Tollos
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"As long as it is not your wife" you say but what if it is? .
I think that everyone that responded to this matter have that same reservation.
When I post this question on the forum, I took it as a given that a situation can arise in which one should be able to defend what is close to you.
As to wether I am able to use a weapon let me say this.
I was a soldier and rifelman in the infantry of the RSA defence force during the time that we had to defend our boarders against terrorists. I had special training as terrorist fighter. I was a sniper/ sharpshooter
Iwas trained to use any weapon available, including the AK47.
My Pistol was so part of my dresscode since 1972. At 20 meters I can empty the magazine ( 15 rounds ) in a 75mm (3") grooping, without even aiming. Just from the hip. Needless to say that their are also a lot of rules and safety precautions that every soldier learns, espescialy in terrorist fighting. When we moved to Amanzimtoti (Durban) to be closer to a harbour where we could start learning to sail, I went nowhere without my pistol. (which is of caurse a weapon for self defence, close up, for your person. Usable at close guarters.
One thing is for certain, however. You draw your gun only to use it. You keep it hidden away untill you reach that point where you have to use it. You negotiate as far as you can. Then you outwhit your anemy so that you can be in a better position if need be. You never use it to intimidate someone by showing it off or press it under his nose like in the movies.
I am proud to say than in all these years I never had to use it. Thank God for that.
There surely is a very big misconception by most people as to the capabilities of terrorist /Thieves/ murderers/ drugdealers, etc. as well as their moral and ethic behavior. That must be because of the fact that decent educated well brought up people are also humanly not capable of even thinking of such horrific behavior that these people, no, creatures are capable off.
I heard on a pannel disgussion on th telly this week that more than 19,000 people were murdered last year in the RSA (with a population of 45,000,000) The USA (with 260,000,000 population) had 16,000 murders. That means more than 52 people are being murdered each day in the RSA. Sometimes for a cellphone. You stop at a traficlight and the man standing there so innocently pulls out a weapon and shoot you dead through your locked car and closed window. Through your body out on the ground and drive off with your car. Or what will you say if a naighbourer's child of only 10 months are being raped and then killed. Last year a 75 year old Grandmother, her daughter and three grand daughters were molested and drawned out of their house by there leggs and all five being raped several times. Another child of nine were raped, trought cutt and throughned into a seweridge drain. Unbelievable but true. You can say but this happens only in the RSA but many of you pointed out that their are crooks out there. Does'nt matter what they want they all think the same. They behave the same. As one person pointed out that somebody was shot, for what. It is not suposed to happen but it does. When my wife or myself or anybody else are killed it will be of no concelation to say but at least you were in the right. You obeyed the law, or you did'nt shoot first, or at all!
With this senario facing you, you must decide weather you will take some form of self defence or will you discuss the ending of your live with a crook, or leave that decition for your wife to be raped to a hooligan with now felings whatsoever.
There is no bigger mistake you can make as to underestimate your enemy.
Those of you who recomment something in the order of some kind of way to be able to defent your loved ones or your yacht, I do believe is right.
I wanted to know weather it would be wise to take my pistol with me on the yacht as a selfdefence meganism.
I am also pleased to say that this discussion opened a clear vision for me and I thank you all for that.
Their are three most usefull pieces of advice that I will take from this forum.
1. Someone said Pray. I will keep on praying to God as always
2. Avoid the risky areas. This is one off the reasons why I never had to use my weapon for self defence. I rather stay away from a place if I knew there is a posibillity of trouble.
3. Use then, if you must, a flare. This I will have to practise as for now I don't now very much about flares.
4. When I leave the med. for another lacation I will however reconsider.
I think that everyone that responded to this matter have that same reservation.
When I post this question on the forum, I took it as a given that a situation can arise in which one should be able to defend what is close to you.
As to wether I am able to use a weapon let me say this.
I was a soldier and rifelman in the infantry of the RSA defence force during the time that we had to defend our boarders against terrorists. I had special training as terrorist fighter. I was a sniper/ sharpshooter
Iwas trained to use any weapon available, including the AK47.
My Pistol was so part of my dresscode since 1972. At 20 meters I can empty the magazine ( 15 rounds ) in a 75mm (3") grooping, without even aiming. Just from the hip. Needless to say that their are also a lot of rules and safety precautions that every soldier learns, espescialy in terrorist fighting. When we moved to Amanzimtoti (Durban) to be closer to a harbour where we could start learning to sail, I went nowhere without my pistol. (which is of caurse a weapon for self defence, close up, for your person. Usable at close guarters.
One thing is for certain, however. You draw your gun only to use it. You keep it hidden away untill you reach that point where you have to use it. You negotiate as far as you can. Then you outwhit your anemy so that you can be in a better position if need be. You never use it to intimidate someone by showing it off or press it under his nose like in the movies.
I am proud to say than in all these years I never had to use it. Thank God for that.
There surely is a very big misconception by most people as to the capabilities of terrorist /Thieves/ murderers/ drugdealers, etc. as well as their moral and ethic behavior. That must be because of the fact that decent educated well brought up people are also humanly not capable of even thinking of such horrific behavior that these people, no, creatures are capable off.
I heard on a pannel disgussion on th telly this week that more than 19,000 people were murdered last year in the RSA (with a population of 45,000,000) The USA (with 260,000,000 population) had 16,000 murders. That means more than 52 people are being murdered each day in the RSA. Sometimes for a cellphone. You stop at a traficlight and the man standing there so innocently pulls out a weapon and shoot you dead through your locked car and closed window. Through your body out on the ground and drive off with your car. Or what will you say if a naighbourer's child of only 10 months are being raped and then killed. Last year a 75 year old Grandmother, her daughter and three grand daughters were molested and drawned out of their house by there leggs and all five being raped several times. Another child of nine were raped, trought cutt and throughned into a seweridge drain. Unbelievable but true. You can say but this happens only in the RSA but many of you pointed out that their are crooks out there. Does'nt matter what they want they all think the same. They behave the same. As one person pointed out that somebody was shot, for what. It is not suposed to happen but it does. When my wife or myself or anybody else are killed it will be of no concelation to say but at least you were in the right. You obeyed the law, or you did'nt shoot first, or at all!
With this senario facing you, you must decide weather you will take some form of self defence or will you discuss the ending of your live with a crook, or leave that decition for your wife to be raped to a hooligan with now felings whatsoever.
There is no bigger mistake you can make as to underestimate your enemy.
Those of you who recomment something in the order of some kind of way to be able to defent your loved ones or your yacht, I do believe is right.
I wanted to know weather it would be wise to take my pistol with me on the yacht as a selfdefence meganism.
I am also pleased to say that this discussion opened a clear vision for me and I thank you all for that.
Their are three most usefull pieces of advice that I will take from this forum.
1. Someone said Pray. I will keep on praying to God as always
2. Avoid the risky areas. This is one off the reasons why I never had to use my weapon for self defence. I rather stay away from a place if I knew there is a posibillity of trouble.
3. Use then, if you must, a flare. This I will have to practise as for now I don't now very much about flares.
4. When I leave the med. for another lacation I will however reconsider.
