Do Not Hold The Gun This Way
BY Herschel Smith
8 years, 8 months ago
This is a good report of a concealed carrier who both stops a burglary and detains the burglar. But my goodness, watch the way he holds that firearm. I’ve seen one other person do this in my life, and we asked him to stop and tried to teach him better, but to no avail.
I applaud the man’s determination, but you can do better than that. Do not hold the gun this way. And for heaven’s sake, tell him to get on the ground and put his hands behind his back.
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On April 6, 2016 at 6:51 pm, Haywood Jablome said:
That was just painful to watch….
On April 8, 2016 at 9:24 am, joe said:
I can’t get the video to play so I can only assume the shooter has his left hand holding the wrist of his right (shooting) hand throughout the altercation. Strange technique these days to be sure but apparently wasn’t all that uncommon pre WW II … see Shooting to Live by Fairbairn and Sykes (published in 1942), page 48, figure 15A…there is a photo showing basically the same technique as an example of two-hand shooting “for a long shot.” They also show the “modern” two hand technique with both hands on the pistol’s grip with both thumbs up and pointing forward. A very interesting and good book for anyone interested what two formerly well-known old timers thought about gun fighting… IMHO!
On April 9, 2016 at 5:35 pm, Ned Weatherby said:
Wow. Just – wow. What Mr. BlowMe said.