Amish Shooting

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

... These small children would have never seen TV, or a gun ....

I was wondering about this. Do the people in this community hunt? Do the farmers have rifles to protect their livestock from wild animals (fox in the chicken coop...) ?

When I took law enforcement training (in the Coast Guard) one aspect of human nature that came up: many people think a gun has the power to instantly take a life. Depending on the type of gun that is almost never the case. With a small caliber gun you can be shot several times and survive.

We learned that, in a standoff, in many cases you are better off trying to run, or to resist and fight back, even if the other person has a gun and you dont.

For example, you are in a parking lot at the mall. Someone pulls up in a van and points a gun and you and tells you to get in the van. If they intend to kill you and you comply then you have no chance. If you run and scream for help, chances are they might shoot you once in the arm or leg (as you are fleeing), and since you are in a public place someone nearby will hear the shots and call 911. Or if you struggle with the person and you are wounded, your chances are better in a mall parking lot, than wherever that person intended to take you.

This is similar to the subplot of the 2nd Star Trek movie. Sometimes you find yourself in a no-win situation, and you have to recognize that, and respond accordingly. If something bad is going to happen you try to miminize the damage.