Originally Posted by Bristoe
I recall reading in the book, "Band of Brothers". The surviving members of Easy Company said they they took much more risk their first few days in combat than they would later. In a short period of time those who survived learned that minimizing risk was the key to survival.

It seems like a no brainer, but as young men new to the situation, they didn't truly realize that they could be killed. It didn't take long before they understood that they were in a situation that they would be lucky to survive.

After that they stopped taking unnecessary risks.

Same with domestic shooting situations. If you choose to engage the shooter, you better have a good plan that minimizes your risk or you're just going to die.



I could understand that with WWII soldiers. Most of those Germans had been fighting one war or another for generations. Like I have said before, none of these Mall or School shooters I can think of where North Hollywood Bank Robbers. All of them thought they where engaging unarmed kids and civilians and none of them I can remember put up any kind of fight when faced with Police Engagement. They either surrendered without engaging Police or shot themselves. They where not WWII soldiers in battle. The Good Plan is Man-up, seek cover for ambush because most seem to have tunnel vision and do the best you can. If you are a Concealed Carry Holder, you probably already have an advantage over a Socially Detached 21 year old who just bought his first AK. But to each his own.