As a belated happy birthday to the Marines and a hello to my gun-totin' brother in Texas, here are the Marine Corps Rules for Gun Fighting. I especially like these three, which can apply to a lot of life situations, including editorial writing:
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
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Yes, I had seen these before (and a lot more I'll have to show you sometime, ...), my favorite tends to be:
7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
And, yes, a belated happy birthday to the Marines.
Leo & Larry:
SO when are you going to post Murphy's Rules of Combat?
ROFL!
BHB to the Corps...
Semper Fi!
B.G.
Then there is the venerable response to all those alarmists who worry about one's legal liability in a defensive shooting:
It is always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
P.S.
I don't feel a bit sorry for Paul. I always felt he was a liberal in Republican sheepskin anyway.
Amen to the 12/6 reference...!