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81. Armed vs Armed // unarmed vs unarmed

Not everyone has the physicality necessary prevail in an unarmed situation.

Would you want your 80 year old relative mixing it up with a 21 year old? or should they just roll over and accept whatever the 21 year old wants?

How about armed vs unarmed?

Fisticuffs, for the most part, is not a viable strategy against a baseball bat/pipe/knife etc.

Then if/when you add in multiple assailants (Hollywood/Hong Kong kung-fu movies notwithstanding), unarmed options are even less appealing.

Now none of this factors in people (like myself and countless others) who enjoy shooting sports. On any given weekend, you can find me:

1) competing in the NSSF Rimfire Challenge
2) shooting/competing in sporting clays
3) competing in precision rimfire shooting
4) competing in a high power rifle match
5) competing in the odd IDPA, USPSA or (for shits and giggles) a Zombie match.
6) instructing people in safe firearm operations and/or these types of events.

or something else (I am always open to trying something new). None of which pose a direct threat to anything other than paper/cardboard/clay/steel targets.

BTW: have you ever tried one (or more of these)? You might find it enjoyable: a test of your hand/eye coordination. Many people start out a little apprehensive and jittery but by the end of most sessions they are determined to hit the darn target one more time.