2nd Amendment Hysteria

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(10-12-2015, 10:16 PM)michaelsean Wrote: The point about SSF is making, or one of the points is that the bad guy may not even realize what is happening.  We see what we expect to see.

True. And, it is possible the criminal with a weapon pointed at someone assumes he will not have to fire it as the weapon gives him total control, and he is incapable of firing it if called upon. Similarly, it is possible the person without a weapon drawn may have believed deep down he/she could never actually shoot someone, but in that moment the adrenaline may kick in for the latter and he/she may prevail against the former much to his/her astonishment (or in confirmation of what he or she always knew - he/ she could drop a bad guy like a bag of dirt). I am not saying it can't go down that way or that it can't go down that way most of the time. I am saying it won't go down that way every time and I am even skeptical about it going down that way most of the time. But, closed mind and all, I admit I may be wrong about this. See, that's the thing. I don't know I am right, but it seems the pro-gun guys in the broader debate and in this specific one often know they are. So, whose minds are really closed?

In addition to what is expected to happen, which is a valid point, there are the issues of what does happen, one's prior training, and one's psychological makeup. Given all these variables it is very difficult to predict outcomes.