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Originally Posted by Chapel  Well, we teach a basic understanding of guns, but we have yet to bring a student down to the range and let them fire off a few shots. In truth, if you are close enough to take a gun away from someone, you probably don't need to know more than what they teach at the Homer Simpson school of gun ownership. "This is the part you point at what you want to die, and this is the part you pull when you want it to die." Beyond that, with safeties, maintenance and what not, is really beyond the scope of most martial arts. |
But it shouldnt be beyond the scope of MAs. If you are teaching gun SD it should be included as part of the program. I mean what if they grab the gun and they dont know how or when to rack the slide, or what if it jams. What if they are holding the gun and dont rack the slide and the bad guy just laughs and takes it away as they try to pull the trigger but no bullet comes out because they didnt load it. I think asking someone to disarm someone, and then not teaching them about the weapon is pretty dangerous. They dont even really need to shoot a gun but at least understand how a revolver and pistol operate, what to do if it jams would be the very basics - probably some stuff that could be taught in a class or two but would be really useful.