Doubt
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This is not PC. It is not polite either. It is funny and more or less accurate. Found on the web with no authors name:
U.S. Army and USMC Rules For Gunfighting
1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your
friends who have guns.
2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life
is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast
enough nor using cover correctly.
5. Close with your enemy. Destroy him by fire and maneuver. Movement
should be lateral and diagonal. Fix him in place and open a can of
whup-ass on his position.
6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and
friend armed same-same. Bring several to throw that go “boom.”
7. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance or
tactics. They will only remember who lived.
8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading and
running.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more
dependent on “pucker factor” than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
9.5. Use a gun that works every time. “All skill is in vain when an
angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.”
10. Someday, someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should
have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won’t work.
14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target
should be in front of your gun.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don’t drop your guard.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep
your hands where I can see them).
19. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you
meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
23. Your number-one option for personal security is a lifelong
commitment to avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation.
24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does
not start with a “4.”
U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Rules For Gunfighting
1. Adopt an aggressive offshore posture.
2. Point the big guns, Tomahawk cruise missiles, jets and carriers at
whatever you intend to destroy. Fire more than once. Stay high.
3. Monitor television cameras.
3. Send in the troops.
4. Drink coffee.
U.S. Army and USMC Rules For Gunfighting
1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your
friends who have guns.
2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life
is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast
enough nor using cover correctly.
5. Close with your enemy. Destroy him by fire and maneuver. Movement
should be lateral and diagonal. Fix him in place and open a can of
whup-ass on his position.
6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and
friend armed same-same. Bring several to throw that go “boom.”
7. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance or
tactics. They will only remember who lived.
8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading and
running.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more
dependent on “pucker factor” than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
9.5. Use a gun that works every time. “All skill is in vain when an
angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.”
10. Someday, someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should
have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won’t work.
14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target
should be in front of your gun.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don’t drop your guard.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep
your hands where I can see them).
19. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you
meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
23. Your number-one option for personal security is a lifelong
commitment to avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation.
24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does
not start with a “4.”
U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Rules For Gunfighting
1. Adopt an aggressive offshore posture.
2. Point the big guns, Tomahawk cruise missiles, jets and carriers at
whatever you intend to destroy. Fire more than once. Stay high.
3. Monitor television cameras.
3. Send in the troops.
4. Drink coffee.
