Rules for Gunfights

Bring a gun. Better to bring Bring a gun. Better to bring two guns - and all of your two guns - and all of your friends who have guns.friends who have guns.

Rules for Gunfights

If you can choose what to If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and some friends long gun and some friends with long guns. Explosives with long guns. Explosives

can substitute for a few can substitute for a few friends, but not all.friends, but not all.

Rules for Gunfights

Do not attend a gunfight with Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun the caliber of a handgun the caliber of

which does not start with a which does not start with a "4"."4".

Rules for Gunfights

Use a gun that works EVERY Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain TIME. "All skill is in vain

when an Angel pisses in the when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."flintlock of your musket."

Rules for Gunfights

Anything worth shooting is Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice or three worth shooting twice or three

times. More is better. times. More is better. Ammunition is cheap, life is Ammunition is cheap, life is

expensive.expensive.

Rules for Gunfights

Only hits count. The only Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a thing worse than a miss is a

slow miss.slow miss.

Rules for Gunfights

If your shooting stance is If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not good, you're probably not

moving fast enough or using moving fast enough or using cover correctly.cover correctly.

Rules for Gunfights

Move away from your Move away from your attacker. Distance is your attacker. Distance is your

friend. Lateral and diagonal friend. Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.movement are preferred.

Rules for Gunfights

In ten years, nobody will In ten years, nobody will remember the details of remember the details of

caliber, stance or tactics. caliber, stance or tactics. They'll only remember who They'll only remember who

lived.lived.

Rules for Gunfights

If you aren't shooting, you If you aren't shooting, you should be reloading, should be reloading,

communicating and running.communicating and running.

Rules for Gunfights

Accuracy is relative: most Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards combat shooting standards will be more dependant on will be more dependant on

the "pucker factor" than the the "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.inherent accuracy of the gun.

Rules for Gunfights

Someday, someone may kill Someday, someone may kill you with your own gun, but you with your own gun, but

they should have to beat you they should have to beat you to death with it, because it is to death with it, because it is

empty.empty.

Rules for Gunfights

Always cheat, always win. Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the The only unfair fight is the

one you lose.one you lose.

Rules for Gunfights

Have a plan. And have a Have a plan. And have a backup plan, because the backup plan, because the

first one won't work.first one won't work.

Rules for Gunfights

Use cover or concealment as Use cover or concealment as much as possible.much as possible.

Rules for Gunfights

Flank your adversary when Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.possible. Protect yours.

Rules for Gunfights

Don't drop your guard. Don't drop your guard. Especially not after you've Especially not after you've

just "won."just "won."

Rules for Gunfights

Always tactically reload and Always tactically reload and threat scan 360 degrees.threat scan 360 degrees.

Rules for Gunfights

Watch their hands. Hands Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. kill. (In God we trust.

Everyone else keep your Everyone else keep your hands where we can see hands where we can see

them.)them.)

Rules for Gunfights

Decide to be aggressive Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

Rules for Gunfights

The faster you finish the The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will fight, the less shot you will

get.get.

Rules for Gunfights

Be polite. Be professional. Be polite. Be professional. Have a plan to kill everyone Have a plan to kill everyone

you meet.you meet.

Rules for Gunfights

Be courteous to everyone - Be courteous to everyone - friendly to no one.friendly to no one.

Rules for Gunfights

Your number one Plan for Your number one Plan for Personal Security is a lifelong Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, commitment to avoidance,

deterrence, combat, breaking deterrence, combat, breaking contact and de-escalation. contact and de-escalation.

Rules for Gunfights

Lady Luck is fickle. She Lady Luck is fickle. She changes her mind at will. changes her mind at will.

NEVER rely on Luck.NEVER rely on Luck.