>/k/-fags think the 21ft rule is actually true in real life situations
>this is how they imagine real life
>>28376226
The 21 foot rule applies to a fully holstered weapon. Drawn and ready like that is obviously different.
>>28376226
The 21 foot rule is more for when you still have your weapon holstered. When someone with a knife gets about 21 feet from you, think about drawing your sidearm.
>>28376233
It doesn't take into account how fast someone can draw their gun, I can draw my gun and shoot a target in the head within less than 1.5 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_6bmrqIsP8
>>28376226
Trying to grab that coveted "Most pointless post of 2015" award before we hit the new year, eh?
>>28376226
The 21 foot rule does not apply to those that actually know how to deal with the danger of melee weapons.
>Footwork niggah
>>28376259
>Snorlax
>having to pull up his pants every few steps
>completely out of breath after 20 seconds of the most awkward jogging I've ever seen
>that jump attack
This is a joke, though, right?
>>28376252
>less than 1.5 seconds.
Comeon man that is going to at least take two counts
>in the head
and 3 feet.
It's a precaution. Why not take precautions? Use everything you can to your advantage.
>>28376226
Find the Dragon Balls! Look out for them all!
>>28376226
>Not only does the fucking mini midget have to have god powers to beat the guy with a drawn gun who probably doesn't want to shoot a kid anyway, they had to make the guy with the gun do a retarded half squat so baby sue could even reach to touch the thing in the first place
The 21 foot rule applies to anyone who hasn't specifically trained for hours and hours and hours with thousands of rounds to draw and fire quickly and accurately. This is the vast majority of the population and police officers as well, as their training and accuracy qualifications are a joke. For those select few that have put the time in, it only makes the distance a little shorter.
It does not say you're not going to get a shot off, nor does it say the aggressor is going to live. It merely states that if he's that close he's going to be able to do you serious bodily harm because you won't be able to draw and put two shots into him before he reaches you and at the time of its publishing that was the number of hits it takes to "stop" someone when it's a pistol that's firing them.
>>28376252
>implying you could draw your gun that fast
>implying people can't sprint a significant distance in 1.5sec
Honestly think about how short 20ft actually is, it's probably the size of a small home swimming pool.
How long does it take to run that length in an adrenaline-induced sprint? That's like, 4 large strides at most.
>>28379228
Truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KJ1R2PCMM
>>28376252
Yeah, I'm sure if someone suddenly appears you will instantly draw.
>>28379260
suicidal knife attackers can seriously fuck someones shit up
>>28376252
Being able to draw in less than 1.5 seconds isn't the same as reacting to a threat, deciding to begin the draw, drawing, aiming and firing, all in less than 1.5 seconds.
It's the same as breaking times in a car to calculate appropriate speed limits. You don't measure how long it takes for a car to break once someone presses the pedal, you measure how long it takes an unsuspecting person to react to an obstacle and decide to press the break pedal, up until the car stops moving.
21 foot rule?
>>28376932
This.
You can back up, use an object, evade, or even fall back into a guard position and shoot from your back.
The only excuse to get stabbed by someone you know is coming at you with a knife is if you have no martial arts training at all.
>>28379103
Correct.
IF you don't do anything else to protect yourself, footwork, parrying with off hand, using obstacles etc.
>>28376226
The 21 foot rule is true, in that it is the result of experimentation with a representative sample of police officers.
However, the conclusion typically drawn, that empty hand technique must be employed at under 21 ft is incorrect, the easiest way to handle this situation is to have some jujitsu, judo, or aikido training, and fall on your back while throwing your arms out in case you need to parry a blow, and then drawing from the guard position on the ground.
>>28380386
Or you can start running yourself and buy more time to draw, right?
