{"id":8027,"date":"2015-08-11T18:45:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2015-08-11T18:45:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T01:45:13","slug":"new-front-sight-training-article-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2015\/08\/11\/new-front-sight-training-article-18\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW Front Sight Training Article #18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our purpose at Front Sight is to positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetime by training responsible citizens in the defensive use of firearms, to levels that far exceed law enforcement and military standards, and deliver the training without any boot camp mentality or drill instructor attitudes so the training experience is great for your entire family.<\/p>\n

We are entering our 19th year, have trained nearly a million citizens, and look forward to the day when our training will positively impact every American.<\/p>\n

Here is Training Article #18…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When it comes to shooting the bad guy, what’s the goal? To stop him. That’s it. You are strictly trying to stop his aggressive behavior. Whether he lives or dies is largely irrelevant. Moreover, you need him to stop right now<\/strong>. Waiting a few seconds or a few minutes isn’t an option. If you had the luxury of waiting a minute or two before shooting him, then whatever he’s doing right this second isn’t really that big of a concern, is it?<\/p>\n

In most cases, you and your adversary will roughly be facing each other when the bullets start flying. In other words, the bad guy is likely to get shot in the front of the body, or at least in the side. But as you have seen in the video series “Front Sight’s Reality Check<\/a><\/em>” gunfights are dynamic, crazy, unpredictable things. Your adversary may turn, spin, or even shoot over his shoulder. Under those circumstances, your bullet may well hit your adversary in the back.<\/p>\n

Imagine this scenario. You come home from a long day at work. As you approach the house you notice the front door is ajar. You hear screams from inside the house and you know instantly that your wife is in serious trouble. You present your handgun to the ready and investigate. You round the corner to the master bedroom and you see your wife, flat on her back, with some dirtbag on top of her beating her to a pulp. You scream for him to stop, but instead he pulls out a knife. He raises the knife into the air in preparation to stab your wife, and you are forced to shoot. Okay, where do you shoot? Can you shoot the bad guy from the front? Not a chance. All you can see is his back and there is no time to change your position. Should you shoot him in the center of the back? If you do, you run the serious risk of the bullet punching right through the bad guy and hitting your wife. Well then, that leaves the head…specifically the back of the head<\/strong>. Some people may cry foul and suggest that there is never a justification for shooting someone in the back of the head and doing so is tantamount to an assassination. Rubbish. In this scenario, the back of the head was the only viable shot you had. Shooting the bad guy in the back of the head would be totally justifiable<\/strong> and the farthest thing from an “assassination.”<\/p>\n

How big of a deal is shooting the bad guy in the back, or the back of the head? Well, that depends on your perspective. Let’s look at three perspectives; criminal liability, civil liability, and morals.<\/p>\n