Handgun Combatives
Interesting observation from my good
buddy John Farnam...
Warning" Shot(s)!
"No one remembers who
came in second."
Walter Hagen
On 19 Mar 1988 in West
Belfast, Northern Ireland, two young British Army
corporals inadvertently drove in the vicinity of the elaborate funeral
procession for Kevin Bradey, considered a hero by the IRA.
corporals inadvertently drove in the vicinity of the elaborate funeral
procession for Kevin Bradey, considered a hero by the IRA.
The two corporals were in
civilian clothing, and their car was unmarked.
Both were armed with ageing Browning Hi-Power Pistols with standard,
hardball ammunition. Pistols were issued for "personal protection," because of
the dangerous nature of Northern Ireland at the time, but neither soldier
(nor anyone else in the British Army) had ever received any species of
competent training in their serious use. Of course, neither pistol was carried
with a round chambered.
Both were armed with ageing Browning Hi-Power Pistols with standard,
hardball ammunition. Pistols were issued for "personal protection," because of
the dangerous nature of Northern Ireland at the time, but neither soldier
(nor anyone else in the British Army) had ever received any species of
competent training in their serious use. Of course, neither pistol was carried
with a round chambered.
The UK, then and now, has
no gun-culture, so no one there knows anything
about carrying and using guns for serious purposes!
about carrying and using guns for serious purposes!
The two junior NCOs,
realizing their mistake, tried to get turned-around,
but they never made it!
but they never made it!
An angry crowd quickly
surrounded their now-stationary vehicle. Both
soldiers were dragged out of their car, beaten half to death, and then shot
multiple times through the back of the neck by IRA operatives, who, by the way,
do know something about carrying serious pistols and do carry them in the
correct state of readiness!
soldiers were dragged out of their car, beaten half to death, and then shot
multiple times through the back of the neck by IRA operatives, who, by the way,
do know something about carrying serious pistols and do carry them in the
correct state of readiness!
During the incident, one of
the corporals managed to get a round chambered,
and fired a single shot, not at his attackers, but in the air, as a "
warning," just as he had been foolishly instructed. Both NCOs had been sternly
warned by their cynical superiors that if they ever used their pistols for
any purpose other than starting horse races, they would be drummed out of
the Corps!
and fired a single shot, not at his attackers, but in the air, as a "
warning," just as he had been foolishly instructed. Both NCOs had been sternly
warned by their cynical superiors that if they ever used their pistols for
any purpose other than starting horse races, they would be drummed out of
the Corps!
As a result, neither made
any effective use of weapons they had readily at
hand, pistols, nor the car itself.
hand, pistols, nor the car itself.
In Parliament two days
later, Northern Ireland's Secretary of State
publically condemned the killings, and added this gem:
publically condemned the killings, and added this gem:
"... although they
both had loaded personal-protection pistols, they showed
incredible restraint in using them only to fire a warning shot in the air.
"
incredible restraint in using them only to fire a warning shot in the air.
"
Yes, so much
"restraint" that they allowed themselves to be murdered while
scarcely even inconveniencing their murderers. So, now we lavishly praise
people for these demonstrably incompetent, inadequate, and ineffective
responses to criminal violence. No wonder Western Civilization is crumbling.
We're congratulating people for being losers!
scarcely even inconveniencing their murderers. So, now we lavishly praise
people for these demonstrably incompetent, inadequate, and ineffective
responses to criminal violence. No wonder Western Civilization is crumbling.
We're congratulating people for being losers!
The problem is, of course,
the British Government's hysterical hatred of
self-defense and its paranoid fear of guns. This irrational fearfulness
makes itself felt, even the Army!
self-defense and its paranoid fear of guns. This irrational fearfulness
makes itself felt, even the Army!
The two murdered corporals
were not MI5, nor SAS. They were just two junior
NCOs who drove by the wrong place at the wrong time.
NCOs who drove by the wrong place at the wrong time.
When exposed to violent,
criminal attack, the only "warning shot" that
should be fired by any one of us should go straight through the ventricles of
our attacker's black heart, as a subtle indicator that more are about to
follow in rapid sequence until he/they find something else to do!
should be fired by any one of us should go straight through the ventricles of
our attacker's black heart, as a subtle indicator that more are about to
follow in rapid sequence until he/they find something else to do!
"Warning shots"
are a sign of lack of commitment to one's personal
survival. They will invariably be interpreted as such!
survival. They will invariably be interpreted as such!
"You never know how
much is enough unless you know how much is more than
enough."
enough."
William
Blake
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