Beyond Situational Awareness - Threat Recognition

[CharlesHarris]

[Skean Dhude]

Most of this has been talked about before. I would guess that when your life depends on it, like US cops, they study the bad guys but for someone like me. I would miss the key ticks.

[Mortblanc]

The entire article is based on two strong assumptions.

1. That carrying a firearm/edged tool is unusual and has a distinct set of body language signals.

2. That a person carrying a firearm/edged tool intends evil and needs to be singled out and watched.

Not really valid in my area where open carry on the belt is fully legal, about 10% of the population has a concealed carry permit and 5%-10% more are active or retired law enforcement.

I was eating in a cafe last week when a man and his wife walked in. The man was wearing a Glock in open holster on his belt. I noticed but took no offense since I had no reason to, I was carrying my EDC 9mm concealed and the two men I was with were each concealed license holders. Two cops were eating at the counter. They paid no attention to him and none to us since all our firearms were worn concealed.

People tend to be especially polite in my part of the world. Few beat-downs, no muggings, little road rage, carjacking unheard of, entry to homes with the owner present are a real risk to the intruder.

I did find that as I have aged I needed some assistance with wardrobe function due to carrying concealed, but it might also have been due to the geriatric condition known as Noassatall, which has required the addition of a good set of braces to keep everything where it needs to be, gun or no gun.

[WalterHarrison]

"The entire article is based on two strong assumptions.

1. That carrying a firearm/edged tool is unusual and has a distinct set of body language signals.

2. That a person carrying a firearm/edged tool intends evil and needs to be singled out and watched.

Not really valid in my area where open carry on the belt is fully legal, about 10% of the population has a concealed carry permit and 5%-10% more are active or retired law enforcement."

I agree with this, not everyone who holds a gun is a bad guy and intends evil. Cops carry them all the time and they're the "good guys."

[Pete Grey]

Before our guns were taken off us in the UK, in our gun club was a notice “If they outlaw guns, only the outlaws will have them”, this is the situation here now, gun crime is on the increase.

[Thoughtful]

That and knife crime.

[CharlesHarris]

If cricket bats are outlawed, only outlaws will play cricket...

[Pete Grey]

If cricket bats are outlawed, only outlaws will play cricket...

Now that is really serious