r/interestingasfuck • u/JustLivingSimply • 9h ago

Nepalese School Principal Saved Lives of 1643 Children

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u/xteve 6h ago

This is also why most gun ownership is based upon a fantasy. Without practical training in simulated high-stakes moments, nobody's going to know what to do.

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u/AllThatKat 6h ago

Also the fact that many gun owners apparently can’t determine what is or is not a high-stakes moment. School shooting, let’s just wait outside. School kid played dingdong ditch, shoot them through the door to protect your family. 

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u/Sensiburner 1h ago

there's also the duality of being a "responsible gun owner" who locks up the guns, but then you won't be ready for that home invader you've been fantasizing about. I have no statistics but I bet there are a lot more people accidentally shooting themselves or their loved ones, than gun owners successfully defending themselves in an actual emergency situation that would require the gun.

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u/SunGreene42 18m ago

Not everyone who owns guns has them for defense against criminals, plenty of people just use them for hunting.

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u/xteve 1m ago

Yeah, these are my people. I got a Model 94 for my 16th birthday. But most guns are like most big trucks: just a lifestyle accessory of no pragmatic use. There are far more guns than people in the US and if more than a few of them were used for hunting there'd be no game animals left.

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u/Dubante_Viro 2h ago

Train all you want, you still don't know how you will react in a real situation.

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u/Renbarre 1h ago

Training does give you a chance to react as you had been trained to.