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in
your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or
the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else
becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.
If you have a gun, what in the hell do you have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, unless you also shoot good.."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work,
but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is
pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems.. How long you
live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet but you may be able to save yourself and your
family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone
makes us go away, and either way, it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in
defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more
important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is
supplemental.
