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Originally Posted by pacrimescode5904
Remember the Tueller rule. Man with a knife within 21 feet and you have a better than average chance of being the victim.
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last year, me and a coworker got into a conversation about self defense, and this came up. he'd heard about it and read it somewhere, and thought it was silly. "there's no way i couldn't outdraw someone at that distance. i'll bet any money that if you had a knife in your hand, at 21 feet, i'd be able to draw and shoot you."
i whipped out $20, grabbed a stick, put some lime on it, and said, "make it 30 feet. you draw from where you normally carry, and we'll see."
he unloaded his S&W snubbie, and put it in his holster, then covered it in his shirt. one of the ladies we worked with measured out 30' with a measuring tape. when we were in position, she yelled "GO!"
to be fair, he did manage to draw his weapon, but he never got a chance to get in a firing position. i managed to grab his arm, and slash at him on the arms and chest. he was kind of shocked. we repeated it 2 more times, until he finally forked over his $20.
so forget 21 feet. even 30 feet is too close. i say, if he's close enough for me to hear at a normal talking volume, he's too close.