Run, Hide, Fight – James Yeager Speaks Out on Recent Mass Shootings

A post shared by James Yeager (@mfceoyeager) on Aug 3, 2019 at 12:41pm PDT

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- James Yeager of Tactical Response made a post on Instagram about the recent shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio. He talked about how things are going to get worse, and there are “no more days off.” He insists people “run, hide, fight.”

Yeager thinks that we need to carry our gun everywhere we go to be safe. Although statistics show that most people will probably never need to pull their firearm, those that do never know when they will be forced to defend lives with their gun. This is personal for me because my mother was forced to shoot a home invader before my first birthday.

If you are not armed, then you are putting yourself and the lives of the people you are with at danger. It is about mitigating risk, and that is what a gun does when you carry one. A firearm can give you a fighting chance, but only if you have the training and ability to use it.

When talking to Hank Strange on my internet show, he and I agree that gun-guys don’t always take enough training to be proficient with their guns. In gun culture, we spend a lot of money on firearms. Maybe we should skip the next latest and greatest handgun and take a class, or two to be able to properly use the ones we have already.

The mantra “run, hide, fight” is not unique to James Yeager. When I worked for the government, we had to go through training in case the job sent us somewhere that was less than safe. Although this was training for high threat post, it still can be used for everyday situations.

The agencies I have worked for taught us when we were in danger to get “off the X” and get to safety. Yeager’s thinking is to run towards the gunfire and seek cover before returning fire at the attacker.

On the other hand, our trainers taught us to look for an exit. If no exit could be found, then find a defensible position that offered cover and concealment enabling us to fight back from a hardened position. I was not working in a security role, so the officers responsible for security might have had different training similar to what Yeager is talking about.

Some from the anti-gun side push the false narrative that Yeager’s method or even the methods of other trainers that have taught me do not work in a mass shooting situation. Not only do they work, but we also have real-world examples where firearms carriers have prevented mass shootings by being armed.

In January of this year at Club 3208 in Huntsville, Alabama, there was a fight between customers. The venue ejected one of the patrons from the premise. That patron would return later with an AK-47 and open fire at the night club.

Military vet, firearms instructor, and private security office, Latoya Harris (better known on Instagram as Trill Toya), saw the man firing his rifle at the club. Harris was armed, so she ran to cover behind a car. She drew her gun, maneuvered around the vehicle and fired her firearm, hitting the would-be murderer, ending the attack and saving lives.

Harris secured the attacker’s rifle and then started performing first aid on the man that just tried to carry out a mass shooting. He would survive. The local police hailed her as a hero. There is no doubt she saved multiple lives that night including her own.

In the video, Yeager talks about the need to get first aid training. I wholeheartedly agree with him on that point. First aid training might not be as glamorous as a pistol or rifle class, but it is just as important. That life you save might be your own.

Carrying around a full med kit might not be practical, but some things are small enough for our EDC. Yeager points out everyone should carry a tourniquet. Even a good quality tourniquet isn’t going to break the bank and is small enough to be carried in your pocket, but having a tourniquet is not enough. You need to know how to use it.

I also carry quick clot in my bags and in my cars. I take full first aid kits with me in my vehicles. These skills and tools are far more useful than the off chance you have to treat a gunshot wound. A few months ago, on my way to a shoot, I cut open my hand. It was a deep cut. I was able to treat my wound with my kit and drive myself to the hospital.

I think the main take away from Yeager’s video is that we need to be prepared for the unknown. We don’t know what the future holds, but we can mitigate the risk.

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About John Crump

John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He is the former CEO of Veritas Firearms, LLC and is the co-host of The Patriot News Podcast which can be found at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotnews. John has written extensively on the patriot movement including 3%’ers, Oath Keepers, and Militias. In addition to the Patriot movement, John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and is currently working on a book on leftist deplatforming methods and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, on Facebook at realjohncrump, or at www.crumpy.com.

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