Written By Jon Hodoway

As I sit to write this entry, I am looking at a red cylinder with a hose coming out, an activation handle and a pressure gauge. It doesn't take a great deal of writing skill on my part for you to get the word picture in your head that what I'm referring to is a fire extinguisher.

I think that when I describe the mindset of self-defense with a firearm the best metaphor I have is a fire extinguisher. No one would object if your house or business or car were on fire and you simply picked up that fire extinguisher and tended to your business. However, when those men in the leather jackets, big hats and the red truck show up we would all expect that you would step back and let the professionals do their job.

In the same manner, if... http://www.waltherle.com/mindset-of-shooting/