I am a vet; I trained; I went to third-world crapholes. Whatever. Active combat training has nearly zero resemblance to defending yourself at the local shopping mall. Hesitancy is a good thing, because frankly it's bad to go around shooting people without considering all the alternatives, first. That does not mean "slow", it just means "stop and think (fast)".
That's why I hate tactical discussions on public carry. Tactics are for active combat in things called 'battles'. A person defending themselves in public really has to decide if deploying a weapon is absolutely required, and then they need to know how to use it. That's it. There are no tactics there - it's literally a binary switch (yes|no). That's why people need to train on how to deploy a gun and hit their target without thinking about it. Because if the time comes, they are better off using any spare brain cycles figuring a way to avoid the whole mess, not messing with a gun.
Women are great shooters and usually become good shots faster than most men. My wife went from interested newbie to being able to to clear a rack of steel - in a party dress, using a gun she'd never even held before - in about a year (though a few thousand rounds in that time).
Not picking a fight, just suggesting your 'conventional wisdom' is complete BS.
He says in friendly jest... :laughing:
