Rules for gun fighting...

[nlcrsn]

Rules

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone
you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not
start with a "4."
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap.
Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral
And diagonal movements are preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you
Lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance,
Or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating or reloading.
14. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should
have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
15. And above all ... don't drop your guard.

[icp4life162005]

i think this may already have been posted but its good none the less.

[ALS]

You forgot one.

If you show up for a gun fight and it's a fair fight YOU were not prepared.

[Nate]

what about a .50 desert eagle? it doesn't start with a 4...

[Lycanthrope]

16. Make the first hole.
17. Avoid getting holes.
18. Repeat as necessary.


Lycanithinkthrope

[netw0rkpenguin]

what about a .50 desert eagle? it doesn't start with a 4...

Chuck Norris said bring a rifle, bring several friends with rifles. If I know I'll be in a gunfight I am making someone lug my 50BMG along.

[MarcS]

16. Make the first hole.
17. Avoid getting holes.
18. Repeat as necessary.


Lycanithinkthrope

if we're going in order of importance, not getting holes should probably be at the top

i think the most comprehensive "rules for a gunfight" list was compiled by James Yeager. Most are the same but there's some good replacements, revisions and additions.

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
or using cover correctly.
5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.
6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and
friend with a long gun.
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. Use a gun that works
EVERY TIME. All skill is in vein when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.
10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but hey 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 loose.
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.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don’t drop your guard.
17. Always Tac 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 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.

[never_retreat]

Most important rule in a gun fight is
Bring enough gun

[icp4life162005]

Not much of one with out it.

[Brown-Bear]

I'm gonna catch crap for this but what experience do ANY of you have with gunfighting???

Have you ever actually been in a shootout with something other than paper???