armed teachers

[GeoFisher]

an automatic is cocked all the time.
just touch the trigger and it fires.
a revolver has to be manually cocked or if a double action, a long progressive pull of the trigger is necessary before it fires.
check the figures on accidental discharge, autos lead by a mile.

You mean a semi-automatic............right??

Personally I don't know anyone who owns an automatic weapon......NOT A SINGLE PERSON.

[dragmerc]

yes, semi.

[kygorski]

On my 22 semi pistols, I didn't keep a round in the chamber. It takes part of a second to pull back the slide. My taurus 357 was a revolver and needed to be cocked for the first shot.

[Moveon]

On my 22 semi pistols, I didn't keep a round in the chamber. It takes part of a second to pull back the slide. My taurus 357 was a revolver and needed to be cocked for the first shot.

So how long does it take you to get the gun out of the holster, rack and bullet into the chamber and aim and fire accurately at a moving target. Hopefully less than 4 seconds.

And remember it takes a long time to kill somone with a small caliber 22 shot. Multiple hits in vital areas may be required to stop a thread that's moving at you full speed. You may want to rethink your caliber and whether you want to keep a round in the chamber that's ready to fire with just a pull of the trigger. And still you may want practice to see how fast you can draw and aim your pistol at a moving target and get of 5 shots or more.

[kygorski]

Near my left arm pit, handle pointing down, pull with right and cock with left, only a second or two. I aim for the groin area, two large blood vesselsHe may get to me, but he won't live long enough to enjoy it.there are many chest armour out fits, very few groin protectors.Thats why I'man advocate of open carry. Head shots are high risk targets at anything except point blank.Beside with my weapon in plain sight, secong thoughts might occur to a attacker.

[Moveon]

Near my left arm pit, handle pointing down, pull with right and cock with left, only a second or two. I aim for the groin area, two large blood vesselsHe may get to me, but he won't live long enough to enjoy it.there are many chest armour out fits, very few groin protectors.Thats why I'man advocate of open carry. Head shots are high risk targets at anything except point blank.Beside with my weapon in plain sight, secong thoughts might occur to a attacker.

When you carry your guns in the open where every one can plainly see that you have a gun on your belt it's a lost of surprise to any assailant. They will know that you are armed and they may try to take the gun away from your or even worse get the drop on you if they are armed. They may even shoot you first to disarm you.

If you are concealing your weapon the bad guys won't know you are armed. You have the element of surprise and to me that's more important that showing everyone you are armed. Why broadcast to the potential bad guys that you have a gun on you. Why scare innocent people around you by showing your gun on your hip? People tend to call the police when they see someone carrying a gun on their belt at 3 O'Clock.

[kygorski]

Not every firearm owner is a vigilanti, or a mugger, or murderer. In all the years that Ive owned and carried a firearm, no one has bothered me, and I only shot in the direction of a miscreant once, at a boat ramp inKy on lake cumberland, and THEY probably called the police, and the sheriffs deputy, while NOT condoning it, understood where I was, ans where I was coming from. that particular site had several incidents of auto and truck break ins.