When To Defend Against Armed

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Sword and Pen – August 2010 Issue

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RECENT news stories brought to our attention by students have reported individuals being murdered by armed scum after complying with the felons’ demands, surrendering their money or other property, and offering no resistance. Regrettably, this is nothing new. There exists — as there always has existed — an element of the so-called "human" species who revel in the taking of human life; homo sapien bacterial filth that, in a reasonable world, would be snuffed out of existence the moment it made its propensities for predation known. Unfortunately, today‘s deteriorated social milieu sees academically credentialed morons standing firm as apologists for these unconscionable pieces of s—t, spewing their advocacies of "tolerance", "forgiveness", "mercy", and "understanding" from ivory towers. Ivory towers which, in our opinion, ought to be toppled, when you consider the subversive garbage that emanates from them today.

If you doubt that the very concept of justice is no longer regarded as important or as being a necessary guide for that body of codified custom which we refer to as the "law" in our society, then think about this: MARTHA STEWART HAS DONE MORE HARD TIME THAN USAMA BIN LADEN.

In any case, armed, violent felons abound. This is the age of the psychopath. Psychopaths comprise that collection of sewage that are regarded by the mentally challenged as our "national leaders", and they are in that class which in a better time might have been referred to as constituting "the dregs of society". The only hope for your protection, security, and defense, and for the protection, security, and defense of those you love, is YOU. Never before in the history of this Nation — and Western Europe — has the private citizen needed the ability to defend himself and fight back against dangerous predators as badly and desperately as he needs it today.

The question arises: “If you ever find yourself facing an armed adversary, how do you decide whether to take defensive, counterattacking action, or simply comply with his demands?”

First of all, let us dismiss the matter of how one must deal with an outright attack. That is, a situation where there is no "threat" per se, during which the armed criminal employs his weapon so as to intimidate you into surrendering your money, car keys, etc.; but where the criminal forthrightly attempts to use the weapon to injure or to kill you.

Obviously, if running away is possible, that is what you should do. IF YOU CANNOT RUN AWAY, AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF CONFRONTING SOMEONE WHO IS EMPLOYING A DEADLY WEAPON (OR AN IMPROVISED ITEM AS A DEADLY WEAPON — WITH LETHAL INTENT — THEN YOU FOLLOW THE PROPER TWO-STEP COUNTERMEASURE:

1. DODGE, EVADE, PARRY, BLOCK ASIDE, OR OTHERWISE REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE IMMEDIATE PATH OF THE WEAPON, AND THEN . . .

2. USE EVERY MEANS AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO NEUTRALIZE YOUR ATTACKER, LETHALLY. SHOW NO MERCY, HAVE NO RESTRAINT, DO NOT RELENT UNTIL IT IS OBVIOUS TO YOU THAT YOUR WOULD-BE MURDERER IS UNCONSCIOUS. (WHETHER HE IS ACTUALLY DEAD OR NOT IS IRRELEVANT).

Okay. That is the procedure to follow (using the best techniques you know and have command of) when the attack is outright. Now, let‘s address the matter of a "threat"; a threat in which the armed felon expresses a demand for property, and says or implies that if you comply you will not be injured. What then?

The answer is that IT IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOUR JUDGMENT AT THE TIME/ With a deadly weapon pointed at you, you have every right to use deadly force to defend yourself. It makes no difference whatever what the criminal says. He has given up any right to forbearance on your part the moment he leveled the weapon against you.

No one — not even the most highly qualified teacher of close combat — can make your decision for you, ahead of time. You need to decide.

Our personal advice is: If you believe — really are convinced — that by giving the scum your money or your vehicle, etc., he will leave and injure neither yourself nor any other innocent person, then give him what he wants. Not because it would be wrong, for instance, to kill him. It would not be. It would doing a great public service, and acting in a reasonable, moral, and — assuming you felt that your life was at stake — it would in our lay person’s opinion also be acting in a lawful manner. (Note: Check with a lawyer for any actual legal advice, or for a reliable statement of how the law might regard any action that you take).

The reason we would suggest the possibility of complying as an option is because you must use deadly force when defending against a deadly weapon, and once you begin to counter the armed scumbag you will use that level of force, and it will be you or him. This will entail risk for yourself; and we‘d rather not see a decent human being risk his own life when he needn‘t do so — even if there is a good chance of his eliminating an element of subhuman trash from the social landscape.

If you have any slight doubt or "hunch" about what an armed individual truly intends to do; i.e. if you do not feel 100% convinced that his intention is robbery only, but that he will kill yourself or another innocent person, THEN ACT FAST AND KILL HIM FIRST!

That‘s it, people. Like how we put it or not, we are giving you the scoop, and we are not perfuming it for those with sensitive ears.

Concern Number One is protecting innocent life and limb. You want to crush or rip apart the armed enemy‘s throat, gouge his eyes, smash him in the carotid artery/break his knee/or strike him in one or another of his vital points, in order to drop him to the deck, eliminate his ability to use his weapon, and then set him so that you keep on attacking him with kicks, downward blows of the knees, heel palms, handaxe chops, etc., until he is absolutely, clearly, and positively NO LONGER A THREAT. If at any point you can safely run away and escape, we recommend doing that.

Tips:—

• Never allow yourself to be tied up

• Do not permit yourself to be locked in the truck of a car

• Never submit to being handcuffed

• Do not enter a closet, cell, or other area of apparent inescapable confinement

• Do not allow yourself to be ―proned out‖ (except in a bank robbery scenario)

• Do not allow yourself to be taken away in a vehicle of any kind, from the scene where the threat originates

• Do not get down on your knees

Feign compliance in all of the above instances, then ATTACK LETHALLY. YOU WILL BE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE, AND POSSIBLY FOR THE LIVES OF THOSE YOU LOVE.