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Selecting a Handgun for Self -Defense <br />A Fit <br />➢ Functional reliability (make, quality, imports) <br />➢ Caliber, recoil, and controllability <br />➢ New vs. used <br />➢ Revolvers vs. semi -automatics <br />➢ Modifications to firearms grips, enhancements, sights, <br />trigger pull <br />➢ Magazine safety- When the magazine is removed it prevents <br />the firearm from firing. <br />➢ Concealment <br />Accessories <br />➢ Speed loaders, spare magazines <br />➢ Sights, laser, night sights <br />➢ Accessories <br />➢ Flashlight <br />➢ Cell phone <br />Holsters <br />➢ Retention of weapon in and out of holster <br />➢ Different holster types <br />➢ Holster do's and don'ts <br />Mental preparation <br />➢ Mindset <br />➢ Never give up, The will to prevail <br />Making yourself and your home safer <br />➢ Self, command presence, "What if " Gaming <br />A Grounds and landscaping (less attractive to intruders) <br />➢ Exterior of home <br />➢ Emergency plan for responding to a possible break-in <br />➢ Call the Police/911 <br />Confronting an intruder or assailant <br />➢ Defensive confrontations <br />➢ Controlling the encounter <br />➢ Psychological reactions <br />➢ Physiological reactions (loss of fine motor skills, tunnel <br />vision, tachypsychia) <br />➢ Train for stress (at the range and at home during practice) <br />➢ Shoot to stop the threat <br />5 <br />