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Cover Concepts for the Armed Citizen

not a bad reminder of some basics - the author's first pic above exposes half his body. The second one of him behind the barrel is much better - very little exposed. One thing that can be mentioned is that the prone position, under the right circumstances is a very good choice. Also, someone is going to say it - getting the hell out of there is even better.
 
"Even though concealment does not afford protection against incoming fire, it may cause an adversary to momentarily hesitate,"

According to some studies, between 1 and 5% of criminals have combat training. 99% of criminals without combat training will aim at the part of the person they see, or might not shoot if they do not think they can hit the person they see. They will not usually consider that they could just shoot the part of the person they cannot see.
 
Articles here should be based around civilian self defense and not law enforcement. We (retired FED LEO) know what to do. The vast majority of civilian self defense situations take place within 5 feet. Don't tell them to train any further than that. Point and shoot. No they don't need an optic or flashlight mounted to there handgun. Do they need a 17 round magazines and 2 spares? No. Civilian self defense should be simplified and door kicker stuff left to curb.
 
Articles here should be based around civilian self defense and not law enforcement. We (retired FED LEO) know what to do. The vast majority of civilian self defense situations take place within 5 feet. Don't tell them to train any further than that. Point and shoot. No they don't need an optic or flashlight mounted to there handgun. Do they need a 17 round magazines and 2 spares? No. Civilian self defense should be simplified and door kicker stuff left to curb.
Plenty of us non LEO know that stuff too. And there are a lot of LEO on this forum. The content within should apply to as much of the membership as possible. It's always your choice to read or scroll on down.


And it's not my decision what a civilian "Needs".
 
Good points with the standing clear of cover suggestion and the random alarm for situational awareness. It may seem obvious to mention, but be sure you have a wheel/tire combo between you and danger if a vehicle is your cover. The assailant might have actually seen some of those old shows where a bad guy is taken out by a shot under a vehicle to the foot or ankle. After all, they're obviously spending quality time watching those shows or they wouldn't have coined the phrase "Five-0" for LEOs. (BTW: 5-0 isn't a real police designation - not even in the 50th state.)
 
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Articles here should be based around civilian self defense and not law enforcement. We (retired FED LEO) know what to do. The vast majority of civilian self defense situations take place within 5 feet. Don't tell them to train any further than that. Point and shoot. No they don't need an optic or flashlight mounted to there handgun. Do they need a 17 round magazines and 2 spares? No. Civilian self defense should be simplified and door kicker stuff left to curb.
Much appreciated sir.
 
My CCW instructor, a cop, was a maniac about maintaining situational awareness at all times in all places. Maybe that's a bit over the top, but it made a big impact on me. He even emphasized practicing in the dark at home if someone broke in. "What's your plan?" he'd bark. And I learned that it takes the average miscreant about 1.5 seconds to cover the 7 yards between you and them. Almost instantaneous at five feet. So I am now always looking around, not paranoid, just aware. Nothing's guaranteed but thankfully I'm better prepared these days.

Quick story: Sitting with our relatives during the holiday at their home, I was the only one aware of what could transpire thanks to their refusal to lock the door ("It's an upscale neighborhood," my sister-in-law said).

Understanding this stuff has been a blessing.
 
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