Somebody sneaks up behind me and says "Boo" I think I would
be more likely to shout, jump and run but that's without a
pistol strapped to my hip/thigh. It probably would be a bad
idea to sneak up behind an armed person and shout
"Boo."
In Virginia where I live, citizens can apply for a concealed
weapons permit. There is no permit necessary to carry an
unconcealed pistol. This was little known until someone last
year went to a restaurant with a pistol on his hip and the
manager called the police. They took the man to the station
house only to discover he had not broken the law. The police
apologized and let him go and an article appeared in the
newspaper. Members of a gunowner rights group (the name
escapes me) have since made it a point to exercise this right
by walking into restaurants or other public places wearing
their pistols. Judging from the newspaper stories, the other
diners often find this unsettling.
Richard Moore
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Victoria Lavagette
<lavagette@y...> wrote:
> Ran this past a gun-slinging friend having breakfast
at my house
who studied quick draw formally. This is what he said (with
full hand demonstrations which I am trying to put into
words).
>
> The body's flinch mechanic ism is the basis of the
draw. If
someone slipped up behind and said boo to a standing person,
he would crouch slightly and jerk his hands. Therefore, the
gun rests about the height of his shirt cuff. The distance
from the center of the palm to the wrist is x inches, and
that is the precise height of the grip of the pistol above
the hand extended fully down his side in a natural standing
position.
>
> The startle reaction that results in the hand jerk
is what sets off
the lift out of the holster. As the gun is lifted, it is hand
cocked. (This is an old West revolver -- not for PIs -- but
probably the time the safety lever goes down.) As the gun
clears the holster it is aimed and "Do not even think about
the firing."
>
> There are 3 parts to the draw --
> 1. Flinch and lift
> 2. Concentrate on how fast you can cock the hammer
(this is the
part that divides the fast from the slow)
> 3. Aim
>
> Steps 1 and 3 are natural reactions whereas step 2
needs practice.
>
> (Or as an old cop once told me, point your finger at
him and pull
the trigger. "Have you heard of a woman missing her
husband?")
>
> Where a shooter sets his holster depends on the size
of his hand
and the height of the grip on that particular pistol.
>
> Victoria
>
>
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