Right, so your comment that he could have retaliated with a gun or knife after the attacker's gun ran dry is just plain moot. Hence my comment that if he had a gun or a knife, he could have retailiated before being shot 5 times and by golly he might not have been shot 5 times if he had countered with a gun or a knife..
Either I was unclear, which is possible, or you are being a bit picky.
If Curry was armed his movement could have bought him time to bring a weapon into play and prevented him from being shot five times. Perhaps only two, or one. But likely he would have been shot anyways, at least a little bit.
But he was unarmed and
mentally unprepared for an attack. At the time the attackers gun runs dry Curry still had enough juice left to grapple with him (my original point, movement bought him time, it saved his life). He chose not to. Maybe he could have grappled with him earlier, before the gun ran dry. I don't know. I have no criticism of Curry in particular and won't second guess him.
I don't think Curry was thinking of tactics. He was reacting instinctively. I doubt he ever thought in advance of what he might do in such a situation. You and I though have the benefit of his experience and others experience.
Jeff Cooper, Lou Cirrillo, Farnhan and many others over the decades have emphasized the virtues of movement. It can buy you time, it makes you harder to hit, it can get you to cover, You can move-stop and shoot-and move again, etc.
Should you shoot while moving in a crowded place? If it's not safe to shoot while standing still it is less safe while moving and another option may be called for. The type of ammo in the gun is a factor here, more so than the caliber. But if it was unsafe for Curry to return fire at all (had he been able to) than it would also be in a classroom, in a restaurant or bar, a mall, etc. The question is a real one but not an abstract one. It is particular to each situation. With a gun pressed to the fellas chest danger to others is minimized. This shooting takes place at handshake distance.
Very few people aside from professionals get enough time to practice in a variety of situations. I can't go to Thunder Ranch every 2 months. But there are ways to work on skills. There are ways to work in movement and gun handling or knife handling.
The real value to me of this video is it is a real situation. You can see what happened. It begs the question mentally how we can be prepared for a sudden and unexpected attack in a place you don't expect it when you are not ready. By thinking on it some in advance maybe we can be a bit more ready.
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