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Good firearm training disposes of the notion that anger is somehow part of self defense. Anger will kill you, not the perp. A trained individual will find the firearm in hand and ready to fire automatically. Once the decision has been made to use deadly force the only action that will reverse the process is the perp leaving, relinquishing a weapon or giving up.
The decision to train with a firearm is not one to be taken lightly. The only purpose of this training is to teach one how to kill or incapacitate a rapist, burglar, carjacker, whatever. Anyone who buys a gun with the intention of threatening or scaring an offender is asking to have the firearm used against her.
It’s mostly illegal to own or carry a weapon in Chicago. You have to take that into consideration before you go forth armed. The reality of the situation is that if you use a weapon in self-defense an illegal use of weapons charge is going to be the least of your problems.
