Firearms instructer drew to soon? what would you do?

[sheep dog]

Watching the video, i think he could have used physical combat (Strike to the groin, face, etc) before drawing and walking around with pistol in hand. But then again you dont know if the other guy had a weapon. Either way, i dont think it was very tactical to walk around with gun drawn and do one handed push offs. When he shoots, the clerk is right there behind the target. What do you guys think about this video and how it was handled? I always glean from these videos and think...what would i do?

http://concealednation.org/2016/10/...-line-between-de-escalation-and-self-defense/

 

[Ghost941]

Not knowing what was said and/or if the other guy was armed I'm at a disadvantage to know what was in the instructors mind. That said your firearm is your trump card. Like the commentator said a good skill set with empty hand control goes along way.

 

[sheep dog]

Brings to my mind the benefit of carrying non lethal items in your edc set up such as pepper blaster or the like.

 

[sheep dog]

Not knowing what was said and/or if the other guy was armed I'm at a disadvantage to know what was in the instructors mind. That said your firearm is your trump card. Like the commentator said a good skill set with empty hand control goes along way.

Unarmed per the article. although the instructor would not know if he did have anything concealed

 

[Ghost941]

Brings to my mind the benefit of carrying non lethal items in your edc set up such as pepper blaster or the like.

Several options with this train of thought and a valid point, but shy of maybe a small impact weapon on a key chain or the like, I think most folks don't like being weighed down in their every day walks of life. My instance is different, but off duty I rarely carry less lethal (other than my appendages).

 

[biker_bill]

Seems to me if you back a guy into a corner and he's pointing a handgun at you and you continue to push, your mind isn't quite right.

Could imagine if he didn't shoot, he might have gotten shot with his own gun.
The aggressor's mind wasn't working well .......

 

[CBH13]

dude appeared to be intoxicated and looks to have a good deal bigger than the instructor. Not the best guy to go into a hand to hand situation with.

 

[captdave77]

The clerk put himself in a bad spot. He should have gotten out of the way the moment he saw a drawn weapon.

Pepper spray in a confined space is not the best idea and can result in two blinded people.

 

[Hayata]

Once the bad guy left the store I would not have pursued. I'm guessing the shooter wanted to get his license plate or something.

Bad guy was definitely not right in the head.

Store owner VERY lucky the round didn't go through the bad guy!

 

[sheep dog]

This particular situation shows that open carry does not deter criminal activity as i have heard some open carry proponents claim. In fact situations like these are more reasons i want concealed